#Kimberly Peirce

[fanofspooky]

“Carrie had some sort of power. But she was just like me... like any of you. She had hopes, she had fears, but we pushed her. And you can only push someone so far before they break.”

Carrie (2013)

[yourdailyqueer]

Kimberly Peirce

Gender: Genderqueer (unsure on pronouns)

Sexuality: Queer

DOB: 8 September 1967  

Ethnicity: White - American

Occupation: Director, producer, screenwriter, activist

[oocstephenkingtv]

The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) Directed by Katt Shea / Carrie (2013) Directed by Kimberly Peirce

[dragonsandfables]

Carrie (2013) Dir: Kimberly Peirce

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Carrie (2013) dir. Kimberly Peirce

[schlock-luster-video]

On September 11, 2001, Boys Don't Cry was released on VHS in Russia.

[davidhudson]

Happy 55th, Kimberly Peirce.

[thepeoplesmovies]

Watch Trailer For Shudder's Queer For Fear Documentary

Watch Trailer For Shudder's Queer For Fear Documentary #QueerForFear @Shudder_UK #Horror #BryanFuller #MaryShelly

Shudder have revealed the Trailer for Bryan Fuller‘s Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror Docu-Series. From its literary origins with queer authors Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, and Oscar Wilde to the pansy craze of the 1920s that influenced Universal Monsters and Hitchcock; from the “lavender scare” alien invasion films of the mid-20th century to the AIDS obsessed bloodletting of 80s vampire…

[rye-views]

Carrie (2013) dir. Kimberly Peirce. 7.3/10

I would not recommend this movie to my friends. I would not rewatch this movie.

Chris is a little bitch. I could not handle being a teacher or friend to someone like her. She makes my eye twitch.

Characters' feelings in this movie are more authentic feeling than in the original Carrie. I felt worse for Carrie in the original movie.

Mom's self harm freaks me out. I don't want Portugal. The Man's song in this movie. It didn't even fit imo.

These are some crazy kills. When Carrie's house is breaking down, it doesn't make sense that those types are rocks are falling on her. That's not what a house is made of.

The poor pig.

[lyledebeast]

I finished, and all my complaints about Carrie 2013 were extremely superficial. It totally makes sense to retell the story in an age where social media intensifies high school horrors exponentially. Julianne Moore outdoes herself as a horrifying mother, which . . . is saying a lot considering.

I'm glad this story is finally, finally being told by someone who understands how blood works!

[cinemajunkie70]

A very happy birthday to Kimberly Peirce!

[adamwatchesmovies]

Carrie (2013)

The 2013 update of Carrie (the third adaptation after the classic 1976 version and largely-forgotten 2002-take) shows why the original was a one-in-a-million horror classic. At every turn, you watch the film and go “that was done better before” or “it’s too bad they couldn’t go with the same choices that DePalma did”. Aside from a good performance from Julianne Moore, there's little else here to look forward to.

Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz) is socially awkward and has no friends at school, thanks largely to her disturbed, religious fanatic of a mother (Moore as Margaret White). Knowing nothing of puberty, she panics when she experiences her first menstrual period in the locker room and is ridiculed by the girls in her class. After she is punished by the kind Miss Desjardin (Judy Greer) for bullying Carrie, Chris (Portia Doubleday) plans on humiliating the girl on prom night. She's unaware of Carrie's emerging telekinetic powers.

The movie shows problems from the opening credits with the casting of Chloë Grace Moretz. She’s too pretty for the role. Even dressed in a sack of potatoes, every boy in high school would be lining up to ask her out. The idea of this Carrie having no friends and being either ignored or bullied by everyone she encounters is preposterous and though talented, Moretz doesn’t have the skill to convince us otherwise. At least she looks like a teenager, which is more than you can say about Chris’ cartoonish boyfriend Billy (Alex Russell). We’re never told how old he’s supposed to be (at least 18 but nothing else) but he’d be more convincing as a teacher than as someone who gets roped into an elaborate prank on a high-schooler. The film doesn’t know how to tackle him or Chris. Depending on the scene, they’re either all in and committed to pure evil or acting as though they got roped into the situation by accident.

In a contemporary setting, this story doesn’t work. The town seems too big for the disturbing events which eventually take place. You don’t believe for a second that Carrie’s school curriculum wouldn’t include some kind of sex-ed or that she wouldn’t have stumbled upon the information she needs to prepare for puberty with the internet is at her fingertips. In a small town, 40+ years ago, when people categorized the type of bullying that takes place here as “something everybody goes through”? Yes. Today? No way.

In many ways, this film highlights the inherent problem with so many “second takes”. It isn’t that 1976’s Carrie is flawless. Some of the special effects are dated and the director’s style is all over the climax, which could make people want an update. The problem is that ultimately, it's still a great movie. For a remake to validate its existence, it would have to be drastically different or even better. Unfortunately, coming late to the party means 2013's Carrie always has to go with “option B”, when making any choice. The thing is, you know De Palma rejected this option nearly 50 years ago, so that's a sure-fire way to lose. That's when the film isn't forced to go with the only logical choice when telling its story, which is what we saw last time.

Giving this project to director Kimberly Peirce should’ve given it a fresh new angle. Unfortunately, no one would watch this "Carrie" and prefer it over the original. Even without the comparison, the movie feels out of place when set in present-day and with its lead actress trying to play the part of a girl no one would ever ask to dance. The director’s obsession with blood, the prom scene and the conclusion just don’t feel right. In the end, 2013's Carrie is just another unnecessary remake. (July 17, 2020)

[roseshavethoughts]

Boys Don't Cry (1999)

My ★★★ review of Boys Don't Cry - (1999) #FilmReview #Cinema #MovieReview

Boys Don’t Cry (1999) Plot – A young man named Brandon Teena navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska – Boys Don’t Cry. Director – Kimberly Peirce Starring – Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard Genre – Crime | Drama Released – 1999 ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. If you liked – Dog Day Afternoon, Monster, Milk IMDB Boys Don’t Cry, the debut film of director…

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Exclusive Interview: Kimberly Peirce revisits her Oscar-winning Boys Don't Cry for TCM's Reframed series "I've been protective of Brandon's story since the moment I heard it"

Exclusive Interview: Kimberly Peirce revisits her Oscar-winning Boys Don’t Cry for TCM’s Reframed series “I’ve been protective of Brandon’s story since the moment I heard it”

Some movies are so forgettable that a few years later we might even struggle to recall whether we’ve seen them or not, while others make such a lasting impression with one viewing that they become seared into our very beings. For me, Kimberly Peirce’s late 1990s indie Boys Don’t Cry is one of the latter. I can vividly recall where I saw it, on a Friday afternoon at Fox’s preview theatre on Soho…

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Boys Don't Cry (1999) dir. Kimberly Peirce

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CHLOË GRACE MORETZ as CARRIE WHITE • Carrie (2013) dir. Kimberly Peirce