Top 10 Bad Girls, Good Films
They’re rude, crude, desperate, sexy, and utterly captivating. This years cropping of Womens roles have pushed gender identity to new levels, challenging convention, and updating the world on the multiple lifestyles women lead in the 21st Century. Yes we said it. Art imitates and inspires life, so progressive future here we come. Here’s a list of some of stand outs from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
10. MY BEST DAY
Set in the self described Mayberry 2012, this suburban slice of Americana is about to have its panties bunched. Our heroine, Karen, is forced to work on Fourth of July when she receives a phone call from her long lost father that connects the lives of the film’s characters in an original way.
Megan questions the sustainability of her relationship with her lesbian lover. And a young man named Ray fends off adolescent obstacles to pursue his love interest, as all around hilarity and existential reckoning ensues. Cute.
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9. BLACK ROCK
Kate Bosworth and Lake Bell man the helm (pardon the phrase) in this intense thriller that sets woman against nature. Sarah invites her two old girlfriends, Abby and Lou, to a remote island off of Maine’s jagged coastline where they discover they have a much larger issue to tackle, beyond high school reconciliations and a cathartic cry fest.
BLACK ROCK will have you feeling vulnerable while keeping you in suspense. On this island, RomCom is a four-letter word.
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Author: Paul Ohan
8. COMPLIANCE
A middle-aged fast food restaurant manager is put in the awkward position of having to detain an already disgruntled employee who has just been accused of petty theft by the local police.
Based on true events, and with just the slightest hint of a low budget women’s prison fantasy, this film blurs the line between prudence and rash judgment.
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Author: Paul Ohan
7. ABOUT THE PINK SKY
Having already won the Japanese Eyes best picture award with his directorial debut, Keiichi Kobayashi serves up teen angst stripped of Japan’s usual immaculate and eccentric Technicolor and pizzazz, eschewing it for a stark and candid black and white malaise that is—dare we say—universal.
The cast of unknown female actors that find themselves in the predicament of producing propaganda for an ailing man is original and super odd. Arigato for the set up Keiichi, this one’s gonna stick in your head.
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Author: Paul Ohan
6. FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL
It’s the classic odd couple dynamic, with a twist. Frenemies end up roommates in the big city. On the brink of admitting they have nothing in common but disdain, Lauren and Kate discover the stars may have actually had a greater plan for them.
A bond is formed as the two set forth on a lucrative sex hot-line business together. This is an independent film, expect some classy shock humor.
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Author: Paul Ohan
5. CORPO CELESTE
Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival, and making her feature length debut, Alice Rohrwacher’s film revisits Italian cinema’s affinity for a religious discourse through an unflinching exploration of class, social structures and institution. Or in three words, Eve strikes back.
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Author: Paul Ohan
4. THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID
Who doesn’t love a good Anne Heche moment? Meet Bebe and Deedee, longtime bff’s who are at separate crossroads in their lives. They encounter a new element (a third woman) Clementine, who is kind of a wreck and engage in an urban set of situations that one can only experience in New York City.
There’s a kind of Odyssey quality to it all, but with more flashing “Don’t Walk” signs mixed in. And again, who doesn’t love a good Anne Heche moment?
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Author: Paul Ohan
3. ABOUT FACE: THE SUPER MODELS THEN AND NOW
Director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ rekindles the flames with some of our cultures favored beauties through the decades. Every muse featured in the documentary dishes (like good ol’ real dirt) on her experiences, the milestones she unwittingly set forth upon, and her philosophy on life and surviving in an industry obsessed with youth and the next big thing.
Fact not fiction, the sisters are doing it for themselves again. Kudos to the Eileen Ford cameo.
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Author: Paul Ohan
2. MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ THE ARTIST IS PRESENT
For most of us, the distinction between art and life is pretty clear. For Marina, there is no delineation, and this documentary can be considered another extension of her interpretive approach to examining social codes, patterns of behavior, terrible government politics, and the contemporary woman’s subjectivity.
Through her silent performances, Marina will force you to shed some of the most cathartic tears you will ever shed in your entire life. This is a good thing.
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Author: Paul Ohan
1. BACHELORETTE
Meet Regan, a potty mouth, acerbic, witty, callous, sexy, super fun, blonde dynamo with a penchant for brutal honesty and cocaine. She along with her childhood best friends (a ditz and a—to put it nicely—fast young lady) set off to celebrate their frenemy’s engagement.
Naturally, the cattier sides of everyone’s personalities, and a few ex-boyfriends (one of whom is played by James Marsden) come out in an endless night of high jinx. Thank god there is an infinite amount of illegal substances, wit, and raunch for everyone involved.
These women are anything but ladies, and it’s a little intense how naturally Kirsten revels in the role. Thankfully, in this world that’s a good thing.
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Author: Paul Ohan
