The radical notion that women like good movies
Official website for Wicked This is a guest post by Marilyn Recht. Besides being stale and lackluster from running overlong on Broadway, with a dull cast that runs on automatic, the musical Wicked (unlike the much more intelligent and complex book) is laughable from a feminist perspective. As it opens, Glinda the Good Witch admits … Continue reading “"Wickedly" Disappointing”
Meryl Streep and Steve Martin in It’s Complicated This guest post is written by Jessica Freeman-Slade. Early in the 1954 film Sabrina — the original, starring Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart — the titular ingenue finds herself at a cooking school in Paris. Sent over as a gift from her father’s employer, the wealthy Larabee … Continue reading “Gender & Food Week: A Woman’s Place in the Kitchen: The Cinematic Tradition of Cooking to Catch a Man”
I spent my weekend at a conference for transgender people, and it was a little frustrating. If there’s one place in the world you might hope to escape clueless questions, utter ignorance, and the necessity of patiently holding people’s hands through Trans* 101, it’s at a conference by, for, and largely attended by trans* people. … Continue reading “Trans* People On TV”
I’m reposting my review of Vamps—which previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on May 3, 2012—in honor of Vamps opening in theaters (in limited release) tonight and releasing on DVD November 12. Movie poster for Vamps Vamps, the new indie film directed by Amy Heckerling and starring Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter (the upcoming star of … Continue reading “How ‘Vamps’ Showcases the Importance of Women Friendships”
Jennifer’s Body (2009) This is a guest post from Erin Blackwell. Jennifer’s Body, the 2009 horror chick-flick that was a coming-of-age for sex goddess Megan Fox after hyper-lucrative, career-building toil under the aegis of Michael Bay’s teenage-boy-centric Transformers franchise, now enjoys a cult following outside the Transformers demographic. And yet, on release, Jennifer’s Body was … Continue reading “Horror Week 2012: Portrait of the Artist as the Demon’s Best Friend Forever”
Joss Whedon wants to be the champion of bringing “Strong Female Characters” into the mainstream. He also has intentionally woven stories of lesbian characters into his plots to normalize same-sex relationships. It is well-intentioned. But, Joss Whedon is a cisgender white straight guy, and his arcs appear clueless at times. Yes, it’s time again in … Continue reading “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Week: Whedon’s Binary Excludes Bisexuality”
Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Guest post written by Erin K. O’Neill originally published at FemThreads. Cross-posted with permission. “We saved the world, I say we party. I mean, I got all pretty.” ~ Buffy Summers “Yes, date. And shop and hang out and go to school and save the … Continue reading “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Week: Buffy Kicks Ass”
Hey film lovers! Here’s this week’s feminist film question. Who is your favorite female film director? Here’s what you said (along with some of their films): Chantal Akerman — Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles; A Couch in New York; The Captive; Tomorrow We Move Gillian Armstrong — Little Women, My Brilliant Career, … Continue reading “Weekly Feminist Film Question: Who Is Your Favorite Female Film Director?”
Written by Lady T. The fourth season of Arrested Development is in production, and fans are blueing themselves in delight. Every time I turn around, entertainment news is buzzing with more information about the show’s upcoming revival. Right after we fans calm down over our initial excitement at seeing Jason Bateman’s tweet of the first … Continue reading “A Feminist Look at The Women of ‘Arrested Development’”
The cast of Breaking Bad Warning: Spoilers Ahead Season five of Breaking Bad began with the unraveling of Gus Fring’s drug operation, which had served as a puppeteer for most of the cast during the preceding seasons. The second episode, “Madrigal,” is named for the German parent company of Fring’s Los Pollos Hermanos. While the business … Continue reading “‘Yo Bitch’: The Complicated Feminism of Breaking Bad”
Greetings and salutations. I’m Lady T and I’m thrilled to have been invited to be a regular contributor at Bitch Flicks. You may remember me from such guest posts as “Willow Rosenberg: Geek, Interrupted,” “Why Watch Romantic Comedies?“, and “Easy A: A Fauxminist Film”. I blog at The Funny Feminist, where I analyze media (mostly … Continue reading “New Bitch Flicks Regular Contributor: Lady T”
As we shared last Friday, we launched a new interactive weekly series. Each week we tweet a film question and then post your answers here each Friday. To participate (c’mon…you know you want to!), just follow us on Twitter at @BitchFlicks and use the Twitter hashtag #feministfilm. Which women-centric films had a big influence on … Continue reading “Weekly Feminist Film Question: Which Women-Centric Films Had a Big Influence on You?”
