The radical notion that women like good movies
Guest post written by Alisande Fitzsimons. Trigger warning: A large part of this post discusses a character who is sufferingfrom Bulimia. In many ways Mike Leigh’s 1991 film Life is Sweet should not be extraordinary. An almost entirely improvised piece, it takes place in a working class family home in the unremarkable London suburb of … Continue reading “Gender & Food Week: ‘Life is Sweet’”
Written by Leigh Kolb. Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs turned 20 this year, and was re-released in select theaters on Tuesday, Dec. 4. In the introductory interviews that preceded the feature film, actor Eli Roth said that what was most powerful to him in Reservoir Dogs was that “Everybody had a voice.” Discerning viewers may, at this point, … Continue reading “Twenty Years Later: ‘Reservoir Dogs,’ Masculinity and Feminism”
Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin in “How I Met Your Mother” Pregnancy brain. Momnesia. Preggo ladies be cray-cray. Call it what you want, but the idea that pregnant women lose their minds while their hormones go whack is a popular stereotype based on questionable evidence. Some mothers recall feeling forgetful during their pregnancy, while others … Continue reading “"Pregnancy Brain" in Sitcoms”
Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin in “How I Met Your Mother” Pregnancy brain. Momnesia. Preggo ladies be cray-cray. Call it what you want, but the idea that pregnant women lose their minds while their hormones go whack is a popular stereotype based on questionable evidence. Some mothers recall feeling forgetful during their pregnancy, while others … Continue reading “"Pregnancy Brain" in Sitcoms”
A Lady Lonely at the Top: High School Politics Take an Ugly Turn in ‘Election’ by Carleen Tibbets Election, the 1999 film directed by Alexander Payne and based on the novel by Tom Perotta, chronicles type A personality Tracy Flick’s (Reese Witherspoon) quest to become student body president and the unraveling of her social sciences … Continue reading “Women in Politics Week: The Roundup”
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’”
The Women, War & Peace Documentary Series on PBS This post by Megan Kearns originally appeared at Bitch Flicks on January 9, 2012. Over the course of the past two months, Megan Kearns of The Opinioness of the World reviewed all five parts of the PBS series Women, War & Peace. We’ve rounded them up … Continue reading “Women in Politics Week: Women, War & Peace: The Roundup”
Women In Politics Week: Indifferent To Suffering, Insensitive To Joy: ‘Network’s’ Dangerous Career Woman By Myrna Waldron Network DVD Art For a while, I think people got the impression that I don’t like films if they’re not explicitly feminist. The reality is, most films are not feminist, but it doesn’t necessarily diminish their respective quality … Continue reading “Indifferent To Suffering, Insensitive To Joy: ‘Network’s’ Dangerous Career Woman”
This guest post by Gabriella Apicella previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on February 17, 2012 as part of our 2012 Oscar/Indie Spirit Series. Of the Best Actress nominations at the Oscars this year, two stand apart from the rest. Not because of the skill of the actresses, but because they depict real-life figures. Through these … Continue reading “Women in Politics Week: Meryl Streep and Michelle Williams”
Michelle Yeoh as Aung San Suu Kyi in The Lady Meryl Streep as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady Guest post written by Candice Frederick. Originally published at Reel Talk. Cross-posted with permission. While a few men duke it out to take control at the White House later this year, let’s take … Continue reading “Women in Politics Week: ‘The Lady’ vs. ‘The Iron Lady’: Who Gets the Vote?”
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’”
Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) in Election Guest post written by Carleen Tibbets. Warning: Spoilers ahead. Election, the 1999 film directed by Alexander Payne and based on the novel by Tom Perotta, chronicles type A personality Tracy Flick’s (Reese Witherspoon) quest to become student body president and the unraveling of her social sciences teacher, Mr. McAllister … Continue reading “Women in Politics Week: A Lady Lonely at the Top: High School Politics Take an Ugly Turn in ‘Election’”
