The radical notion that women like good movies
Occupy Wall Street started a year ago this Monday. The movement came out of a recession and an underemployed youth culture. So, of course I want to look at a film that follows the frustrations that young people face in an economic crisis. Unfortunately, save for Lena Dunham productions, there isn’t a lot of that … Continue reading “‘Reality Bites,’ ‘Slackers’ and the Movies Made About Underemployed Youth”
Occupy Wall Street started a year ago this Monday. The movement came out of a recession and an underemployed youth culture. So, of course I want to look at a film that follows the frustrations that young people face in an economic crisis. Unfortunately, save for Lena Dunham productions, there isn’t a lot of that … Continue reading “Reality Bites Slackers: and the Movies Made About Underemployed Youth”
YouTube Break: Buffyverse Season 1 Trailer A Love Letter to Buffy: How the Vampire Slayer Turned This Girl into a Feminist by Talia Liben Yarmush Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a series that redefined television in many ways. It combined drama, comedy, romance, action, and horror in an original and unique way. It portrayed a … Continue reading “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme Week: The Roundup”
This piece by Lindsey Keesling previously appeared at her Web site *! [emphatic asterisk] and is cross-posted with permission. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 7 Femininity and Conflict in Buffy the Vampire Slayer When the popular movie Twilight first appeared in theaters, it did not take long for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BtVS) … Continue reading “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Week: Femininity and Conflict in Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
This piece by Lady T previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on July 24, 2012 as part of our Women in Science Fiction Theme Week. Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan) on Buffy the Vampire Slayer Joss Whedon is known for creating and writing about strong female characters in his science fiction shows. One of the most popular … Continue reading “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Week: Willow Rosenberg: Geek, Interrupted”
The Season 1 Team From Left to Right: Superboy, Zatanna, Kid Flash, Rocket, Robin, Miss Martian, Artemis, and Aqualad. Written by Myrna Waldron. SPOILER WARNING – No major plot twists are revealed, but there are minor spoilers. It’s a sadly accepted fact that the superhero genre just isn’t women-friendly. The few times we have gotten … Continue reading “‘Young Justice’ Grows Up”
Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hanigan) on Buffy the Vampire Slayer Written by Lady T. Joss Whedon is known for creating and writing about strong female characters in his science fiction shows. One of the most popular and complex of these characters is Willow Rosenberg from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Willow speaks to many people and quite … Continue reading “Women in Science Fiction Week: ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Willow Rosenberg: Geek, Interrupted”
Here is a roundup of all the pieces we published during our LGBTQI Theme Week! Thanks so much to all the guest writers for making this such a successful and important week. (Please note that some of these excerpts contain spoilers.) The Birdcage: Where You Can Come as You Are by Candice Frederick That’s the … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: The Roundup”
Movie poster for Imagine Me & You (2005), directed by Ol Parker This is a guest review by Marcia Herring. I was still a baby queer in 2005 when Imagine Me & You hit theaters in limited release. I’m sure I had recently watched Lost and Delirious, as baby queers do, and was traumatized by … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: Everything You Need to Know About Space: 10 Reasons to Watch (and Love!) ‘Imagine Me & You’”
Urban Fantasy is here to stay This is a guest post from Paul and Renee. Urban Fantasy — the bringing of the fantastic (vampires, werewolves, magic, fae and so much more) to a modern, real world setting — has become ever more popular as a mainstream genre. From Twilight to True Blood to The Vampire … Continue reading “Motherhood in Film & Television: Absent Mothers in Urban Fantasy”
Laura (Mary Tyler Moore), Richie (Larry Matthews), and Rob (Dick Van Dyke) in The Dick Van Dyke Show This is a guest post from Caitlin Moran Before Mary Tyler Moore tossed her beret to the Minneapolis sky as Mary Richards, she was the sunny princess of sitcom wives and mothers as Laura Petrie on The … Continue reading “Motherhood in Film & Television: Laura Petrie of ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’”
The Great Lie (1941) This is a guest post from Erin Blackwell. My mother used to sit me down to watch movies in front of a small black-and-white TV in our Southern California living room, not far from Hollywood, where she’d spent the happiest years of her childhood. Watching movies was part of a wide-ranging … Continue reading “Motherhood in Film & Television: ‘The Great Lie’”
