Favorite Jodie Foster Film?

[BlackWidow]

Thoughts??? :wavey:

I am looking forward to her new movie "Brave One"

[Richard B]

Taxi Driver!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Her recent stuff, especially Panic Room and Flight Plan are laughable. Just garbage.

On Edit, I actually really enjoyed her in The Hotel New Hampshire.

[amber]

This is too hard. I'll try, though. I, too, want to see her new one. But first, I want to see her old new one, with Denzel? Where she was all sly? forgot the name of.
She's so great. I thought her performance in Stealing Home was most poignant, but I couldn't overall say it is my favorite movie. I mean, for god's sake, Mark Harmon is in it. I love LGWLDTL and Foxes as movies, but I'm not sure they're her best performances. See, this is hard. *sigh*. It's a very important issue, though, so I better give it a lot of thought. :p
Has she ever shown as much pure range and fire as in The Accused? I don't really think so.

[BlackWidow]

This is too hard. I'll try, though. I, too, want to see her new one. But first, I want to see her old new one, with Denzel? Where she was all sly? forgot the name of.
She's so great.

Damn..I forgot it too....:laugh:

[BlackWidow]

Taxi Driver!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Her recent stuff, especially Panic Room and Flight Plan are laughable. Just garbage.

On Edit, I actually really enjoyed her in The Hotel New Hampshire.

Holy ****..How did I forget Taxi Driver!!!! :eek:

[BlackWidow]

This is too hard. I'll try, though. I, too, want to see her new one. But first, I want to see her old new one, with Denzel? Where she was all sly? forgot the name of.
She's so great. I thought her performance in Stealing Home was most poignant, but I couldn't overall say it is my favorite movie. I mean, for god's sake, Mark Harmon is in it. I love LGWLDTL and Foxes as movies, but I'm not sure they're her best performances. See, this is hard. *sigh*. It's a very important issue, though, so I better give it a lot of thought. :p
Has she ever shown as much pure range and fire as in The Accused? I don't really think so.

I love that you know "Stealing Home!!!"
I think her new movie is all kick ass - revenge thing. The previews looked good. I love seeing her in action movies!!

[Richard B]

Holy ****..How did I forget Taxi Driver!!!! :eek:

I know! I thought the same thing as it is my fav thing she ever did. I also have a sweet spot for 'Little Man Tate.'

[amber]

I know! I thought the same thing as it is my fav thing she ever did. I also have a sweet spot for 'Little Man Tate.'

Ah, I love that one too, I forgot. She was good in TD, but I don't really like that movie overall, so I couldn't possibly have voted for it. hee.

[BlackWidow]

I know! I thought the same thing as it is my fav thing she ever did. I also have a sweet spot for 'Little Man Tate.'

me too.

I actually have met Jodie. I waited on her a bunch of times. She is very cool..very smart. I met her after she shot Silence Of The Lambs. We talked about theatre, Marsha Norman (the playwright)...she did her play Getting Out in Yale. I was in a play at the time..and she would always ask me how it was all going.We talked about her home in France. Very sweet..LOVED HER!!!

[JazmenFlowers]

I chose The Accused, but I would have chosen Silence of the Lambs and then Stealing Home.

love Jodie. love.Jodi.

[carrie721]

I chose The Accused, but I would have chosen Silence of the Lambs and then Stealing Home.

love Jodie. love.Jodi.

me too. i can't choose between the accused, silence of the lambs, and taxi driver. i love her, but her last couple of movies have been pretty bad, and the new one looks similar. i hope it's not as silly as the trailer looks.

[BlackWidow]

I chose The Accused, but I would have chosen Silence of the Lambs and then Stealing Home.

love Jodie. love.Jodi.

also my top 3...:nod:

[rbs3676]

I actually have met Jodie. I waited on her a bunch of times. She is very cool..very smart. I met her after she shot Silence Of The Lambs. We talked about theatre, Marsha Norman (the playwright)...she did her play Getting Out in Yale. I was in a play at the time..and she would always ask me how it was all going.We talked about her home in France. Very sweet..LOVED HER!!!

SASS!!

I love Ms Foster. My fav from your list is THE ACCUSED, but I also lover her THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE (remember that Interview she did with Rob Lowe in Andy Warhol's Interview? So cute...) and FOXES was great. As a kid I adored her in FREAKY FRIDAY. And what can you say about TAXI DRIVER? She was stunning.

I think she's one of the most talented actors of our time.

Cant wait for the new one!

rbs

[BlackWidow]

SASS!!

I love Ms Foster. My fav from your list is THE ACCUSED, but I also lover her THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE (remember that Interview she did with Rob Lowe in Andy Warhol's Interview? So cute...) and FOXES was great. As a kid I adored her in FREAKY FRIDAY. And what can you say about TAXI DRIVER? She was stunning.

I think she's one of the most talented actors of our time.

Cant wait for the new one!

rbs

I never saw Hotel New Hampshire *ducks*

I have met all 4 Foxes....:nod:

[irishgrl]

didnt she do a movie where she didnt speak but communicated with hand motions and whatnot? I thought I remembered one like that..

