The radical notion that women like good movies
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”
Leading up to the 2011 Oscars, we’ll showcase the past twenty years of Oscar Acceptance Speeches by Best Actress winners and Best Supporting Actress winners. (Note: In most cases, you’ll have to click through to YouTube in order to watch the speeches, as embedding has been disabled at the request of copyright owners.) Best Actress … Continue reading “Oscar Acceptance Speeches, 2007”
During our Oscar round-up, Jesseca Cornelson reviewed An Education. Women & Hollywood also reviewed the film. Guest reviewer Rachel Feldman wrote: As a feminist mom, my big ax to grind in popular culture is vulgarism. I don’t want my son to grow up one more immature, boob-obsessed male with little understanding or appreciation of a female’s … Continue reading “Releasing on DVD: Tuesday, March 30”
