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· Cinema Stanzas Two: Poet Laureate of the Movies

· Cinema Stanzas: Rhyming About Movies

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· A Family Affair Review and Film Poem

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· The Fall Guy Review and Film Poem

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· The Beekeeper Review and Film Poem

· The Beekeeper Review and Film Poem


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· Inside the Mind of a Dog Film Poem

· Ode to Simone Biles

· Faye Dunaway Film Poem

· Remembering Gene Wilder

· On Being 93

· My Sister's Birthday Poem (85 Years)

· The Holdovers Film Poem

· Oscar Best Pictures of 2023

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Being the Ricardos

by Betty Jo Tucker — Read all 96 poems by Betty Jo Tucker

Please don't hate me for believing that "Being the Ricardos" is an awful film. After watching it, I couldn't sleep, so I wrote the poem below instead.

Thursday, December 23, 2021


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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz,

a couple with showbiz pizzaz,

are depicted in this movie

that’s not a film easy to see.

 

Though too miscast to pass the test,

two splendid actors do their best

Kidman and Bardem try hard.

But miss the boat by a long yard.

 

To cover this, the scenes are blurred.

Fuzzy faces my anger stirred.

I still love Lucy, after all.

Her comedy talent does not fall.  

 

Don’t look for laughs in this picture.

No chuckles here, and that’s for sure.

Strictly drama at what expense?

A film like this seems an offense.   



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