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Guest Writer Wednesday: A Fine Frenzy: With an Outspoken Anti-Heroine and a Feminist Lens, ‘Young Adult’ Is My Favorite Film of the Year

  This guest review by Megan Kearns previously appeared at her blog The Opinioness of the World. We so often see men as wayward fuck-ups. Ben Stiller in Greenberg, Zach Braff in Garden State, Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets all fill this role. Selfish asshats who do the wrong thing, lack ambition, … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: A Fine Frenzy: With an Outspoken Anti-Heroine and a Feminist Lens, ‘Young Adult’ Is My Favorite Film of the Year”

2012 Golden Globe Nominations

Here they are! I don’t have much to say about these (yet), but if we’ve reviewed them or commented on them, I’ll link you up. Best Motion Picture — Drama “The Descendants”“The Help”“Hugo”“The Ides of March”“Moneyball”“War Horse” Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs”Viola Davis, “The Help”Rooney … Continue reading “2012 Golden Globe Nominations”

Guest Writer Wednesday: Why Watch Romantic Comedies?

some romantic comedies This guest post by Lady T previously appeared at her blog The Funny Feminist. A few weeks ago, I announced my intention to tackle 52 romantic comedies over the course of one year. 2012 is the Year of the Romantic Comedy at my blog, and it shall henceforth be dubbed “The Rom-Com … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: Why Watch Romantic Comedies?”

I Feel Like Hell …

I went to the doctor, and she tried to convince me I’m only developing allergies, but I told her I don’t understand how allergies can make my entire face, head, neck, and body feel like they might simultaneously explode, but you know, what do I know. So I’m slacking off today while I get my … Continue reading “I Feel Like Hell …”

Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks

Flick Chicks: A guide to women in the movies by Mindy Kaling for The New Yorker Kickstarter campaign for ‘The Punk Singer is Kathleen Hanna’ by Sini Anderson Tomi-Ann Roberts on the sexualization of girls from SPARK Summit CNN’s “Gender Identity: A Change in Childhood” from Bitch Early Signs of a “Bridesmaids” Bump by Rebecca … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”

Quote of the Day: Barbara J. Berg

Visit Barbara J. Berg’s Web site for more information. Yesterday, I wrote a piece analyzing two misogyny-filled reviews of I Don’t Know How She Does It. The process got me thinking quite a bit about the ways in which reputable movie critics choose to evaluate films, particularly woman-centered films. Most critics loved Bridesmaids, but that … Continue reading “Quote of the Day: Barbara J. Berg”

Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks

Film Corner! Review of Delhi Belly from Shakesville  The Hermione Granger Series: Feminist Criticism of Feminist Criticism from The Funny Feminist Stop With the Twi-Hate Already (Thoughts on Comic-Con and Twilight Boycotting) from Seduced By TwilightGirls on Film: Comic Con’s Push for Geeks, Heroines, and Women-Driven Discussion from Movies.com Arranged: Life in Left Field from Dancing … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”

From the Archive: Business Trip Wishes

NOTE: After reading over this letter (originally posted July 2, 2009), I’m struck by how many of these stereotypes were included in Bridesmaids. I’m not sure how I feel about that yet; I ultimately found Bridesmaids to be a fairly subversive film. (Stay tuned for my Review in Conversation with Amber–she may completely disagree with … Continue reading “From the Archive: Business Trip Wishes”

Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks

The Racial Politics of X-Men from Race-Talk Human Rights Watch International Film Festival: The Price of Sex–directed by Mimi Chakarova from Women and Hollywood Movie Review: Polytechnique, A Fictional Killer of Women Who Is All Too Familiar from the New York Times 8 Real Women Who Deserve Their Own Action Movies from The Mary Sue … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”

Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks

On Geekdom and Privilege: Sympathy for the ‘Pretty’? from Racialicious Sex, Scripts, & Single Ladies from The Crunk Feminist Collective Riding the Bridesmaids Wave from Women and Hollywood Wimbledon Likes Their Female Tennis Players Hot and Grunt Free from Feministing Emmy Watch: Comedy Actresses Fischer, Poehler, Cuoco, Michele, Hatcher from Thompson on Hollywood Film Corner! … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”

Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks

Men outshouting women on radio from the f-word blog Why we all need to see Bridesmaids from I Will Not Diet Thelma and Louise Turns 20 from Women and Hollywood Does Oprah’s Finale Herald the Rapture? from WIMN’s Voices Blog Beyonce: Girls Run the World (Cue the Apocalypse!) from Ms. blog Who Run the World? … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”

Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks

The Best Black Comedy You’re Not Watching from Colorlines Hasidic newspaper erases the women from that iconic Situation Room photo from Feministing Why Bridesmaids Matters from Women and Hollywood 1 in 6 women would rather be blind than fat — so? from The F Word Eagerly anticipating the Freedom Riders documentary … from AngryBlackBitch “Bridesmaids”: … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”