[carrie721]

didnt she do a movie where she didnt speak but communicated with hand motions and whatnot? I thought I remembered one like that..

nell. based on a true story.

[rbs3676]

didnt she do a movie where she didnt speak but communicated with hand motions and whatnot? I thought I remembered one like that..

"Chicky nicky naw naw" :eek::laugh::wavey:

The movie was NELL.
Liam Neeson and Jodi Foster in the woods.

rbs

[rbs3676]

nell. based on a true story.

Ooops. Sorry, Carrie. Didn't mean to be an echo...

rbs

[Sarah]

nell. based on a true story.

she acted the hell out of that role. her acting was way better than the movie itself, imo.

i knew it was spun out of the play "idioglossia", but i didn't know that it was actually based on a true story. i can see that it would be, it just never occurred to me.

[carrie721]

she acted the hell out of that role. her acting was way better than the movie itself, imo.

i knew it was spun out of the play "idioglossia", but i didn't know that it was actually based on a true story. i can see that it would be, it just never occurred to me.

yeah, check this **** out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie_(feral_child)

very sad story. and further evidence that there is an age after which kids can't learn language ... sad :distress:

[Richard B]

me too.

I actually have met Jodie. I waited on her a bunch of times. She is very cool..very smart. I met her after she shot Silence Of The Lambs. We talked about theatre, Marsha Norman (the playwright)...she did her play Getting Out in Yale. I was in a play at the time..and she would always ask me how it was all going.We talked about her home in France. Very sweet..LOVED HER!!!

That's so cool. I love meeting people that I admire greatly.

I should add (not on your list), but Contact. I struggle with the film as a whole, but Foster really was amazing in this. Strange how the movies I love her in are not on your list. But there is no doubt she has an incredible and long résumé.

[JazmenFlowers]

^^^
Contact was awesome.

me too. i can't choose between the accused, silence of the lambs, and taxi driver. i love her, but her last couple of movies have been pretty bad, and the new one looks similar. i hope it's not as silly as the trailer looks.
yeah. I didn't mind Panic Room, but Flight Plan was almost unbearable. good thing I watched a bootleg.

[carrie721]

^^^
Contact was awesome.


yeah. I didn't mind Panic Room, but Flight Plan was almost unbearable. good thing I watched a bootleg.

i shelled out $8 for it. :laugh: and i preferred it to panic room, actually ... i just hated how stupid her character was in that movie.

[Richard B]

but Flight Plan was almost unbearable. good thing I watched a bootleg.

Totally. I was embarrassed for her. I wonder if it was a studio contractual obligation or did it just sound good on paper?

Then again, I'm not big on these action/drama films as a whole as I find them appealing to the lowest common denominator. But there are exceptions. Flightplan is not one of them.

[JazmenFlowers]

i shelled out $8 for it. :laugh: and i preferred it to panic room, actually ... i just hated how stupid her character was in that movie.
really? that didn't really bother me. I was probably too busy staring at Jared Leto, trying to make Dwight Yoakam out of the that mess of mangled face...and trying to figure out exactly where Forest Whitaker was looking.

[carrie721]

really? that didn't really bother me. I was probably too busy staring at Jared Leto, trying to make Dwight Yoakam out of the that mess of mangled face...and trying to figure out exactly where Forest Whitaker was looking.

LOL.

i just hated when the cops came to the door, and she sent them away without hesitation. that's when i jumped ship and stopped caring what happened. so ridic.

[Brad]

No Little Man Tate? I have a strange liking for that film. But, it's actually my #2 pick, as Silence of the Lambs happens to be my favorite movie of all time. So I went with that.

Brad

[irishgrl]

nell. based on a true story.
yeah it was pretty touching....

[BlackWidow]

Yep..I missed Nell, Little Man Tate & Contact....CRAP!
I threw in a couple of oldies cuz....it was funny and I thought someone might be nostalgic.

[LiamMcConville]

Yep..I missed Nell, Little Man Tate & Contact....CRAP!
I threw in a couple of oldies cuz....it was funny and I thought someone might be nostalgic.

I really think Contact is a great movie. It may have been kind of far fetched, but I thought it was interesting from a philosophical standpoint. That and Silent of the Lambs are my favorite JF films.

[[email protected]]

Thoughts??? :wavey:

I am looking forward to her new movie "Brave One"

That one comes out on my Birthday, on the 14th, I think I am going to "treat myself" and go see it, looks WAY COOL!

Barbara

[danax6]

I voted Silence of the Lambs, but The Accused and Taxi Driver are right up there. I love me some Jodie also.

[Livia]

I voted for Silence of the Lambs. Not only was her performance fantastic, but it's one of my favorite all-time movies. I love The Accused, Contact (Matthew's hot in it), Little Man Tate and Taxi Driver as well. I don't like her so much in the romance films. Suspense and drama are perfect for her.

Nell: Like a taaaaay in da wiiiiiiiiiind.

[michelle2677]

eh. I picked silence of the lambs only because it's the only one I could stand.


I despise jodie foster.

[JazmenFlowers]

eh. I picked silence of the lambs only because it's the only one I could stand.


