The radical notion that women like good movies
Screening of Like the Water in Rockland, Maine This is a guest post by Emily Best. I am lying on the floor of a small bedroom in an East Village mansion in New York City. It’s the holding room of a site-specific production of Hedda Gabler in which I am playing Thea, and Caitlin FitzGerald … Continue reading “Unconventional Women”
Brian de Palma’s Passion Written by Amanda Rodriguez Brian De Palma’s film Passion is a sleek, sexy, beautifully shot neo-noir thriller remade from Alain Corneau’s 2010 French film Crime d’amour (or Love Crime in English). Crime d’amour I always think it’s valuable to examine how films deviate from their source material because those are indications … Continue reading “‘Passion’ and ‘Crime d’amour’: Women and Corporate Power Plays”
Brian de Palma’s Passion Written by Amanda Rodriguez Brian De Palma’s film Passion is a sleek, sexy, beautifully shot neo-noir thriller remade from Alain Corneau’s 2010 French film Crime d’amour (or Love Crime in English). Crime d’amour I always think it’s valuable to examine how films deviate from their source material because those are indications … Continue reading “‘Passion’ and ‘Crime d’amour’: Women and Corporate Power Plays”
“Edge of America: Indigenous Communitism on the Hardwood” by Amanda Morris Based on the opening scenes, the viewer might assume that this story is about Kenny, but it is not. This movie ultimately focuses on community, defining one’s own identity, and the grounding strength of women… This film privileges the indigenous perspective from the start … Continue reading “Women in Sports Week: The Roundup”
Call for Writers: Older Women in Film and TV “Once women passed childbearing age they could only be seen as grotesque on some level.” – Meryl Streep As female actresses age, their roles–in film and television–seem to rapidly diminish. In a 2012 interview with Vogue, Meryl Streep said that when she turned 40 in 1989, “I … Continue reading “Call for Writers: Older Women in Film and TV”
Dottie performs a catch while doing the splits. Written by Myrna Waldron. When one thinks of films featuring women in sports, A League of Their Own is probably the first title that comes to mind. It’s such a well known film that it has been preserved in the Library of Congress for being culturally significant, … Continue reading “Women in Sports Week: Five Reasons Why ‘A League of Their Own’ is “Feminism: The Movie””
DVD cover of Heart Like a Wheel This guest post by Melissa Richard previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on March 29th, 2012. Coming from a family of amateur drag racers (and a family where women outnumber men), it’s no surprise that my super-duper #1 female idol as a kid was Shirley Muldowney. A three-time National … Continue reading “Women in Sports Week: Blast from the Past: Jonathan Kaplan’s ‘Heart Like a Wheel’”
Bring It On movie poster This guest post by Deborah Pless previously appeared at her blog Kiss My Wonder Woman and is cross-posted with permission. I first saw Bring It On when I was still deep into my rebellious phase. You know the one. Lots of punk rock, plaid bellbottoms (they came back in style … Continue reading “Women in Sports Week: Because Being Girly Doesn’t Mean Being Weak: ‘Bring It On’”
The cast of Sports Night This is a guest post by Artemis Linhart. “If you haven’t binge-watched Sports Night within one weekend, then you haven’t seen Shakespeare the way it was meant to be played.”* This nuanced end-of-90s sitcom offers a peek behind the scenes of a cable sports news show, all the while mixing … Continue reading “Women in Sports Week: ‘Sports Night’: That ’90s Show”
This is a guest post by Sarah Stringer. (Spoilers ahead for the last couple of seasons of the Friday Night Lights TV show – if you haven’t seen it already, I’ll wait while you watch all five seasons of the show, then watch the movie and read the book. Trust me; it’s worth your time. … Continue reading “Women in Sports Week: The Political Gets Personal for ‘Friday Night Lights’ Jess Merriweather”
This is a guest post by Marcela De Vivo. The history of sports films goes back as far as the history of the cinema itself, starting with Thomas Edison’s silent celebrations of strongmen and prizefighters to cerebral sports dramas like Moneyball. Given the second-class citizenship afforded to women’s sports, it’s no surprise that few of … Continue reading “Women in Sports Week: Documentaries That Inspire”
Movie poster for Edge of America This is a guest post by Amanda Morris. The opening images of Showtime’s movie, Edge of America, directed by Chris Ayre (Cheyenne/Arapaho), and inspired by a true story, are of a journey. A car drives through a peopleless desert landscape on an open and carless road. The driver, Kenny … Continue reading “Women in Sports Week: ‘Edge of America’: Indigenous Communitism on the Hardwood”
