Interview: ‘The Runaways’ Stars Kristen Stewart And Dakota Fanning

Mar 19, 2010 - In the new film The Runaways, Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning play Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, musical pioneers who broke down gender stereotypes as members of the eponymous band. A sex-charged rejoinder to the argument that men rock harder than women, Jett and Currie found their strength even as their producer and promoter, industry luminary Kim Fowley, took advantage of their youth and feminine appeal. Unlike the characters they play, however, Stewart and Fanning aren’t letting anyone exploit them, even if it’s in the guise of empowerment; the actresses have spent much of their careers redefining the limits of roles young actresses can play, and the women offer equally powerful turns in this film, proving that even a downbeat ending, such as the one that eventually befell The Runaways, can turn into triumph later on. - 0 Comments

'The Runaways': Almost Perfect, By Kurt Loder Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart, queens of noise.

Mar 19, 2010 - "The Runaways" is a rock movie that gets so many things right, you want to forgive its awkward structure. The picture tells the wild-ride story of the all-girl band whose music, over the course of a three-year recording career in the mid-1970s, met with radio incomprehension in this country, but won fans abroad and set a template for the female rock groups that would follow. The film is based on "Neon Angel," a quick-read memoir by Runaways singer Cherie Currie. - 0 Comments