I’ve been on a documentary kick lately, thanks to Netflix. Over the weekend I watched Girl 27. It’s about Patricia Douglas, who was a dancer at MGM in the 30′s. She was raped at an MGM stag party by a high power executive who was never even charged for this crime. The documentary gives you a different look at MGM. Usually when I watch anything about those days, actors reminisce happily about their lives on the MGM set. This documentary shows you what it may have been like if you were a chorus girl in one of the many musicals produced in that era.
The documentary is very interesting and quite sad. Patricia Douglas was never able to recover emotionally from such a traumatic event. It affected her for the rest of her life. Even her daughter suffered because of what one man did to a young girl one night so long ago. You can stream this on Netflix and watch it instantly which makes it pretty painless to access. I would definitely recommend it. I rate it 
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phil
// Feb 4, 2010 at 12:12 pm
It’s laid out here:
http://www.vanityfair.com/fame/features/2003/04/mgm200304
pretty depressing stuff though so don’t say you weren’t warned.
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panasonicyouth
// Feb 4, 2010 at 8:30 pm
Oh man, I saw this doc too. Holy shit, it’s really, really upsetting, as is the Vanity Fair article Phil posted.
I’m watching Man On Wire later tonight.
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beth
// Feb 5, 2010 at 9:59 am
This subject is very intriguing, but I’ve been in a good mood lately and it seems like it will really be a buzz kill. But it sounds like I need to watch this doc, so I’ll have to save it for one of the days I am really feeling the true crime stories vibe.
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panasonicyouth
// Feb 8, 2010 at 3:48 pm
I watched it again this weekend. It’s the ultimate buzz kill. Like, of all time. Oh god
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phil
// Feb 8, 2010 at 4:55 pm
You should have followed it up by watching Avatar: the Last Airbender, that would cleanse your palate.
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panasonicyouth
// Feb 8, 2010 at 5:18 pm
That is an excellent idea.
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