I despise jodie foster.
I will refer you to Paula's sig pic and quote. :lol:

[michelle2677]

I will refer you to Paula's sig pic and quote. :lol:

lol :sorry: maybe it will inspire a new album :lol:

[danax6]

eh. I picked silence of the lambs only because it's the only one I could stand.


I despise jodie foster.We all knew already that Kentuckians don't have any taste. :rolleyes:

[michelle2677]

We all knew already that Kentuckians don't have any taste. :rolleyes:

of course everyone knew. I'm friends with you, right?



:cool:

[danax6]

of course everyone knew. I'm friends with you, right?



:cool:Belgians don't have any taste either. :shrug:

[michelle2677]

Belgians don't have any taste either. :shrug:

don't you ever compare me to belgians again :mad: I'll never be THAT bad off...

[danax6]

don't you ever compare me to belgians again :mad: I'll never be THAT bad off...I was just saying that equals attract. :cool:

[chiliD]

I can't recall a Jodie Foster movie I DIDN'T like...I pretty much like 'em all.

I'm looking forward to the new one, as well.

[BlackWidow]

eh. I picked silence of the lambs only because it's the only one I could stand.


I despise jodie foster.

Just curious why??

I also forgot about Maverick w/ Mel Gibson.

[michelle2677]

Just curious why??

I also forgot about Maverick w/ Mel Gibson.

idk....I always tend to think she overacts, if that makes sense. she's always just been "blah" to me.

same with renee zellweger :sorry:

[danax6]

same with renee zellweger :sorry:OMG. Bridget Jones' Diary is my bible. :eek::laugh:

[michelle2677]

OMG. Bridget Jones' Diary is my bible. :eek::laugh:

stfu!


LOL actually that and cold mountain are the only 2 by her I actaully liked.
maybe chicago too.

[carrie721]

OMG. Bridget Jones' Diary is my bible. :eek::laugh:

right??? :laugh: :laugh:

and i've seriously never heard of anyone who hates jodie foster! what's the woorrrrrrld coming tooooooo? :D

[michelle2677]

and i've never heard of people peeing in cups on the side of the road.


WTWCT indeed :mad:


:lol:

[carrie721]

and i've never heard of people peeing in cups on the side of the road.


WTWCT indeed :mad:


:lol:

this one had an indiana license plate :mad:

i think he was going to visit cammie :mad:

[danax6]

right??? :laugh: :laugh:

and i've seriously never heard of anyone who hates jodie foster! what's the woorrrrrrld coming tooooooo? :DI know. Baby Jesus is definitely crying now. :distress:

[carrie721]

I know. Baby Jesus is definitely crying now. :distress:

i tried to console him with a hug but he puked down my back. :mad:

[shackin'up]

Hotel New Hampshire

[danax6]

Hotel New HampshireYou only say that because of the girl on girl love scene. :thumbsup:

[shackin'up]

No. It's because the film is fQcking good. And she's Yummy. And she has a great role in it. I've loved her for years since that movie.

I have problems watching her since she lost the weight that I liked so much. She's been so skinny later on in her career that she can creep me out.

great actress though. Great director too.

[carrie721]

You only say that because of the girl on girl love scene. :thumbsup:

saywha? :angel:

[danax6]

saywha? :angel:Hm hm, Jodie Foster and Nastassja Kinski. I know that's the only reason my dad bought this movie, him being a fan of both. ;)

[BlackWidow]

Hm hm, Jodie Foster and Nastassja Kinski. I know that's the only reason my dad bought this movie, him being a fan of both. ;)

..and whatever happened to Kinski??

[danax6]

..and whatever happened to Kinski??She's my new stepmom.

[BlackWidow]

She's my new stepmom.

nice.....nice.:lol:

[rbs3676]

great actress though. Great director too.

No ****!
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS is a classic. She rocks as a director!

She has a solid rep in Hollywood, too. She's so well respected. I dig that.

I have a friend, David Derrick, who looks so much like her - especially when he was in his young 20's - that we used to call him the male Jodie Foster.
Livia -- wouldn't you agree?? :D

rbs

[BlackWidow]

No ****!
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS is a classic. She rocks as a director!

She has a solid rep in Hollywood, too. She's so well respected. I dig that.

I have a friend, David Derrick, who looks so much like her - especially when he was in his young 20's - that we used to call him the male Jodie Foster.
Livia -- wouldn't you agree?? :D

rbs

You grew up with Livia??

[SuzeQuze]

..and whatever happened to Kinski??

One Night Stand (1997) with her and Wesley Snipes is hot.

I agree she acted well in Nell despite the film's weaknesses. I haven't seen all the films noted. I did see half of Hotel NH once and forgot I wanted to see the whole thing sometime. Love Rob Lowe. The romance stuff doesn't play well with her because she has no chemistry with men (oddly ;). This was very apparent in Contact but I liked nearly everything else about that movie. So I'd have to say, as far as her acting, my faves are The Accused and SOTL. She was disturbingly good in both.

[irishgrl]

One Night Stand (1997) with her and Wesley Snipes is hot.

