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[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] I’m cheating a little bit because I don’t know if this was truly formative but she’s Barbara Stanwyck and she deserves a mention on any list of female performances. It was a … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] She’s the second best Disney princess but she has the best Disney princess hair.  

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] And now I should be caught up. In keeping with Lady T’s choice of Dame Julie for “Mary Poppins,” I’m going with Dame Julie for far and away the single most influential … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] Just to be ornery, I’m choosing something at the total opposite end of the spectrum from Swank. My early childhood was dominated by “Baby-Sitters Club,” “Sweet Valley” and “Pippi Longstocking.” Of those, … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] Hilary Swank’s goodwill in Hollywood is on a downturn right now but that doesn’t mean we should forget her breakthrough performance. Gender bender is a long-standing tradition in Hollywood (another favorite of … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirates Daughter.” Thus begins the conceit of one of history’s most groaned about Best Picture winners…and perhaps my favorite movie of all time. It’s a simple but clever … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] She will not be known as the greatest actress of my generation but she certainly will be remembered as the greatest female movie star. Some of her recent choices have been half-baked … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] In the spirit of being behind on these posts, I meant to post this one last Saturday in honor of the premiere of “Game Change” and got waylaid trying to mirror Lady … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post by abovethetitle.] Simply put, is there a more frightening or more iconic performance?

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] It’s more trendy to say Bancroft in “The Graduate” (and she would absolutely be worthy for that performance as well) but Bancroft in “The Miracle Worker” marks a point in time in … Continue reading →