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    “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    I seem to remember Moore complaining when she was younger about the range of roles she was offered. Though then as I recall, it was her sexyface holding her back, not her birthdate.

    I don't disagree that there is some more narrowing of options for older actresses than there is for older actors. But I think that part of Moore's problem is that she has always been more about promoting her looks than really knocking anyone out with her performances. And I feel like the actresses I see complaining about it-Moore, Meg Ryan-are never particularly strong actors.
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    This reads as "Women are objectified and hyper sexualized by the media to the point that a semi talented and well-known woman who is no longer deemed as sexually desirable finds it nearly impossible to get work in the industry... and it's wrong because I'm totally still hot, SEE!!"
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    Hooplehead is hamthrax's bitch promoted this comment Edited by sarasasa at 11/09/09 1:50 PM sarasasa was starred sarasasa was unstarred
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    11/09/09

    @sarasasa: Ha. Yeah, you are right. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    It's a bit jarring to see this post right above the post about 'shopping - because the cover makes her look somewhat gaunt. Not as ridiculous as the RL model but not right. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    Are Demi Moore and Courtney Cox morphing into the same person? When did we last see them in the same room? Have we ever? #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    Hmm, let's see - Demi Moore is the same age as Jodie Foster and Jennifer Jason Leigh - two actresses that still seem to work pretty solidly.
    Back in the late 80s/early 90s, while Moore was making Indecent Proposal, The Butcher's Wife, Ghost, and Nothing but Trouble, Foster was making The Accused, Silence of the Lambs, Little Man Tate and Shadows and Fog. And JJL was making Single White Female (OK, a bit cheesy, but she was good in it), Short Cuts, The Hudsucker Proxy, Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle, and Dolores Claiborne. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @heykoukla: Well, Jodie Foster isn't exactly being courted for work nowadays either. I miss her. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @deeemer: She makes about one film a year, from what I see on IMDB. I remember reading somewhere that she's cut back on work because of her kids. And yeah, I miss her too. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @heykoukla: well, also, she took charge of that, and is now producing and directing as well. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    How many roles involve using a pottery wheel anyway? #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    Or that fact that you're a shitty actress.

    Who apparently defies the laws of nature?? WTF. Wow. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @ElleL: Is Meryl complaining about being an older actress in Hollywood? #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @ElleL: don't worry, fantastically wealthy laws of nature are different. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @Triana Orpheus: meryl has also aged gracefully and gladly accepts the "mother" roles...i doubt demi would! #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @ElleL: She must have a decaying protrait of herself up in her attic, or a direct line to Satan. She is better looking now than she was 20 years ago! #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @sarijuana: @LexiNorthwood: Yes, of course. She must have the best plastic surgeon in Hollywood! #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @jabcrosshook: Seriously! Was marrying Ashton Kutcher the exchange? #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @carley: I've heard too many aging actresses say that its insulting when a mother role is offered to them. Its such a damn shame. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @ElleL: LOL, I think that has A LOT to do with it! #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @cinematheques: That's not about hating mothers, it's about it being a small role, corollary to one of the main characters, who's usually less than a decade younger than them. It's upsetting to them to have to move from starring to supporting roles, while men their age continue to star. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @ElleL: While I agree with you that she's not the best actress, um, what is she replaced with? Those 27-37 year olds aren't exactly prime oscar material either. Megan Fox, anyone? #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @deeemer: Oh I completely agree with you. There are a lot of great actresses in there though, like Rachel McAdams, Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams, Scarlett Johanssen, etc etc. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @ElleL: Natalie Portman, definitely. Everyone else? NO. Scarlett Johanssen cannot do subtle emotions. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @Hana Maru: I agree. I also think it's possible to acknowledge the truth of what Demi is saying even if one doesn't think she's the best actress ever. Because, anyway, how is it possible for an actress to improve her chops if the roles she's offered tend to all be the same? #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @deeemer: Methinks someone has not seen Wendy and Lucy. Michelle Williams can act. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @Hana Maru: Thank you! Exactly. Well said. Think of all the roles for 47 year old men, and what kind of screen time they get in those films. Now, compare that number with the number of roles for 47 year old women with comparable screen time. See what I mean? #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @ronniedobbs: @ItchykooParker: And the men don't have to be great actors either! I can't believe everyone is saying "Well if she were as good as Meryl Streep, she'd be golden" Older men don't have to be Daniel Day Lewis, they're allowed to be Harrison Ford. Why should Demi have to be 10x better than most male actors to get leading roles? #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    She's a one note actress -- that probably has more to do with her not getting the parts she wants than her age. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    She's so gorgeous! Whoever styled this deserves a gold star, it's edgy but still looks great on her.

