The radical notion that women like good movies
“The Depiction of Women in Three Films Based on the Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen” by Alisande Fitzsimons I rather like this ending to a film because despite not sticking to the original story, it offers viewers a chance to see something that is still relatively unusual on-screen: a successful male character giving up … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: The Roundup”
Official movie poster for We Need to Talk About Kevin This is a guest post by Amanda Lyons and is cross-posted with permission from her blog Mrs Meow Says. You know how I said in my review of Into the Wild that it was one of the most recent books I’ve read that disturbed me? … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’”
This is a guest post by Barrett Vann. Several weeks ago, I was trawling the internet for reviews of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, when I came across this one, by Rhiannon at Feminist Fiction. In it, she says: The film was … a retelling of one of the oldest, most classic, and so most … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: Gendered Values and Women in Middle Earth”
Written by Lady T. Some of this piece was originally published at The Funny Feminist. Is there any literary comfort food better than Pride and Prejudice? No, there is not. Every time I read it (about once a year), I have to force myself not to swallow the whole thing in one gulp. I try … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: Comparing Two Versions of "Pride and Prejudice"”
Written by Lady T. Some of this piece was originally published at The Funny Feminist. Is there any literary comfort food better than Pride and Prejudice? No, there is not. Every time I read it (about once a year), I have to force myself not to swallow the whole thing in one gulp. I try … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: Comparing Two Versions of "Pride and Prejudice"”
Movie poster for The Uninvited This is a guest post by Nadia Smith. [contains spoilers] When I told a horror-fan friend in his early twenties that I was writing about The Uninvited, he said he had seen it. This came as a surprise, since it’s mostly older viewers and film historians who are aware of … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: ‘The Uninvited’ (1944) and Dorothy Macardle’s Feminism”
Movie poster for Jane Eyre (2011) This is a guest post by Rhea Daniel. The ghosts of Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë have suffered several film adaptations of their most famous works, and the problem with multiple film adaptations of the same novel, however well-meaning or loyal to the text, is that watching three versions … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: A New Jane in Cary Fukunaga’s ‘Jane Eyre’ (2011)”
Written by Megan Kearns, originally published at The Opinioness of the World. I was excited to see For Colored Girls. A film about 9 women, as a feminist, how could I not be? But I have to admit, I questioned whether or not I should even be writing this review. Writing about a film revolving … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: ‘For Colored Girls’ Reveals Power of Sisterly Solidarity & Women Finding Their Voice”
Anne Hathaway as Fantine in Les Miserables Written by Megan Kearns. Some writers, like professor Stacy Wolf, have enjoyed yet criticized the film adaptation of Les Miserables for not being feminist enough and turning the female characters into “bit players.” While others have lauded its feminism. Sure it irks me yet another film focuses on … Continue reading “2013 Golden Globes Week: ‘Les Miserables,’ Sex Trafficking & Fantine as a Symbol for Women’s Oppression”
Written by Erin Fenner Is there enough dude on this poster for you? Bad Taste, 1987, was Peter Jackson’s first dip into epic nerd movies and his first film. While he may be best known for his specially affected J.R.R. Tolkien interpretations, I personally will always love Jackson for his exploding sheep and (literally) brain-snatchy/gory … Continue reading “‘The Hobbit’: A Totally Expected Bro-Fest”
Written by Rachel Redfern. New York Times film reviewer A.O. Scott said that 2012 was a year of Hollywood heroine worship, and he lists some fabulous movies with strong and unique female characters. In a similar spirit I’d like to promote my top (female-centered) film and TV show of 2012. While Turn Me On, Dammit … Continue reading “The Best of 2012 (I think)”
Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games This Review in Conversation on The Hunger Games with Megan Kearns and Amber Leab previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on April 19, 2012. Megan’s Take:In a dystopian future, the nation of Panem stands where North America once existed. The government at the Capitol, which controls the … Continue reading “Gender & Food Week: ‘The Hunger Games’ Review in Conversation: Female Protagonists, Body Image, Disability, Whitewashing, Hunger & Food”
