Tag Archives: formative performances

It’s Day 4 of Women’s History Month. Who cares? Just kidding. Obviously, I care very much. If you mentioned Women’s History Month to this character, however, she would do nothing but give you a contemptuous stare, because if you start … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] Bandwagoning on Lady T’s praises for Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma, the mid-’90s saw another adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic tale, updated to then-contemporary Beverly Hills. Maybe it’s silly. Maybe it’s fluff. But this … Continue reading →

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 →

[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 →

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 →

[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 →

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 →