The radical notion that women like good movies
Alexandra Breckinridge (l) and Frances Conroy (r) as American Horror Story‘s Moira This is a guest post by Paul and Renee In terms of the female characters on American Horror Story, there are quite a few problematic elements. There are the issues of violence and rape, but one that often gets overlooked is the treatment … Continue reading “Horror Week 2012: American Horror and the Evils of the Sexual Woman”
Guest post written by Candice Frederick. Originally published at Reel Talk. Cross-posted with permission. Continuing our festive Halloween coverage, we bring you a list of our favorite female heroes from scary movies. Whether they’re your favorite characters are not, you have to give them props for not dying (right away, at least). Check it out: … Continue reading “Horror Week 2012: 7 Great Heroines from Scary Movies”
Women in horror movies comprise a range of roles from homicidal villain and gory murder victim to the badass, resourceful Final Girl survivor. Since next week is Women in Horror Film Week, we thought we would kick things off a little early. (Are you all as excited as we are??) So we asked you to … Continue reading “Weekly Feminist Film Question: Who Is Your Favorite Female Horror Movie Hero?”
Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween Last year’s Horror Week was so awesome that we’re doing it again this year! Confession: I love horror films. Sometimes I endlessly scroll through Netflix in search of the film that will most scare the shit out of me. Of course, many horror films subject their women characters to endless … Continue reading “Call for Writers: Women in Horror Films”
Movie poster for Carousel I loved this film. When I was 13 or so. Re-watching it this week—for the purpose of writing about how much I admired the way it handled domestic violence issues (in 1956, no less)—I realized my 13-year-old self understood jack shit about misogyny in film, and she certainly didn’t understand what … Continue reading “‘Carousel’: A Fairytale Screen Adaptation of the 2012 Republican Anti-Woman Agenda”
This is a guest review by Barrett Vann. Initially, a feminist reading of Jesus Christ Superstar might not seem to turn out particularly in the musical’s favour. Although the ensemble is composed of men and women fairly equally, there is only one female character of any significance, Mary Magdalene. In addition to being the … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’: Feminism and Crosscasting”
This review by Myrna Waldron previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on September 6, 2012. Phantom of the Opera Movie Poster (Source: Wikipedia.org) The Phantom of the Opera was my first musical; I saw it for the first time when I was 4 years old during its now legendary decade-long run in Toronto. I remember very … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: ‘Phantom of the Opera’: Great Music, Terrible Feminism”
Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins “Practically perfect in every way,” declares Mary Poppins, the quirky, assertive and indomitable nanny played with effervescence by stage and screen legend Julie Andrews. For me, that quote could pretty much sum up not only our protagonist but the film itself. I’ve been watching Mary Poppins ever since I was … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: Accidental Feminism in ‘Mary Poppins’”
This is a guest review by Jessica Freeman-Slade. When Bitch Flicks first put out the call for a review of the movie musical landscape, this was the first movie that came to mind. It has all the elements of a great movie musical: the hummable ditties of Kiss Me, Kate, the buoyant dance sequences of … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: Bros Before Hoes, or How Kidnapping Makes for Great Dance Numbers: on ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’”
This review by FeministDisney previously appeared at Bitch Flicks as part of our series on Animated Children’s Films. Nala to Simba: “Pinned you again.” Overall FeministDisney Rating: **, 2/4 stars (see below for specific categories that feed into this) The Lion King is an interesting movie to pick apart. I think when it comes to … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: The Lion King: Just Good, or Feminist Good?”
This is a guest review by Jessica Freeman-Slade. I imagine that at least once a day somewhere in America, some little Jewish girl (or girls with big noses, close-set eyes, skinny legs, and less than model looks) has a benevolent mother, sister, or aunt who pops in a DVD and tells her to sit down. … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: The Funny Face Always Gets the Big Number: on ‘Funny Girl’”
Samhita Mukhopadhyay’s Outdated: Why Dating Is Ruining Your Love Life I hate dating. I’m really bad at dating. I meet up with a dude, and I’m usually like “eh” after five minutes, ready to move on. I don’t suffer from a throwing-in-the-towel mentality of sorts, where I’m willing to settle for any dude, just for … Continue reading “Quote of the Day: Samhita Mukhopadhyay, from ‘Outdated: Why Dating Is Ruining Your Love Life’”
