Analisa Burns

Wise Up by Aimee Mann in Magnolia

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Steven Weill1mo ago

For my money, one of the best scenes in any movie ever. Which I have found to be, especially after moving to LA and befriending many in the industry, an extremely controversial take. The frogs and the singalong are triggers apparently. Every one of our nine (!) leads take turns on Aimee Mann's gorgeous rock bottom anthem. They all are in the process of acknowledging patterns of self destruction, of trauma and of their responsibility in the cycle. It is a stunning moment of surreal connection fo...

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