The radical notion that women like good movies
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”
The Hunger Games poster, Brave poster, Snow White and the Huntsman poster Guest post written by Laura A. Shamas. Originally published at Women and Hollywood, cross-posted with permission. What kind of “princess” is better off in the woods than at home? A princess who is more like the archetype of Artemis than of Aphrodite. In … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: The Princess Archetype In The Movies”
Here at Bitch Flicks, we adore our audience and followers. You all rock! We want to hear from you. So we decided to launch a new interactive weekly series. We tweet questions, you answer! Each week we will tweet a new question and then post your answers on our site each Friday! To participate, just … Continue reading “Weekly Feminist Film Question: Women-Centric Films That Make You Cry”
Kristen Stewart as Snow White in Snow White and the Huntsman This guest post written by Scott Mendelson was originally published July 2011 at Mendelson’s Memos. Cross-posted with permission. There were a few interesting articles written over the last several months about the unusual amount of ass-kicking (or at least take-charge) young female roles being … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: Happily Never After: The Sad (and Sexist?) Rush to Cast Some of Our Most Promising Young Actresses as Fairy Tale Princesses”
This is a guest review by Leigh Kolb. The ancient idea that men and women inhabit different spheres based on their biological makeup is rooted deeply in Western culture. In the Nineteenth Century, however, when the Victorian era dictated behavior and the Industrial Revolution changed work, scientists and civilians defined and embraced this idea of … Continue reading “Motherhood in Film and Television: Mothers of Anarchy: Power and Control in the Feminine Sphere”
The Avengers movie poster This is a guest review by Soraya Chemaly and is posted with permission. The Avengers opened last week and, shattering records, far outpaced all other Cineplex offerings nationally. The movie grossed more than $200 million over the weekend (compared with The Hunger Games $8 millon weekend receipts and seven week total … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: The Avengers: Are We Exporting Media Sexism or Importing It?”
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”
Amber‘s Picks: How Twitter Reflects the Themes of Our Society from The Nerdy Feminist The Future of Feminism series from Fourth Wave Vogue Italia’s “Haute Mess”: Racist, Ignorant, or Brilliant? from Racialicious Spotlight: Anna and Modern-Day Slavery from Her Film Sympathy for the Devil: On HBO’s Game Change, and Hating Ladies for the Right Reasons … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
With D.C. superheroine Wonder Woman recently named UN honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls and her forthcoming feature film building hype, her profile could hardly be higher as a feminist symbol. Yet Wonder Woman, who the U.N. hopes will focus attention on women’s “participation and leadership,” is an image entirely created by men. She represents, ironically enough, male domination of the struggle against male domination. … Far from a step forward, ‘Wonder Woman’ is worse than more simply offensive chauvinism, because it insidiously exploits the female audience’s desire to identify with Wonder Woman’s empowerment.
Not only is erasing Judaism a disservice to both Scarlet Witch and Captain America, it’s also disrespectful to the Jewish writers who invested so much in making a statement about Jewish resistance in their artistic expression. … What’s aggravating about the omission of Kitty Pryde’s faith is the fact that the filmmakers didn’t do this to Magneto’s character…
Often carrying the burden of representation in a genre overrun with male characters, superheroines were strong or weak, clear-headed or in constant need of saving, but rarely complex or allowed complicated internal lives, and even more rarely truly relatable. Buffy changed all that.
‘Appropriate Behavior’ is thus a product and a triumph of female authorship and agency in the male-dominated film and entertainment industry. … Just as Desiree Akhavan went to lengths to ensure her agency and authorship as a filmmaker, Shirin engages with her bisexuality frankly and honestly…
