Hollywood Divas, Indie Queens, and TV Heroines Contemporary Screen Images of Women

by Kord, Susanne; Krimmer, Elisabeth

• ISBN13: 9780742537095
• ISBN10: 0742537099
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-10
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Hollywood Divas, Indie Queens, and TV Heroines offers an entertaining and critical look at the representation of women in recent movies. Written in a refreshingly accessible style, the book analyzes over thirty box-office hits. The authors explore the screen personae of top stars such as Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Meg Ryan, and Renze Zellweger, as well as independent movie queens like Parker Posey and TV heroines like Sarah Michelle Gellar of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A must-read book for all film buffs who are tired of the mixed gender messages of mainstream culture.

Author Biography

Susanne Kord is professor of German at University College London Elisabeth Krimmer is assistant professor of German at the University of California, Davis

Table of Contents

PART I HOLLYWOOD	1	(112)
The Newborn Identity	17	(20)
Julia Roberts
Running Woman	37	(20)
Sandra Bullock
Sleeping with the Enemy	57	(18)
Meg Ryan
The Real World Is Not Enough	75	(14)
Renee Zellweger
Highlights and Low Points Affairs of State	89	(24)
Kung Fu Bunnies
PART II SOME ALTERNATIVES	113	(48)
Hidden Alternatives	115	(26)
Judi Dench
Kathy Bates
Parker Posey
Whoopi Goldberg
Frances McDormand
Vamp(ire)s and Those Who Kill Them	141	(20)
Dana Scully
Conclusion Is This as Good as It Gets?	161	(8)
Bibliography	169	(8)
Index	177	(8)
About the Authors	185