In light of the Warner Bros. controversy yesterday, where it was alleged Warner Bros president of production Jeff Robinov privately said he would no longer consider, or even read, scripts that have women as the main characters (something which predictably WB has denied, and I don’t believe them, but that’s neither here nor there), a commenter suggested a good post topic would be some of our favorite actress lead movies.
Now, I haven’t sat down for hours and given this serious contemplation… these are mostly off the top of my head, so I’m sure many of you can come up with some wonderful actress lead films to add in the comments section, but for now, here is the list of my favorite actress lead films:
1) The Descent – Not everyone agrees, but its the best horror film I’ve seen in 15 years
2) Amelie – Moving, inspiring… all those other cliches
3) Moulie Rouge – I will never understand why more people don’t appreciate this masterpiece.
4) Waitress – Such a special little film for so many reasons
5) Million Dollar Baby – Make no mistake, Clint was good, Morgan was great, but Swank MADE this movie all the way
6) Joy Luck Club – One of the best generation movies I’ve ever seen
7) What’s Love Got To Do With It? – Bassett probably should have won the Oscar that year
8) My Best Friend’s Wedding – SHUT UP! SCREW YOU… I love this movie ok!!!
9) Sophie’s Choice – First Meryl Streep movie I ever saw
10) Thelma and Louise – I know I know I know… it’s totally stereotypical to put this on here… but I’m sorry, it’s a great movie and it deserves to be on here.
Ok, so what actress centric films would you add to a list like this one and why?