I agree she acted well in Nell despite the film's weaknesses. I haven't seen all the films noted. I did see half of Hotel NH once and forgot I wanted to see the whole thing sometime. Love Rob Lowe. The romance stuff doesn't play well with her because she has no chemistry with men (oddly ;). This was very apparent in Contact but I liked nearly everything else about that movie. So I'd have to say, as far as her acting, my faves are The Accused and SOTL. She was disturbingly good in both.
Ive enjoyed Jodie in everything Ive ever seen her in. Its hard to pick a favorite.

[BlackWidow]

Ive enjoyed Jodie in everything Ive ever seen her in. Its hard to pick a favorite.

I agree sister honey!

[irishgrl]

I agree sister honey!
you are privately being spanked as I write this, but because I know you are enjoying it...I am downplaying its importance.

in other news: baskets are the new recycle medium.

[BlackWidow]

you are privately being spanked as I write this, but because I know you are enjoying it...I am downplaying its importance.

in other news: baskets are the new recycle medium.

I wanna get spanked tonite..by Nick from BB8!!! :nod::nod::nod:

[David]

My favorite Foster movie is Taxi Driver, but I also like others not on the list, Contact, Shadows & Fog & Bad News Bears.

[BlackWidow]

My favorite Foster movie is Taxi Driver, but I also like others not on the list, Contact, Shadows & Fog & Bad News Bears.

Bad News Bears TV Show??

Tatum did the movie....

[David]

Bad News Bears TV Show??

Tatum did the movie....Ah. Wrong child star.
Let's say The Blue Bird.

[BlackWidow]

Ah. Wrong child star.
Let's say The Blue Bird.

I missed that one I guess....:shrug:

[irishgrl]

I wanna get spanked tonite..by Nick from BB8!!! :nod::nod::nod:
oh I am SO snubbed! I almost hate you now!

[David]

I missed that one I guess....:shrug:
Adapted -- in 3-strip Technicolor -- from Maeterlinck's symbolist play, one of my favorite works of lit'r-CHURE. :thumbsup:

[irishgrl]

was it dubbed? :shrug:

[rbs3676]

You grew up with Livia??

Not as kids, but we've known each other since college. :xoxo:

I will try to find a great pic of David (the male Jodie Foster) - he's GORGEOUS!

rbs

[bretonbanquet]

Jodie Foster blows :shrug: sorry :p

[carrie721]

Jodie Foster blows :shrug: sorry :p

OMG i know where you live :mad:

[Rickypt]

Little Girl....etc.

[bretonbanquet]

OMG i know where you live :mad:

:laugh: That's true actually.. :shocked:

Little Girl....etc.

Actually I voted for that film :D it's the only decent thing she's done :nod:

[Rickypt]

^^she's totally overrated, although I do like her earlier ones like Taxi Driver, Little Girl, etc. I haven't read through the thread, but wondering why the stunning NELL wasn't listed in the poll? :lol:

[carrie721]

:laugh: That's true actually.. :shocked:

it is :laugh: so be nice about my favorite dykes or you're never getting crackers again :mad: :laugh:

[bretonbanquet]

^^ Or "Contact".. a particular fav of mine.. :rolleyes:

[carrie721]

^^ Or "Contact".. a particular fav of mine.. :rolleyes:

bretonbitchface!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol:

[bretonbanquet]

it is :laugh: so be nice about my favorite dykes or you're never getting crackers again :mad: :laugh:

Ooohhh well.. I can change my tune surprisingly quickly :laugh: I'm pretty flexible :D

[bretonbanquet]

bretonbitchface!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol:

:( you don't really mean that :distress:

[carrie721]

:( you don't really mean that :distress:

nooooooooooooo i doooooooont ... bretonbastard, though? completely sincere. :D

[bretonbanquet]

nooooooooooooo i doooooooont ... bretonbastard, though? completely sincere. :D

:distress: It may be sincere, but it's inaccurate, I tell you :(

[carrie721]

:distress: It may be sincere, but it's inaccurate, I tell you :(

i'm gonna have to ask to see his papers :D

[bretonbanquet]

i'm gonna have to ask to see his papers :D

He has papers! They're green :) He has a passport too :p

Maybe Jodie Foster could make a film about him.. it'd be the best thing she's ever done by an effing mile :D

[carrie721]

He has papers! They're green :) He has a passport too :p

Maybe Jodie Foster could make a film about him.. it'd be the best thing she's ever done by an effing mile :D

:distress::distress::distress:

[bretonbanquet]

:distress::distress::distress:

:blob1::blob2::blob1:

[Livia]

Here's a pic I took of David just this last SXSW, fronting his band, Hellapeno. But I know what Bruce intended, a "young" David. Yes, the male Jodie Foster. He's still hot, but back in the day...whatEVER! He was drop dead gorgeous.

