The radical notion that women like good movies
Oblivion (2013)Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) stands on the landing pad to his home. This is a guest post written by Gabrielle Gopie-Tree. I’m not a Tom Cruise fan and I usually don’t watch his films, but I quite like Oblivion. To be fair, I am partial to post-apocalyptic productions but often the action is overdone … Continue reading “‘Oblivion:’ A Response to Ignatiy Vishnevetsky’s Review on RogerEbert.com”
Movie poster for Side Effects Written by Stephanie Rogers. Includes massive spoilers. Massive. When I saw Side Effects about a month ago, I found myself eye-rolling my way through the entire second half of the film. I liked the first half, mostly because I like looking at Channing Tatum, but when he left the film, … Continue reading “"Would You Have Treated Her Differently If She Was a Man?": A Review of ‘Side Effects’”
When we talk about motherhood and pregnancy in film and television, images of nurseries, strollers and rosy-cheeked cherubic newborns just might spring to mind. We may not think of the devastation of infertility, miscarriage or infant loss. Yet many people struggle with these hardships on their path to parenthood. It’s not that the media doesn’t … Continue reading “Call for Writers: Infertility, Miscarriage and Infant Loss in Film & Television Week”
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”
“The Depiction of Women in Three Films Based on the Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen” by Alisande Fitzsimons I rather like this ending to a film because despite not sticking to the original story, it offers viewers a chance to see something that is still relatively unusual on-screen: a successful male character giving up … Continue reading “Classic Literature Film Adaptations Week: The Roundup”
Bridesmaids Guest post written by Laura A. Shamas. The rituals of contemporary female friendship are punctuated with food and drink as signifiers in the 2011 comedy hit Bridesmaids, directed by Paul Feig. Many of the key emotional moments of the film involve food and drink. Intimate aspects of female friendship are revealed while eating; … Continue reading “Gender and Food Week: ‘Bridesmaids’: Brunch, Brazilian Food, Baking, and Best Friends”
Diane Keaton in Something’s Gotta Give Guest post written by Emily Contois, originally published at her blog. Cross-posted with permission. Nancy Meyers’ “older bird” chick flicks, Something’s Gotta Give (2003) and It’s Complicated (2009), provide both escape and hope to middle-aged female audiences, whose views on love, sex, and relationships are both informed and complicated … Continue reading “Gender and Food Week: Trophy Kitchens in Two Nancy Meyers’ Films, ‘Something’s Gotta Give’ and ‘It’s Complicated’”
Meryl Streep in Hope Springs Guest post written by Molly McCaffrey originally published at I Will Not Diet. Cross-posted with permission. If you watch the movie trailer for Hope Springs, you’ll see a lot of comical moments set against the backdrop of some lighthearted happy music… …including Meryl Streep’s character telling her kids that she and … Continue reading “Guest Post: Can ‘Hope Springs’ Launch a New Era of Smart, Accessible Movies About Women?”
The Season 1 Team From Left to Right: Superboy, Zatanna, Kid Flash, Rocket, Robin, Miss Martian, Artemis, and Aqualad. Written by Myrna Waldron. SPOILER WARNING – No major plot twists are revealed, but there are minor spoilers. It’s a sadly accepted fact that the superhero genre just isn’t women-friendly. The few times we have gotten … Continue reading “‘Young Justice’ Grows Up”
Solidarity with Russian LGBTI seeking human rights, Berlin, in February This piece by Marian Evans previously appeared at her blog Wellywood Woman on June 7, and is cross-posted with permission. ———- It’s a beautiful day here in Wellington, New Zealand. Yesterday I saw Madeline Olnek’s Co-Dependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same at the Out Takes … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: Side by Side: To Siberia, With Love”
Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) in The Avengers Cross-posted at Fem2pt0. Smashing box office records, audiences have been swept up in The Avengers hullabaloo. Interesting and compelling, the epic superhero film based on the Marvel comics unites Black Widow, Captain America, Iron Man, Hawkeye, the Hulk and Thor “to form a team that … Continue reading “‘The Avengers,’ Strong Female Characters and Failing the Bechdel Test”
Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair in NBC’s Best Friends Forever “Hey, you always have a choice when it comes to your vagina.” So says Lennon on NBC’s new sitcom that premiered last night, Best Friends Forever. And yes, you do have a choice, when it comes to vaginas and other things. So should you … Continue reading “‘Best Friends Forever’ TV Series Focuses on Two Female Friends, Which Must Infuriate Sexist ‘Two and A Half Men’ Creator”
