A warm welcome to Helen & / or anyone else who’s looking for answers to my Name that Foxy Lady quiz !! Without further ado, here we go:
Foxy Lady #1
Gong Li
I learned of the phenomenal, legendary, singular actress Gong Li during my time in China. I’ve appreciated all of her films (Zhang Yimou rocks my world ;-D), but especially “To Live” … trailer below … simply incredible.
Foxy Lady #2
Heather O’Neill
I’ve read a few novels written by the ridiculously talented and funny-as-mmm-hmmm ;-D Heather O’Neill … !! I blazed through The Lonely Hearts Hotel … I knew that I was reading it too fast but I was so anxious to know what the hell would happen next so I just kept going !! I’ve since re-read it (at least twice ;-D) it from cover-to-cover to savor the actual writing. I don’t know if any of her books will work their way to the big screen but I do hope so b/c her writing is so effortlessly cinematic … kudos to anyone who’s already purchased rights to a screenplay ?!?! ;-D
Foxy Lady #3
M.I.A.
I first came across M.I.A. while watching Danny Boyle’s masterpiece Slumdog Millionaire. If I recall correctly, M.I.A.‘s song “Paper Planes” fires up just when the brothers in the film are starting to get the hang of petty theft & homelessness … it’s the transition tune towards crazier adventures !! ;-D
M.I.A. herself is an enigma … OMG (!!) … I’d heard a few years ago that there was to be a documentary about her life in the making … but the crew had to put it on hold b/c it was so dangerous to film it. Now … it appears that a film “Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.” did indeed come out in 2018 … better to find out late than never … yahoo !! ;-D
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Right then Helen et al … that’ll do for my answer key !! That was super-fun … I’ll have to suss a bonus round & / or future edition one of these days !!
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