[BlackWidow]

Here's a pic I took of David just this last SXSW, fronting his band, Hellapeno. But I know what Bruce intended, a "young" David. Yes, the male Jodie Foster. He's still hot, but back in the day...whatEVER! He was drop dead gorgeous.

yes. I can picture him up on the pinball machine. :laugh:

[rbs3676]

yes. I can picture him up on the pinball machine. :laugh:

You have NO idea!
I was working at a college radio station back in the late 80's and some of the girls were talking about this hot guy who also sang in a band. They said he was tall, had long blond hair, gorgeous blue eyes, a killer body, the most gorgeous smile, on and on, right? I said,"There is no such man in this town" and my friend Ronni said, "OMG - there he is!" and sure as ****, he was walking outside the radio station. So, I bolted out the door and screamed at him, "Hey! Are you in a band?". LOL And he walked right up to me and said, "yeah, I am" and I told him that I would love to hear his band and maybe put them on my radio show. And the rest, as they say, was history.
He was (and still is) absolutely gorgeous. His band, Pariah, were awesome and I became very good friends with the entire band over the years. We had a lot of fun. David has a new band, Hellapeno, who I saw in Austin a couple months back. Livia took some awesome pics of them not too long ago.

I've attached an old Pariah publicity pic. David is in the middle, looking JUST like Jodie Foster.

rbs

[BlackWidow]

You have NO idea!
I was working at a college radio station back in the late 80's and some of the girls were talking about this hot guy who also sang in a band. They said he was tall, had long blond hair, gorgeous blue eyes, a killer body, the most gorgeous smile, on and on, right? I said,"There is no such man in this town" and my friend Ronni said, "OMG - there he is!" and sure as ****, he was walking outside the radio station. So, I bolted out the door and screamed at him, "Hey! Are you in a band?". LOL And he walked right up to me and said, "yeah, I am" and I told him that I would love to hear his band and maybe put them on my radio show. And the rest, as they say, was history.
He was (and still is) absolutely gorgeous. His band, Pariah, were awesome and I became very good friends with the entire band over the years. We had a lot of fun. David has a new band, Hellapeno, who I saw in Austin a couple months back. Livia took some awesome pics of them not too long ago.

I've attached an old Pariah publicity pic. David is in the middle, looking JUST like Jodie Foster.

rbs

That is so cool. Tell me about Livia..?? Hellapeno is a great band name!!!
Does Bobby ever need a place to stay in L.A. ??:lol:

[GODDESS6]

it's a 4 way tie for me, i love watching jodie films~
Freaky Friday
Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane
Silence Of The Lambs
Foxes...i just recently got this on dvd, i love it~

[BlackWidow]

it's a 4 way tie for me, i love watching jodie films~
Freaky Friday
Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane
Silence Of The Lambs
Foxes...i just recently got this on dvd, i love it~

I loved Foxes too...:xoxo:

[BombaySapphire3]

I need to start coming around here more often I can't believe I missed this thread since I'm probably the most fanatic Jodie fan on here ..my fervor for her is the equal of any I had for La Nicks..I chose The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane because IMHO that was the first real Jodie Foster film where her persona that she has to this day first appeared and her performance in it is equal to any that have come since..And Ryan I can't agree that she is overrated ..She is not as versatile as Streep or Mirren but in certain roles as a lonely person overcoming adversity and becoming empowered she is without peer..she also has a mesmerizing star quaility that can make even questionable films like Flightplan watchable.She is probably the only living actress that in her best roles I can actually bond so much with her character that I attach to her and see the film through her eyes .I adore this woman and always will and I will be the first in line to see The Brave One when it opens on September the 14th.

[BlackWidow]

I need to start coming around here more often I can't believe I missed this thread since I'm probably the most fanatic Jodie fan on here ..my fervor for her is the equal of any I had for La Nicks..I chose The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane because IMHO that was the first real Jodie Foster film where her persona that she has to this day first appeared and her performance in it is equal to any that have come since..And Ryan I can't agree that she is overrated ..She is not as versatile as Streep or Mirren but in certain roles as a lonely person overcoming adversity and becoming empowered she is without peer..she also has a mesmerizing star quaility that can make even questionable films like Flightplan watchable.She is probably the only living actress that in her best roles I can actually bond so much with her character that I attach to her and see the film through her eyes .I adore this woman and always will and I will be the first in line to see The Brave One when it opens on September the 14th.

We all love Jodie...except for one miserable loser...

[amber]

I need to start coming around here more often I can't believe I missed this thread since I'm probably the most fanatic Jodie fan on here ..my fervor for her is the equal of any I had for La Nicks..I chose The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane because IMHO that was the first real Jodie Foster film where her persona that she has to this day first appeared and her performance in it is equal to any that have come since..And Ryan I can't agree that she is overrated ..She is not as versatile as Streep or Mirren but in certain roles as a lonely person overcoming adversity and becoming empowered she is without peer..she also has a mesmerizing star quaility that can make even questionable films like Flightplan watchable.She is probably the only living actress that in her best roles I can actually bond so much with her character that I attach to her and see the film through her eyes .I adore this woman and always will and I will be the first in line to see The Brave One when it opens on September the 14th.

