The Parker Posey Thread!

[misfitcult]

oh she deserves one. but are we deserving? is the question.
anyhow, heres an article i just finished reading... enjoy....

"I'm too old to be an it-girl and that's really a good thing," said Parker Posey, sounding tired and slightly annoyed on the other end of the phone. "Now I can play women who go through things that are deep and complicated and funny and sad."

Back in the office I nodded my head vigorously (even though she couldn't see it), but in retrospect, I'm not sure what she was talking about. Her characters may not always have been deep, but I can't think of a single movie where the bouncy, gangly actress didn't play a woman who was hilarious and tragic and hilariously tragic all at once.

Posey had been stuck doing a long line of interviews in anticipation of her newest film, "Fay Grim," which will be released simultaneously in theaters and on DVD later this month, but even if she was tired of answering questions and clearly hungry ("I'm going to eat lunch. Bye!" she said abruptly at the end of the conversation) she was still pretty awesome to talk to. Smart. Insightful. I didn't want to fawn but I totally did.

I asked her to tell me about the characters that have come to define her career. Here's what she said.

Miramax


1. Jackie O in "The House of Yes"
"What people say about that performance is 'I don't know anyone who can play crazy like you can,' which I consider a big compliment. I think crazy people are fascinating because they think they are always right. I would love to do that movie again with what I've been through and how I am now. I should get in touch with the writer Wendy MacLeod and see what she has written. That was her Yale thesis project."

First Look Pictures
2. Mary in "Party Girl"
"To me that movie was iconic because I made the mistake of saying in the press that I was discovered at the Barney's makeup counter and people didn't think I was a real actress. But it's the Holly Golightly role. There is such an exuberance to her and to me as well during that time because that was the first movie I carried. It's an easy film. You can put it in and it's just light and there is a lot to be said for that. That's a certain kind of risk right now."

3. Fay Grim in "Henry Fool"
"There is a really iconic scene in that movie when Fay thinks Henry's proposing to her when he's on the toilet. He's nervously playing with a washer or something because he has diarrhea and he just had like, four coffees. She's in the shower and she thinks he has a ring and is proposing to her, and she's crying. That is unforgettable, and says a lot about their relationship."

4. Libby Mae Brown in "Waiting for Guffman"
"What I love about doing Christopher Guest movies is we really get to build the characters. We get to shop for their clothes, choose their history. I knew that Libby's father was in jail and she now lives with her aunt and works at a Dairy Queen. I wanted her to wear white shoes to her audition because those are the ones she would wear to church. Those are the nice ones. The sad thing about Libby is she has talent (laughs) to at least be in front of people. What makes her so sad is she wants to reach out to people, but she'll never get that chance. Not in the cards."

Warner Bros.


5. Meg Swan in "Best in Show"
"I was so connected to my (movie) husband, Michael Hitchock, that when I shot the pet store scene without him, I was nervous. We had such a tight bond, even with all the dysfunction; it didn't mean I didn't miss him. Christopher came up with the idea for them to have braces. He was like what if you two had braces? I said I'm getting them on right now. I didn't want a retainer because I didn't want to lisp. I like a prop that is permanent like that. That's fun for me."

Goldcrest Films International/John Flock Productions


6. Margaret Burre in "Clockwatchers"
"I just saw that film. That movie is amazing. It's about four temps and someone has been stealing quarters from the coffee mug and they suspect Margaret because she has an opinion and she is very volatile and she's very much of a freak and very much alone. There is a scene there I particularly like where Margaret invites Toni Collette over for a drink and she takes out some airplane lunch trays and airplane booze and they sit there and they drink it. Her roommate is a flight attendant that she never sees. And the next day she wears her roommate's flight attendant outfit to work with the scarf and everything. It's so funny, and it's so sad."

Magnolia Pictures
7. The new world of digital
"Now I'm here with two digital movies this summer: 'Fay Grim' and 'Broken English.' Digital is great because now it's easier to make more movies with someone like me. You don't need that to raise so much money. Like in 'Personal Velocity,' it allowed us to be very innovative. There were times when we had a stationary camera on a little tripod and a moving camera that followed us. It's very intimate. And 'Broken English' also had that. The camera is lighter, it's like it's not even there."

[walterboy]

I don't know all that much about her but 'Best in show' wow she was fucking funny in that.

[seethelight]

-del

[seethelight]

love this woman. i've only seen her in more famous movies. fuck! party girl, house of yes, dazed and confused, clockwatchers.. she's mesmerizing. and yes, she was so hilarious in that toystore scene for best in show. she's one of the best to watch in a freakout scene.

[ironhills]

Originally Posted by misfitcult

oh she deserves one.

And how.

""I'm too old to be an it-girl and that's really a good thing," said Parker Posey, sounding tired and slightly annoyed on the other end of the phone. "Now I can play women who go through things that are deep and complicated and funny and sad."

Back in the office I nodded my head vigorously (even though she couldn't see it), but in retrospect, I'm not sure what she was talking about. Her characters may not always have been deep, but I can't think of a single movie where the bouncy, gangly actress didn't play a woman who was hilarious and tragic and hilariously tragic all at once."

She's saying it's progressively more difficult to find steady work (or any work) as a Hollywood actress when you're over the age of 35.