Kieran, here wishing the happiest of birthdays to one of our most talented, specific, peculiar and mysterious pop culture icons--the great Grace Jones.
There are countless pop music mainstays today who owe a great debt to the trails blazed by Grace Jones and many have gone to great pains to cite her as a predecessor. Her signature, striking style, her unique music, her fascinating, inimitable look are incredibly influential. Make no mistake--a lot of your favs (and I take nothing away from them by saying this for it's the best artist that borrow from other artists) can be traced back to Grace Jones.
Jones has made forrays into film here and there, though she's arguably most known for her appearances in Boomerang where her character brashly declared...
1985's A View to A Kill where she played a Bond girl the likes of which we've never seen...
And (my personal favorite Grace Jones film appearance) the 1986 comedy/horror cult-classic Vamp.
Other than appearance in fringe and arthouse pictures, Grace Jones' film career has slowed down considerably (it was never truly her first love anyway). Even on this, her 68th birthday, one wonders what Grace Jones and could add to the world of cinema today if utilized by the right director. Wouldn't Jones fit so perfectly into the bright, colorful, woman-centric world of Almodóvar or the glitzy, glamorous landscape of Velvet Goldmine-mode Todd Haynes?
What's Your Favorite Grace Jones Film Appearance?