The radical notion that women like good movies
Amber‘s Picks: Question Time: Women & Screenplays via Wellywood Woman Teen Beat! 8 Teen Film Versions of Classic Literature by Kelly Kawano via Word & Film She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry by Mary Dore and Nancy Kennedy via Kickstarter Leslie Knope’s sexuopolitical dreams are coming true by Chloe via Feministing FFFF: Ellen Endorses “Bic for Her” Pens … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
Amber‘s Picks: The Science of Racism: Radiolab’s Treatment of the Hmong Experience by Kao Kalia Yang via Hypen Magazine Oscar 2012: Best Actress, Old and Young by Jackrabbit Slim via Gone Elsewhere Parody piece is more feminist than Rolling Stone‘s actual women’s issue via About-FaceLana Wachowski Wins Visibility Award From HRC by Monica Castillo via … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
Amber‘s Picks: The Problem with the Emmy Awards in 5 Pictures by Matt Stopera via BuzzFeed Migrant workers, women, and China’s modernization on screen by Jenny Kwok Wah Lau via JumpCut New double review: Bumming in Beijing and Oxhide II by Ania Ostrowka via The F Word The Mindy Project: unoriginal, yet unprecedented by Heather … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
The Problem with Female Representation in Science Fiction on Television by Paul and Renee The wonderful thing about science fiction is that the writers have the opportunity to create a world, which while based on ours, can be markedly different. This means that there should be a place for strong female characters who are not … Continue reading “Women in Science Fiction Week: The Roundup”
Here is a roundup of all the pieces we published during our LGBTQI Theme Week! Thanks so much to all the guest writers for making this such a successful and important week. (Please note that some of these excerpts contain spoilers.) The Birdcage: Where You Can Come as You Are by Candice Frederick That’s the … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: The Roundup”
This review by Editor and Co-Founder Amber Leab previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on November 21, 2011. Fire (1996) Fire is the first film in Deepa Mehta’s Elements Trilogy (Earth and Water follow). Made in 1996, it focuses on a middle-class family in present-day (funny how I still think of the 1990s as “present day,” … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: ‘Fire’: Part One of Deepa Mehta’s ‘Elements Trilogy’”
This piece by Editor and Co-Founder Amber Leab previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on April 28, 2011. Tech Support is a short film written and produced by Jenny Hagel. The film has won several awards–including Best Lesbian Short at the Hamburg International Queer Film Festival (Germany), the Audience Award at the Pittsburgh International Lesbian and … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: Short Film: Tech Support”
This review by Editor and Co-Founder Amber Leab previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on March 30, 2012. Frida (2002) I’ll confess to being a little bit obsessed with Frida Kahlo. A copy of her journals sits on my bookshelf. A postcard of one of her numerous self portraits gazes at me from a bedroom wall. A quote … Continue reading “LGBTQI Week: Frida”
Amber‘s Picks: Jon Avnet, Rodrigo Garcia Launch Web Series and Shorts to Explore ‘Female Characters’ from Thompson on Hollywood Woman with a Lens Restored: The Shirley Clarke Project by Manohla Dargis for The New York Times The Status of Women’s Film Festivals from Women and Hollywood Megan‘s Picks: How to Lose Your Virginity Documentary Project by … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
We had a great response to our Reproduction and Abortion series here at Bitch Flicks, and want to thank everyone who wrote a piece for us. Here they all are. The Dancer’s Dilemma by Myrna Waldron Dirty Dancing I was less than a year old when Dirty Dancing came out. It is known for the … Continue reading “Reproduction & Abortion Week: The Roundup”
This piece on When Abortion Was Illegal, by Amber Leab, originally appeared at Bitch Flicks on June 17, 2009. ———- In this 1992 documentary directed by Dorothy Fadiman, women (and men) tell their stories about illegal abortions, reminding us of the necessity of safe and legal access for women. The film was nominated for an … Continue reading “Reproduction & Abortion Week: When Abortion Was Illegal”
This piece on Obvious Child, by Amber Leab, originally appeared at Bitch Flicks on November 4, 2009. ———- Abortion is a legal medical procedure, and it’s presented as such in this film. That alone is a welcome change–as others have stated–from recent film and television. Obvious comparisons have been made to Knocked Up and Juno, … Continue reading “Reproduction & Abortion Week: Obvious Child”
