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Cate Blanchett Looking to Adapt Cancer Vixen

BuzzSugar — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:30:38 PST

This is some of the coolest movie news I've seen in a while: Cate Blanchett is apparently hoping to adapt Marisa Acocella Marchetto’s frank and funny memoir Cancer Vixen for the big screen. Here's more:

"It's about a cartoonist's look at her contracting cancer," Blanchett observed of the book, which she acquired the rights to through her Working Title Films production company shortly after its release. "And the process of getting cancer."

For obvious reasons, Cancer Vixen isn't the type of film that Hollywood views as a potential blockbuster. So the Curious Case of Benjamin Button star is currently developing it slowly and carefully - and says the biggest difficulty at the moment is finding a director who could properly handle the tonal mix of drama and humor. "It's a tragic-comic look at it," she explained. "So it needs a really particular, special filmmaker. I hope that happens."

Blanchett also noted that she would gladly take the lead role, which seems pretty darn perfect to me. Then again, there isn't much this lady can't do - a fact she has in common with the Cancer Vixen herself.

Have you read this book, too? What do you think of this news?

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Cancer Vixen Raises Cash For BCA Month

BellaSugar — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:00:29 PDT

It's Breast Cancer Awareness month, as you probably know from the thousands of pink products in stores right now. But I've got a bone to pick: What's with so many BCA items being stingy with the donations? A $30 product that gives only $1 to charity is no great shakes. So that's why I'll only be highlighting items that give good amounts of cash to a great cause.

This pick fits the bill. C.O. Bigelow teamed with cartoonist Marisa Acocella Marchetto, a breast cancer survivor, to create Cancer Vixen bath and body products ($7.50–$29.50). Based on Marchetto's graphic novel of the same name, the lip shine, hand wash, body lotion, body cleanser and travel kit are imbued with a berry scent (and the cute packaging isn't bad, either.) C.O. Bigelow is donating $250,000 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, which means this endeavor is Bella-approved!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Spotlight On: Cancer Vixen

BuzzSugar — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:30:00 PDT

In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I'll be featuring people and products from pop culture that have to do with the disease - those who have beaten it, have been touched by it, or are working toward finding a cure.

Today's spotlight is on Cancer Vixen, the alternately hilarious and horrifying memoir by Marisa Acocella Marchetto, a cartoonist for Glamour and The New Yorker. She was leading a decidedly fabulous life - hot fiancé, successful artistic career, kicky shoes - when a breast cancer diagnosis cast doubt on everything.

Acocella Marchetto holds nothing back in this memoir, depicting her "everything's fine" face as a dopey smile, her mother ("(s)mother") as a lovable but annoying hypochondriac, her friends as well-meaning gossips who wanted nothing but the best for their friend, and her cancer cells as little green blobs giving her the finger. Cancer Vixen focuses on surviving a scary diagnosis, but it's also a story about love, friendship, success, and what happens when life suddenly throws up a roadblock you never saw coming. Like Kris Carr, the filmmaker behind the documentary Crazy Sexy Cancer, Acocella Marchetto has created something creative, entertaining, and wickedly funny out of a very dark experience - and that's truly an inspiration.

Want to check out Cancer Vixen for yourself? Amazon has a great price on the hardcover book, but you can also scroll through a digital version of the story over here.

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Weekend Reading: Cancer Vixen

FitSugar — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:00:00 PDT

What happens when a shoe-crazy, wine-swilling, big-city girl finds a lump in her breast?

The answer is Cancer Vixen, the beyond entertaining graphic memoir by cartoonist Marisa Acocella Marchetto. Similar in tone with Sex and the City, Acocella Marchetto's memoir explores her shock and horror of getting breast cancer in the prime of her life. Marchetto lives and draws in NYC and her story, on a decidedly depressing topic, is so much fun to read – it will keep you up at night! Who would have thought a story of battling cancer would make you giggle?

Drawn in a colorful style, the story of an uninsured, about to be married cartoon artist with a malignant lump in her breast is a brave exploration of battling breast cancer. This "vixen" attacks cancer with urbane style and dark humor. The honest voice keeps you turning the pages and rooting for her along with her friends the gossip columnist, the shoe designer and other specific Manhattanite types.

If you want a sneak preview, you can check out an abbreviated online version of her story here.

Buy the hardback version for $14.96 from Amazon.

Breast Cancer and Cartoons: Cancer Vixen

FitSugar — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:00:00 PST

I was reading Healthbolt earlier today when I came across this gem - Cancer Vixen. The name pretty much sums it up. Told in graphic novel form, cartoonist Marisa Acocella Marchetto tells her tale of battling breast cancer.

Her intro reads:

What happens when a shoe-crazy, lipstick-obsessed, wine swilling, pasta slurping, fashion-fanatic, single-forever, about-to-get-married big city girl cartoonist (me, Marisa Acocella) with a fabulous life finds…A LUMP IN HER BREAST?!?

Full of dark humor, irony and honesty, Cancer Vixen is a great read. Check it out and Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.

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BellaSugar — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:01:52 PDT

Great tips for choosing the best makeup brushes - The Beauty Files
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