tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post1115266312580109155..comments2024-03-19T04:21:45.943-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Actresses We LovePatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-33620301053545012272012-05-20T11:41:15.938-05:002012-05-20T11:41:15.938-05:00I always thought Patricia Neal was shockingly unde...I always thought Patricia Neal was shockingly underappreciated as a classic film actress until I found out that, a)she really hasn't starred in that many films and, b) she actually won an Oscar for HUD, which is one of Paul Newman's best films.<br /><br />I agree with everyone else's choices of Audrey Hepburn, Jean Seberg, Faye Dunaway and, hell, even Erika's pick.<br /><br />Just to have at least one modern actress in this list, I'll add Olivia Williams, who has been great in everything from RUSHMORE to DOLLHOUSE.Emeric Salzberghttps://twitter.com/#!/emeric_salzbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-30283620959267553232012-05-14T10:21:19.312-05:002012-05-14T10:21:19.312-05:00Jesus, how did Meryl Streep not get a mention by A...Jesus, how did Meryl Streep not get a mention by ANYONE in this article or comment section? Am I alone in thinking that Meryl is not only incredibly talented, but also very charming and funny in "real life"? I don't always love the movies she's in, but I almost always love her in them, and she is without a doubt my favourite actress I have never masturbated to.Sol O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-1972712045494103142012-05-13T11:25:29.861-05:002012-05-13T11:25:29.861-05:00God help us. ;-)God help us. ;-)Gabriel Girardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507895023093466954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-45311403932257258502012-05-12T23:15:45.657-05:002012-05-12T23:15:45.657-05:00Then it would be just like at DVD Verdict's J...Then it would be just like at DVD Verdict's Jury Room 'Watching' threads! :-)J.M. Vargashttp://www.dvdverdict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-85654551370563952212012-05-12T15:19:11.793-05:002012-05-12T15:19:11.793-05:00If by alright you mean still unemployed and writin...If by alright you mean still unemployed and writing/remembering my favorite actresses in the free Wi-fi waiting area of the latest place I'm applying for work... I guess I'm alright! :'(J.M. Vargashttp://www.dvdverdict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-63246624041243085692012-05-12T10:40:33.473-05:002012-05-12T10:40:33.473-05:00I'm with you Patrick on Jennifer Jason Leigh. ...I'm with you Patrick on Jennifer Jason Leigh. I have watched films of hers simply because she was in it (and that has led me down some dark roads: "Last Exit to Brooklyn", etc.).<br /><br />Other actresses that have had a similar effect on me were Emily Watson and Kate Winslet in the '90s.Cameron Cloutierhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Bird-with-a-Broken-Wing/122071967874279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-55809014733516777802012-05-12T00:15:12.531-05:002012-05-12T00:15:12.531-05:00I'm just glad you are alrightI'm just glad you are alrightBrad Lhttp://www.modern-myth-media.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-38207043931540289082012-05-11T23:08:39.945-05:002012-05-11T23:08:39.945-05:00Can you imagine if Vargas had unlimited space?Can you imagine if Vargas had unlimited space?Gabriel Girardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507895023093466954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-15512530642799207772012-05-11T19:02:25.272-05:002012-05-11T19:02:25.272-05:00Preach it Brother BPreach it Brother BBrad Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-43555890777254185012012-05-11T12:22:13.113-05:002012-05-11T12:22:13.113-05:00And yet, I bless the 4,096 character limit, in my ...And yet, I bless the 4,096 character limit, in my prayers at bedtime, half-whispering, "God bless you, 4,096 character limit. You are our friend. You are our savior. You keep us all safe from harm. Amen."JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076030814908114779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-32321849011336889942012-05-11T11:30:33.541-05:002012-05-11T11:30:33.541-05:00^^^ And I only stopped because I hit my 4,096 char...^^^ And I only stopped because I hit my 4,096 character limit. Had to leave out poor Hideko Takamine, Brigitte Helm, Isuzu Yamada, Rosario Dawson, Teresa Wright, Barbara Hershey, Anna Karina, Isabelle Adjani (of "Possession" fame), and many, many more. Damn you 4,096 character limit of blogspot, my sworn enemy! :-)J.M. Vargashttp://www.dvdverdict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-33409867595022574502012-05-11T10:43:15.299-05:002012-05-11T10:43:15.299-05:00PhewPhewBrad Lhttp://www.modern-myth-media.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-60280800738399884312012-05-11T10:29:15.122-05:002012-05-11T10:29:15.122-05:00Larisa Oleynik: except for the role of Bianca in 1...<b>Larisa Oleynik:</b> except for the role of Bianca in 1999's "10 Things I Hate About You" she's done nothing remarkable with her post-TV career (bunch of no-name indie movies). But to me Larisa will always be Alexandra Louise Mack, the awkward pre-teen that doesn't fit in that gets powers and bonds with her genius sister in Nickelodeon's "The Secret World of Alex Mack." It's my #1 favortie TV show of all time, which I guess makes her my favorite actress of all time.