The radical notion that women like good movies
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This is a guest post from Jesseca Cornelson. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button occupies a curious space in my imagination. I asked to review it because I have long wanted to view the film—it’s been pretty high on my Netflix streaming queue for more than a year—and yet, … Continue reading “Best Picture Nominee Review Series: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
This is a guest post from Megan Kearns. When we read books or watch movies, we often do so to feel inspired, educate ourselves or escape our daily lives. We frequently look for stories filled with passion, love, sacrifice, revenge, wit and camaraderie. We don’t usually examine how shame gnaws away at us, unraveling our … Continue reading “Best Picture Nominee Review Series: The Reader”
Best Picture nominee Michael Clayton (2007) This is a guest post from Robin Hitchcock. Michael Clayton seems like an unlikely Best Picture nominee: a legal thriller that I would have sworn was adapted from an airport novel if I didn’t know that it was nominated for Best Original Screenplay. Can’t you see yourself reading this … Continue reading “Best Picture Nominee Review Series: Michael Clayton”
Written by Megan Kearns. When I was young, my mom raised me on classic films: Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, The Great Escape, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. I fondly remember watching Elizabeth Taylor on-screen. Hollywood royalty, we often think of her arresting beauty, numerous marriages, struggle with alcohol, philanthropy and perfume commercials. It’s easy to forget … Continue reading “Feminist Flashback: ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’”
This guest post by Nine Deuce also appears at her blog Rage Against the Man-Chine. 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 it was based on a video game, rather than the basis for a video … Continue reading “Avatar: Only Slightly Less Imaginative Than a Bruce Springsteen Song”
You all know that Disney’s latest atrocity teen flick, Prom, is in theatres now, right? For those of us without teenaged girls in our lives, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with the latest flicks–aside from Twilight (H/T to reader Emilie for cluing me in). Here’s the official trailer: I especially enjoy the stereotypical male … Continue reading “Preview: Prom”
This is a cross post from Feminéma Maybe I saw Sidney Lumet’s Network in high school — I remember the “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” scenes — but I wasn’t prepared to find its satire so brilliant 35 years after its initial release. What I’d completely forgotten … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: Network”
Filmmaker Jane Campion Jane Campion is one of only four women ever nominated for a Best Director Academy Award (other nominees have been Kathryn Bigelow, Sofia Coppola, and Lina Wertmüller). In addition, Campion won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Piano–a film for which she also won two Australian Film Institute (AFI) … Continue reading “Director Spotlight: Jane Campion”
Good Girl Gone Bad: Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander Burns Up the Screen in The Girl Who Played with Fire This is a cross post from Opinioness of the World. I’ve been utterly consumed by Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s gripping Millennium Trilogy (I’ll be reading the third book soon…so excited!). I loved the first film, … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: The Girl Who Played with Fire”
This is a guest review from Megan Kearns. 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 parents?? The feminist in me says sign me up! While it exuded potential, I wasn’t … Continue reading “Best Picture Nominee Review Series: The Kids Are All Right”
It’s Time to Fucking Rally from Feministing: Stand Up For Women’s Health! Saturday, February 26th Foley Square, Across from the Court House in Lower Manhattan New York City 1-3pm No Shocker–Hollywood Is Sexist and Ageist from Women and Hollywood: “Now long-time screenwriter Tracy Jackson (The Guru and Confessions of a Shopaholic) has divulged a few … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
This weekend we’re attending the Athena Film Festival in New York City, billed as a “celebration of women and leadership.” Why a festival dedicated to women and film? From the official website: In 2010, for the first time in history, a woman won the Oscar for best director. Directing is the most visible leadership position … Continue reading “Athena Film Festival Preview”