My god, what a wonderful post. It's perfect, but I'd like to add - Streep or Mirren couldn't do what Jodie does. I, too, think she is mesmerizing. The sheer intelligence and charisma in her eyes. :shrug: And though those other actresses are great at "losing themselves" in roles, Jodie succeeds in making the roles she does come alive not just in accuracy, but in sheer force of personality and depth. There is just always something extra and compelling there. I can't remember all of where, but I've read it before - I think at the time having to do with Bette Davis - the quality some people have where you can't look away from the screen, and are mesmerized. Though there be "better" or more realistic actors.
Quite simply, as Sheryl said about Stevie in her BTM - "She has the entire star package."

Oh, and I sooo wanted to pick LGWLDTL - but I've only seen it once, and fear part of the draw was...Martin Sheen...I kinda wanted to pick Foxes, too, because it amazed me when I first saw it - but I was on acid - but I don't think only Jodie amazed me about that movie, it was the whole movie itself - so I didn't pick those. but I do remember being astonished at her performance in LGWLDTL. She was a great actress, light years ahead of her age, even when she was small. That speaks to me of the intrinsic genius that really good actors have. Some people are born just knowing and understanding emotions, and being able to reflect them back, and she is one of those people.

Anyway, I think The Accused was her most raw performance - she really stepped outside, in a way, of her hard to cover up superbrain in that one. She was vulnerable, she was trashy, she was sexy, and wanton, she was fabulous, she was weak and strong, and weakly strong - and if I think about it, I think the character she played in that one was the farthest thing from how she is in real life. I'm sure she's vulnerable at times and whatnot, but not like this character. And actually, I suspect and have heard, that she runs her life well and efficiently, is very smart and in control, a cool person, etc. So, while I love Silence of the Lambs, I have to conclude that The Accused was much more of a stretch for her. The most stretched I've ever seen her, really.

[BlackWidow]

My god, what a wonderful post. It's perfect, but I'd like to add - Streep or Mirren couldn't do what Jodie does. I, too, think she is mesmerizing. The sheer intelligence and charisma in her eyes. :shrug: And though those other actresses are great at "losing themselves" in roles, Jodie succeeds in making the roles she does come alive not just in accuracy, but in sheer force of personality and depth. There is just always something extra and compelling there. I can't remember all of where, but I've read it before - I think at the time having to do with Bette Davis - the quality some people have where you can't look away from the screen, and are mesmerized. Though there be "better" or more realistic actors.
Quite simply, as Sheryl said about Stevie in her BTM - "She has the entire star package."

Oh, and I sooo wanted to pick LGWLDTL - but I've only seen it once, and fear part of the draw was...Martin Sheen...but I do remember being astonished at her performance. She was a great actress, light years ahead of her age, even when she was small. That speaks to me of the intrinsic genius that really good actors have. Some people are born just knowing and understanding emotions, and being able to reflect them back, and she was one of those people.

^^^^^ sheer brilliance from Amber!:wavey:

[BombaySapphire3]

I can't remember all of where, but I've read it before - I think at the time having to do with Bette Davis - the quality some people have where you can't look away from the screen, and are mesmerized.
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I think I can remember where you read that ..it is from a post I wrote about Jodie on a Flightplan thread on here 2 years ago..:lol:

[BlackWidow]

The Brave One review Hollywood Reporter

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Take "Death Wish" and retrofit it with a post-Sept. 11 sensitivity and you've got the essence of "The Brave One," a vigilante drama boasting a powerful Jodie Foster performance and carefully weighted direction by Neil Jordan.

Those considerable attributes go a long way in compensating for problematic plot mechanics that ultimately trip up the good intentions, especially in its portrayal of a New York that looks and behaves more like Charles Bronson's old stomping grounds than its modern-day incarnation.

While Mayor Bloomberg will unlikely be amused, the Joel Silver production, which is being screened as a special presentation at next month's Toronto International Film Festival, still should pack considerable appeal for fall moviegoers who prefer their hard-hitting vengeance served with a hefty side of introspection.

Foster turns in a compelling, emotionally raw performance as Erica Bain, the host of an NPR-type radio show titled "Street Walk," in which she shares the recorded sounds and her live thoughts surrounding life in the Big Apple.
One early evening, Erica and her fiance, David (Naveen Andrews), are walking their dog in the park when they're savagely attacked by a group of punks. David's wounds prove fatal, and though Erica ultimately recovers after a prolonged stay in the hospital, she's left emotionally devastated.

Paralyzed by grief and fear, she obtains a gun, ostensibly for protection, but -- and here's where things start getting harder to swallow -- Erica unwittingly stumbles across additional random acts of violence and becomes a pretty decent shot in the process.

By the time she tracks down her fiance's assailants, Erica has become a full-fledged avenging angel.

In the interim, she also has found a sympathetic ear in NYPD detective Sean Mercer (an effectively pensive Terrence Howard), a by-the-book type grappling with his own moral dilemmas whose investigations might be pointing him in Erica's direction sooner than he's willing to act.

Watching "Brave One," it's hard not to think about "Taxi Driver," and if, somehow, Foster's child prostitute could have picked up 30 years later where Travis Bickle left off.

But where the Martin Scorsese film had that complex Paul Schrader script, Jordan's picture has to make do with a more conventional genre piece written by the father-and-son team of Roderick Taylor and Bruce A. Taylor, and Cynthia Mort, who was brought in to provide a more convincing female voice.

