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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 271800" data-attributes="member: 5079"><a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/features/the-feminine-grotesque-on-the-warped-legacy-of-joan-crawford" target="_blank">The Feminine Grotesque: On The Warped Legacy of Joan Crawford</a>I suspect I shared this previously, in another thread, but this is one of my favorite reevaluations of Joan as an actress &amp; star after he image took such a brutal hit after MOMMIE DEAREST (movie, unfairly; book, less so).&nbsp; Angelica Jade Bastien, like BKR, is one of my favorite of the new breed of writers on classic film, even if I don&#039;t always agree.&quot;This misses how layered and beguiling Crawford could be—she’s a woman who embodies all the dreams every young girl has when she looks at the glimmer of Hollywood and thinks “I want to be a star!” and the cold pangs of yearning when the spotlight leaves. The image I hold of Crawford is one crafted from her various roles and interviews that have far more complexity than “Mommie Dearest” and her current legacy do. She’s one of the finest examples of how stardom works and is a powerhouse of an actress, despite the sexism and obstacles she faced from the same industry that made her a starlet. &quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 271800, member: 5079"] [URL='https://www.rogerebert.com/features/the-feminine-grotesque-on-the-warped-legacy-of-joan-crawford']The Feminine Grotesque: On The Warped Legacy of Joan Crawford[/URL] I suspect I shared this previously, in another thread, but this is one of my favorite reevaluations of Joan as an actress & star after he image took such a brutal hit after MOMMIE DEAREST (movie, unfairly; book, less so). Angelica Jade Bastien, like BKR, is one of my favorite of the new breed of writers on classic film, even if I don't always agree. "This misses how layered and beguiling Crawford could be—she’s a woman who embodies all the dreams every young girl has when she looks at the glimmer of Hollywood and thinks “I want to be a star!” and the cold pangs of yearning when the spotlight leaves. The image I hold of Crawford is one crafted from her various roles and interviews that have far more complexity than “Mommie Dearest” and her current legacy do. She’s one of the finest examples of how stardom works and is a powerhouse of an actress, despite the sexism and obstacles she faced from the same industry that made her a starlet. " [/QUOTE]

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