tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post2430327784161533872..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Hump Day Hottie, Carla GuginoNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-67822029866657538352009-03-13T15:35:00.000-04:002009-03-13T15:35:00.000-04:00deborah -- totally agree. but doesn't it seem like...<I>deborah -- totally agree. but doesn't it seem like the character was being punished for being "frankly sexual"... like this was a character flaw.</I><BR/><BR/>In the movie, yeah. That Hayter jerk has some screwed-up ideas about women. In the book, though, Silk Spectre/Sally is vulnerable and easily taken advantage of, but exactly as flawed as every other character, and less than some.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061313079120981794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84135848842005209902009-03-12T12:35:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:35:00.000-04:00Sorry for the late reply Nathaniel. Race to Witch ...Sorry for the late reply Nathaniel. <BR/><BR/>Race to Witch Mountain was fun if nothing special. The interactions by the kids with Dwayne and Carla were the best part. And, the villain, to my very happy delight was none other than Ciaran Hinds. <BR/><BR/>Worth watching but not necessarily right away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-87857387585050327362009-03-12T12:21:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:21:00.000-04:00De Palma deserves some credit for putting her in S...De Palma deserves some credit for putting her in Snake Eyes<BR/><BR/>Gugino is so yummyActionmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16513109522731313470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-79347486709308947032009-03-12T12:03:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:03:00.000-04:00Christine,Yes I agree. Cybill Shepherd, Amy Irving...Christine,<BR/><BR/>Yes I agree. <BR/><BR/>Cybill Shepherd, Amy Irving, Debra Winger, Alfre Woodard, Melissa Leo, Mary McDonnell, Sigourney Weaver, Christine Lahti, etc. could play Robert De Niro or Al Pacino love interests (not that they should do it – cause some of them are too talented to be mere love interests – but they could because they have the adequate age)… Carla is too young, and too sexy, she could do better. What’s next?... Dakota Faning as Johnny Depp’s love interest? (uggh!!)<BR/><BR/>Carla Gugino could be the wife (or girlfriend) of Edward Norton, Matt Dillon, John Cusack, etc. but not De Niro’s (the only idea is revolting).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the “love interest” role is generally not a good one but sometimes it works (when the role has a purpose and the couple is not puke-inducing). For instance, I liked Minnie Driver as the love interest of Matt Damon in “Good Will Hunting” and Vera Farmiga as Matt Damon’s and Leonardo DiCaprio’s love interest in “The Departed”.<BR/><BR/>Greets!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-91580850449762018222009-03-11T23:10:00.000-04:002009-03-11T23:10:00.000-04:00Christine and Sally. That's totally it. The leadin...Christine and Sally. That's totally it. The leading men need to realize. But their egos probably get in the way. It's absolutely true of Costner. He's just not exciting to watch unless he's sparking off a formidable female peer.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52096934788153241172009-03-11T21:56:00.000-04:002009-03-11T21:56:00.000-04:00Those LEGS! Those beautiful, long LEGS. Yum.Those LEGS! Those beautiful, long LEGS. Yum.crossovermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252850174791385656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-37533206366903005872009-03-11T20:10:00.000-04:002009-03-11T20:10:00.000-04:00Don't like Malin Ackerman at all. She seems to be...Don't like Malin Ackerman at all. She seems to be about a C- Cameron Diaz. <BR/><BR/>Gugino is way more talented then her career would lead you to believe. But, she seems to have Lena Olin syndrome. Olin scared too many people with her powerful sexuality and balls to the wall performances.<BR/><BR/>I too, wish that older leading men would get a clue and ask to be paired with mature women. The best Kevin Costner ever was, is when he was paired with strong age appropriate actresses...Joan Allen, Amy Madigan, Mare Winningham, Susan Sarandon. This is a lesson worth following.Sally Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522865527270681536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-43583104832416001432009-03-11T19:53:00.000-04:002009-03-11T19:53:00.000-04:00I agree that Carla Gugino is underutilized. I saw...I agree that Carla Gugino is underutilized. I saw her for the first time in Son-In-Law when I was eight and she made the movie worth watching with her warmn performance, not an easy thing to do with Pauly Shore. Would love to see her as a lead in a Raymond Chandler-esque movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-60567000876382882442009-03-11T19:28:00.000-04:002009-03-11T19:28:00.000-04:00@Luigi De AngelisThe way DeNiro and Pacino, two gi...@Luigi De Angelis<BR/>The way DeNiro and Pacino, two give two examples, always have much younger women against them in films has always bugged me. One of the most annoying examples was "Heat" in 1995 where DeNiro (52) plays the love-interest of Amy Brenneman (31). <BR/><BR/>I think it's problematic that many women of about Gugino's age are required to play the love-interest of much-older men and that makes them unmarketable in a weird way. <BR/><BR/>I wish older, marketable, male actors would step up and insist on casting female co-leads who are about their same age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-59208756295484078722009-03-11T18:34:00.000-04:002009-03-11T18:34:00.000-04:00Nathaniel,Go see her in Desire. You won't be disap...Nathaniel,<BR/>Go see her in Desire. You won't be disappointed. She exudes sensuality in every movement.gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-23693030868674018572009-03-11T16:14:00.000-04:002009-03-11T16:14:00.000-04:00She would have been MUCH better than Akerman as Si...She would have been MUCH better than Akerman as Silk Spectre II in the film. She also would have been the right age. And, she is much hotter and sexual. I liked Watchmen more than most, but Akerman was a weak spot.Dave Van Houwelingenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02675792024957939574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-79312818547896499482009-03-11T15:00:00.000-04:002009-03-11T15:00:00.000-04:00gabriel... i so wanted to see AFTER THE FALL but n...gabriel... i so wanted to see AFTER THE FALL but never got to it. She wasn't TONY nominated for that though (despite strong reviews) so hopefully a better fate awaits her this year.