The radical notion that women like good movies
She-Ra: Princess of Fucking Power Written by Amanda Rodriguez Confession: as a child of the 80’s, I refused to watch cartoons that didn’t have a significantly visible representation of women in them, and the more visible and the more badass, the better. GI Joe and Transformers were out, but Jem and the Holograms, Thundercats, and … Continue reading “She-Ra: Kinda, Sorta Accidentally Feministy”
Over the weekend, Megan and I attended the third annual Athena Film Festival, which was completely amazing. And–BONUS–we also got to meet blogger extraordinaire Carrie Nelson! We saw several films, including Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The Farm Midwives, Future Weather, The Girl, Middle of Nowhere, Women Aren’t Funny, and WONDER WOMEN! The Untold … Continue reading “Third Annual Athena Film Festival: Mini-Roundup”
Here at Bitch Flicks, we’re super excited by the 3rd annual Athena Film Festival! We’ve attended each year, watching fearless and inspirational women on-screen and listening to brave and bold filmmakers. The festival features narrative films, documentaries, short films along with panels and workshops for filmmakers — all focusing on women’s leadership. Co-founded by Melissa … Continue reading “2013 Athena Film Festival Lineup: Films on Women & Leadership”
Last year, we published the Top 10 of 2011, with the only criteria being the number of page views each post received. This year, we’re publishing the most viewed post in each month of 2012. The list, of course, would be entirely different if we published the 10 most viewed posts in all of 2012, … Continue reading “Popular Posts of 2012”
Amber’s Picks: GOP women contribute importantly to the political landscape — with their looks via About-Face The Man Who Loved Movies (and Women) Andrew Sarris Honored by MoMA, American Academy of Arts & Letters by Penelope Andrew via HuffPost Can We Graph Trends in Movie Genres? by Aisha Harris via Slate’s Browbeat Our Reality: Teen … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
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”
Megan‘s Picks: Haters Need to Shut the Hell Up About Gabby Douglas’ Hair by Dodai Stewart via Jezebel Gabby Douglas Leads Team USA to the Gold by Crunktastic via Crunk Feminist Collective Sisters in Cinema: Where Are the Black Female Directors? by Evette Dionne via Women and Hollywood “It’s Hard to Find Female Leads that … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
Sailor Moon characters Guest post written by Myrna Waldron. Cross-posted from Soapboxing Geek with permission. This has been a post I’ve been meaning to write for a long time. I’m an absolutely die-hard fan of Sailor Moon, and part of that is because it served as my childhood introduction to feminism. That might be a … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: The Feminism of Sailor Moon”
Stephanie‘s Picks: “Ashley Judd, Kate Winslet and Jennifer Lawrence vs. Our Toxic Misogynist Culture” by Sophia Savage for Thompson on Hollywood “The Hunger Games, Hollywood and Fighting Fuck Toys” by Caroline Heldman for Ms. Magazine “Talking to Lena Dunham About Being A ‘Girl’” by Kase Wickman for The Awl “Film Corner” (On The Lucky One) … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
Anita Sarkeesian of the Web site Feminist Frequency, a site that analyzes pop culture from a feminist perspective, recently completed her fabulous, six-part video series on Tropes vs. Women. She explains that, “A trope is a common pattern in a story or a recognizable attribute in a character that conveys information to the audience. A … Continue reading “Tropes vs. Women Spotlight”
We don’t usually talk about music videos here at Bitch Flicks, but for Lady Gaga we’ll make an exception. With the release of her nearly 10-minute long music video, the blogosphere lit up. Here’s a sampling of what we found regarding Gaga & Beyoncé, feminism, trans-phobia, exploitation, ironic product placement, female empowerment, the prison of … Continue reading “The Roundup: Lady Gaga’s "Telephone" featuring Beyoncé”
Like a lot of women I know, superhero movies don’t really thrill me. It wasn’t always this way. I have a clear memory of parading through the classrooms of my elementary school, when I was in fourth grade, dressed as Batman. I remember clearly that I felt powerful—not just because I was the Caped Crusader, … Continue reading “Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: The Invisible Woman?”