<br /><br /><b>Setsuko Hara:</b> the leading lady of many a Yasujiro Ozu masterpiece ("Late Spring," etc.), Setsuko's awkward smiles hide a galaxy of repressed emotions that could shatter a wall with their intensity. Japan wins...<br /><br /><b>Grace Kelly:</b>...or maybe not. Beauty and class, Grace was the complete package when she stopped making movies in the mid-50's. Thus, the few one's she left behind are like precious jewels worth admiring. I'll fess up to liking "To Catch A Thief" just to gawk at Grace's beauty.<br /><br /><b>Audrey Tautou:</b> because "Amelie."<br /><br /><b>Brit Marling:</b> (AKA Page from "Community") she's pretty, she's talented, she takes her clothes off in most of her movies (that's my <b>DOUG</b>ism for this column ;-P). Most importantly, between her acting/<b>writing</b>/<b>producing</b> for "Another Earth" (my #1 movie of 2011 along with "Melancholia") and this year's "The Sound of My Voice" (what "Martha Marcy May Marlene" was expected to show about cult movies but didn't), Brit is proving to be more than just a pretty face. Whatever she does next I'll go see. Marling's that good.<br /><br /><b>Lee Remick:</b> though typecast late in her career as a wide-eyed innocent surrounded by evil ("The Omen," "The Medusa Touch") Lee's body of work ranges the gamut from studio classics ("Days of Wine and Roses") to matriarch 80's TV. A classy lady all-around.<br /><br /><b>Jill Hennessy & Carlyn McCormick:</b> in the sausage-fest world that is the "Law & Order" TV universe these two actresses (along with <b>S. Epatha Merkerson</b> and <b>Lisa Hendrix</b>) not only broke the gender barrier but breathed life to compelling TV characters (Claire Kincaid and Dr. Elizabeth Olivet, respectively) you only got to know through mostly their work (ditto for Lt. Van Buren and M.E. Rogers). Many actresses followed, but the original ladies remain the gold standard.<br /><br /><b>Jennifer Carpenter:</b> one of the joys of sticking with "Dexter" through the last few rough years is watching Carpenter's Deborah Morgan become a more interesting and compelling character as the actress has gotten better. Forget about the gossip about their off-screen private lives. When Michael C. Hall and J.C. are on-screen sharing a (well-written) scene "Dexter" is on a league of its own.<br /><br /><b>Diane Keaton:</b> just from his Woody Allen 70's work Diane belongs in my personal list. Everything else (including aging gracefully on-screen) is just cinephile gravy.<br /><br /><b>Katee Sackhoff:</b> because Kara 'Thrace' Starbuck is the ancestor to today's butt-kicking ladies. Opps, did I just...? :-O<br /><br /><b>Karen Allen:</b> besides being the only woman that has put Dr. Jones in his place (twice), Karen's supporting work ("Starman," "Cruising," "Scrooged," "In the Bedroom," etc.) make her the Kate Winslet of the 80's/early 90's.<br /><br /><b>Margot Kidder:</b> because "Superman: The Movie."<br /><br /><b>Jean Seberg:</b> Godard may be a prick but he sure knew how to pick them when she gave Jean the female co-lead in "Breathless." It's with Otto Preminger though ("Bonjour tristesse") that Seberg's gift for looking both tough and over-sensitive achieve full-on stardom.<br /><br /><b>Merritt Wever:</b> every time Zoey shows up on "Nurse Jackie" I just want to reach out and hug my TV. :-)J.M. Vargashttp://www.dvdverdict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-91514433055558971972012-05-11T08:04:02.007-05:002012-05-11T08:04:02.007-05:00I'll second JJL and Cate Blanchett
Christina ...I'll second JJL and Cate Blanchett<br /><br />Christina Ricci<br />Faye Dunaway<br />Catherine Deneuve<br />Helena Bonham Carter (she was the best thing in Alice in Wonderland)<br />Susan Sarandon<br />Julianne Moore<br />Maggie Gylenhaal<br />Helen MirrenGabriel Girardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507895023093466954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-74509222653541781652012-05-10T20:31:55.502-05:002012-05-10T20:31:55.502-05:00*no*noBrad Lhttp://www.modern-myth-media.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-13953783069597963082012-05-10T20:27:33.437-05:002012-05-10T20:27:33.437-05:00Actresses I Love:
Catherine Keener (always enjoye...Actresses I Love:<br /><br />Catherine Keener (always enjoyed her work and she looks like my fiance)<br /><br /><br />Three comments in and now word...Im getting worried. Ill put a missing person report in for Vargas.Brad Lhttp://www.modern-myth-media.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-62759292216314197582012-05-10T15:16:17.379-05:002012-05-10T15:16:17.379-05:00Actresses I Love
Sandra Bullock
Laura Dern
Jodie ...Actresses I Love<br /><br />Sandra Bullock<br />Laura Dern<br />Jodie Foster<br />Michelle PfeifferFranconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-90315781439857871772012-05-10T10:18:51.874-05:002012-05-10T10:18:51.874-05:00Actresses I Love
Barbara Stanwyck: Yeah, Nobody c...Actresses I Love<br /><br />Barbara Stanwyck: Yeah, Nobody considers her a "modern" actress, but her roles exuded a modern women. The Lady Eve, Stella Dallas, Double Indemnity, Sorry, Wrong Number, Christmas in Connecticut, Meet John Doe...The f'n Thorn Birds. There will be nobody like her, ever.<br /><br />Audrey Tautou: People might most associate her with "Amelie" or (shudders) "The Da Vinci Code", but pound by pound my favorite is her performance in a little film "A Very Long Engagement". The movie would fail immediately if you didn't sympathize and feel for this complicated character. She is also very good in "He Loves Me...He Loves Me Not" as she plays another complicated but completely different character.Shannon B.noreply@blogger.com