You know, I've always had a big crush on Natalie Portman, and always had a ton of respect for her because of her intellect and (mostly) awesome choice of movie roles. But I am still waiting for her to explain the Polanski business. It's putting a serious damper on my Natalie-love.
I wish they would have asked her about Roman Polanksi; it's well-known her name is on that petition. Fair game.
I don't particularly understand her point about muse-ship, especially since muse-ship has been the sole reason for her characters in both Beautiful Girls and Garden State. Perhaps others, too.
She's notoriously choosy about the roles she accepts, so why would she want to represent a muse if she is so uncomfortable with the idea in real-life? Seems contradictory to me.
@PaigeTurner: A fashion mag like Marie-Claire is probably going to shy away from anything vaguely controversial like the Polanski support. I'm not shocked that they don't even touch upon it.
Not a huge fan of her acting resume, but she's got a damned good point about muses. What's the point of a woman being behind every good man if they never get any recognition beyond a book's dedication page?
Dammit. I want to hate her because she's perpetuating the Jane Austen Zombie thing that just won't die (there's a zombie joke in that somewhere...), which I hate, but then she goes all looking adorable and wearing covetable lipcolor on that cover, and even daring not to fawn over Woody Allen and ScarJo, and she makes me like her again.
That said, they should really be dressing the archetypal Manic Pixie Dreamgirl as Tinkerbell, shouldn't they?
@PilgrimSoul: I know. I don't get it. An entire feature and not one mention of the Polanski petition. I thought we were all "FUCK rape apologists!!" Did everyone just forget?
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Jezzies, is this book worth reading? I've been on the fence about it for a few months. I read pride and prejudice and it's not my FAVORITE book ever, but it was an enjoyable read. Will this book be interesting/funny or will I just be annoyed?
@bluetrain84: Pick it up and read the first twenty pages or so and decide for yourself. I found it pretty hilarious at first, but I thought the schtick got old after a while. There are enough laugh-out-lines to be worth a try, though.
@nevermindtheend: This is what I fear. I picked up a copy of sense and sensibility and seamonsters at the register the other day and the few pages I glanced at were EXACTLY like that, except with lobsters instead of zombies.
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"You don't yadda yadda sex."
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I don't particularly understand her point about muse-ship, especially since muse-ship has been the sole reason for her characters in both Beautiful Girls and Garden State. Perhaps others, too.
She's notoriously choosy about the roles she accepts, so why would she want to represent a muse if she is so uncomfortable with the idea in real-life? Seems contradictory to me.
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"I feel like througout history, it's been men vampiring on women's specialness."
Though I do think that is a funny/clever way to phrase that... the artist sucks the life out of the muse...
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That said, they should really be dressing the archetypal Manic Pixie Dreamgirl as Tinkerbell, shouldn't they?
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#goodgirlfail
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Oh wait I forgot! That's a "case of morals," when it doesn't involve your personal rivalry with another starlet.
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UGH UGH this is now ruined for me! Gol-darn it. Now I'll have to force my husband to re-enact it at home.
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you definitely do not need to read this book.