The radical notion that women like good movies
This review by Ana Mardoll previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on May 9, 2012. Disney. The word is so synonymous in my mind with “animated feature films” that it’s like using “Kleenex” for “tissue.” When children come to my house, as they sometimes do, they’re invariably drawn to my huge selection of “Disney movies,” … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: The Little Mermaid”
This is a guest review by Jessica Freeman-Slade. When Bitch Flicks first put out the call for a review of the movie musical landscape, this was the first movie that came to mind. It has all the elements of a great movie musical: the hummable ditties of Kiss Me, Kate, the buoyant dance sequences of … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: Bros Before Hoes, or How Kidnapping Makes for Great Dance Numbers: on ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’”
This review by Myrna Waldron previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on September 13, 2012. Corpse Bride Poster (Source: Wikipedia.org) Corpse Bride is that odd film that is both original and derivative at the same time. Based on a Yiddish folk tale, it is a stop-motion animated film directed by bizarre auteur Tim Burton, and featuring … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: The Reception of Corpse Bride”
This review by Karina Wilson previously appeared at Bitch Flicks as part of our series on Animated Children’s Films. Much has been written about Mulan since its release in 1998, largely because the intentions of the film-makers are so obvious, and so crass. If you buy into the movie’s ethos, you’ll believe that Mulan is … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: Mulan: The Twinkie Defense”
(L-R): Zoe Saldana and Nina Simone; image via Black Street When Zoe Saldana was recently cast as legendary singer Nina Simone in her upcoming biopic, the decision ignited a firestorm of controversy. People have vehemently criticized the decision. Not because Saldana isn’t a skilled actor (she is). But because her skin is much lighter than … Continue reading “The Zoe Saldana / Nina Simone Biopic Controversy Illustrates the Need for More Black Women Filmmakers”
No, this is not a post about film or television. Today, September 17th, marks the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street’s existence. I first wrote about OWS at Bitch Flicks on October 6, 2011 in a piece called, “We Interrupt This Broadcast … for an Occupy Wall Street Update,” in which I discuss my first … Continue reading “Happy Birthday, Occupy Wall Street!”
Corpse Bride Poster (Source: Wikipedia.org) The Reception of Corpse Bride By Myrna Waldron Corpse Bride is that odd film that is both original and derivative at the same time. Based on a Yiddish folk tale, it is a stop-motion animated film directed by bizarre auteur Tim Burton, and featuring his three favourite people: Johnny Depp … Continue reading “The Reception of ‘Corpse Bride’”
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”
YouTube Break: Buffyverse Season 1 Trailer A Love Letter to Buffy: How the Vampire Slayer Turned This Girl into a Feminist by Talia Liben Yarmush Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a series that redefined television in many ways. It combined drama, comedy, romance, action, and horror in an original and unique way. It portrayed a … Continue reading “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme Week: The Roundup”
This piece by Adam Howard previously appeared at his Web site The Blank Projector and is cross-posted with permission. Buffy, jumping off the ledge in Season Five I don’t intend to write about TV too often here, as the volume of serious television criticism on the internet is close to saturation point and I’m not … Continue reading “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Week: Death Is Your Gift–In Praise of Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Fifth Season”
Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Guest post written by Erin K. O’Neill originally published at FemThreads. Cross-posted with permission. “We saved the world, I say we party. I mean, I got all pretty.” ~ Buffy Summers “Yes, date. And shop and hang out and go to school and save the … Continue reading “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Week: Buffy Kicks Ass”
Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Guest post written by Jennifer M. Santos. “It’s a relief to hear papers that don’t go on about feminism.” Such was Patricia Pender’s report on the mood of attendees at the second Slayage Conference in 2006, just three years after Buffy ended (5). Pender punctuated … Continue reading “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Week: The View from the Grave: Buffy as Gothic Feminist”
