What About The Dazzler?



Iron Man did boffo box office. The Hulk is up next. Also: Wolverene. The Avengers movie is set for July 2011. So much for post-September 11th testosterone, no?

Manohla Dargis this weekend lamented what she calls "post-female American cinema." It seems like much of the films getting greenlighted in this era where national security is paramount are man-heavy, with women at the periphery. From the Times:

"Nobody likes to admit the worst, even when it’s right up there on the screen, particularly women in the industry who clutch at every pitiful short straw, insisting that there are, for instance, more female executives in Hollywood than ever before. As if it’s done the rest of us any good. All you have to do is look at the movies themselves — at the decorative blondes and brunettes smiling and simpering at the edge of the frame — to see just how irrelevant we have become. That’s as true for the dumbest and smartest of comedies as for the most critically revered dramas, from 'No Country for Old Men' (but especially for women) to 'There Will Be Blood' (but no women). Welcome to the new, post-female American cinema."

That having been said, how cool would a "Dazzler" movie be? The combination of music and special effects seem tailor-made for wide-screen release, with the right -- and sexy -- star attatched.