As with some of his best films, such as "The Crying Game" and "Mona Lisa," Jordan is less concerned about genre technicalities than he is with the moral choices those situations bring out in the lead characters.

In that regard, "Brave One" keeps things intriguing, with Foster's haunted, fiercely committed performance certain to garner awards attention.

Howard, meanwhile, makes for a thoughtful opponent in this curiously low-key game of cat and mouse, while Mary Steenburgen provides the right balance of authority and concern as Foster's radio show producer.

Behind the scenes, cinematographer Philippe Rousselot, a frequent Jordan collaborator, visually shrouds Manhattan in a foreboding dread, especially during those earlier, unsettlingly lit sequences leading up to that first vicious attack; and composer Dario Marianelli provides the discordant themes that fittingly reflect Foster's ever-darkening psyche.

THE BRAVE ONE
Warner Bros. Pictures

[BombaySapphire3]

The Brave One review Hollywood Reporter

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Take "Death Wish" and retrofit it with a post-Sept. 11 sensitivity and you've got the essence of "The Brave One," a vigilante drama boasting a powerful Jodie Foster performance and carefully weighted direction by Neil Jordan.

Those considerable attributes go a long way in compensating for problematic plot mechanics that ultimately trip up the good intentions, especially in its portrayal of a New York that looks and behaves more like Charles Bronson's old stomping grounds than its modern-day incarnation.

While Mayor Bloomberg will unlikely be amused, the Joel Silver production, which is being screened as a special presentation at next month's Toronto International Film Festival, still should pack considerable appeal for fall moviegoers who prefer their hard-hitting vengeance served with a hefty side of introspection.

Foster turns in a compelling, emotionally raw performance as Erica Bain, the host of an NPR-type radio show titled "Street Walk," in which she shares the recorded sounds and her live thoughts surrounding life in the Big Apple.
One early evening, Erica and her fiance, David (Naveen Andrews), are walking their dog in the park when they're savagely attacked by a group of punks. David's wounds prove fatal, and though Erica ultimately recovers after a prolonged stay in the hospital, she's left emotionally devastated.

Paralyzed by grief and fear, she obtains a gun, ostensibly for protection, but -- and here's where things start getting harder to swallow -- Erica unwittingly stumbles across additional random acts of violence and becomes a pretty decent shot in the process.

By the time she tracks down her fiance's assailants, Erica has become a full-fledged avenging angel.

In the interim, she also has found a sympathetic ear in NYPD detective Sean Mercer (an effectively pensive Terrence Howard), a by-the-book type grappling with his own moral dilemmas whose investigations might be pointing him in Erica's direction sooner than he's willing to act.

Watching "Brave One," it's hard not to think about "Taxi Driver," and if, somehow, Foster's child prostitute could have picked up 30 years later where Travis Bickle left off.

But where the Martin Scorsese film had that complex Paul Schrader script, Jordan's picture has to make do with a more conventional genre piece written by the father-and-son team of Roderick Taylor and Bruce A. Taylor, and Cynthia Mort, who was brought in to provide a more convincing female voice.

As with some of his best films, such as "The Crying Game" and "Mona Lisa," Jordan is less concerned about genre technicalities than he is with the moral choices those situations bring out in the lead characters.

In that regard, "Brave One" keeps things intriguing, with Foster's haunted, fiercely committed performance certain to garner awards attention.

Howard, meanwhile, makes for a thoughtful opponent in this curiously low-key game of cat and mouse, while Mary Steenburgen provides the right balance of authority and concern as Foster's radio show producer.

Behind the scenes, cinematographer Philippe Rousselot, a frequent Jordan collaborator, visually shrouds Manhattan in a foreboding dread, especially during those earlier, unsettlingly lit sequences leading up to that first vicious attack; and composer Dario Marianelli provides the discordant themes that fittingly reflect Foster's ever-darkening psyche.

THE BRAVE ONE
Warner Bros. Pictures
I just posted this on a new thread to save bandwidth I'll delete it ..I will say from the other reviews I have seen on the Jodie forums this may be her best performance in quite a few years.

[amber]

I think I can remember where you read that ..it is from a post I wrote about Jodie on a Flightplan thread on here 2 years ago..:lol:

No, but that is fine. It was really about Bette. Although, of course, you may have said the same thing. But what I read and remembered was from highschool and shizz. When I was really into the Bette. Either way, it seems we agree on Jodie's "star-you-can't-look-away" quality. I mean, really, I love her. Just for being so exceptional, and so intelligent, and so unique in her exceptionality. There's so much non exceptionalness, and non intelligentness around.
:woohoo: <===== Par-tay.

[BlackWidow]

I just posted this on a new thread to save bandwidth I'll delete it ..I will say from the other reviews I have seen on the Jodie forums this may be her best performance in quite a few years.

She just got an AMAZING write up for The Brave One in The L.A. Times! I am so excited for her.

[BombaySapphire3]

She just got an AMAZING write up for The Brave One in The L.A. Times! I am so excited for her.

Indeed ..Hollywood needs to start treating it's great female stars less shabbily and provide them with more strong roles!