    Honestly, thinking about Hollywood blockbuster female roles, Demi's actually someone I would buy in a lot of them. For example, she's actually old enough to be a superstar astrophysicist/high-powered lawyer/important FBI agent, as opposed to the twentysomething they usually cast who we're supposed to believe is an expert in a field. The male badasses are always authoritative and slightly grey, and the female ones... look great in leather boots?

    Women get better with age and experience too? No wai!! But they have wrinkles then! #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    Maybe she could star in Benjamin Button: Part 2?

    Seriously, she's starting to freak me out... #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    Photoshop of horrors on the cover. Compare the exposed hip area to her thigh. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @femme-bot: I was going to argue with you on that, being a hipless wonder myself, but you're totally right. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @femme-bot: Whoa! That is pretty bad, actually. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @femme-bot: wait...doesn't everyone's hip do that? #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @femme-bot: Oh damn. I was too busy trying to figure out where her nose went to notice that someone evidently cut a notch into the side of her hip. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    Holy hell she's rocking that Balmain. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    Umm excuse me, Demi, before you complain about the crappy age standards, which are indeed crappy, may I remind you you are not that compelling ana ctress to watch? That MAY have somethig to do with you getting crappy parts- because every single thing you've done feels pretty much the same. That's my opinion anyway. Besides, she looks great and hardly 47 or whatever she is, so it's not like she couldn't play a much younger person on screen. She's just not that good. I don't think Kate Blanchett is hurting for roles. And a slew of even older ladies- as long as you're good, you get work regardless. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @ninles: yeah, I mean she makes a good point but...I've always thought she was a pretty horrible actor and owed like 98% of her success to her looks. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @ninles: I love how shitty actresses blame everything except their shitty acting abilities for the fact that they're not getting roles. Jessica Biel is too pretty to get booked, Demi Moore is too old, Megan Fox's vagina is just too powerful. No, sisterfriends. It's because you're shitty actresses. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @ninles: Ageism does exist and in the beauty and fashion industries, it is particularly rough, but I think that Demi's statement is only half true. There are plenty of older actresses in their 40s and 50s doing excellent work: Anjelica Houston, Meryl Streep, Patricia Clarkson, Catherine Keener, Helen Mirren, and Laura Linney, to name a few. The problem, I think, is that many actresses build their careers on playing the young, sexy love interest/eye candy and when they age, as we all inevitably do, they find those parts drying up. Demi was never, in my opinion, a great actress, but rather an actress who benefited greatly from her looks. I mean, "G.I. Jane" was never going to get her an Oscar nod. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @Tchotchke: I actually think part of her problem IS how young she looks. She can't play her age (or close to it) because she's not convincing -- she'd have to be the caricatured "hot mom". The other actresses you name are not fighting their aging quite as hard and therefore are convincing "older" women on screen. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @sportz.star: I totally agree and half of those other women are also cast as "sexy" female characters. The difference is that they are expected to be sexy and still convincingly middle aged, not 45 and looking like a 23 year old in a bikini. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @Tchotchke: If Hollywood wasn't a place where older leading men are ALWAYS paired with way younger women there may still be love interest/eye candy roles for older, beautiful (but perhaps not Meryl Streep talented) women like Demi. For example in a movie like "Yes Man" where Jim Carey (47) is paired romantically with Zoey Deschanel (29). If ageism didn't exist Demi Moore might get a role like that at least. Hardly Oscar material, but still relatively lucrative I imagine. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @Pavonine1: I just watched that Yes Man movie last night, and was freaked out! Zoey Deschanel? REALLY? I was saying, "ew", the whole time. Well, the age difference, and because I dislike Jim Carey.

    It's so ridiculous. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @sportz.star: This is exactly what I came here to post. It's not realistic for her to play a 47 year old. I know some gorgeous 47 year olds, but none that are both gorgeous and look that young. I mean, Demi's the (lone) poster child for not aging gracefully, her surgeries and exercise regimen actually make her look fantastic, but even for Hollywood her look is a little out of place for an empty-nester. At the same time, they aren't going to hire her to play the role of a 35 year old when they have the Kate Winslet types. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    Are they trying to make me want Demi to play Wonder Woman with the styling of this shoot? Because it might be working... #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @wednesdayam: YES you are officially brilliant! #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    In reply to “The Frustrating Part Is That The Type Of Roles I’d Be Interested In Are Not Really Coming To Me."
    I like that she's wearing her hair longer as she ages, in opposition to the usual trend. Maybe the long hair helps her look so young. (Or maybe it's the plastic surgery.) #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @Kivrin: maybe its the photo-shopping #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @bluebears: I'm sure that helps, although she generally looks pretty stunning in candid photos, too. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @bluebears: Or maybe it's Maybelline. #demimoorew
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    11/09/09

    @Kivrin: Also, the blood of baby kittens. ;) #demimoorew
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