The focus of this blog is “women I admire”, with all the subjectivity and oversights that such a theme might suggest. My intention is not to compile a comprehensive encyclopaedia of artists, or provide painstakingly researched reviews of their work… I’d rather just rave about the films, TV shows and albums that I enjoy, and try not to rant too much about the ones that I didn’t. In theory, this helps me to expand my knowledge of a field I’m trying to break into, while also helping me to identify the type of stories and jokes I want to be telling… and perhaps even find fresh inspiration for characters in the performances of overlooked and underrated actresses.
In my off-line life, I am an aspiring screenwriter, armchair socialist, and “male feminist” (for whatever that’s worth), with a stack of awesome scripts just waiting to be produced. My ten year plan looks like this:
- Phase 1: Write genre comedies with strong female leads.
- Phase 2: ???
- Phase 3: World peace and harmony.
Oh, and Thalia was the Greek muse of Comedy, in case anyone was wondering.
Just letting you know I enjoy your blog. Although the first thing I thought of was Thalia Meninnger from “Dobie Gillis”.
Bless you. I had to look “Dobie Gillis” up on Wikipedia, and now feel ashamed of myself for not knowing the name of the sitcom that featured “American television’s first beatnik”! Maynard G. Krebs is my new idol. :)
Hi,
I’m so glad I stumbled upon your blog. It’s like a candystore. I googled “Louise Bourgoin, feisty & feminism” and it led me here. These women featured throughout your blog are my idols too. Though I guess L.B. is not quite the epitome of the strong female role model that I have in mind, but Im going to watch her films tonight anyway. I badly miss some French talk.
PS. my native tongue isnot English, as you might see.
Thank you! Glad you liked my blog. :)