The radical notion that women like good movies
This is a guest post by Diana Fakhouri. It’s not easy being a lady in the working world today. We’re still fighting for equal pay for equal work, freedom from workplace harassment, and the right to decide what grows (or implants itself) in our uteruses. In all honestly, it’s not terribly different from the drama … Continue reading “Reproduction & Abortion Week: Mad Men and The War on Women, 1.0”
Movie poster for the romantic comedy Love Actually This cross-post by Lady T previously appeared at her blog The Funny Feminist and is part of her ongoing series, “The Rom-Com Project.” ———- For me, the quintessential Ensemble Romantic Comedy is Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It has all the ingredients of an Ensemble Rom-Com: all … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: "Love" Is "Actually" All Around Us (and Other Not-So-Deep Sentiments)”
Brad Pitt stars in Best Picture nominee Moneyball This is a guest post from Robin Hitchcock. I didn’t know until the end credits that Aaron Sorkin had a writing credit on Moneyball. This is good, because I semi-irrationally hate Aaron Sorkin, and I wouldn’t want that bias to have influenced my take on the film. I’m … Continue reading “Oscar Best Picture Nominee: ‘Moneyball’”
This is a guest post from Soraya Chemaly. How many movies have you watched in which rape is a notable, if not integral, part of the plot? Not sure? Well, I started thinking about it and poked around. The short list I compiled is at the end of this article. Amazing, right? I personally have … Continue reading “‘The Invisible War’ Takes on Sexual Assault in the Military”
Back in April of last year, Stephanie Rogers took issue with the way women are discussed in Total Film‘s selection of the “best” movie posters. Not only are women rarely present in the posters, but when they are featured…well, we’ll let you read what she had to say. Here’s #7 of 2011. _______ Look, it’s … Continue reading “Top 10 of 2011: Seriously? These Are the 40 Greatest Movie Posters?”
When we think of war, we often think of soldiers, tanks, weapons and battlefields. But most wars breach boundaries, affecting civilians, mostly women and children. Soldiers, guerillas and paramilitaries use tactics such as rape, fear, murder and pushing people off their land. We need to shift our paradigm of war and look at how it … Continue reading “‘War Redefined’ Challenges War as a Male Domain and Examines How Violent Conflict Impacts Women”
This is a guest post by Megan Kearns. She also contributed reviews of Part 1 and Part 2 of Women, War & Peace. For the past year, revolutions swept across North Africa and the Middle East. Despite their vocal presence, the media didn’t initially display women’s involvement in the protests. The same could be said … Continue reading “Afghan Women Fight to Not Have Their Rights Bargained Away in ‘Peace Unveiled’ in ‘Women, War & Peace’ Series”
This guest post by elle previously appeared at Shakesville. A caveat: I have not seen The Help. I do not plan to see The Help, yet I feel pretty confident that I have The Help all figured out. If you don’t know about this film, please see this post. I’m going to ground my … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: ‘The Help’: Same Script, Different Cast”
How many times will that title be used when discussing The Ides of March? I couldn’t resist. Directed by George Clooney and opening this weekend, Ides is a political thriller centered on a presidential candidate’s press secretary. And SCANDAL. This is the kind of movie that gets Oscar buzz. What kind of movie? Clooney-directed political … Continue reading “Beware ‘The Ides of March’”
Cast of Mad Men YouTube Break: How to Drink Like a Mad Man Hey, Brian McGreevy: Vampire Pam Beats Don Draper Any Day by Tami Winfrey Harris McGreevy also conveniently forgets Anne Rice’s vampires. Lestat was in love with Louis, could wear the hell out of some breeches and was also dangerous as fuck. If, … Continue reading “Emmy Week 2011: Mad Men Week Roundup”
This cross-post originally appeared at Fem Threads. Allison didn’t last long, but managed tothrow something at Don on the way out. Ed. Note: This post is part of FemThread’s “Mad Women” series. We also write about Joan, Peggy and Betty. Enjoy! –TC It was a code of Don’s from the very first episode of Season … Continue reading “Mad Women: The Secretaries in Mad Men”
This post contains spoilers about the first four seasons of Mad Men. 1960s America saw its share of emerging social and political movements—the civil rights movement, second wave feminism and anti-Vietnam activism, just to name a few. And in June 1969, the modern gay liberation movement was born. The Stonewall riots resulted in gay people … Continue reading “"Limit Your Exposure": Homosexuality in the Mad Men Universe”
