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Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks

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Report Finds Wide Diversity Gap Among 2014’s Top-Grossing Films by Manohla Dargis at The New York Times

Confronting Teen Sexuality in “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” by Andi Zeisler at Bitch Media

What to Watch This Weekend: 15 Short Films That Say #BlackLivesMatter by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow and Act

11 Times Jon Stewart Threw Down For Feminism by Amanda Duberman at The Huffington Post

7 Feminist ‘The Daily Show’ Moments To Rewatch Over & Over, Because These Women Are Totally The Best News Team On Television by Maitri Mehta at Bustle

Over 15k Sign Petition to Boycott ‘Stonewall’ And Its White/Cis-washing of History by Sameer Rao at Colorlines

The Women of Color Heroes We Both Need and Deserve by LaToya Ferguson at Women and Hollywood

We Heart: Hannibal’s Stance on Sexual Assault by Carter Sherman at Ms. Blog

How Halt and Catch Fire is taking on sexism in the tech industry by Andy Meek at The Week

Julie Klausner Of Hulu’s ‘Difficult People’ Turns Unlikability Into An Art Form by Sara Benincasa at BUST

 

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Let’s Go Full Crocodile, Ladies (1970s Feminist Political Documentary Year of the Woman Available Now)  by Rebecca Traister and Sally Edelstein at The Huffington Post

In “Magic Mike XXL,” the Star of the Show is Women’s Pleasure by Elizabeth King at Bitch Media

OITNB Cast: ‘We Started a Trend’ of LGBT Diversity on TV by Gina Vivinetto at Advocate.com

Netflix’s Tig Notaro documentary is a deeply serious film about a deeply funny person by Dylan Matthews at Vox

Roland Emmerich’s gay rights drama joins the race for the Oscars by Henry Barnes at The Guardian

How Paper Towns Falls Short by Carter Sherman at Ms. blog

Embracing the Female Gaze by Melissa Silverstein at Women and Hollywood

Nelson George’s Misty Copeland Documentary – A Ballerina’s Tale’ – Picked Up by Sundance Selects for Fall Release by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow and Act

Vice Goes No-Holds-Barred With New Women-Focused Web Channel by Jordan Crucchiola at Wired

Jill Soloway Says “There Is an All Out-Attack” on Female Filmmakers by Ryan Lattanzio at IndieWire

Judd-ging Amy: The Slut-Shaming, Heteronormative Morality of ‘Trainwreck’ by Peter Knegt at /Bent

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Angry misogynist murders women at showing of film by feminist comedian; police worry “we may not find a motive.” and Did right-wing attacks on “Trainwreck” inspire John Russell Houser’s shooting rampage? by David Futrelle at We Hunted the Mammoth

Proof That Jane Austen and Amy Schumer Would Have Been Friends by Audrey Bilger at Ms. blog

Review: Does Trainwreck Live Up to Its Own Feminist Standards? by Carolyn Cox at The Mary Sue

10 Female Directors of Color You Should Know Now at BET

A Short Film Series Gives Female Athletes the Star Treatment They Deserve by Sarah Mirk at Bitch Media

5 Ways Marvel Movies Keep Screwing Up Female Superheroes by Kathy Benjamin at Cracked

Hollywood, It’s Time to Retire the ‘Loveable Misogynist’ Movie Hero by Lindsay Ellis at IFC

Jurassic Park: High Heels Edition gives everyone the shoes of a “strong female character” by Caroline Siede at A.V. Club

Can a “Feminist Hero” Save ‘True Detective’? by Heather Havrilesky at Dame Magazine

Which of These 3 Emmett Till Projects Will Be Made First? Will Smith & Jay-Z Have Gotten Behind One of Them by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow and Act

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Jon Stewart, Jamelle Bouie, And Others Weigh In On The Charleston Massacre by Kinsey Clarke at NPR

How Feminist TV Became The New Normal by Zeba Blay at The Huffington Post

Orange Is the New Black Quietly Reinvents Itself by Losing the Villain Narrative by Margaret Lyons at Vulture

Angela Lansbury’s School of Feminist Witchcraft by Jessica Mason McFadden at Gender Focus

SIFF Review – ‘Tangerine’ Takes on Every Label: Black, Brown, Poor, Trans, Woman & Sex Worker by Jai Tiggett at Shadow and Act

In “3 1/2 Minutes,” We See a Life Cut Short by Nijla Mu’min at Bitch Media
An Open Letter to Jerry Seinfeld by Julia Robins at Ms. blog
Broadening a Transgender Tale That Has Only Just Begun by Erik Piepenburg at The New York Times
Want to understand what it means to be a woman? Look to robots. by Alyssa Rosenberg at The Washington Post
Get Ready for Wes Studi as Badass Native Antihero in ‘Ronnie BoDean’ by Wilhelm Murg at Indian Country Today Media Network
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We Have the Data, Hollywood, Where are the Results? by Kat Kucera at Ms. blog

