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Lili TaylorYou might be surprised by what Lili Taylor finds funnyIn the spring of 1988, I fell in love (or something) with Julia Roberts, and I wanted to become best friends with Lili Taylor. I was a freshman in college — just inching a toe or two out of the closet — and very happy to be attending a university where we got to see all sorts of cool, free stuff, such as screenings of Mystic Pizza months before its theatrical release.
Taylor's character was the most appealing of the three leads. Julia Roberts was pretty, but a mess. Annabeth Gish was smart, but having an affair with the married father of the kid she babysat. Ugh. But Lili Taylor was just a good friend to her friends while she struggled with commitment issues. How could anyone not think she was great? Since then, I've been loosely following her career as "queen of the independents." She's played a whole lot of lesbians (I Shot Andy Warhol, The Addiction, Pret-a-Porter, Julie Johnson) and told The Advocate in 1996, "I wouldn't be surprised if I ended up with a woman." She certainly looked comfortable with Courtney Love in Julie Johnson.
And now she's playing therapist with a wee bit of drama in her personal life on Lifetime's State of Mind. … continue reading Submitted on September 13, 2007 at 11:30 am Over 40 and fabulous: Who's ready to take up the torch?We've been hearing an awful lot about the elder stateswomen of Hollywood taking over the airwaves lately. From Glenn Close in Damages, Kyra Sedgwick in The Closer, Sally Field in Brothers & Sisters to Mary-Louise Parker in Weeds, Lili Taylor in State of Mind and Holly Hunter in Saving Grace, women of a certain age have been generating a whole lot of buzz. Even Whoopi Goldberg joining The View could be viewed as part of the "trend."
With all this positivity going on around about these lovely ladies, I'm led to wonder about the future. What I want to know is this: Are any of today's youngsters going to be ready to step up to the plate when these ladies take their final bows and gracefully exit the stage? Now, I know that's likely a long way off, but that doesn't make my curiosity any less. So I decided to don my Carnac the Magnificent-like turban and see if I could find any answers in my crystal ball. Forgive me if said crystal ball provides some somewhat strange replies. The power is on the fritz here due to some nasty thunderstorms last night, and I'm afraid my battery supply is being used elsewhere. (I meant in flashlights, people!) … continue reading Submitted on August 14, 2007 at 5:23 pm Five reasons to like "State of Mind"I cleaned up the DVR over the weekend, which means I finally got to watch the first two episodes of State of Mind, as well as the new episode that aired last night. So far I'm really liking the new Lifetime drama, which stars Lili Taylor as a therapist dealing with her own crises as well as her clients'. Here are my reasons to tune in. [Caution: Minor spoilers.]
5. Lili Taylor in a suit. Submitted on July 30, 2007 at 7:48 pm It's a golden age for women on cable TVLast night I returned from the Television Critics Assocation summer press tour in Los Angeles, where I spent five days On TNT's Saving Grace, Holly Hunter plays an Oklahoma City police detective who hits bottom when she almost kills someone by driving drunk, then begins getting advice from an unconventional angel named Earl (Leon Rippy).
When asked why we're experiencing such a golden age for female characters on cable, Hunter theorized: "I actually believe that it's probably because of cable. It probably really and truly is that cable has kind of changed the landscape, semi-permanently, at least, because it's a money maker, and it happens to be ... made for less money. And so risks can be greater because less cash is at risk. It's not in competition with network. So every single thing about it adds up to the people who were wanting to take some chances, are given the opportunity." … continue reading Submitted on July 17, 2007 at 8:32 pm Women of a certain deliciousness: Older stars on TVIn Sunday's New York Times, an article titled "In the Prime of Their Time" focused on older actresses on TV. Here are the (kind of silly) opening lines:
Let's all take a moment to roll our eyes at the "cougar" thing. OK, done? Anyway, the first name mentioned in the article is, of course, Kyra Sedgwick's — The Closer starts its third season today (TNT, 9/8c). But Sedgwick's character, Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson, is dating someone age-appropriate, so the rest of the article focuses on some saucier pairings. Too bad this photo of Holly Hunter and Laura San Giacomo doesn't actually depict a couple. They're just co-stars, in Saving Grace, which premieres July 18 on TNT. Hunter plays a cynical cop with a touched-by-an-angel-ish shot at redemption. Submitted on June 18, 2007 at 10:00 am Celebrity mug shots: the good, the bad and the crumpin'In this month's issue of Jane magazine, stars from the Sundance Film Festival (uh, wasn't that in January?) answered the question "What‘s your crime?" for a photo shoot. These true confessions came in the form of mug shots spelling out these so-called crimes. The spread yielded nary a felony (OK, Paul Rudd's answer raises an eyebrow ... ), but there were plenty of admissions of bad behavior and nasty habits.
My favorite: Mandy Moore pleading guilty to her crimes against our eardrums as the "Singer of 'Candy.'" (Click "read more" to see more celebrity infamy.) … continue reading Submitted on March 28, 2007 at 11:57 am |
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