Actresses with somethin special going on

[SlumpBuster]

Vera Farmiga was also had a good role in Iron Jawed Angels.



I would wreck that quirky lookin' little thing if given half a chance (Gee, that sounds really, really crass when I say it out loud ). Iron Jawed Angels was disconcerting for me to watch. Yeah I know its all about sufferage and feminism, but between Farmiga, Frances O'Connor, and Hillary Swank, I found myself thinking some very unprogressive things while watching.

One of my favorite guilty pleasures is the 2000 remake of Bedazzled. Frances O'Connor is just too cute. Plus, her high brow stuff ain't half bad.


But, if I can garner my selections from all of movie history, the answer is... nay, the answer must be....

1. Kate Winslet - Because she's Kate Winslet... un-fcukin'-deniable. If you haven't fallen maddly in love with her by the end of Eternal Sunshine, then you are a soulless robot.



2. Sandra Dee - Because I can't watch Gidget without feeling all pervy and dirty old manny.


3. Debbie Reynolds - Because I can't watch Singin' in the Rain without thinking "Hey, I'm not so sure Debbie Reynolds is acting as much as just being herself." She is also single handedly responsible for the best "meet cute" in movie history. Yes, Gene Kelly was there too, but it was Debbie doing the heavy lifting.

[Smokey]

Finally, some pictures

[jim goulding]

Yo Slump. Great post. Kate Winslet is strong. I still don't know those actresses I was trying to get more info on. I'm wondering if you ever saw the original Bedazzled? Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. It's classic stuff. Another great one from them is The Wrong Box with a priceless cameo by Peter Sellers. He plays an eccentric old fart forging a death certificate for said clowns. There are about 50 cats roaming around his tiny attic apartment and so he just picks one up as casual as can be and uses it for a blotter. Ya had to be there. I've never forgotten it. Bedazzled is something we all should own.

[PeruvianSkies]

...a quick word on SHOPGIRL starring Claire Danes and Steve Martin...

Yeah, who would have thought about seeing those two kissing on film? I don't think anyone in their right minds. This is the film that Martin wrote the screenplay for, yeah lucky him...he obviously had to star in the film and of course...kiss and do more than that with Claire Danes. Anyway, this film is really good and I love it as much as I hate it...

What do I mean by that? Well, I love the 'feel' of the film and it plays out similarly with the sweeping musical score like another one of my all time favorite films CONTEMPT. I don't know if anyone else will get this reference or not. It's a film that is both sad and happy at times, it's honest in it's portrayal of life, life, and relationships, yet the characters do things that make little sense at times, which is just like life. However, the message that this film sends is both confusing, misguided, and fake, but again this is true of how most people perceive life, love, and relationships. They "love" each other, yet know that their "love" cannot exist because of the circumstances, which begs the question of whether it's love or just lust, maybe just infatuation. Do people throw real love away? Yep all the time, but this film pretends that we can be ok with that scenario and I don't know too many people who are like that. Again, I love the chemistry of the film, but I also have mixed feelings towards it's overall statement on things. I suppose it's in many ways a modern day ANNIE HALL scenario. Still a highly recommended film!

[PeruvianSkies]

Veronica Lake


Barbara Stanwyck


Gene Tierney


Joan Collins


Claudia Cardinale


Jayne Mansfield


Jean Simmons
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Jane Russell


Jeanne Moreau


Brigitte Bardot