Where are the Hong Kong martial arts flicks? Many of them feature strong (and violent) women, such as Come Drink with Me <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059079/> and Wing Chun <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111800/> . For triple the fun, check out Heroic Trio <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111800/> starring Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui and Maggie Cheung. For a Hong Kong flick off the beaten path, try Wu Yen <http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/wu_yen.htm> : Anita Mui plays an emperor who is besotted with a bi-gender fox fairy. Not saying that it's a good movie, but definitely worth a look.
Heather Cleary Digital Projects and Metadata Librarian Otis College of Art and Design 9045 Lincoln Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90045 Phone 310 665 6926 Website http://blogs.otis.edu/vrclib/ Email [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 2:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] End of semester larks! Your help needed. You are missing the most Fatale of all Femmes in the history of film, the one, the only Lily Carver of KISS ME DEADLY. Remember Lily does not do something simple like seduce a man and get him steal or murder for her, that is for wimps. I won't spoil the end but let's just say it is the end. FYI my home email is [email protected], I have bought the lilycarver.com for an eventual blog and if any of you want to "friend:" me on facebook you will now know what that picture is. On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 3:53 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all As a way of decompressing after the end of the semester, I'm putting together a goofy videography of UCB video holdings entitled: Vamps, Tramps, Hookers, Femmes Fatales and Kick-ass Gurrrls: Transgressive Women in the Movies http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/transgressivewomen.html This is admittedly a real grab-bag: includes women crossing sexual boundaries, sundry violent babes, revenge narratives, madwomen, riot gurrrrls, super-heroines, what have you... What have I left out (besides catwoman from Batman Returns and Lisa Simpson)? I'm mainly looking for films in which the transgressive woman plays a central or leading role. Have fun! Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 [email protected] http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
