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What Screwball Comedies Say About Love
Do not fear, gentle readers – I have not forgotten about The Rom-Com Project. I have decided, however, to save my posts about romantic comedies for the end of each month, and I will be writing about the romantic comedies … Continue reading
Formative Performances: Vivien Leigh in “A Streetcar Named Desire”
Since I began Women’s History Month and my series on formative performances with Vivien Leigh, it seems only fitting that I finish my series with her as well. Vivien Leigh earned her second Academy Award with her performance in A … Continue reading
Formative Performances: Miss Piggy in “The Muppets Take Manhattan”
You may scoff at this choice, thinking that Miss Piggy is a creation by Jim Henson and a character, not an actress – but just try saying that to her face. You’ll get a well-deserved karate chop to the head … Continue reading
Formative Performances: Bette Davis in “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?”
Speaking of terrifying performances, how about that Bette Davis in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Baby Jane is one of the scariest villains in the history of cinema. A former child star obsessed with reliving her youth and hating her … Continue reading
On Trayvon Martin
There’s so much to say. I don’t know how to begin. I can’t believe this boy was murdered over a month ago and his killer has still not been arrested. I see people – if Geraldo Rivera still counts as … Continue reading
Formative Performances: Kou Shibasaki in “Battle Royale”
I saw The Hunger Games last weekend. I loved it. I’m probably going to see it again. But the film reminded me of another movie about teenagers fighting to the death, a film that The Hunger Games has been both … Continue reading
Formative Performances: Imogen Stubbs in “Twelfth Night”
It’s well known that Shakespeare had a fondness for writing gender-bending characters. He loved gender-bending characters even more than Oscar voters do. One of his best gender-bending roles was Viola in Twelfth Night, a character brought to life by Imogen … Continue reading
10 Underrated Episodes of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
Last week, I wrote about ten overrated episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. You might have read it and wondered why I love the show so much if I spent one post complaining about the episodes that weren’t as good … Continue reading
Formative Performances: Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
A few years ago, I watched The Devil Wears Prada. This movie attempted to teach me many things about life. It attempted to teach me that you should always be true to yourself no matter what. It attempted to teach … Continue reading
Formative Performances: Barbara Stanwyck in “The Lady Eve”
[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