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Women of Color in Film and TV: Shirley, Donna, and Lana: African-American Women in Thursday Night Sitcoms

Written by Max Thornton. Thursday night is the best TV night for comedy fans. Even now that 30 Rock has departed this mortal coil (goodnight, sweet show; may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest), there is still a lot to enjoy about Thursday nights. For me, it’s the trifecta of Community, Parks and … Continue reading “Women of Color in Film and TV: Shirley, Donna, and Lana: African-American Women in Thursday Night Sitcoms”

Weekly Feminist Film Question: Who Are Your Favorite TV Moms?

No other type of character seems to tug at our nostalgic heartstrings like TV moms. So we asked you to tell us: who are your favorite moms on television? While the answers crossed boundaries of socio-economic status, race and TV genre, the female characters named embody many similar traits — warm, intelligent, loving, educated, stern, … Continue reading “Weekly Feminist Film Question: Who Are Your Favorite TV Moms?”

Why I Love ‘Wonderfalls’

If you want to be taken seriously as a television fan (and who doesn’t hold that as their highest life goal?), you have to know how to talk the talk. You have to have an opinion on when exactly The Office jumped the shark.You have to be able to namedrop characters from The Wire, even … Continue reading “Why I Love ‘Wonderfalls’”

Women in Politics Week: Political Humor and Humanity in HBO’s ‘VEEP’

Written by Rachel Redfern. Foul-mouthed and frazzled, Julia Louis-Dreyfus (eternally known as Elaine from Seinfeld), stars as United States Vice-President, Selina Meyer, in the Emmy Award-winning HBO political satire, VEEP. The show focuses on Dreyfus’ character, a woman who wants power, but resides in a fairly weak place, politically, having to hide in the shadows of … Continue reading “Women in Politics Week: Political Humor and Humanity in HBO’s ‘VEEP’”

Welcome New Contributors!

You’ve probably noticed some wonderful new writers around here. They’ll each be writing weekly posts, so you’ll definitely want to check back here often to read their fabulous pieces. In case you missed any of their introductions last week, I’ve included excerpts below. Make sure to read their full bios to learn more about them–and … Continue reading “Welcome New Contributors!”

New ‘Bitch Flicks’ Regular Contributor: Leigh Kolb

As a teenager, I didn’t necessarily see a place for feminism in my life. Looking back, I realize that’s because I was surrounded by it. I went to Lilith Fairs. Tori Amos and Ani DiFranco were voices that inspired me and female protagonists like Angela Chase, Cher Horowitz, and Daria served as reminders that teenage … Continue reading “New ‘Bitch Flicks’ Regular Contributor: Leigh Kolb”

New ‘Bitch Flicks’ Regular Contributor: Rachel Redfern

Hello Everyone. I’m Rachel Redfern, one of the new Bitch Flicks contributors and I’m incredibly excited to be doing one of my favorite things: over-analyzing and geeking out about films and TV shows. Writing reviews (and just in general expressing my opinion) is something I’ve been doing for the past few years now, mostly for … Continue reading “New ‘Bitch Flicks’ Regular Contributor: Rachel Redfern”

New Bitch Flicks Regular Contributor: Max Thornton

Hello all. I’m Max Thornton, known in other corners of the web as Rainicorn or Gay Christian Geek. My previous Bitch Flicks contributions are No Country For Old Men and Growing Up Queer: Water Lilies (2007) and Tomboy (2011), which prove that I can appreciate good films even though my heart really belongs to Syfy … Continue reading “New Bitch Flicks Regular Contributor: Max Thornton”

New Bitch Flicks Regular Contributor: Lady T

Greetings and salutations. I’m Lady T and I’m thrilled to have been invited to be a regular contributor at Bitch Flicks. You may remember me from such guest posts as “Willow Rosenberg: Geek, Interrupted,” “Why Watch Romantic Comedies?“, and “Easy A: A Fauxminist Film”. I blog at The Funny Feminist, where I analyze media (mostly … Continue reading “New Bitch Flicks Regular Contributor: Lady T”

LGBTQI Week: Everything You Need to Know About Space: 10 Reasons to Watch (and Love!) ‘Imagine Me & You’

Movie poster for Imagine Me & You (2005), directed by Ol Parker This is a guest review by Marcia Herring. I was still a baby queer in 2005 when Imagine Me & You hit theaters in limited release. I’m sure I had recently watched Lost and Delirious, as baby queers do, and was traumatized by … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: Everything You Need to Know About Space: 10 Reasons to Watch (and Love!) ‘Imagine Me & You’”

‘Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23’: The Upcoming TV Show and the B Word

ABC’s upcoming show (premieres April), ‘Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23’ Written by scATX. Originally published at scATX: Speakers Corner in the ATX. Cross-posted with permission. Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 – That would be the title of ABC’s newest sitcom. According to Entertainment Weekly: “The story is about a naive young … Continue reading “‘Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23’: The Upcoming TV Show and the B Word”

‘Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23:’ The Upcoming TV Show and the B Word

ABC’s upcoming show (premieres April), ‘Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23’ Written by scATX. Originally published at scATX: Speakers Corner in the ATX. Cross-posted with permission. Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 – That would be the title of ABC’s newest sitcom. According to Entertainment Weekly: “The story is about a naive young … Continue reading “‘Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23:’ The Upcoming TV Show and the B Word”