Posted By Action Flick Chick on July 21, 2010
Hugh Hart of Wired.com interviews Action Flick Chick Katrina Hill’s about Wired’s choices for the “26 Most Awesome Female Ass-Kickers.” It’s just a quote from her today, but the full interview continues over the next couple of days. Please note that it’s Hugh who calls Angelina Jolie the most compelling ass-kicking heroine. While she ranks Angelina way up there, Katrina has someone else she’d rank #1.
From Wired:
Angelina Jolie extends her reputation as filmdom’s most compelling ass-kicker, Female Division, when Salt opens Friday. Midway through a summer freighted with testosterone, Jolie’s lithe Agent Salt is a potent reminder of the power of feminine fighters.
A minority presence in sci-fi and action realms even in 2010, women warriors remain the exception to the guy-centric rule in film, TV, videogames and comic books. But that’s changing, according to Action Flick Chick blogger Katrina Hill, who moderates the “Where Are the Action Chicks?” panel Friday at San Diego’s Comic-Con International.
“Compare the original Predator to this summer’s Predators,” she said… (continued at Wired).
Full interview at Wired.com: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/07/action-chick-looks-at-comic-cons-geek-girl-phenomenon/
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Action Flick Chick Katrina Hill learned to appreciate all things action at a young age by sneaking into the room while her two older brothers watched action movies and horror. At ActionFlickChick.com, she shares her love of these films with everyone, along with interviews, views, news, and whatever else she happens to choose. You can find some of her interviews and skits on YouTube. Over 100,000 follow her as @ActionChick on twitter, and G4TV crowned her their first Next Woman of the Web champion. Her articles have appeared at io9.com, Geek Girls Network, Newsarama, MTV.com, and others. She and her avatar star in "The Action Chick" webcomic. Upcoming for 2011: appearing somewhere in the horror-comedy motion picture "Bad Kids Go to Hell," star of webseries "Geeks and Gamers Anonymous," and something so big we can't tell you yet... Base of operations: Dallas, Texas. Favorite Movie: Tremors (1990).
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