The radical notion that women like good movies
Perhaps my expectations were too high, or perhaps my eternal lust for an intelligent romantic comedy (think Juno) got the better of me. We all loved Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 10 Things I Hate About You, and Zooey Deschanel was one of the reasons Almost Famous was such an awesome movie. The commercials telling us that … Continue reading “(95) Minutes of Pure Torture: 500 Days of Summer, Take 2”
Horrible Bosses (2011) This is a guest post by Byron Bailey and Kirk Boyle. Kirk’s Take: Claiming that Horrible Bosses is horrible understates the case and misleads one into thinking the movie is very unpleasant or disagreeable for formalist reasons: incoherent plotting, unsympathetic characters, humorless comedy. No. Horrible Bosses is an ideological atrocity, not just … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: Horrible Bosses and the So-Called ‘Mancession’: A Review in Conversation”
The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards: Sunday, September 18 at 8pm Announcing…Emmy Week at Bitch Flicks! We’re looking for reviews and/or analysis of Emmy-nominated Television shows as well as character analysis of the Emmy-nominated Lead Actresses and Supporting Actresses. We’re leaving the topics wide open; the only criteria is that the analysis focuses on how … Continue reading “Emmy Week at Bitch Flicks – Call for Writers”
From the description at Democracy Now: In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Emmy Award-winning actress Roseanne Barr starred in the popular and groundbreaking show on television titled simply Roseanne, the first TV series to openly advocate for gay rights. Roseanne featured one of the first lesbian kisses on TV, in an episode when … Continue reading “YouTube Break: Roseanne Barr Is Awesome”
Best Picture nominee Slumdog Millionaire This is a guest post from Tatiana Christian. Set in modern day India, Slumdog Millionaire is heralded as a classic fairy-tale, rags to riches sort of story. Jamal (played by Dev Patel), a 20-year-old resident of Mumbai, is a contestant on the ever-popular Who Wants to be a Millionaire with … Continue reading “Best Picture Nominee Review Series: Slumdog Millionaire”
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This is a guest post from Jesseca Cornelson. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button occupies a curious space in my imagination. I asked to review it because I have long wanted to view the film—it’s been pretty high on my Netflix streaming queue for more than a year—and yet, … Continue reading “Best Picture Nominee Review Series: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Men will be Men: Frost/Nixon This is a guest post from Stephanie Brown. Frost/Nixon is a movie about male power as it looked in 1977. Starring Frank Langella as Richard Nixon and Michael Sheen as David Frost, the story recounts the efforts of David Frost, a television talk show host from Great Britain, to interview … Continue reading “Best Picture Nominee Review Series: Frost/Nixon”
This is a guest post from Megan Kearns. When we read books or watch movies, we often do so to feel inspired, educate ourselves or escape our daily lives. We frequently look for stories filled with passion, love, sacrifice, revenge, wit and camaraderie. We don’t usually examine how shame gnaws away at us, unraveling our … Continue reading “Best Picture Nominee Review Series: The Reader”
This review by Amber Leab originally appeared at Bitch Flicks in October 2008. Juno(2007) It took me a long time to see the film Juno. I was thrilled when Diablo Cody won the Oscar for Best Screenplay, but at the same time suspicious about her little movie being so lauded. To win an Oscar, the … Continue reading “Best Picture Nominee Review Series: Juno”
Best Picture Oscar nominee, There Will Be Blood This is a guest post from Lesley Jenike. I’m one of those hothouse flower film enthusiasts who feel relieved whenever Citizen Kane comes on Turner Classic Movies, as if it were a remedy for my chronic migraine. I’m oddly grateful to Ted Turner (my undergraduate commencement speaker … Continue reading “Best Picture Nominee Review Series: There Will Be Blood”
Given the Obama administration’s embarrassing failure to discuss—hell, even mention—the War on Women, I thought Amber’s following post, which was first published here on February 16, 2009, would warrant rereading. This Is What a Feminist Looks Like? Representing President Obama as a “Super-feminist” has ignited a debate over who the savior of feminism ought … Continue reading “From the Archive: The Power of Representation”
We received the following press release in our e-mail inbox. Please consider supporting Michek’s film. Fundraising officially ends Saturday, August 6, 2011. Independent filmmaker Alyssa Michek uses kickstarter.com to fund It’s All In My Head, a short film about breaking-up told from the woman’s perspective. Silver Spring, MD — Independent filmmaker Alyssa Michek must … Continue reading “Kickstarter Helps Young Filmmakers Bypass Studio System”
