The actor: Kirsten Dunst The character: Mary Jane Watson The film: Spider-Man 2 The line: “Go get ’em, tiger.” John Romita, Sr. died a few days ago, and since then my timeline has, even now, paid tribute to one of the foundational voices in superhero comics. The panels I’ve seen most often of his are… Read More Top 100 American Movie Quotes of the 21st Century: #22
Dir. Lars von Trier. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland There’s a shot in Melancholia where I felt like waving at the screen and calling Justine (Dunst) companero, as if I were Peter Falk in Wings of Desire. I understood Justine entirely. It’s when she’s sitting on top of a stack of chairs in her wedding dress as… Read More Melancholia (2011)
You can read up on the basis for this series here, and also find links to other posts in the series. Movies I’ve reviewed on this site have a link in the title which you can follow to read my full review. 5) Marie Antoinette (2006), directed by Sofia Coppola – featuring Kirsten Dunst as… Read More 100 Exceptional American Movies in 10 Genres: Biopics, 5-1
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