I haven't seen it but it was written by Diablo Cody who won an Oscar for her delightfully smart and whimsical script for "Juno" and is the head writer for the remarkably nuanced "United States of Tara" on SHOWTIME (for which star Toni Collette recently won an Emmy). I will definitely check it out on DVD (but, unfortunately for Ms. Fox not before).
~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Amy Harlib" <ahar...@...> wrote: > > > ahar...@... > I saw Jennifer's Body and I loved both female leads and found the film very > entertaining for its genre. But then, I'm an older woman over 50. > Amy > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Megan Fox's Scary Box Office Problem > > > > From Entertainment Weekly, October 9, 2009: > > > > "Jennifer's Body" deadly $6.8 million debut is attributed to Megan Fox's > > "sexy-beast" persona proving off-putting to women, without whom a horror > > movie don't stand a chance. "The genre is driven by the female audience, > > and I don't know that girls relate to her," says the executive. "Megan > > leads with pure, raw sexuality, and for girls it's a turnoff." > > > > Fox's drawing power will be tested again with next summer's western "Jonah > > Hex," aimed at her core: young guys. > > > > "If I were cutting the "Hex" trailer," says a studio strategist, "I'd make > > sure she was in as much of it as possible - in compromising positions." > > > > I imagine it would do even better if she could be raped during the movie. > > > > ~(no)rave! > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > > > > Groups Links > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.420 / Virus Database: 270.14.3/2415 - Release Date: 10/05/09 > 06:19:00 >
