One of many great articles about Polley's path to Women Talking:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/11/21/sarah-polleys-journey-from-child-star-to-feminist-auteur
She may be the quietest revolutionary in the history of cinema.
Whom, and posterity.
Only as a spokesmodel for the above. :)
Tenderfoot, please.
They really should rename it the Tinsel 'n' Fluff Awards.
Hollywood adores itself, and that's a fact.
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I realized I hadn't weighed in more specifically with my reaction to the movie, so here goes.
Easily the best of the 10 pics nominated for the BPO, WT is a masterpiece. (Its not winning the Oscar is very much in keeping with the Academy getting it right about 5% of the time at best.)
The movie...
The title's actually a bit deceptive, but...
TRIGGER WARNING:
There IS some talking - by women! - in the movie.
:o
The good news is that it's actually an action flick, and coincidentally, a sequel to both Snakes on a Plane AND 12 Angry Men.
See, the dudebros are just trying to kill the...
Polley is a revolutionary filmmaker and one of the best directors on the planet; subtle but brilliant.
She grew up in the biz, and like the masterful Sofia Coppola, absorbed everything, including what NOT to do.
I wish she'd make more movies, but she's a painstaking master of her craft, and...