The radical notion that women like good movies
Woody Allen and Penelope Cruz on set of To Rome With Love I went to see To Rome With Love earlier this week with the intention of reviewing it for Bitch Flicks. But this film is practically un-reviewable: the kind of frilly nothing of a movie that exits your brain before you’ve taken your last sticky … Continue reading “I Want a Woman to be the Next Woody Allen”
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”
Violet (Emily Blunt) and Tom (Jason Segal) I’ve never planned a wedding and I’ve never been engaged. Yet I can relate to the The Five-Year Engagement’s premise. My dream is to move to NYC and become a writer. While my partner is incredibly supportive of me, he loathes NYC and has a life in Boston. … Continue reading “‘The Five-Year Engagement:’ Exploration of Gender Roles & Lovable Actors Can’t Save Rom-Com’s Subtly Anti-Feminist Message”
some romantic comedies This guest post by Lady T previously appeared at her blog The Funny Feminist. A few weeks ago, I announced my intention to tackle 52 romantic comedies over the course of one year. 2012 is the Year of the Romantic Comedy at my blog, and it shall henceforth be dubbed “The Rom-Com … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: Why Watch Romantic Comedies?”
Flick Chicks: A guide to women in the movies by Mindy Kaling for The New Yorker Kickstarter campaign for ‘The Punk Singer is Kathleen Hanna’ by Sini Anderson Tomi-Ann Roberts on the sexualization of girls from SPARK Summit CNN’s “Gender Identity: A Change in Childhood” from Bitch Early Signs of a “Bridesmaids” Bump by Rebecca … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
Amber‘s Picks: Hollywood’s Year of Heroine Worship by A.O. Scott via The New York Times Oscars and casting: Hollywood insiders discuss diversity by Solvej Schou via Entertainment Weekly30 Lessons We Learned From Amy Poehler in 2012 by Krutika Mallikarjuna via Buzzfeed Megan‘s Picks: 7 Ways Women and Girls are Sexualized, Stereotyped and Underrepresented On Screen by Dana Liebelson … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
