Heather
Be-Musing Momma
Reged: Feb 05 2006
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Loc: Seattle, WA
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Re: Favorite TV/Movie Sheroes?
Sat Jul 15 2006 12:02 PM
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Brooke (and Jeyoani), I just found some feminist analysis of the film that's more in line with what the two of you see in it, thought I'd toss it your way for your reading pleasure: http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2003/11/kill_bill.
Here's another (November 12th), but it does comment on the overt racism: http://www.bitchmagazine.com/blogtest/archives/2003_11.html
And here's a little more in line with where my head was at: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/26/1067103267287.html?from=storyrhs and http://flakmag.com/film/killbill2.html.
Interesting different perspectives. Thanks for sharing!
(And I have seen Jackie Brown, and like the original films its based on, just could not get past the racism.)
Adrienne! Kiki's Delivery Service! YES!
I'm out the door in a bit (to yes, the third OB/GYN visit in a year... ah, the joys of fluid-bonding), but per some film sheroes, I'd have to say Anya from Buffy (love Buffy too, but Anya has an extra dimension I appreciate), absolutely the women in Firefly, all of the women in Allison Anders' Mi Vida Loca (really, I love all the female characters she does in her films, period), Ripley in the Aliens films, Thelma & Louise, for sure, the girl in Whale Rider, Josey Aimes in North Country, Marge in Fargo, Norma Rae, the women in Katja Von Garnier's Bandits, Josephine Monaghan in The Ballad of Little Jo, Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking, Lianna in Lianna (a John Sayles film about a wwoman who realizes she's lesbian, one of the first made), Gertrudis in Like Water for Chocolate, the women in Tea and Mussolini, Tina Turner from the What's Love Got To Do With It biopic, Maude in Harold and Maude (favorite.movie.ever.)...
...and most of those are from female-directed or written films, for any in need. 
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