The radical notion that women like good movies
This is a guest post by Barrett Vann. Several weeks ago, I was trawling the internet for reviews of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, when I came across this one, by Rhiannon at Feminist Fiction. In it, she says: The film was … a retelling of one of the oldest, most classic, and so most … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: Gendered Values and Women in Middle Earth”
Movie poster for The Uninvited This is a guest post by Nadia Smith. [contains spoilers] When I told a horror-fan friend in his early twenties that I was writing about The Uninvited, he said he had seen it. This came as a surprise, since it’s mostly older viewers and film historians who are aware of … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: ‘The Uninvited’ (1944) and Dorothy Macardle’s Feminism”
Zora Neale Hurston This is a guest post by Martyna Przybysz. Hurston’s novel has found a huge following not only amongst African-American readers and writers, such as Alice Walker, but ever since being brought into the spotlight back in the 1970s, it has had a growing female readership. It is not an easy novel … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ by Zora Neale Hurston”
Megan Follows as Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables (1985) I’ve admired strong, intelligent and assertive women and girls for as long as I can remember. When I was 3 years old, I danced to my mom’s Tina Turner albums while donning my Wonder Woman Underoos or my Princess Leia gown. I proudly asserted … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: A Love Letter to ‘Anne of Green Gables’”
Official movie poster for Farewell My Concubine This is a guest post by René Kluge. [Trigger Warning for rape and sexual violence.] The protagonist in Farewell My Concubine (PR China, 1993) is a woman. Or is it? On the one hand the lead role is played by the famous male Hong Kong actor Leslie Cheung. … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: ‘Farewell My Concubine’”
Official movie poster for Farewell My Concubine This is a guest post by René Kluge. [Trigger Warning for rape and sexual violence.] The protagonist in Farewell My Concubine (PR China, 1993) is a woman. Or is it? On the one hand the lead role is played by the famous male Hong Kong actor Leslie Cheung. … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: ‘Farewell My Concubine’”
Written by Megan Kearns, originally published at The Opinioness of the World. I was excited to see For Colored Girls. A film about 9 women, as a feminist, how could I not be? But I have to admit, I questioned whether or not I should even be writing this review. Writing about a film revolving … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: ‘For Colored Girls’ Reveals Power of Sisterly Solidarity & Women Finding Their Voice”
Here at Bitch Flicks, we’re super excited by the 3rd annual Athena Film Festival! We’ve attended each year, watching fearless and inspirational women on-screen and listening to brave and bold filmmakers. The festival features narrative films, documentaries, short films along with panels and workshops for filmmakers — all focusing on women’s leadership. Co-founded by Melissa … Continue reading “2013 Athena Film Festival Lineup: Films on Women & Leadership”
Written by Amanda Rodriguez Spoilers ahead Benedict Cumberbatch is up for another Golden Globe for his leading role on the BBC’s hit show Sherlock. Season Two Episode One “A Scandal in Belgravia” is adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes story “A Scandal in Bohemia.” The storyline focuses on Irene Adler, portrayed brilliantly by the … Continue reading “2013 Golden Globes Week: "I Misbehave": A Character Analysis of Irene Adler from BBC’s Sherlock”
This is a guest review by Tracy Bealer and is cross-posted with permission from Gender Focus. Movie poster for Django Unchained One of the pleasures of being a Quentin Tarantino fan for the last (gulp) twenty years has been enjoying his development as a writer-director, especially in terms of his ever more complicated representations of … Continue reading “2013 Golden Globes Week: From a Bride with a Hanzo Sword to a Damsel in Distress: Did Quentin Tarantino’s Feminism Take a Step Backwards in ‘Django Unchained’?”
Written by Megan Kearns. When I saw Argo in the theatre, I wasn’t really expecting to have a whole lot to say regarding gender in the film. In the majority of the trailer, all you see is men, men, brief glimpse of the women, and more men. Did Argo reaffirm my fears of making women … Continue reading “2013 Golden Globes Week: Does ‘Argo’ Suffer from a Woman Problem and Iranian Stereotypes?”
Written by Max Thornton. There is a delightful Freaks and Geeks special in Vanity Fair this month, with set photos, a cast reunion, and an interview in which creator Paul Feig discusses what would have happened had the show not been canceled. I recommend savoring all of it, but be warned – you may find yourself … Continue reading “The Great ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Rewatch of 2012”
