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Tag Archives: Jodie Foster
“Being understood is not the most essential thing in life.” — Jodie Foster
It’s her birthday today. She’s not my favorite actress in the world although I admire her journey, which – if you think about it – is quite exceptional. Consider the other child actors who dominated in the ’70s. Who has … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Directors, Movies, On This Day, Personal
Tagged Jodie Foster, women directors
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November 2019 Viewing Diary
The Best of Everything (1959; d. Jean Negulesco) I love this movie so much. I read the book this year (for the first time). I highly recommend both. This is the wellspring from which Mad Men sprung. The Devil Next … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged China, comedy, documentary, drama, England, France, hockey, Italy, Jennifer Aniston, Jodie Foster, romantic drama, sci-fi, Spain, Supernatural, women directors, Woody Allen
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Tomboys: Supporting evidence
Since I reference all of these great tomboys in culture in my recent article for Film Comment, I thought I’d provide the results of my research. This was a fun one. My main focus was on Candleshoe. Paper Moon was … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Harriet the Spy, Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Little Women, Sanaa Lathan
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For Film Comment: 1970s Tomboy Movies
Yet another topic years in the percolating: On the great “tomboy films” of the 1970s. I feel so fortunate I grew up in an era where “scrappy tomboy” was the dominant model for little-girlhood. It was a brief era, but … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Little Women, Paper Moon, Sanaa Lathan
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April 2019 Viewing Diary
I have had an extremely challenging month. Things got slightly spooky. This looks INSANE when written out like this. And believe it or not, I was super busy this month. I wrote like 5 gigantic pieces, and somehow managed to … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Alain Delon, Bob Fosse, Charlotte Rampling, documentary, Emily Dickinson, England, Fritz Lang, Germany, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jodie Foster, Joe Berlinger, Laura Dern, Martin Scorsese, Patricia Highsmith, Paul Schrader, Richard Gere, Robert De Niro, Sam Rockwell, Supernatural, Willie Nelson, women directors, Zac Efron
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June 2015 Viewing Diary
The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 7, “Emily” (1997; d. Kim Manners) Very intense. Good Lord. The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 8, “Kitsunegari” (1998; d. Daniel Sackheim) Ty Olsson as the green security guard. Hi, Benny from Supernatural! And Diana Scarwid! … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Albert Maysles, Channing Tatum, Dean Stockwell, Dennis Hopper, documentary, France, Inherent Vice, Joaquin Phoenix, Jodie Foster, John Ford, John Wayne, Mia Hansen-Løve, Paul Thomas Anderson, Russia, Sam Shepard, Supernatural, The Searchers, X-Files
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Jennifer McCabe on Acting: “Bring Yourself.”
Jennifer McCabe I met Jennifer McCabe in 1995 when we both were grad students at the Actors’ Studio MFA Program in Manhattan. We became friends, of a sort, during our 9 a.m. dance classes at the Alvin Ailey Dance Studio … Continue reading
NYFF 2011: Carnage, Roman Polanski’s Latest. Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here
This review originally appeared on Capital New York. A privileged existence leads to guilt, and guilt leads to savage behavior. This is the obvious message in Roman Polanski’s Carnage (an adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s hit Broadway play God of Carnage), … Continue reading
Jodie Foster: She’s Always Been There
I found this exploration of her life, her career and her identity as an actress/star really interesting. Much to chew on there. I’ve always liked Jodie Foster – while, at the same time, I’ve never warmed to her. I warm … Continue reading
Four Things
I can’t remember, first of all, where I found this – and I also can’t remember if I’ve done it or not. Oh well. This blog sucks. But it’s fun. Four things I f*cking hate: 1. Coconut/applesauce (right, Tom?) 2. … Continue reading