The radical notion that women like good movies
The King’s Speech: An Intimate, Winning Look into a Powerful Male Relationship This is a guest review by Roopa Singh. Prince Albert is “Bertie” to his inner circle (Colin Firth), and has a debilitating stutter, but the British Empire needs him to step up into his father’s Kingly shoes (George V, played by Michael Gambon), … Continue reading “Best Picture Nominee Review Series: The King’s Speech”
Sofia Coppola with her Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola is one of only four women ever nominated for a Best Director Academy Award, and was the first woman from the United States to achieve the honor. Her nomination was for Lost in Translation, for which she won the Oscar … Continue reading “Director Spotlight: Sofia Coppola”
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, 2001”
This guest post originally appeared at Girl with Pen! With the 6th and final season upon us, will Lost finally zoom towards a feminist future? With the number of female characters dwindling and the simultaneous deification of hetero white males, can feminist Lost fans hope for a satisfying island conclusion? Previous seasons have been a … Continue reading “Guest Post: Deciphering Island Patriarchy: Finding Feminism in Lost”
We previewed The Princess and the Frog back in June, noting the potential perpetuation of racial stereotypes and lamenting yet another princess movie where the princess still portrays the humanly-impossible physique of all who came before her. I actually watched this. The movie flirts with improvement, at least in its attempt to make the heroine … Continue reading “Releasing on DVD: Tuesday, March 16”
Forbes recently published a list of Hollywood’s top-earning actresses, for films completed within the previous year. Please note the following: “As is still typical for Hollywood, our actresses earned significantly less than their male counterparts. Harrison Ford was the top-earning actor this year with $65 million, $38 million more than Jolie earned. All told, the … Continue reading “Pay Discrimination in Hollywood, Who Knew?”
Paris Was a Woman (1996) Paris Was a Woman is a documentary about artists living in Paris during the time between the wars–specifically in the 1920s. Paris has always been a place for artists, but at this time, Prohibition, inexpensive living, and a general openness to different lifestyles and art made American women flock to … Continue reading “Documentary Review: Paris Was a Woman”
