Steely teenage girl teaches killers about vengeance
see it if you like drinking competitions or first attempt home brew
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Steely teenage girl teaches killers about vengeance
see it if you like drinking competitions or first attempt home brew
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****A Prophet (Un Prophete) new inventive ways to kill prison rivals
****Agora sky's the limit for female
astronomer 370AD
astronomer 370AD
****The White Ribbon beware the consequences of
archaic children's punishment
archaic children's punishment
***Buried life in a box is really exciting
***Daybreakers the humans are the weird
scarey ones
scarey ones
***Disappearance Of Alice Creed thriller with a twist -
surprise, surprise
surprise, surprise
***Exit Through The Gift Shop banksie takes us for a cool ride
***Red lighthearted oldies revenge flick more to come
**The Expendables a boys own RED. not as good
****Fantastic Mr Fox don't give possums complex ideas to digest
***Gainsbourg ugly men score hot chicks not viceversa
****Inception hey my dreams are weirder than that!
*Iron Man 2 best frames in any movie, spectacle frames
**Mesrine: Public Enemy No 1 what's not to like about bad Frenchies?
**Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work proof that actresses are funnier than comediennes
***Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll vaudevillian punk Dury's life in the Sirkus
**The Eclipse horror/love story cocktail creates chilling viewing
**Centurion blue and bloody battles abound. Great Pic(t)
Worst of 2010
*Red Hill don't know why, I just don't like it
***Alice In Wonderland Tim Burton took the wrong drugs - disappointing
*Life During Wartime no happiness here but ok i guess
**The Wolfman by far the worst movie this year
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For me, 2010 was about reemergence of the female hero and all the different forms she took, from a traditional hero character to just a kick arse female role. It's not as though there haven't been great female roles in the past, but this year I noticed it early and the variety was vast, from 12 year old assassins to psychopathic grannies. Not only that but the young ones just about blitzed the old girls. That could be a testament to the directors, and definitely the writers but in the end you can lead an actor to water...
Here is a list of my 10 fave female heroes from 2010.
(Just as an aside, I've noted if the director and/or writer was female in bold)
Jennifer Lawrence's Ree in Winter's Bone. It helps when the film is so beautifully shot and meticulously researched but Jennifer played Ree with the confidence of a much more experienced practitioner and made it easy to understand the determination that absolute desperation inspires. Magnificent.
(D. Debra Granik - A Woman! Script by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini. Based on novel by Daniel Woodrell)
Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Who doesn't want to be Salander I ask you? Whip smart, tough, self sufficient, bisexual, flawed - the epitome of the female hero. No rules for Salander, she looks after herself thank you. Noomi was pitch perfect in the role, making the other poor actors look like bland accessories.
(D.Niels Arden Oplev - Not a sheila, Screenplay by Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg
| the book was of course by Steig Larsson) | ||
Rachel Weisz as Hypatia in Agora. What a great character and Rachel gave a really moving and assured performance. Historically what's changed? Even now a woman who rejects male advances and declarations of love is denounced, even moreso if she does it pursue her own ideas.
(D. Alejandro Amenábar, written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil)
Annette Bening's stunning performance in The Kids are Alright. This was an acting Masterclass (hope Meryl attended) and there isn't anyone out there doing work this great with such ease right now. Although Julianne Moore is a brilliant actor and her role probably didn't permit her, she had no hope of shining next to Annette. Please Oscar, please!
(D. Lisa Cholodenko, writers Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg.) Great script, good story.
Tilda Swinton in I am Love. I AM LOVE this movie! Lo Sono L'amore. Say it out loud! What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon, evening... anytime really. Tilda's face when she first tastes Antonio's food is the best piece of acting I saw all year. One look says it all.
(D. Luca Guadagnino. Written by Luca Guadagnino and Barbara Alberti. Tilda was a producer)
Jacki Weaver as Janine Cody in Animal Kingdom. I never really thought of Jacki as much of an actor, always preferring Lynette Curran in those roles, but she really nailed it here, really. And it had to be her, because that's her persona, the giggling child/woman seemingly unaffected by reality, but there's always more going on than the obvious. So if all those years in the industry were just training for this one performance, it was worth it. And now a great career can begin.
(D. David Michôd, written by David Michôd. just for the record producer was Liz Watts)
Lina Leandersson as the vampire girl Eli from Let the Right One In. This girl looked and behaved exactly as a 12 year old would if they didn't have a mother to nag them to brush their hair and put shoes on, undead or not. Brilliant performances by both young players but at 13 Lina showed incredible maturity as an actor. She's the best vampire I've come across.
(D. Tomas Alfredson. screenplay by John Ajvide Lindqvist, based on his own novel)
Chloë Grace Moretz as Hit Girl from Kick Ass. Not only was this movie a pleasant surprise but watching a sweet little girl kick the shit out of supposed tough guys was jump up and down in my seat stuff. i usually love villains but these guys, Mark Strong etc, were terrible. Was it the father/daughter relationship that was so appealing or was it that she let rip with some of the year's most colourful onscreen language that made me warm to her so easily?
(D.Matthew Vaughn. Writers Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman based on the comics by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr.)
Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning as Joan Jett and Cherie Currie in The Runaways. Fantastic rock chick biopic. These girls truly channeled the characters. Both Kristen and Dakota are no strangers to the screen and perhaps are so at home I was never impressed by anything I'd seen them in but this was great work by both of them. Considering The Runaways weren't around very long (4 years I think, but they were huge in Japan you know), the film is chockers with drama and the costumes and make up perfect.
(D. Floria Sigismondi written by Floria Sigismondi, based on Cherie Currie's memoirs)
Joan Rivers as Joan Rivers in Joan Rivers - A Piece of Work. What a startling performance Joan gave in this drama about a year in the life of Joan Rivers.
(D. Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg, written by Ricki Stern)
Providing strong evidence that the best women's roles are written and/or directed by women.
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knockout cast saves overtold drama. Bale champ.
see it if you like tequila shots and smashing the bottle over your head
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It's lonely at the top. nerdily excellent
See it if you like bacardi breezers, or world of warcraft
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Once the horror starts beauties, look out!
See it if you like freezer chilled vodka (remember, ice cubes could contain calories)
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How much fun is enough? relentless ennui
See it if you like ecstacy
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Blue, the colour of irreparably faded infatuation
See it if you like (su)bourbon and coke
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In no particular order
****A Single Man Nobody can make brown look that good
See it if you like classic Martinis
****Winter's Bone Teen hero saves family despite meth dad
See it if you like Bourbon
****Let the Right One In How real vampires would look and behave
See it if you like Vodka, or Blood
****Marwencol Hardcore barbies with uzis and manolo blahniks
See it if you like Belgian Beer
****Town, The Ben affleck can act? And direct. Wow
See it if you like taking risks
***The Hurt Locker Defusing bombs less traumatic than grocery shopping
See it if you like whatever gets you tanked
****I Am Love Great food gives better orgasm than sex
See it if you like Pedro Ximinez Sherry, or Grange Hermitage
***The Kids Are All Right Lesbians are funnier than new age guys
See it if you like organic wine
See it if you like organic wine
***The King's Speech Rush v firth v script. equally victorious
See it if you like Pinot Noir
***Kick Ass Don't all pre-teen girls speak like that?
See it if you like anything termed Rocket Fuel
***Harry Brown Leaves Gran Torino for dead. oldies rule
See it if you like Pints and Drambuie
***Animal Kingdom Doco about family life in suburban melbourne
See it if you like VB
***The Runaways Rock chicks make Keith Richards look tame
See it if you like whatever Keith’s having, what is that?
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