The radical notion that women like good movies
Children of Men (2006) The “Plague” of Infertility in Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men by Carleen Tibbetts Women can’t get pregnant anymore and nobody knows why. This the central lamentation in Alfonso Cuaron’s 2006 dystopian film Children of Men, based on P.D. James’s novel. Set in England in the year 2027, this is the story of … Continue reading “Roundup: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infant Loss in Film and TV Week”
While many women orchestrate machinations behind the scenes, no woman is openly a leader, boldly challenging patriarchy to rule. Except for one. Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen.
Written by Leigh Kolb for our theme week on Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infant Loss. The students in my African American Literature class read Audre Lorde’s “Now That I Am Forever With Child” this week. I pointed out that although none of us had given birth, we could feel and understand the poem, and as a result even understand … Continue reading “Empty Wombs and Blank Screens: The Absence of Infertility and Pregnancy Loss in Media”
Carl and Ellie in their home This is a guest post written by Talia Liben Yarmush for our theme week on Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infant Loss. Pixar’s UP begins with young Carl, an adventure-admiring, imaginative boy meeting his match in young Ellie. The two hit it off instantly with their shared interest in everything adventure, … Continue reading “When Life Gives You Infertility, Make Your House Fly: Found Family in ‘UP’”
Days of Our Lives, one of four surviving daytime soap operas on television. Written by Janyce Denise Glasper for our theme week on Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infant Loss. Since 1998, Nicole Walker, played by the very talented Arianne Zucker, has been the scheming, manipulative, alcohol twirling villainess of fictional Salem, Illinois on Days of Our … Continue reading “‘Days of Our Lives’: Punishing Nicole’s Fetus”
Movie poster for Yerma Written by Leigh Kolb for our theme week on Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infant Loss. My womb is opening / without fear or dread / and on white sheets / I sketch my dream. Let us sing / let us sing / let us sing. For life is woven in the early morn, For the silvery … Continue reading “‘Yerma’: The Pain, Heartbreak and Destruction of Infertility and Patriarchy”
Movie poster for We Want a Child Written by Leigh Kolb for our theme week on Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infant Loss. The 1949 Danish film We Want a Child (Vi vil ha’ et barn) deals with abortion, failed adoption, infertility, detailed fertility and prenatal care and childbirth. Depictions of any of these subjects are few and … Continue reading “The Power of Portrayal: Infertility, Reproductive Choice and Reproduction in ‘We Want a Child’”
Serious Trigger Warning for discussion and images of stillbirth and infant loss. Publicity photograph used for Peekaboo Guest post written by Debbie Howard for our theme week on Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infant Loss. Google “stillbirth in film,” and you will see next to nothing come up about this subject matter. What does come up is … Continue reading “Stillbirth. Still Ignored.”
Buffy talks to Spike about her pregnancy in the Season 9 comic Guest post written by Pauline Holdsworth for our theme week on Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infant Loss. Nikki Wood—New York punk slayer and the mother of ex-Sunnydale High principal Robin Wood—had been absent from the Buffyverse for a long time. So it’s a bit … Continue reading “‘Buffy’ Season 9: Sci-Fi Pregnancies and the Story That Almost Was”
Rosario Dawson Gives Some Real Talk on the Reality for Actresses by Kerensa Cadenas via Women and Hollywood Why I Wrote a ‘Mad Men’ Episode with Negroes by Erika Alexander via Racialicious Spotlight on Women Directors at Tribeca Film Festival by Paula Schwartz via Reel Life with Jane Women in Film Talk Why There Are … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
This is a guest post by Joyce Wu. I’ve always loved movies. When I was a kid, nothing brought me greater pleasure than walking across those sticky floors to find the perfect seat, the scent of stale popcorn hanging in the air. My dad, my big brother, and I would always share a box of … Continue reading “Fight to See Yourself On Screen”
Yes, ‘Game of Thrones’ is a show that loves its nudity. HBO is known for gratuitous displays of naked ladies in many of its show, but ‘Game of Thrones’ might as well exist on a network called HBOOB.
