The radical notion that women like good movies
I saw a preview for Life, Above All when I went to see Woody Allen’s latest misogyny-fest, Midnight in Paris. For the record, I mostly hated Midnight in Paris–and should review it as the sexist piece of crap it is–but I’m trying to find examples of positivity in the film industry these days. The … Continue reading “Movie Preview: Life, Above All”
This guest post by Marina DelVecchio also appears at Marinagraphy. Lately, it seems that every single television show takes any kind of woman and turns her into a mother. She can be a Playboy vamp, a stripper, an affected teenager, or a surgeon, but at some point in her fictitious or reality TV role as … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: Resisting Motherhood in Grey’s Anatomy”
Written by Megan Kearns. When I was young, my mom raised me on classic films: Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, The Great Escape, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. I fondly remember watching Elizabeth Taylor on-screen. Hollywood royalty, we often think of her arresting beauty, numerous marriages, struggle with alcohol, philanthropy and perfume commercials. It’s easy to forget … Continue reading “Feminist Flashback: ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’”
It’s over a year late . . . but here it is! Avatar reviewed by Elizabeth Tiller “As much as I would like to sit through a movie like this and enjoy it for what it is (ground-breaking sci-fi entertainment that will go down in history), I simply can’t. James Cameron’s attempt to create a … Continue reading “Best Picture Nominee Review Series: 2010 Roundup”
Originally published at I Will Not Diet and reprinted at The Opinioness of the World. An alternate version appears at Shakesville. People have often told me—throughout a lifetime of being underweight—how great I look. I confidently wear a bikini. I’m one of those people you might love to hate: I can eat anything, and as … Continue reading “The Grass is Not Always Greener: On Body Image and Illness”
This is a cross post from Feminéma Maybe I saw Sidney Lumet’s Network in high school — I remember the “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” scenes — but I wasn’t prepared to find its satire so brilliant 35 years after its initial release. What I’d completely forgotten … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: Network”
Look, it’s not like I want to keep sending traffic to the Total Film site. Especially after they treated us to their list of the 100 Greatest Female Characters. But last Wednesday, they published another list of greatness, this one involving movie posters. Well, I love movie posters, and I understand that my Greatest Ever … Continue reading “Seriously? These Are the 40 Greatest Movie Posters?”
This past Monday, Total Film published its list of the 100 Greatest Female Characters. As everyone knows, these Best Ever lists tend to have the pretty obvious problem of not being able to include everyone and, therefore, not being able to please everyone. But we here at Bitch Flicks found this particular list more problematic … Continue reading “Seriously? These Are the 100 Greatest Female Characters?”
On Tuesday, March 8, The New York Times published an article by James C. McKinley Jr. titled, “Vicious Assault Shakes Texas Town.” Eighteen men held down an 11-year-old girl and repeatedly raped her in an abandoned trailer while recording the rape with cell phones. Much has been written about McKinley’s—and the New York Times’—irresponsible, victim-blaming, … Continue reading “On Rape, the Media, and the ‘New York Times’ Clusterfuck”
At home (and away) with Agnes Varda from BFI The Day the Movies Died from GQ Why are films so sexist? from Ad Fontes Hall Pass: I apologize to my mother for the review I’m about to write from Slate The ‘Blue Valentine’ Conundrum: Why So Many Boring Women In Indie Film? from The Atlantic … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
Cross-posted at Fannie’s Room and Shakesville. So, there is this. View the slideshow (warning: might not be safe for some workplaces). I love Glee. I sometimes am annoyed by it, but generally, I appreciate its ode to geekiness. I also do sometimes like looking at photos of attractive women (and men), if the photos are … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: That Glee Photo Shoot”
This guest post also appears at Professor, What If… and the Ms. Magazine blog. As I began watching the second-season premiere of the Showtime series The United States of Tara, I eagerly ask what I always do before an episode starts: “Which ‘alter’ will it be this time?” Alas, to my dismay, the show’s … Continue reading “Guest Post: Tara is Better Not United”
