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James Cameron, ClosetFeminist?
December 9, 2009
As a film maker, Cameron is associated with action/sci-fi films that skew male (and fanboy) like Terminator, Aliens, the upcoming Avatar, and of course his &;classic&; first film, Piranha Part II: The Spawning.
But Cameron has also included some strong roles for strong women in his films, from Sigourney Weaver as 6-foot ass-kicking Marine Ripley in Aliens (which some call the best of the Alien quartet)to Oscar-nominated Kate Winslet in Titanic.
My personal favorite female Cameron role is Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2. Her bulked up arms and steely/insane determination to protect her son appealed to both male and females.
Avatar will bring three strong females to the screen including Zoe Saldana and the ever-feisty Michelle Rodriguez.
Then there&;s Sigourney, 9-feet tall and blue in the movie&;and 6 feet tall in red in Hollywood.
Cameron may be an action director, but thankfully, when it comes to women, he&;s no Michael Bay.
Tags:Avatar, James-Cameron, Kate-Winslet, Linda-Hamilton, Michael-Bay, Michael-Bay-Victoria's-Secret, Michelle-Rodriguez, Ripley, Sigourney-Weaver, Terminator, Zoe-Saldana Posted in Hollywood, SciFi | 1 Comment &;
An LA Encounter with theT1000
August 12, 2008
Some say every conversation in LA ends with a celebrity. Here&;s mine. Took my son to see Batman today at the Sherman Oaks Galleria,. We were admiring the collection of movie posters when a figure off a movie poster strolled past.
&;Hey, are you Robert Patrick!&; I told my son, &;That&;s the guy who was the T1000 in Terminator II!&; (which might just be my favorite LA movie of all time.)
He was as friendly as could be; &;What&;s your name, son?&; he said to my boy.
In my head, I could hear echoes of the T1000 asking John Connor&;s foster parents a similar question&;before he sliced them to death.
The &;T-1000&;, played by Robert Patrick.
Tags:LA-celebrity-encounters, Robert-Patrick, T1000, Terminator Posted in LAPD, Los-Angeles, SciFi, Terminator-II | Leave a Comment &;