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Formative Performances: Gwyneth Paltrow in “Emma”
For Day 3 of Women’s History Month, I’d like to talk about Gwyneth Paltrow. No, seriously. Look, I know we’re not supposed to like Gwyneth Paltrow. Her public persona reeks of privilege and cluelessness about how ordinary people have to … Continue reading
Formative Performances: Keisha Castle-Hughes in “Whale Rider”
[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] In 2002, a great miracle happened. New Zealand’s Niki Caro searched far and wide for an actress to play the lead in her adaptation of “Whale Rider,” the story of a young girl … Continue reading
Formative Performances: Kirsten Dunst in “Little Women”
Happy Day 2 of Women’s History Month! For my second entry, I’d like to piggyback on abovethetitle‘s first guest post from yesterday (which I loved, by the way). As we both mentioned, we’re talking about formative performances – the female … Continue reading
Formative Performances: Winona Ryder in “Little Women”
[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] Hello everybody! I’ll be guest-blogging on The Funny Feminist for the next 31 days as we celebrate the female performances that helped shape us, move us and inspire us to become the … Continue reading
Formative Performances: Vivien Leigh in “Gone with the Wind”
Happy Women’s History Month! For the next 31 days, my dear friend abovethetitle and I will be showing film clips of some of our favorite film performances by actresses. These are not necessarily performances that you will see on top … Continue reading
5 Meryl Streep Performances to Watch Instead of “The Iron Lady”
Two days ago, Meryl Streep won her third Academy Award for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. When this happened, I was attending an Oscar party that had almost twenty guests, and all but one person loudly … Continue reading
On Rape Jokes, Part 2
I wrote a post about rape jokes back in November and it’s already become one of my most popular posts. I don’t know if my blog got an increase of traffic because people were looking for commentary on rape jokes, … Continue reading
Sketch Comedy Monday: “Kids Reenact the Oscar Nominees”
Did you miss the Academy Awards ceremony last night? Did you miss out on the chance to see most of the Best Picture nominees this year? Never fear! Here’s a handy way to catch up: kids reenacting the Oscar nominated-movies. … Continue reading
Thoughts from a Pro-Choice Extremist
I am pro-choice. I am a woman in my twenties who is – as far as I know – physically capable of a) getting pregnant and b) carrying the pregnancy to term. I currently do not wish to a) get … Continue reading
25 Movies I Can Wait to See (And A Few I Can’t)
Lately, I haven’t been writing my monthly “Movies I Won’t be Seeing” posts. (The last post of that kind was written in November.) Right now my brain is caught up with The Rom-Com Project and the Oscars and there’s very … Continue reading