Before You Watch “Orange is the New Black,” Here Are 5 Facts To Know about Pregnancy in Prison by Victoria Law at Bitch Media

There’s No Feminism to Be Found in Jurassic World’s Genetic Code by Jada Yuan at Vulture

How LA Film Festival Achieved Diversity by “Looking for People Who Are Seeing the World Differently” by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival Explores Social Justice by Stephen Holden at The New York Times

Interview: Akosua Adoma Owusu’s ‘Kwaku Ananse’ at the Institute of Contemporary Art (Philadelphia) by Rissa Papillion at Shadow and Act

Four Years After Bridesmaids, the Summer of Female Comedy Is Finally Here. What Took So Long? by Inkoo Kang at Vanity Fair

Women of Color in Hollywood Need Equal Work Opportunities Too by Tanya Steele at RH Reality Check

Taraji P. Henson, Viola Davis and Drama Actress A-List Tackle Race, Sexism, Aging in Hollywood by Stacey Wilson Hunt at The Hollywood Reporter

The Definitive Oral History of How Clueless Became an Iconic 90s Classic by Jen Chaney at Vanity Fair

Television’s Conversations with Masculinity by Rachel Catlett at The Mary Sue

 

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Introducing Caitlyn Jenner at Vanity Fair

Laverne Cox and Janet Mock on Caitlyn Jenner and Trans Visibility

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s Interview with Megyn Kelly: Minimize, Deny, Obfuscate by Libby Anne at Patheos – Love, Joy, Feminism

Interview: Lorraine Toussaint On Commitment To Characters, The Bechdel Test, And Baring It All For ‘Orange Is The New Black’ by Jai Tiggett at Shadow and Act

In “Spy,” Melissa McCarthy Screws With Your Expectations—And Gets the Last Laugh by Rebecca Olson at Bitch Media

Update!: 115 Films By and About Women of Color, and What We Can Learn From Them by jai tiggett at Women and Hollywood

‘No Más Bebés’ Exposes Sterilization Abuse Against Latinas in L.A. by Miriam Zoila Pérez at Colorlines

Kiki’s Delivery Service and My Witchy Feminist Awakening by Anna Gragert at The Mary Sue

A Q&A With Transparent Creator Jill Soloway by Aviva Dove-Viebahn at Ms. blog

Amy Schumer, Antiheroine by Laura Goode at Bright Ideas Magazine

Female Directors Better Represented in Festival Films Than Blockbusters (Study) by Hilary Lewis at The Hollywood Reporter

The Status of Women in the U.S. Media 2015 (Reports and Infographics) at Women’s Media Center

 

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10 Movies by Black Women to Stream on Netflix This Weekend by Alexis Jackson at Shine at For Harriet

Our Favorite Funny Women Call Out Sexism in Hollywood at Ms. blog
Lena Dunham, Amy Schumer and Comedy Actress A-List in Raunchy, R-Rated Roundtable by Stacey Wilson Hunt, Michael O’Connell at The Hollywood Reporter
A History Of The Term ‘Chick Flick’ And How It Marginalizes Female Filmmakers by Tess Barker at MTV
7 Queer Female Filmmakers to Watch for in 2015 by Dorothy Snarker at Women and Hollywood

Childbirth is finally getting the cultural treatment it deserves by Elissa Strauss at The Week
New Short Exposes Unique Experience of ‘Brown’ Ballerinas by Qimmah Saafir at Colorlines
Jeffrey Wright and Jennifer Hudson Join Cast of HBO’s Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas Project by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow and Act
‘Gemma Bovery’ Review: Literary Comedy Puts a Feminist Spin on an Old Classic by Alonso Duralde at The Wrap
On Mad Max and The Avengers by Margarita at Plain-Flavoured-English.tumbler.com
The Ecofeminism of Mad Max by Sarah Mirk at Bitch Media
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Visual Pleasure at 40: Laura Mulvey in discussion at BFI

My reaction to Mad Max: Fury Road and the Utter Perfection That is Imperator Furiosa at nospockdasgay
Jill Soloway to female filmmakers: ‘Let’s storm the gates’ by Katie Hast at HitFlix
Shonda Rhimes and Jenji Kohan Honored at 2015 Global Women’s Rights Awards at Ms. blog
85 Films By and About Women of Color, Courtesy of Ava DuVernay and the Good People of Twitter by jai tiggett at Women and Hollywood

The Best Thing About “Tomorrowland” Is the Spunky Teen Girl Genius by Sarah Mirk at Bitch Media

Maggie Gyllenhaal: At 37 I was ‘too old’ for role opposite 55-year-old man by Ben Child at The Guardian