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-80561297797773093182009-03-11T14:56:00.000-04:002009-03-11T14:56:00.000-04:00I saw her on stage in After the Fall in which she ...I saw her on stage in After the Fall in which she played a Marilyn Monroe type; on stage as the lobotomized lover in Suddenly Last Summer; and now she's playing a stepmother who seduces her son in Desire Under the Elms, scheduled to open on Broadway in a few weeks. Gugino is a force to be reckoned with and may even win a Tony this year.gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-32114999920980461782009-03-11T14:28:00.000-04:002009-03-11T14:28:00.000-04:00thank u Nate! She is hot!thank u Nate! She is hot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-41585001605786480072009-03-11T13:08:00.000-04:002009-03-11T13:08:00.000-04:00Nice post, Nathaniel!I cordially invite you over t...Nice post, Nathaniel!<BR/>I cordially invite you over to check out my blog,<BR/>womeninecstasy.blogspot.com<BR/>where I think you'll be intrigued by what Ms Gugino is up to next, and how it will showcase everything you're talking about in a non-misogynistic yet sensual and empowering context.Sebastian Gutierrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111426864240566770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-28173519225817840522009-03-11T12:31:00.000-04:002009-03-11T12:31:00.000-04:00brian -- how was the movie?mikadzuki -- i have no ...brian -- how was the movie?<BR/><BR/>mikadzuki -- i have no idea ;) i just play it by ear this month. I'm all over the place (sigh)<BR/><BR/>deborah -- totally agree. but doesn't it seem like the character was being punished for being "frankly sexual"... like this was a character flaw.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-45969005238020634392009-03-11T12:04:00.000-04:002009-03-11T12:04:00.000-04:00Hi, Nathaniel Everything you have written in this ...Hi, Nathaniel <BR/><BR/>Everything you have written in this post is extraordinarily well explained. <BR/><BR/>Carla Gugino is a prime example of two of the most excruciating things that happen in the American film industry right now: 1) Ageism (specially – not to mention exclusively – against women) and 2) The fact that screenwriters, filmmakers and mainly producers can’t handle with a real woman’s (like Carla’s) devastating sexual appeal.<BR/><BR/>Carla is a victim of the two things. She’s only 37 and she played the love interest of Robert De Niro (who is 65) in “Righteous Kill”… that was so humiliating to watch as moviegoer (no to mention that the whole film is a total turkey) and I am sure that it should have been humiliating to Carla too. Her presence in that horrible film is the realization of a misogynistic fantasy, she’s hot of course but she deserves a lot better. <BR/><BR/>I don’t know why there’s the idea that a hot woman can’t act or that a hot female character can’t be a good one, that idea is terrible and is another way to say that the varied expressions of women sexuality are wrong… it is just my opinion and I don’t know if I am expressing my point very well but in other words I think that the devastating sexiness of Carla Gugino (who I loved in “Miami Rhapsody”, “Sin City”, “American Gangster” and “The Lookout”) has played against her throughout the years and that’s a total shame.<BR/><BR/>I love Carla and she is much more talented, sexy, beautiful, depth, interesting, fascinating, devastating, and incisive and actress than Malin Ackerman. <BR/><BR/>Greets!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-30620269329384873322009-03-11T11:59:00.001-04:002009-03-11T11:59:00.001-04:00I think she was well-cast but ill-used in Watchmen...I think she was well-cast but ill-used in Watchmen. She played Silk Spectre as a young woman, and was, even in old age, much more frankly sexual than her daughter. Plus, there's something right about her in a 40s setting. <BR/><BR/>She had a tv show, Threshold, which I really liked, but fffft, quick cancellation.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061313079120981794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-82803114069794330252009-03-11T11:59:00.000-04:002009-03-11T11:59:00.000-04:00Love Gugino too. Actually attended the Race to Wit...Love Gugino too. <BR/><BR/>Actually attended the Race to Witch Mountain screening last night and she was surprisingly in it as an astronomer. She was quite fun, nice to see her laid back and smiling for a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-65536048266556149842009-03-11T10:53:00.000-04:002009-03-11T10:53:00.000-04:00Nathaniel-We've had our beefs over hump day hottie...Nathaniel-<BR/><BR/>We've had our beefs over hump day hotties before (Sigourney Weaver?!?) but you have lassoed the ultimate hottie here!!<BR/><BR/>I lust after Carla Gugino like no other! They had so many pointless scenes of her in <I>Righteous Kill</I> JUST b/c she is so hot.<BR/><BR/>P.S. JA, <I>post those pics!</I> :)Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067136509248849744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3803887494942121972009-03-11T09:26:00.000-04:002009-03-11T09:26:00.000-04:00First a Blue Velvet screngrab and then a post cele...First a Blue Velvet screngrab and then a post celebrating the hotness of Carla Gugino? How will you manage to follow this double treat up Nathaniel?Mikadzukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992034740796264284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-68748916588559327122009-03-11T09:16:00.000-04:002009-03-11T09:16:00.000-04:00I'm glad you did this, Nat, because I'd been serio...I'm glad you did this, Nat, because I'd been seriously considering doing a post of hot pictures of her this week and was feeling weird about it. But she's one of them dames that makes a Kinsey 6 reconsider.<BR/><BR/>Also, thanks for the linkage!Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.com