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The Season 1 Team From Left to Right: Superboy, Zatanna, Kid Flash, Rocket, Robin, Miss Martian, Artemis, and Aqualad. Written by Myrna Waldron. SPOILER WARNING – No major plot twists are revealed, but there are minor spoilers. It’s a sadly accepted fact that the superhero genre just isn’t women-friendly. The few times we have gotten … Continue reading “‘Young Justice’ Grows Up”
The Problem with Female Representation in Science Fiction on Television by Paul and Renee The wonderful thing about science fiction is that the writers have the opportunity to create a world, which while based on ours, can be markedly different. This means that there should be a place for strong female characters who are not … Continue reading “Women in Science Fiction Week: The Roundup”
Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) in Avatar Guest post written by Nine Deuce previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on May 9, 2011 originally published at Rage Against the Man-Chine. Cross-posted with permission. I know, I’m the last person in the industrialized world to see Avatar, but I waited for several reasons. First, I was under the impression that … Continue reading “Women in Science Fiction Week: ‘Avatar’: Only Slightly Less Imaginative Than a Bruce Springsteen Song”
Here is a roundup of all the pieces we published during our LGBTQI Theme Week! Thanks so much to all the guest writers for making this such a successful and important week. (Please note that some of these excerpts contain spoilers.) The Birdcage: Where You Can Come as You Are by Candice Frederick That’s the … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: The Roundup”
(L-R): Detective Kima Greggs (Sonja Sohn) and Omar Little (Michael K. Williams) on The Wire The Wire is the greatest TV series of all time. Period. Now, I know I’m not really making some bold claim as many, many, many, manycriticshave professed their unabashed love for the crime drama. No other show has painstakingly depicted … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: “All the Pieces Matter:” Queer Characters of Color on ‘The Wire’”
Movie poster for Milk This guest review by Drew Patrick Shannon previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on September 21, 2011. “My name is Harvey Milk, and I’m here to recruit you,” yells a nearly unrecognizable Sean Penn in a pivotal scene in Gus Van Sant’s biopic Milk (2008). Wearing a tight red and white shirt … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: I Need a Hero: Gus Van Sant’s ‘Milk’”
This is a guest review by Stephen Ira. “I got a phone call last night from a juvenile inmate of the New York prison system. He claimed to be Stanley’s son,” the trans woman explains, trying her best to articulate herself to her therapist. It’s hard to talk about her life in her assigned … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: Transamerica”
This is a guest review by Angie Beauchamp. We all hold dear particular films that made an indelible impression on us. Somehow they connected to us as a viewer on an emotional or even a spiritual level; we identified with the story or characters in unusual ways; or we appreciated the craftsmanship so much that … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: Revisiting ‘Desert Hearts’”
Movie poster for The Kids Are All Right This review by Staff Writer Megan Kearns previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on February 21, 2011. I was so excited to see The Kids Are All Right. I mean a film with not one, but two amazing female leads as well as a family headed by lesbian … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: The Kids Are All Right”
Movie poster for Kissing Jessica Stein This is a review by monthly guest contributor Carrie Nelson. (Warning: Contains spoilers about Kissing Jessica Stein.) Ten years ago, I saw Kissing Jessica Stein on a date with my first girlfriend. We liked the movie, but when we walked out of the theater, we laughed and said to … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: Kissing Jessica Stein”
Solidarity with Russian LGBTI seeking human rights, Berlin, in February This piece by Marian Evans previously appeared at her blog Wellywood Woman on June 7, and is cross-posted with permission. ———- It’s a beautiful day here in Wellington, New Zealand. Yesterday I saw Madeline Olnek’s Co-Dependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same at the Out Takes … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: Side by Side: To Siberia, With Love”
Dianne Weist as Louise, Hank Azaria as Agador, Christine Baranski as Katherine, and Gene Hackman as Senator Kevin Keely in The Birdcage This is a guest review by Candice Frederick. There’s a particularly memorable scene in director Mike Nichols’ big screen adaptation of the 1978 French comedy La Cage Aux Folles that few people talk … Continue reading “‘The Birdcage’: Where You Can Come As You Are”
