If you don't know Dianne Wiest, you haven't watched talent.
She has bridged a huge gap between comedy, drama and thrillers. Yet, recently she'd been reported as complaining about the lack of roles for women her age.
Not sure what she was expecting, but I just realized...maybe, this isn't exactly an indictment on us as movie makers, but the general public. Maybe, her epiphany should be "no one wants to see an old lady be the lead in a movie about old lady problems" Why? Because that shit is boring. AND, it's not really asking for help. Women are like this. Bitch, whine, moan. THE minute you give them solutions, you're dead in the water. THESE are women problems. Or Mom parts. Why? Because there's instant conflict there. Do we want you globe trotting through the jungles of India to find cursed stones? No. Unbelievable. You could pitch this to a 50 year old woman, she'd admit not wanting to see it.
It seems sorta' surreal that women of this age group do whine about the lack of roles. When simply they could write them for themselves. They obviously have the voice, it'd be interesting if they put their money where their mouth is and prove it is what people will pay to see.
I hope I'm not being harsh. Dianne Wiest is amazing. I wish she'd be in everything I made. I'd be so lucky. BUT, it's not going to be her hiding out as a police detective in Amish country falling in love with Farmer Ezekiel while he gives himself a sponge bath and Sam Cooke plays in the background.
Maybe it should be.
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