Hello readers, and a warm welcome to a little project I've wanted to get around to making for a while now. I have long held the opinion that Jennifer Jason Leigh is the best American actress of her generation, and certainly the most underrated. Despite starring in over 60 feature films, stage plays and TV productions since the late 1970s, and winning critical plaudits from the beginning, she has somehow eluded the wider attention she clearly merits in terms of her talent. As a famously private and self-effacing person, maybe she prefers it that way. She claims to find it a compliment that people don't recognize her from one film to the next, and she religiously avoids the politics of the Hollywood social scene at all costs. To respect Jennifer's cherished privacy, this blog will not pay much attention to the details of her personal life. Instead I am intending it as a celebratory tribute to the woman's great body of work. A body of work which has touched a small, devoted army of fans very deeply, and which deserves to be remembered in this era of plastic, over-exposed stars sorely lacking in originality.
Over the next few months, I will be posting news relating to Leigh's eagerly awaited new film Margot at the Wedding, written and directed by her real-life husband Noah Baumbach and co-starring no less than Nicole Kidman. Something tells me this will be a special project for us JJL fans!
In the meantime I will be posting all manner of Jenny bits and pieces to tide us over, having a look back at some of her past acting triumphs, and hopefully building a nice photo gallery.
Tralala, Sadie Flood, Susie, Dorothy Parker, Kristen, Amy Archer, Hedy, Allegra Geller, Stacy, Sally Nash, Selena, Blondie O'Hara... this one's for you.
6 comments:
Hey, promising stuff. I love JJL big time too. Remember her bit part in 'The Men's Club'? Awful, awful film, but she was hilarious in it: 'Tell me about your jaawwb, Harold...'
Great stuff, she's great in everything she does. Really looking forward to 'Margot at the Wedding'.
Hope you add lots of content.
"Tell me about your wife, Harold". Lol... The only saving grace of The Men's Club.
Great to see another fan site for Leigh. Too bad it's been a while since she had a lead role on screen, but her performance in Abigail's Party last year brought me back to the days of Georgia and Mrs. Parker. She's still got it, and that's an understatement and a half.
Already a promising blog of one of the greatest actors of all time. Keep your good work and look forward to the constant update.
Thanks for the kind words, anonymous and Naoshi (I remember seeing your name on a few JJL sites or forums before). It is heartening to see that JJL is still loved by her fans and hasn't been forgotten in her recent quietness. And man I would have sold my non-existent soul to have seen her onstage in Abigail's Party (or Proof, or Cabaret)!
She is the most gorgeous woman in this world!
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