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Drawing on my experience as a reader for Paramount, I diagnose where films went wrong and consider what a remake could do differently—all in 100 words.

June 01, 2026

"Working Girls": Little Frogs in a Big Pond

June 01, 2026/ Michael Quinn
"Working Girls": Little Frogs in a Big Pond

A pre-Code comedy about sisters in the big city becomes a story of sibling rivalry and self-discovery.

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June 01, 2026/ Michael Quinn/
character study, comedy, feminism, gender politics, script doctor, women in film
working girls, dorothy arzner, pre-code cinema, women in film, sisters, female friendship, new york city, identity, remake potential, script doctor

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