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Travel Films Week: Othering and Alienation in ‘Lost in Translation’

Written by Robin Hitchcock Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) and Bob (Bill Murray) in Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation is remembered mostly for the genuinely affecting romance between its leads Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray, but it also offers a singular depiction of culture shock. Unfortunately, in representing the “strangeness” of Japan through the eyes … Continue reading “Travel Films Week: Othering and Alienation in ‘Lost in Translation’”

Travel Films Week: The Leading Women of Travel Films

This is a guest post by Marcela De Vivo.  Movies that speak to the action hero or war veteran in us are not hard to come by. More often than not, those movies present a distinctly masculine vision of what adventure and life’s dilemmas look like. While there’s certainly nothing wrong with that, finding movies … Continue reading “Travel Films Week: The Leading Women of Travel Films”

Weekly Feminist Film Question: Who Are Your Favorite Amazing Female Characters in Film and TV?

‬Hey film lovers! It’s time for this week’s feminist film question. Who are your favorite amazing women in film and television? Here’s what you said: Sidney Prescott (Jennifer Garner) in Alias Lt. Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) in Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien: Resurrection Margo Channing (Bette Davis) in All About Eve Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) … Continue reading “Weekly Feminist Film Question: Who Are Your Favorite Amazing Female Characters in Film and TV?”

Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks

Amber‘s Picks: Southern Poverty Law Center Notes Misogynistic Sites from Fannie’s RoomThe Future of Feminism: Rachel Maddow and Melissa Harris-Perry from Ms. Magazine BlogHot damn! Viola Davis to star in Barbara Jordan biopic from FeminémaDr. Who thing of the day: the feminist approach of Dr. Her from Flick FilosopherNewspapers censor “Doonesbury” strips about abortion news from Feministing … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”

From the Archive: Pay Discrimination in Hollywood, Who Knew?

In honor of the recently released Forbes 2011 List of the Highest Paid Actresses, I thought I’d repost this little gem from 2009. Enjoy! Forbes recently published a list of Hollywood’s top-earning actresses, for films completed within the previous year. Please note the following: “As is still typical for Hollywood, our actresses earned significantly less … Continue reading “From the Archive: Pay Discrimination in Hollywood, Who Knew?”

Director Spotlight: Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola with her Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola is one of only four women ever nominated for a Best Director Academy Award, and was the first woman from the United States to achieve the honor. Her nomination was for Lost in Translation, for which she won the Oscar … Continue reading “Director Spotlight: Sofia Coppola”

Guest Writer Wednesday: The 40% Figure

Cross posted at Wellywood Woman  There’s so much discussion about the Bechdel Test now (see links below for some examples). I love it all, am interested that men are writing about the test. AND I relate to @marnen’s tweet: “I’m feeling snarky enough to propose the Laibow-Koser test: can 2 female writers have a conversation … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: The 40% Figure”

Are You Ready to Get Ridiculous?

div style=”text-align: justify;”>In response to my previous post about pay discrimination in Hollywood, an anonymous commenter pointed out the following: “Although I agree that women should be paid the same in all industries, your breakdown of the top grossing movies fails to recognise that apart from Sex and the City there were major male actors … Continue reading “Are You Ready to Get Ridiculous?”

Pay Discrimination in Hollywood, Who Knew?

Forbes recently published a list of Hollywood’s top-earning actresses, for films completed within the previous year. Please note the following: “As is still typical for Hollywood, our actresses earned significantly less than their male counterparts. Harrison Ford was the top-earning actor this year with $65 million, $38 million more than Jolie earned. All told, the … Continue reading “Pay Discrimination in Hollywood, Who Knew?”