Tag: Goldie Hawn
Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega Compete Over Mid White Guy in Death Becomes Her-Inspired “Taste” Video
Some might initially be led to believe that Sabrina Carpenter’s video for her third single from Short n’ Sweet, “Taste,” is Quentin Tarantino-oriented with its [Read More…]
Death Becomes Her and Beef: On Being Attracted to the Energy of a Person You Despise
In 1992’s Death Becomes Her, the long-standing “friendship” between Madeline Ashton (Meryl Streep) and Helen Sharp (Goldie Hawn) quickly reveals itself to be a frenemyship [Read More…]
Donald T and Rudy G: Giving the Death Becomes Her Broads A Run For Their Money
Perhaps the analogy dripped into one’s consciousness right around the time Rudy Giuliani’s hair dye started to. This notion that Donald “Orange One” Trump and [Read More…]
The Old Guard: Death Becomes Her But With Purer Intentions
The ennui–the sheer “I’ve seen it all” aura–that goes with the territory of living for “too long” (which, yes, is very much a thing) already [Read More…]
On Death Becomes Her Riffing Off What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
At the core of every long-standing and staunchly embittered female rivalry (at least in the twentieth century, though obviously it’s still happening now) is, of [Read More…]
It Happened One Night & Overboard: Emphasizing the Rich Girl Need to Be Dominated by A Working Man
Pulling the coveted sweep of the Oscars that is winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Screenplay (Adapted), It Happened One [Read More…]
The Nancy Meyers Method
When considering female writer-directors who have truly left an imprint on Hollywood, Nancy Meyers is among the forerunners on the list, the likes of Mary [Read More…]
Beyond the Skin Deep: The Canniness of Death Becomes Her
For whatever reason, the 90s in film seemed to be not only a time for maudlin fare (see: Scent of a Woman), but also for [Read More…]
What Protocol Says About Politics in the 80s
If there’s anything in the political arena that the U.S. government put emphasis on in the 1980s, it was the Middle East. Second to or [Read More…]
The Varying Breeds of Celebrity Spawn
Based on a recent purported feud between Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes Leon, and Kardashian product Kylie Jenner, in which Lourdes felt too superior to accept an [Read More…]
