tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post7125967806593095863..comments2024-03-25T15:38:16.880-07:00Comments on Surrender to the Void: Thursday Movie Picks: Films with Strong Female Charactersthevoid99http://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-88131199387951496752017-11-23T12:46:41.533-08:002017-11-23T12:46:41.533-08:00@Wendell-Vagabond and Les Rendez-vous d'Anna a...@Wendell-<i>Vagabond</i> and <i>Les Rendez-vous d'Anna</i> are kind of obscure but if you have Filmstruck. You'll find them as I wanted to put something different to this theme as it's a theme within a theme.<br /><br />@TheVern-Actually, both <i>Vagabond</i> <i>Les Rendez-vous d'Anna</i> are made by Belgian filmmakers. 2 of which are among the most important filmmakers in cinema.<br /><br />@joel65913-I'm interested in those <i>Tammy</i> movies as it's something I want to see as does <i>His Girl Friday</i> for historical purposes.<br /><br />@Alex Withrow-I agree. She should've won it instead of Jennifer Lawrence who has become insufferable.<br /><br />@vinnieh-You can't go wrong with Ripley.<br /><br />@Birgit-One of the reasons I like to do these lists is to give readers a chance to seek out films they've never heard of as there's a whole world out there that hasn't been explored. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-348005117231396082017-11-20T07:05:34.691-08:002017-11-20T07:05:34.691-08:00I haven’t seen any of these and mean to see Zero b...I haven’t seen any of these and mean to see Zero but I just never felt in the mood. I don’t even know the other 2 but your second pick sounds interesting.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-81872043910604696162017-11-18T06:22:33.594-08:002017-11-18T06:22:33.594-08:00I love strong female characters, I always look for...I love strong female characters, I always look forward to a movie that has them. Ellen Ripley is my top choice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-91435068927845454952017-11-17T12:48:29.110-08:002017-11-17T12:48:29.110-08:00Hell yes for including Zero Dark Thirty. I think t...Hell yes for including Zero Dark Thirty. I think that is Bigelow's masterpiece and contains, perhaps, Chastain's finest work yet. I wish she would've won the Oscar for it.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-38119698368337439862017-11-17T07:45:40.811-08:002017-11-17T07:45:40.811-08:00I’m also using this week to re-recommend two films...I’m also using this week to re-recommend two films I’ve chosen before but they fit right in and both are terrific somewhat obscure films that deserve a look.<br /><br />Cry “Havoc” (1943)-As WWII rages in the Philippines a group of women volunteer to help the army nurses in a hospital unit on Bataan. Set mostly in their protective bunker and the switchboard that brings increasingly more dire war news this focuses on the struggles and hardships endured by the women as the front moves ever closer. The cast is comprised almost exclusively of great actresses, Margaret Sullavan, Ann Sothern, Joan Blondell and Fay Bainter among them, with only very brief glimpses of men, including a young Robert Mitchum. A compelling heavy drama leavened by doses of gallows humor.<br /><br />Westward the Women (1951)-Unvarnished look at the hard road faced by a group of women settlers on a wagon train to California. Robert Taylor, weathered and hard is the rough but fair wagon master and has the only significant male role. Hope Emerson stands out as a plain speaking, no nonsense traveler but all the performances are very good. The cost of the trip is honestly depicted as heavy with human lives. Written by Frank Capra and directed with an unflinching eye by Wild Bill Wellman, an involving, unusual picture. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-71525653039275928792017-11-17T07:45:09.698-08:002017-11-17T07:45:09.698-08:00Very interesting choices! I've never heard of ...Very interesting choices! I've never heard of your first pick but I've meant to see Vagabond for years and have just never gotten there. I have seen Zero Dark Thirty and while once was enough it was a well made involving film and Jessica Chastain was very strong in the lead.<br /><br />I headed back to the Golden Age when females with a strong female lead was a norm not an exception as it seems to be today. My first even has three strong women, a near impossibility today unfortunately!<br /><br />Three Secrets (1950)-When a private plane crashes in the remote California Mountains the only survivor is a 5-year-old boy. As word spreads that the child had been adopted at birth from a certain orphanage the three possible mothers, housewife Susan Chase (Eleanor Parker), newspaper reporter Phyllis Horn (Patricia Neal) and ex-con Ann Lawrence (Ruth Roman), gather at the mountain base to discover the truth drawing on their strength to endure the ordeal of wondering “Could that be my boy?” Solid drama with three excellent lead performances was directed by Robert Wise.<br /> <br />Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)-Young Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree (Debbie Reynolds) lives with her grandfather (Walter Brennan) on his houseboat in the swamps of the South. One day young pilot Peter Brent (Leslie Nielsen) crashes nearby and during his recovery Tammy develops a crush on him. He heads back to his family’s mansion telling Grandpa if anything should happen to have Tammy come to his family. Shortly after Gramps is arrested for making corn liquor and Tammy heads to town. Once there she shakes the place up with her common sense approach to all things relying on her strong sense of self to ride out any bumps along the way. Meanwhile Pete sees her in a new light. Debbie carries this with a light touch and scored an enormous hit with the theme song. <br /><br />His Girl Friday (1940)-Ace reporter Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) is sick of the cutthroat world of the newspaper game and tells her editor and ex-husband Walter Burns (Cary Grant) she’s quitting to get married to someone Walter considers a dolt (Ralph Bellamy). Walter tries every trick in the book to get Hildy to stay finally dangling a carrot he knows her aggressive take charge reporter’s heart can’t refuse-a murderer’s execution. Despite her protests the resourceful Hildy jumps into action and when the chance for a scoop comes along all else is pushed aside. Manic screwball comedy is noted for its extremely fast dialog patter between the leads. This set Roz on the path as THE boss lady of the movies for most of the decade. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-88977212269766022822017-11-17T05:08:30.385-08:002017-11-17T05:08:30.385-08:00I haven't seen any of these. I keep forgetting...I haven't seen any of these. I keep forgetting to get around to Zero Dark Thirty. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-72824678814412601592017-11-17T04:45:35.686-08:002017-11-17T04:45:35.686-08:00I have seen Zero Dark Thirty but not the others. ...I have seen Zero Dark Thirty but not the others. I thought Jessica Chastain was so good in that To be honest Vagabond looks more interesting than the one French one.TheVernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712756384665520547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-62415974399704005472017-11-16T21:40:43.162-08:002017-11-16T21:40:43.162-08:00Zero Dark Thirty is a great pick. Glad to see it g...<i>Zero Dark Thirty</i> is a great pick. Glad to see it get some love. Haven't even heard of your other two.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.com