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Mixing Business and Pleasure: Making ‘Movement + Location’ and Staying Together

Bodine and Alexis Boling This is a guest post by Bodine Boling, originally published at Bright Ideas, the Seed&Spark blog. Here is the synopsis for Movement + Location, a crowdfunded independent science fiction film currently in post-production that I am making with my husband, Alexis Boling: Kim Getty is an immigrant from 400 years in … Continue reading “Mixing Business and Pleasure: Making ‘Movement + Location’ and Staying Together”

Movie Makers from the Margins: Celine Sciamma

Written by Erin Fenner French filmmaker, Celine Sciamma, brings you uncomfortably close to the lives of adolescents. She does this intentionally, but not in a voyeuristic way that so often comes along with any Hollywood film. Instead, her proximity to her characters creates a level of intense intimacy. Even when her characters are dealing with … Continue reading “Movie Makers from the Margins: Celine Sciamma”

‘Stoker’ and the Feminist Female Serial Killer

Move poster for Stoker Written by Amanda Rodriguez Spoiler Alert (Read my fellow Bitch Flicks writer, Stephanie Roger’s, review of Stoker here.) The first time you watch Stoker, it’s something of a perplexing experience because the narrative is such a genre-bender. I spent at least half the movie wondering what kind of movie I was … Continue reading “‘Stoker’ and the Feminist Female Serial Killer”

Mara Adina on Producing Indie Flick ‘Chuck Norris vs. Communism’

Chuck Norris vs Communism This is a guest post written by Mara Adina, producer of Chuck Norris vs Communism. I started my career in film in the Middle East as after university I moved to Kuwait where I worked at the national television (KTV). I spent the majority of the first month working there trying … Continue reading “Mara Adina on Producing Indie Flick ‘Chuck Norris vs. Communism’”

The Characterization of Bereaved Mothers: Are We Getting It Right?

This guest post by Angela Smith previously appeared at Smack in the Face and is cross-posted with permission. It appears as part of our theme week on Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infant Loss. Tackling the sensitive issue of child loss isn’t easy. Some screenwriters excel at it, while others take the easy option of sending their … Continue reading “The Characterization of Bereaved Mothers: Are We Getting It Right?”

‘Buffy’ Season 9: Sci-Fi Pregnancies and the Story That Almost Was

Buffy talks to Spike about her pregnancy in the Season 9 comic Guest post written by Pauline Holdsworth for our theme week on Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infant Loss.  Nikki Wood—New York punk slayer and the mother of ex-Sunnydale High principal Robin Wood—had been absent from the Buffyverse for a long time. So it’s a bit … Continue reading “‘Buffy’ Season 9: Sci-Fi Pregnancies and the Story That Almost Was”

Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks

Rosario Dawson Gives Some Real Talk on the Reality for Actresses by Kerensa Cadenas via Women and Hollywood Why I Wrote a ‘Mad Men’ Episode with Negroes by Erika Alexander via Racialicious Spotlight on Women Directors at Tribeca Film Festival by Paula Schwartz via Reel Life with Jane Women in Film Talk Why There Are … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”

Gratuitous Female Nudity and Complex Female Characters in ‘Game of Thrones’

Yes, ‘Game of Thrones’ is a show that loves its nudity. HBO is known for gratuitous displays of naked ladies in many of its show, but ‘Game of Thrones’ might as well exist on a network called HBOOB.

Gratuitous Female Nudity and Complex Female Characters in ‘Game of Thrones’

Written by Lady T.    Ros from Game of Thrones. Full frontal nudity in 3… 2… 1… [Yes, I have read the books.] Game of Thrones, the HBO series based on George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels, premiered in April 2011. Since then, the show has received attention for its sprawling … Continue reading “Gratuitous Female Nudity and Complex Female Characters in ‘Game of Thrones’”

Movie Makers from the Margins: Sarah Polley

Written by Erin Fenner I stumbled onto Sarah Polley during a typical Sunday TV slam – in which my roommate(s) and I watch  a set of television shows and/or movies while gently tearing them apart for end o’ weekend laughs. With only Netflix to stream on this particular weekend we ended up on a movie … Continue reading “Movie Makers from the Margins: Sarah Polley”

A Big Hurray! Lunafest 2013: Short Films For, By, and About Women

The 12th Annual Lunafest Written by Janyce Denise Glasper I truly enjoyed the 12th Annual Lunafest–nine short films for, about, and by women filmmakers which has one hundred percent of proceeds benefiting local charities including breast cancer research and nonprofit women’s organizations. From five to eighteen minutes long, these nine diversified, honest, and beguiling films … Continue reading “A Big Hurray! Lunafest 2013: Short Films For, By, and About Women”

School of Rock: Where Shrewish Women are "The Man"

Written by Robin Hitchcock Jack Black in School of Rock The first decade of this millennium was a pretty good time for American culture, all in all, George W. Bush notwithstanding.  YouTube was invented, the pound symbol was saved from oblivion by hashtags, and Tina Fey got famous. But the early-to-mid aughts also brought something really unpleasant … Continue reading “School of Rock: Where Shrewish Women are "The Man"”