The radical notion that women like good movies
Pop-Tarts and Pizza: Food, Gender, and Class in Gilmore Girls by Brianna Low While it could be argued that it is somewhat progressive of the Gilmore Girls series to portray two women who have no hang-ups about publicly consuming large amounts of food, it is important to remember that despite their voracious appetites, Rory and … Continue reading “Gender and Food Week: The Roundup”
Last year, we published the Top 10 of 2011, with the only criteria being the number of page views each post received. This year, we’re publishing the most viewed post in each month of 2012. The list, of course, would be entirely different if we published the 10 most viewed posts in all of 2012, … Continue reading “Popular Posts of 2012”
Robert Downey, Jr. and Scarlett Johansson at The Avengers press conference in London This post written by Megan Kearns originally appeared at Bitch Flicks on May 31, 2012. Cross-posted at Women and Hollywood. Wow, who knew I could love Scarlett Johansson so much?? I posted this on Bitch Flicks‘ Facebook page but thought it was … Continue reading “Gender and Food Week: Scarlett Johansson Tired of Sexist Diet Questions”
Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games This Review in Conversation on The Hunger Games with Megan Kearns and Amber Leab previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on April 19, 2012. 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 … Continue reading “Gender & Food Week: ‘The Hunger Games’ Review in Conversation: Female Protagonists, Body Image, Disability, Whitewashing, Hunger & Food”
Megan‘s Picks: Why ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Is the Best Film of the Year by Christopher Orr via The Atlantic Daniel Tosh ‘Two Broke Girls,’ and The Oatmeal: The Year of the Rape Joke by Tricia Romano via The Daily Beast Memo to Media: Manhood, Not Guns or Mental Illness, Should Be Central in Newtown Shooting … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
Megan‘s Picks: How to Increase Media Diversity: 3 Lessons from the London Feminist Film Festival by Spectra via Racialicious Female Trouble: Why Powerful Women Threaten Hollywood by Sasha Stone via Awards Daily Why Having Only Strong Girl Heroines Is Not Enough by Melissa Silverstein via Women and Hollywood Matt Lauer Is Gross, Anne Hathaway Kicks … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
Amber‘s Picks: Hollywood’s Year of Heroine Worship by A.O. Scott via The New York Times Oscars and casting: Hollywood insiders discuss diversity by Solvej Schou via Entertainment Weekly30 Lessons We Learned From Amy Poehler in 2012 by Krutika Mallikarjuna via Buzzfeed Megan‘s Picks: 7 Ways Women and Girls are Sexualized, Stereotyped and Underrepresented On Screen by Dana Liebelson … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”
A Lady Lonely at the Top: High School Politics Take an Ugly Turn in ‘Election’ by Carleen Tibbets Election, the 1999 film directed by Alexander Payne and based on the novel by Tom Perotta, chronicles type A personality Tracy Flick’s (Reese Witherspoon) quest to become student body president and the unraveling of her social sciences … Continue reading “Women in Politics Week: The Roundup”
Kirsten Dunst in Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette This post by Megan Kearns originally appeared at Bitch Flicks on March 27, 2012. Many chastised Sofia Coppola’s re-imagining of Marie Antoinette. Some critics complained about the addition of modern music while others thought it looked too slick, like an MTV music video (remember those??). But I think … Continue reading “Women in Politics Week: Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette’ Surprisingly Feminist”
Screenshot of Amy Poehler in the Center for Reproductive Rights’ Draw the Line campaign This post by Megan Kearns originally appeared at Bitch Flicks on November 5, 2012. Many assume Hollywood is a liberal nirvana (or I guess a hellhole if you’re a Republican). But that’s not exactly true. Not only do films lack gender … Continue reading “Women in Politics Week: Roundup of Feminist Celebs’ Political Videos”
The Women, War & Peace Documentary Series on PBS This post by Megan Kearns originally appeared at Bitch Flicks on January 9, 2012. Over the course of the past two months, Megan Kearns of The Opinioness of the World reviewed all five parts of the PBS series Women, War & Peace. We’ve rounded them up … Continue reading “Women in Politics Week: Women, War & Peace: The Roundup”
This post by Megan Kearns previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on April 17, 2012. Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope in Scandal I love Grey’s Anatomy. Is it melodramatic? Absolutely. But its dramatic storylines, sharp dialogue and diverse cast have hooked me from the very first episode. So when I discovered writer, producer, showrunner Shonda Rhimes … Continue reading “Women in Politics Week: With a Complex Black Female Protagonist Created by a Black Female Showrunner, I’m Rooting for ‘Scandal’”
