Tag Archives: Film
The Invisible War
Tweet I find it difficult to sit through documentaries. This may be due to my short attention span, which has been shot by the internet, or my shallow reluctance to choose educational films over lighter ones. But this week I saw a screening of The Invisible War and, if you are at all interested in [...]
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Girl Power? A Look at Summer Blockbusters & Lady Superheroes
Tweet A SYTYCB entry The summer blockbuster season is almost over, a time where (mostly white male) directors make epic films for teenage boys. From this target audience emerges the consistent over-sexualization of women. But has this summer been different? With female superheroes in films like the Avengers and the Dark Knight Rises, are things changing? Can ladies have [...]
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Sight, sound, and a push for feminist film education
Tweet A SYTYCB entry I’ve seen Citizen Kane twice. Both screenings were in classroom settings, and both screenings began with the instructor explaining that the film is considered by many to be the greatest of all time. No doubt, Kane’s status of greatness is owed in part to the British Film Institute’s Sight & Sound [...]
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Bitch Flicks Call for Writers: Series on LGBTQI Representations in Film and TV
TweetMost media only portrays a heteronormative world–often erasing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, genderqueer and pansexual characters and relationships. In honor of Pride Month, Bitch Flicks, a feminist film and media site, is hosting a week-long series on LGBTQI characters and themes in film and TV. Feministing’s Maya was kind enough to give a [...]
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