Femmes Fatales
Deadly dames and murderous man-eaters
Reviews:
- Laura: A detective’s obsession with a dead woman
- Baby Face: Barbara Stanwyck seduces her way up
- Gun Crazy: Deadly is the female in a man’s world
- Les Diaboliques: A murderous female double act
- The Killers: Stoic Burt Lancaster undone by dangerous Ava Gardner
- Female Convict Scorpion: The scourge of male authority
- Sex and Fury: Gambling, sword-fighting female yakuza
Articles:
- Suck My Dick: The female action hero
- Bad Girls: Irma Vep, Lulu, Bonnie Parker, Tura Satana and friends
Comic Strip Review:
- Twin Peaks
Reel Sounds:
- Do you like jive? Robert Siodmak’s Phantom Lady
Radio:
- Deadly Angel Faces: Writer and filmmaker Nicola Woodham and former Plan B editor and musician Frances Morgan discuss femmes fatales, including the heroines of Laura (1944), Baby Face (1933) and Gun Crazy (1950), with Virginie Sélavy. I’m Ready For My Close-Up, Resonance 104.4 FM, Friday 17 February, 5-5:30pm.
Illustration by T. Davidsohn


