Glitter
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Thursday, 3 May 2012 14:47 (fourteen years ago)
oh duh -- Sayles' Passion Fish w/ a pair of great performances by Alfre Woodard and Mary McDonnell, virtually in every scene together.
(guess which one got an Oscar nomination)
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 May 2012 14:47 (fourteen years ago)
Sisters
― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Thursday, 3 May 2012 14:48 (fourteen years ago)
I know it's not the same thing, but I think the lead females in Nashville--Blakely, Tomlin, Baxley, Gwen Wells, etc.--are among the most interesting in any American film ever.
― clemenza, Thursday, 3 May 2012 14:49 (fourteen years ago)
Passion Fish is the only Sayles I like...
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 3 May 2012 14:52 (fourteen years ago)
yeah, passion fish is great. i should rewatch that.
― horseshoe, Thursday, 3 May 2012 14:54 (fourteen years ago)
Working GirlsWorking Girl
― caro's johnson (Eazy), Thursday, 3 May 2012 14:55 (fourteen years ago)
The Bridges o' Madison County
― caro's johnson (Eazy), Thursday, 3 May 2012 14:56 (fourteen years ago)
HeartlandThe Trip to Bountiful
― caro's johnson (Eazy), Thursday, 3 May 2012 14:59 (fourteen years ago)
lol you like old lady movies!
― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:02 (fourteen years ago)
killing people movies, but
ginger snapsthe descent
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:05 (fourteen years ago)
liquid sky
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:06 (fourteen years ago)
I would always walk into the video store, ask "Where the old lady movies? Passage to India? Naw, naw, seen that one already."
― caro's johnson (Eazy), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:07 (fourteen years ago)
nine to five
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:08 (fourteen years ago)
all of me
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:09 (fourteen years ago)
Married to the Mob
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:09 (fourteen years ago)
crimes of passion
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:10 (fourteen years ago)
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:10 (fourteen years ago)
is michelle pfeiffer really the protagonist of married to the mob?
― horseshoe, Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:13 (fourteen years ago)
yes
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:15 (fourteen years ago)
Riding in Cars With Boys
Drew Barrymore is kind of amazing in it (as is Steve Zahn, but it's not about him).
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:19 (fourteen years ago)
http://images.moviepostershop.com/how-to-beat-the-high-cost-of-living-movie-poster-1980-1020233786.jpg
― caro's johnson (Eazy), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:20 (fourteen years ago)
OK, here we go listing every piece of shit w/ female protagonists
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:23 (fourteen years ago)
I thought it was about favorites. Satisfaction is a total piece of shit, but I LOVE IT.
― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:24 (fourteen years ago)
I just couldn't resist a three-women-in-a-barrel poster.
― caro's johnson (Eazy), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:27 (fourteen years ago)
feel like Tarantino has been really conscientious about this:
Jackie BrownKill BillInglorious Basterds
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:56 (fourteen years ago)
Fargo, obviously
Ward OTM re: 3 Women and Carrie, two of my favorites
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 3 May 2012 15:57 (fourteen years ago)
The Sterile Cuckoo's good, though slight; also, Rachel, Rachel.
― clemenza, Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:05 (fourteen years ago)
CabaretI'm Dancing As Fast As I CanThey Shoot Horses, Don't They
― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:08 (fourteen years ago)
I'm kind of feeling like the exclusion criteria should be extended... Solely female protagonists (no male/female romance, no mixed ensemble), no 'girls about to be killed', nothing solely based on their psychological damage (that one's more tricky, but I look at a load of these and I just see 'women as victims' as strongly as you do with the about-to-die horror girl). And I'm certainly not saying that male protagonists never get these roles, they just get other roles too...
― emil.y, Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:15 (fourteen years ago)
And I'm not saying those roles are always bad roles, or in bad films, or anything. I mean, most of my favourite films are about psychologically damaged protagonists... argh, I don't know. Whatever.
― emil.y, Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:17 (fourteen years ago)
I almost mentioned this before realizing that I remember virtually nothing about it.
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:17 (fourteen years ago)
I guess part of my problem is that I sometimes forget that there is a man there because all I remember about the movie is related to the women (Sisters, for example). I think Margot Kidder and Jennifer Salt are the stars of that movie. In fact, I don't remember the first thing about the man in Sisters aside from the fact that he was creepy.
― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:19 (fourteen years ago)
tank girl
― their private gesture for bison (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:20 (fourteen years ago)
Solely female's tough for an American film (unlike, say, Bergman); even obvious choices like Wanda, or An Unmarried Woman, or Fargo prominently involve men.
― clemenza, Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:22 (fourteen years ago)
Stillman's new one Damsels in Distress probably passes the Bedchel test.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:23 (fourteen years ago)
eXistenZ
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:25 (fourteen years ago)
wait no one's said Alien yet? lol
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
was gonna say Heavenly Creatures but I guess that isn't American :(
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:26 (fourteen years ago)
Freeway
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:32 (fourteen years ago)
Election (more of an ensemble thing I guess but Witherspoon and the other female lead whose name escapes me get as much screentime as the male protagonists)
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:33 (fourteen years ago)
no one likes Thelma and Louise anymore? :(
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:34 (fourteen years ago)
I should watch it again. Haven't seen it in probably ten years.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:35 (fourteen years ago)
Can't stand Thelma and Louise, I must say...
― emil.y, Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:36 (fourteen years ago)
Palindromes - more leads than I can remember, but all female
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:37 (fourteen years ago)
we're seeing taste overlap
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:37 (fourteen years ago)
more leads than I can remember, but all female
One of those was a willowy boy.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:37 (fourteen years ago)
d'oh! allright well 7 out of 8 were female
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:39 (fourteen years ago)