[BlackWidow]

Indeed ..Hollywood needs to start treating it's great female stars less shabbily and provide them with more strong roles!

She is kind of the last great star of her generation. Studio system...of course completely transcending it all.

[michelle2677]

We all love Jodie...except for one miserable loser...

nice.



ten characters.

[rbs3676]

The Big Pink Elephant In The Room

Jodie Foster is still not ready to come out as a lesbian, despite being in a relationship with her lover, Cydney Bernard, for almost twenty years.

It’s cool. It’s her choice to come out or not. It’s also a journalist’s responsibility to ask her about it, and we applaud the folks at Entertainment Weekly for going there.

The Brave One star is on the cover of the new EW, and this was the most interesting part of the article.

“There’s only one subject that [Foster] firmly swats away. A recent Out magazine cover featured two models holding up pictures of her and Anderson Cooper’s faces in front of their own, under the headline ‘The Glass Closet: Why Stars Won’t Come Out And Play.’ When asked if she has any response, Foster says, ‘Was that the one with the Popsicle sticks?’ Her thin lips tighten into a calm half smile of reproach: ‘No, I have no response.’”

Bummer.

Jodie’s not going to go to her grave closeted (hopefully).

If Loraine Barr had the courage to come out as a lesbian at 88 years old, then Jodie can do it too. It’s only a matter of time!

~~~~~~~~~

rbs

[BombaySapphire3]

The Big Pink Elephant In The Room

Jodie Foster is still not ready to come out as a lesbian, despite being in a relationship with her lover, Cydney Bernard, for almost twenty years.

It’s cool. It’s her choice to come out or not. It’s also a journalist’s responsibility to ask her about it, and we applaud the folks at Entertainment Weekly for going there.

The Brave One star is on the cover of the new EW, and this was the most interesting part of the article.

“There’s only one subject that [Foster] firmly swats away. A recent Out magazine cover featured two models holding up pictures of her and Anderson Cooper’s faces in front of their own, under the headline ‘The Glass Closet: Why Stars Won’t Come Out And Play.’ When asked if she has any response, Foster says, ‘Was that the one with the Popsicle sticks?’ Her thin lips tighten into a calm half smile of reproach: ‘No, I have no response.’”

Bummer.

Jodie’s not going to go to her grave closeted (hopefully).

If Loraine Barr had the courage to come out as a lesbian at 88 years old, then Jodie can do it too. It’s only a matter of time!

~~~~~~~~~

rbs

Jodie oddly enough has never denied being gay .She lives her life with Cydney pretty openly even giving her 2 boys the hyponated surname Bernard -Foster.I understand that she is very private about her personal life across the board..after all how many people have had a stalker that tried to assasinate a President to impress you?

[carrie721]

Jodie oddly enough has never denied being gay .She lives her life with Cydney pretty openly even giving her 2 boys the hyponated surname Bernard -Foster.I understand that she is very private about her personal life across the board..after all how many people have had a stalker that tried to assasinate a President to impress you?

yeah, my thoughts exactly. i'm sure that really shaped her attitudes towards how much of her life she wants to share with the public.

[Rickypt]

Yeah, Jodie just seems like an extremely private person that goes way beyond her sexual orientation.

[DrummerDeanna]

Yeah, Jodie just seems like an extremely private person that goes way beyond her sexual orientation.

Exactly. She is private - and even if she isn't - coming out is a personal process - I detest all those "why won't they come out" things. Sure, there's the whole "it'll help put this and that face on it" But ultimately it's none of anyone's business if she wants to come out or not :shrug:

[carrie721]

Exactly. She is private - and even if she isn't - coming out is a personal process - I detest all those "why won't they come out" things. Sure, there's the whole "it'll help put this and that face on it" But ultimately it's none of anyone's business if she wants to come out or not :shrug:

right. i mean, nobody has to come out as straight. she's not obligated.

[rbs3676]

right. i mean, nobody has to come out as straight. she's not obligated.

I like that.

rbs

[BlackWidow]

I do respect her and her privacy. She has never been a media whore. I mean - the woman has integrity.

[mylittledemon]

Thoughts??? :wavey:

I am looking forward to her new movie "Brave One"

Surprised no one mentioned Taxi Driver. Although some might find that a strange choice...

[TrueFaith77]

Taxi Driver is her best film. . . and I look forward to the Brave One. I love Neil Jordan.

[amber]

Surprised no one mentioned Taxi Driver. Although some might find that a strange choice...

I'm surprised you didn't notice that several if not at least a few people mentioned it. :p

[BlackWidow]

Surprised no one mentioned Taxi Driver. Although some might find that a strange choice...

It's been discussed...:nod:

[mylittledemon]

I'm surprised you didn't notice that several if not at least a few people mentioned it. :p

Sorry! I meant that I surprised it wasnt a choice in the polls.

[BlackWidow]

Sorry! I meant that I surprised it wasnt a choice in the polls.

Sorry...I couldn't include them all. :shrug::laugh:

[mylittledemon]

Sorry...I couldn't include them all. :shrug::laugh:

WEll maybe next time before you fail miserably, think ahead! *wink*

just kidding...and completely pointless for my 3000th POST!