<![CDATA[Jezebel: hookers, victims and doormats]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: hookers, victims and doormats]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/hookersvictimsanddoormats http://jezebel.com/tag/hookersvictimsanddoormats <![CDATA[Watch It]]> Over on Radar, Amy Monaghan has a run down of the decade's most misogynistic movies. Did some of your faves make the list? From Superbad ("Dick-obsessed Seth is... a cretin who is afraid of vaginas"), to The Devil Wears Prada ("'Wake up, Six!' was the quip that launched a thousand fingers down girls' throats."), Sin City ("Two-dimensional curvy broads in artsy black and white play strippers, hookers, and waitresses who get beaten, raped, and beheaded."), andBridget Jones's Diary ("She's just like you! Or at least she's exactly what Hollywood thinks you're like: frumpy, insecure, man-hungry, and completely incapable of self-discipline!"), the gang's all here! Whether you agree or not, the fact that the Superbad picture is captioned "There Will Be Blood" is genius. [Radar]

]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=361878&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spoiler Alert!]]> Movie nerdfest website Cinematic Happenings Under Development (CHUD) has a review up of Diablo Cody's latest script, the homicidal cheerleader horror flick Jennifer's Body. The verdict? "It may not work all the way as satire, but it's briskly paced and very, very funny. I mean, any movie with an Orca reference can't be half-bad." The movie is also described as Buffy-esque, so if you're a Joss Whedon fanatic, you'll probably dig Jennifer. CHUD has a pretty detailed description of the plot — you've been warned! [CHUD]

]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=344962&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Female SAG Nominees: Douchebag Rock Geniuses, Dead Mothers & Former Crackheads]]> When the Golden Globe noms were announced last week, we broke down the female honorees along the old Shirley MacLaine adage about good parts for actresses falling into either hooker, victim or doormat categories. Today, the Screen Actors Guild announced the nominees for its awards and, although there's nary a hooker to be found, there are a couple of doormats and victims to fill the void! After the jump, we assess the candidates* (the ones who weren't also nominated for Golden Globes, that is).



Movies

  • Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There: Cate plays one of four Bob Dylans in this avant garde semi-biopic. She's mid-60s Bob — after he went electric but before he became born again. She is playing a dude, and a dude who wasn't always good to women (see Baez, Joan), but since there's no "douche/genius" category, we'll have to go with...Verdict: Ok!
  • Ruby Dee, American Gangster: Ruby plays gangster Frank Lucas's long suffering mother in this story of a black gangster who corners the Harlem heroin trade in the 70s. She lives off Frank's drug largess despite knowing his cash is ill-gotten. Despite one scene at the end where she slaps her son across the face...Verdict: Doormat
  • Catherine Keener, Into the Wild: Didn't see it but cribbed this from the NYT
    review: "carefree and careworn" surrogate parental figure to wilderness wanderer hero, Chris. She sounds independent and kooky! Verdict: Ok!
  • Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone: Ryan plays an alcoholic mother whose child is kidnapped. Hm, going to have to go with...Verdict: Victim
  • Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton: Emotionally distant powerhouse lawyer orders the death of the title character when she realizes that he might ruin her reputation. She's sort of a doormat when it comes to the whims of the evil corporation Swinton is working for, but I think she's essentially... Verdict: Ok!

Television

  • Ellen Burstyn, Mitch Albom's For One More Day: Dead mom/ghost helps her troubled son figure his life out. The wikipedia description says the Burstyn character saved the family with her love. Ew. Sounds like she was kind of...Verdict: Doormat
  • Debra Messing, The Starter Wife: Her Hollywood hotshot husband leaves her for a Britney (pre K-Fed) doppleganger. At first she falls apart, but then through the support of her friends she falls for a hot homeless dude. Since she only realizes that her life is vapid and overly botoxed when she's dumped, I say...Verdict: Victim
  • Anna Paquin, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: Paquin plays a 19th century schoolteacher who tries to improve life for Indians on a reservation. Sounds like a tough broad. Verdict: Ok!
  • Queen Latifah, Life Support: Queen plays a mother who overcomes a crack-addiction to become a positive role model and activist. Probably a little schlocky, but basically...Verdict: Ok!
  • Vanessa Redgrave, The Fever: Redgrave is a woman gets involved in politics with no previous contact with world events. Down with societal apathy! Verdict: Ok!
  • Gena Rowlands, What if God Were the Sun?: Quick-witted terminally ill patient helps change another woman's outlook on life. Terminally ill? Ugh. Verdict: Victim
  • Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty: HBIC at fictional Mode Magazine, Vanessa plays a conniving and immaculately coiffed baddie. Even though she torments adorable Betty, she's pretty much...Verdict: Ok!

    *Caveat: we haven't seen many of these movies/shows, so if our snap judgments are incorrect, holler and let us know!

    Nominations Announced For The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards [SAG Awards]
    Earlier: The Golden Globe Nominees: No Hookers, But Lots Of Victims

]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=336257&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Actor and stuntwoman Zoë Bell (whom you...]]> Actor and stuntwoman Zoë Bell (whom you may have seen doing her own awesomely kick-ass stunts in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof) will reportedly appear in an upcoming episode of Lost. Here's to hoping she's not in a hooker/victim/doormat role. [Variety]

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