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more about #noir bowleserised: Those dames were nothing without their scripts. That's what's missing. more » DexterHaven: I think it is Elisabeth Bronfen who brilliantly calls the femme fatale a 'symptom of male anxiety about women', and most critics argue that she doesn'... more » katie.scarlett.o'hara: Can anybody think of a recent femme fatale? I honestly can't think of one from the last few years that isn't intentionally campy (Sin City) or a thro... more » YourScreenplaySucks: Linda Fiorentino as the you have to see her to believe her Bridget Gregory in The Last Seduction is probably the last true movie femme fatale in the... more » Hooplehead: What about Joan from Mad Men? more » disco2000: Before I clicked through to the article, I was thinking "What about Eve from WALL-E?" and they mentioned her! I think these types are more likely to s... more » water baby: I realized Hollywood was seriously fucked up the day I realized that a guy taking a role so he can serve primarily as eye candy for female viewers - s... more » Aysel: Can anyone recommend old-time movies in which the heroines remain awesome, smart and capable. I've recently started getting into Hepburn Tracy movies ... more » gobblegirl: If I'm having a bad day, I put on red lipstick and pretend my life is a noir pastiche. Works every time. more » JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: That reminds me..Double Indemnity is on again. Oh, that ankle bracelet.. more » Rare Affinity: But Hollywood only allowed femme fatales to be in films if they paid for their transgressions by the end of the final reel, either with their lives or... more » rosasparks: Since I've been babbling, non stop, about social constructs and gender constructs, for the past 2 days. Can I ask a question? How is a femme fatale an... more » Whiskey and Popcorn: My question- why does it always have to be one or the other?. I long for the day when female characters are allowed to be as complex as male ones. more » BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): I love you, Clara more » NefariousNewt: Rita Hayworth... *sigh* more » sportz.star: Sigh, it's true. There were far more badass women on screen in black and white. Of course, that was before the easy money of the quintessential "chi... more » water baby: I would have no problem with the demise of the femme fatale if she were replaced by richer, more well-rounded female characters. But noooooo, now we h... more » MyNameIsChris: So many Warhol/Factory/Lou Reed references recently. Great! more » katie.scarlett.o'hara: No longer celebrated? Um, do they know who Angelina Jolie is? more » -
#femmesfatales
Everybody Knows (She's A Femme Fatale)
Two British film fests are celebrating the femme fatale, from silent vamps to the double-crossing dames of 40's noir - rich female characters "no longer prized by Hollywood or the wider world." [Independent] -
#goldengirls
R.I.P. Ann Savage
Ann Savage, an actress who made her mark in more than 30 films of the 1940s and 50s, has died at the age of 87.
