The radical notion that women like good movies
It’s over a year late . . . but here it is! Avatar reviewed by Elizabeth Tiller “As much as I would like to sit through a movie like this and enjoy it for what it is (ground-breaking sci-fi entertainment that will go down in history), I simply can’t. James Cameron’s attempt to create a … Continue reading “Best Picture Nominee Review Series: 2010 Roundup”
Machete(2010) This is a cross post from Heroine Content. Trigger warning here for a joke from the movie concerning sexual assault, which is mentioned briefly at the end of this post.) Ah, Machete. What I remember best about Machete, unfortunately, is the phone call I got as the credits started to roll. It was … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: Machete”
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”
Filmmaker Tanya Hamilton In past Director Spotlight features, we’ve highlighted women with extensive filmographies and those who have been nominated for or who have won an Academy Award for directing. Today’s Spotlight, however, looks at a woman who has made only one feature film: Tanya Hamilton. Last December, Arielle Loren wrote about her experience watching … Continue reading “Director Spotlight: Tanya Hamilton”
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”
Pariah (2011) Pariah, written and directed by Dee Rees, debuted this past January at Sundance, and Focus Features purchased distribution rights. The film is Rees’ feature debut, and centers around 17-year-old Alike, who is coming to terms with her sexuality and identity as a black lesbian. Gregory Ellwood describes Pariah: Based on a short film … Continue reading “Preview: Pariah”
This guest post by Kevin Wolf is cross posted at Shakesville. [Trigger warning for misogyny, eating disorders and body policing, ableist language.] The masses were clamoring for another Scream sequel (people simply would not stop talking about it!) so Scream 4 was manufactured and hits theaters today. Hence, the posting of reviews across the … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: Your Review Is Scarier Than Scream 4”
Ashley Judd Last week, all hell broke loose when an excerpt from Ashley Judd’s new memoir, All That Is Bitter & Sweet, hit the internet. This is the offending passage: YouthAIDS created hip public service announcements for TV and radio using popular local and international celebrities and athletes and was participating in the MTV World … Continue reading “Ashley Judd Speaks Out About Rape Culture: The Roundup”
Emma Stone stars in Easy A This is a cross post from The Funny Feminist. It appears that star power is on the rise for the funny, luminous Emma Stone. She first caught my attention as the snarky cool girl who was way too good for Jonah Hill’s character in Superbad(and not because she was … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: Easy A: A Fauxminist Film”
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, the 15th Anniversary Edition, by Susan Faludi Below is an excerpt from Susan Faludi’s famous Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women. It comes from her chapter, “Fatal and Fetal Visions: The Backlash in the Movies.” Hollywood joined the backlash a few years later than the media; movie … Continue reading “Quote of the Day: Susan Faludi”
Shirley Henderson, Zoe Kazan, and Michelle Williams star in Meek’s Cutoff I’ve never really talked about my love for Westerns here, or all of my jumbled ideas about the genre and feminism (someday I’ll write a long post about it, or an essay, or a book). But, let me try to (briefly) sum up my … Continue reading “Preview: Meek’s Cutoff – A Feminist Western?”
