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The story about some Yorkshire gals baring all for a fundraiser has made it to the big screen

http//www.itv.com/news/1583791.html

The matrons of Sonoma musuem are doing a similar calendar. There's a video link at KRON 4, the local news station.

Saw Calender Girls today, it was really good, highly recommend it. Want to go home and join the WI, sing Jerusalem and buy sponge cakes from M&S. lol

p.s No "front bottoms"! lol

Wwould love to go and see it but it is not being shown locally - might have to wait to see the video roll

Are you sure, I think it only opened in the US today so maybe it just hasn't got to your area yet.

I think its going to do well, the theatre we went to was fairly full, and everyone seemed to love it. We were the only ones laughing for the first 10 minutes, probably because at that stage the Americans perhaps didn't get what the WI is, but they soon got into the swing of it. Everyone clapped at the end.

I always like to evesdrop on people's conversations as they leave the movie and everyone was saying how much they enjoyed it. Hope it does well over here.

Ah, the TV here kept saying it was open last week and it wasn't on any local cinemas near us either. We thought we were going to have to go into NYC to go and see it! I'm going to go and have a look and see if it is on here now. Can't wait to go and see it. )

Saw it on the plane on the way over to Blighty - loved it! D

Might go and see it again on monday too!

Debs x )

Is it a good girls night out movie?

Zed

Yes Zed I would recommend it as a great girls night movie. Here is the website for the movie

http//calendargirls.movies.go.com/


Here is some more info on the real Calendar Girls and why they did the calendar. I wouldn't read it until after you have seen the movie as it would spoil the story for you but it is interesting to read after you have seen the movie
http//dspace.dial.pipex.com/lrf-/fundraising/calendar_girls.htm

This is another interesting website but again you might want to take a look after you have seen the movie rather than before.
http//www.terrylogan.com/

Thanks Deb,

Shall suggest this movie then for our girls night out.

Zed

Loved it....brilliant.
Lots of elderly couples in the audience who were laughing out loud....think they got it.
Gorgeous scenic views, made me a little homesick.

Just got back from seeing it again. D

Still can't get over Celia Imrie's enormous buns! o

Debs x )

Got the dvd today and watched it. Thoroughly enjoyed it and found myself singing Jerusalem. Well, face it, if i was living back in Blighty I'd be rural and a member of the WI. D

Had to add my fav line was where the hubby met Helen mirren when she came home and said the kid had made a quiche with oregano on Tuesday and they'd been stoned ever since. lol

It had the same effect on me too!
Got it for US Mothers Day as they forgot UK one :roll:

I saw this at the movies and have to get it on DVD - loved it!