Salon plays a game of recasting classic (and a few less-than-classic) movies with contemporary actors.
posted by Navelgazer on Nov 23, 2010 - 102 comments

And here's to you, Mrs Robinson! RIP
posted by Duug on Jun 7, 2005 - 69 comments

Iranian actress, Hedieh Tehrani, is one of the most popular stars who, unlike the previous actresses, usually portrays a strong and independent women in her works (See more). On the other side is Niki Karimi who once was the hottest actress in the country, showing a rather traditional image of the Iranian women. What is this change of taste telling about the Iranian society? See more stills from Iranian movies.
posted by hoder on Mar 8, 2004 - 7 comments

Pam Grier, Tura Satana, Laura Gemser. Cult Sirens is a site dedicated to, you guessed it, the women made famous due to the cult movies they starred in. If you love this kind of stuff, there are links to more sites having to do with actors, cult movies and horror movies. And there's always this list of cult movies, complete with reviews.
posted by ashbury on Aug 25, 2003 - 3 comments