Raise your hand if you’re sick of the phrase “summer blockbuster.”
I think Hollywood is aging gracefully. Take a glimpse at Entertainment Weekly’s “The Next A-List” list, and you’ll see a new wave of crazy kids settling into the limelight. Three of the ten stars could soon enough qualify for Social Security, including the big friendly giant The Rock-cum-Dwayne Johnson, and Hollywood’s favorite comeback kid Robert Downey Jr. I have enormous respect for all of the 20-somethings on the list (yay Michael Cera), but it’s Hollywood’s unspoken mantra that as the years tack on, it takes more than some decent acting chops to make a few bucks in the biz. (With that said …)
I don’t think it’s any sort of coincidence that at least two “summer blockbusters” star actors and feature characters over 40. One of the biggest live-action kids movies slated for the summer barely made it past opening weekend, before crashing (…because it’s “Speed Racer”…). Animated flicks are still a hit, but it’s easy for anyone to fall in love with the cute, cuddly, butt-kicking characters and moral-ending stories cartoons share. Silly movie producers - summer’s aren’t just for kids anymore.
Hollywood used to seem timeless: the Hepburns, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Gene Kelly; take your pick of the lot. In the good ol’ days, there weren’t faces to compare the greats to. They were simply the greats. Now it seems unavoidable that we automatically equate George Clooney with Grant’s debonair leading-man qualities; Cate Blanchett with Kate Hepburn’s bombshell appearance and sturdy acting; and my personal favorites, goofy everyman Tom Hanks to goofy everyman Jimmy Stewart. I am a firm believer that the times, they are a-changin, but when was the last time someone even thought about using the word “suave” to describe Hollywood’s elite today?
Tiger Beat rag withstanding, I’m surprised Cougar Central magazine has yet to be published. We swooned for Clooney at 33, we still swoon for the bachelor at 47.
Good night and good luck. God speed and God bless.
XOXO,
Me
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