The radical notion that women like good movies
The Brass Teapot is a black comedy with a premise straight out of Aesop or The Twilight Zone: a struggling young couple come to own a teapot that generates cash in exchange for pain. How much hurt will they inflict on themselves and others for money?
Breaking Bad promo still. Written by Leigh KolbSpoilers ahead (through “Ozymandias”) “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone / Stand in the desert. … And on the pedestal these words appear: ‘My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: / Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!’” – “Ozymandias,” by Percy Bysshe Shelley In an analysis … Continue reading “Father Worship and the ‘Bad Fans’ of ‘Breaking Bad’”
Breaking Bad promo still. Written by Leigh Kolb “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone / Stand in the desert. … And on the pedestal these words appear: ‘My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: / Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!’” – “Ozymandias,” by Percy Bysshe Shelley In an analysis of the Sept. … Continue reading “Father Worship and the ‘Bad Fans’ of ‘Breaking Bad’”
# 50/50 5 Broken Cameras 500 Days of Summer 45 Years The 40-Year-Old Virgin 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days 9 to 5 1971 101 Dalmations 127 Hours 10 Days in a Madhouse 10,000 km 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets 300: Rise of an Empire 12 Years a Slave 28 Days Later A Abuse … Continue reading “Film Directory”
Professor Pony educates the audience about “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” Written by Myrna Waldron. I watched My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic for two seasons. It’s a genuinely good show, with influences from Powerpuff Girls, Sailor Moon, and other television intended for young girls. It occupies an important cultural spot, since we all … Continue reading “The Bronies Documentary is Borderline Propaganda”
Movie poster for Man of Steel This guest post by Natalie Wilson previously appeared at the Ms. Magazine Blog and is cross-posted with permission. Amy Adams is amazing as Lois Lane in Man of Steel. Her version of Lois is fearless, witty and wise. Diane Lane and Ayelet Zurer as the respective mothers of Superman … Continue reading “‘Man of Steel’: Wonderful Women, Super Masculinity”
Amy Adams as Lois Lane in Man of Steel Written by Megan Kearns. I’ve never been a huge fan of Superman. Sure I grew up watching and liking the Christopher Reeve films. And I sure as fuck am NOT a fan of Zack Snyder and his frequent faux female empowerment, despite his protestations to … Continue reading “The Women of ‘Man of Steel’ and the Toxicity of Hyper-Masculinity”
Weddings and wedding movies are big business. Most little girls (or so the media tells us) dream of their wedding day. What dress they will wear, the bridesmaids, the music, the food, the cake and the groom. Oftentimes it’s an extension of the princess fantasy. Movies and TV shows (The Bachelor/Bachelorette, Say Yes to the … Continue reading “Call for Writers: Wedding Movies Week”
Movie poster for We Want a Child Written by Leigh Kolb for our theme week on Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infant Loss. The 1949 Danish film We Want a Child (Vi vil ha’ et barn) deals with abortion, failed adoption, infertility, detailed fertility and prenatal care and childbirth. Depictions of any of these subjects are few and … Continue reading “The Power of Portrayal: Infertility, Reproductive Choice and Reproduction in ‘We Want a Child’”
What Peggy Olson From ‘Mad Men’ Teaches Us That Sheryl Sandberg Doesn’t by Michelle Dean via The Nation ‘The Host’: Less Anti-Feminist than Twilight, but Hardly a Sisterhood Manifesta by Natalie Wilson via Ms. Magazine Blog Five Striking Similarities Between Elisabeth Moss’ Roles on ‘Mad Men’ and ‘Top of the Lake’ by Beth Hanna via … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) Guest post written by Natalie Wilson. Originally published at Ms. Magazine blog . Cross-posted with permission. Dorothy Gale—the girl who went to Oz—has been called the first true feminist hero in American children’s literature. Indeed, she was condemned by many readers, including children’s librarians, for daring to have opinions … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ Rekindles the Notion that Women Are Wicked”
Mmm…empty calories. Like The Help? Guest post written by Natalie Wilson, originally published at Ms. Magazine. Cross-posted with permission. If Kathryn Stockett’s novel The Help was an angel food cake study of racism and segregation in the ’60s South, the new movie adaptation is even fluffier. Like a dollop of whip cream skimmed off a multi-layered … Continue reading “Women of Color in Film and TV: The Terrible, Awful Sweetness of ‘The Help’”