‘Girlhood’ Is Now Streaming on Netflix. We Spoke to the Director About Race, Gender & the Universality of the Story by Zeba Blay at Shadow and Act
Do you stand for gender equality in the film and television industry? (Petition) at ACLU

Cannes: Salma Hayek Talks Sexism in Hollywood at ‘Women in Motion’ Panel by Tatiana Siegel at The Hollywood Reporter

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The Women Pull No Punches In Fiery, Feminist ‘Mad Max’ by Mandalit del Barco at NPR

Mad Max: Fury Road: George Miller’s Feminist Answer to His Own Franchise? by Sasha James at The Mary Sue

Even a Stuffed Bear Gets More Respect than Trans People by Leela Ginelle at Bitch Media

ACLU Goes After Hollywood’s Gender Gap by Anita Little at Ms. blog
Chaz Ebert, Roger Ebert’s Widow, Set to Produce Emmett Till Biopic by Deonna Anderson at For Harriet

Cannes Review: Todd Haynes’ ‘Carol’ is a Masterful Lesbian Romance Starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara by Eric Kohn at Indiewire

Watch: Samantha Bee is “Female as F-ck” and Crashing the Sausage Party That is Late-Night TV by Laura Berger at Women and Hollywood

Watch Trailer for Powerful Upcoming Documentary, ‘A Ferguson Story’ by Sergio at Shadow and Act
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Crowdfund This: Dawn Porter’s ‘Trapped’ (On the Abortion War & Women’s Rights) – Watch Trailer by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow and Act

Op-ed: Bruce Jenner Helps Us Stand Taller in Our Truth by B. Scott at Advocate.com

New Film “Clouds of Sils Maria” Toys With Powerful Sexual Tension by Jess Kibler at Bitch Media
Did Louie Get Raped? by Danielle Henderson at VultureThe
Leslie Mann to Star in R-Rated Comedy About Motherhood by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood
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Shit People Say to Women Directors and Other Women in Film on tumblr

Amy Schumer Is Making Genius Feminist Comedy (Video) by Kali Holloway at AlterNet

Cecily Strong’s top 10 jokes of the 2015 White House Correspondents’ Dinner by Jeremy Diamond at CNN

The Best & Worst Depictions Of Abortion In TV & Film by Dionne Scott at Refinery 29

Can Kathleen Kennedy use ‘Star Wars’ to change Hollywood? by Alyssa Rosenberg at The Washington Post

Meryl Streep Boosts Over-40 Women Screenwriters by Maria Giese at Ms. blog

Every High School (Public & Private) in the USA Will Receive a Copy of ‘Selma’ on DVD Free of Charge by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow and Act

Laura Bispuri’s Transgender Odyssey ‘Sworn Virgin’ Wins Tribeca Film Fest’s Nora Ephron Prize by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

‘Fun Home,’ the Musical, Takes Alison Bechdel’s Life to Broadway by Michael Paulson at The New York Times

Native Actors Walk Off the Set of the New Adam Sandler Movie by Kira Garcia at Bitch Media

GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index Reveals Queer Women Basically Don’t Exist In Movies by Heather Hogan at Autostraddle

Women speak out about pulling off the “radical act” of filmmaking in the male-dominated movie business by Alice Robb at The New York Times

Study: Female Directors Face Strong Bias in Landing Studio Films by Cynthia Littleton at Variety

Carey Mulligan, Rose Byrne, and Geena Davis Are All Sick Of Hollywood’s Sexist Crap This Week by Sam Maggs at The Mary Sue

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Diversity isn’t just an Oscars problem, it’s a Hollywood problem by Angilee Shah at PRI

He, Himself, and Him by Martha Lauzen at Women’s Media Center

The Oscars Needs to Solve its Diversity Issues—Or Become Irrelevant by Stacia L. Brown at Bitch Media

10 Great Films to Watch Instead of the Oscars by Sarah Mirk at Bitch Media

Alterna-Oscars 2015 by Michele Kort at Ms. blog

Independent Spirit Awards 2015: Birdman Wins Big, Plus the Complete List of Winners by Rachel McRady at US Weekly

Jessica Williams Doesn’t Need Your Permission: How White Feminists Hurt Everyone By Trying To Lead Women Of Color by Mikki Kendall at Bustle

Wednesday Addams Reacting To Catcallers Is Exactly How We Wish We Could Respond To Street Harassment — VIDEO by Kat George at Bustle

50 Essential African-American Independent Films by Alison Nastasi at Flavorwire

Jessie Maple and Her Landmark 1981 Feature-Length Film, ‘Will’ by Alece Oxendine at Shadow and Act

‘Fifty Shades’ Becomes Biggest Box-Office Opening in History for a Female Director by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

Remembering Lesley Gore, Billboard-Topping Feminist by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

Feminist Ire in All The Wrong Places – The Chronicle of Higher Education by Suzanna Danuta Walters

 

 

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