The radical notion that women like good movies
This guest piece by Melissa McEwan is cross posted with permission from her blog Shakesville. ———- Fatsronauts 101 is a series in which I address assumptions and stereotypes about fat people that treat us as a monolith and are used to dehumanize and marginalize us. If there is a stereotype you’d like me to address, … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: Fatsronauts 101”
Violet (Emily Blunt) and Tom (Jason Segal) I’ve never planned a wedding and I’ve never been engaged. Yet I can relate to the The Five-Year Engagement’s premise. My dream is to move to NYC and become a writer. While my partner is incredibly supportive of me, he loathes NYC and has a life in Boston. … Continue reading “‘The Five-Year Engagement:’ Exploration of Gender Roles & Lovable Actors Can’t Save Rom-Com’s Subtly Anti-Feminist Message”
Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games Part 1 of the Review in Conversation on The Hunger Games. Megan’s Take:In a dystopian future, the nation of Panem stands where North America once existed. The government at the Capitol, which controls the country, mandates a girl and boy between the ages of 12 and … Continue reading “‘The Hunger Games’ Review in Conversation: Part 1 on Jennifer Lawrence, Female Protagonists, Body Image, Disability, Whitewashing, Hunger & Food”
I’ve been excited to see Friends with Kids since last year when I heard it would reunite Bridesmaids castmates Kristen Wiig (omg do I love, love, LOVE her in Bridesmaids and on SNL!), Maya Rudolph (adore her in Away We Go and Up All Night), Chris O’Dowd (adorbs in Bridesmaids) and Jon Hamm (of course … Continue reading “‘Friends with Kids’ Preview: Leading a Stellar Cast, Writer/Director Jennifer Westfeldt Depicts an Unconventional Path to Parenthood”
Justine as Ophelia? from Melancholia (2011) This is a guest post from Hannah Reck. “All say, ‘How hard it is that we have to die’—a strange complaint to come from people who have had to live.” –Mark Twain As a mother of a 3-year-old, I don’t get out much, and, on my evenings off, I’d … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: Melancholia, Take 2”
The Oscars air this Sunday night on ABC. Thanks to all who contributed reviews of this year’s Academy Award nominees! Best Picture: The Artist The Descendants reviewed by Stephanie Brown Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close reviewed by Jennifer Kiefer The Help reviewed by elle Hugo reviewed by Scott Mendelson Midnight in Paris reviewed by Megan Kearns … Continue reading “2012 Oscar Nominations Roundup”
The 43rd NAACP Image Awards air Friday, February 17th In the midst of awards season, it’s easy to become overwhelmed with which awards are happening and when, and it’s easy to start thinking that the same movies/shows/actors/directors are being nominated for all the awards (for example, there are striking similarities between this year’s Academy and … Continue reading “2012 NAACP Image Awards Nominations”
Viola Davis and the cast of ‘The Help’ at the 2012 SAG Awards Lately, it seems awards shows vacillate between moments of cringe-inducing sexism and feminist clarity. And the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards were no different. Stripped of pomp and circumstance, with no host, the SAG Awards focus strictly on acting in TV and … Continue reading “Viola Davis Rules the Night: Women, Race & Gender at the 2012 SAG Awards”
Stephanie’s Picks: Sundance, Women In Film Promote Female Filmmakers from Boston.com Naomi Watts, Judi Dench–The Women of J. Edgar from ClickTheCity.com The Rise of the Female-Led Action Film from The Atlantic The Bigger Picture: What Happens When We Find “The Line” as Viewers? from HitFix.com [Trigger Warning for discussion of rape] Top Ten Kickass Movie … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
I just watched the live announcement of the Oscar nominations. My only thoughts right now are 1) Where the hell is Tilda Swinton’s nomination for We Need to Talk About Kevin? 2) Did Woody Allen’s piece of shit film Midnight in Paris seriously get a best picture nomination? 3) Yay Melissa McCarthy! 4) The … Continue reading “2012 Oscar Nominations”
Hi, all! I’m Sarah Fonseca, Bitch Flicks’ humble intern for spring 2012. Navigating the good, bad, and ugly of cinema with you is definitely going to be a riot, not to mention a privilege. I’m a would-be journalist-turned-nonfictionist attending Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, a relatively podunk college town 50 miles north of Savannah. … Continue reading “Hello from Sarah Fonseca: Bitch Flicks’ spring intern”
In The British film industry’s hopes for 2012, various filmmakers and critics talk about what they hope the new year brings. We have a few favorites, but perhaps the best comes from Catherine Bray, Editor of Film4.com: Equality now! Over the last few years, we’ve seen Kevin James paired with Rosario Dawson, Seth Rogen paired with … Continue reading “Quote of the Day: Catherine Bray”
