Wherefore art thou, Winona Ryder?
Whatever happened to Winona Ryder? She was one of the biggest stars on the planet for a time, but then seemingly dropped off the face of the earth after the Saks shoplifting fiasco. I watched the episode of Friends recently when Rachel claims to have kissed her sorority sister from college, who is of course played by Winona. In that episode, she’d grown out her hair from her famous pixie, but now it’s back–not just on Winona, but also on Katie Holmes (c’mon, look at the cut below and tell me they’re not nearly identical!) Winona defined my childhood: I adored Beetlejuice, developed a sense of irony through Heathers, was addicted to Little Women (still one of my all-time, can-watch-it-over-and-over-again favorites) and emulated the cool savoir-faire of the slackers in Reality Bites (another personal classic). It’s said that every generation gets the icons it deserves…can we as a culture please find it within ourselves to move beyond the navel-gazing mirrors held up by Paris, Perez, LC et al. and go back to worshipping thoughtful, creative, talented (and yes, okay, gorgeous, too) actors?
Come back, Winona…I miss you!
Photo from People.com
How gorgeous is she?
Winona’s famous Michael Thompson photo from W Magazine after her arrest
An interesting juxtaposition of tough and fragile: classic Winona
With Ethan Hawke (le sigh), who had the one-two punch of Reality Bites and Before Sunrise, and changed my little life (and notions of romance) forever
Tags: Friends, HAIR, Katie Holmes, Winona Ryder
August 13th, 2008 at 11:37 am
I too have adored Little Women and Laurie for as long as I can remember. Christian Bale has always been my favorite. Seriously, when others were fawning over Brad in Legends of the Falls, I was complaining about Christian not getting more movies… and now he is Batman. Amazing! I also am seriously in love with Givenchy Pi and Pearl Jam. Nadine, do you have an unhealthy obsession with Diet Coke? If so, we are totally long lost twins
August 13th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Nadine - quick question for you.. what’s with the frame advertisement that floats on top of your site? It gets in the way of direct linking to posts.
I love your site, and don’t mind advertising, but this one is kind of obtrusive.
August 13th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Sania, you must be coming to my old site, which I lost for a while and now forwards: at blog.nadinehaobsh.com or jolienyc.com. If you go to my new permanent URL at jolienadine.com/blog, there are no frames.
Ahh, yes, I did have a Diet Coke obsession for a while, although I’ve (almost successfully!) weaned myself off it, Carolyn!
August 13th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Ethan Hawke… EEEWWW!
I met him (and Robin Tunney who is totally nice, btw)when I was about 13 and he had MAN BOOBS! I have the pictures to prove it. He was wearing a white men’s undershirt and was totally greasey - I still to this day can not get over his moobs!
August 13th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
i love ethan OMG.. and i am happy Reality Bites is a classic for you as well. it changed my life as well. god i love that movie!!
Don’t Bogart that can, man…
Are you retarded?
No, I’m rhyming. It’s not easy. Sure I make it look easy…
okay enough of my quotes.. yay
August 13th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Thanks Nadine, I figured that out shortly after I posted my silly comment to you. Thanks for letting everyone know though - that frame really is a PITA!
August 14th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
There was a time in my teenage years when I wanted to be her. I think she’s adorable!
I LOVED her guest appearances on Friends and totally think she needs to be in more things. I miss seeing her acting chops on the small/big screen.