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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
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
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
How to Use the Bechdel Test
The Bechdel test (for those of you who aren’t aware of it) is a simple test to judge the presence of female characters in film. Simply put, a film passes the Bechdel test if it matches these three criteria: 1. … Continue reading
Movies, Women, and the Box Office
There’s a conventional wisdom in Hollywood that movies starring women won’t sell to large audiences. Hollywood bigwigs believe that movies starring men have universal appeal to men and women, while movies starring women only appeal to women. Some film students … Continue reading
Disney Princesses, Bella Swan, and Trusting Girls
If you’ve spent any time in the feminist blogosphere, you may have gotten the impression that many feminists don’t really care for Disney princesses or Twilight. You’ve heard the reasons: they promote physical beauty over character, they encourage objectification of … Continue reading
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What Rom-Coms Can Learn from “Kicking and Screaming”
For my first month of The Rom-Com Project, I decided to focus on Ensemble Romantic Comedies. I received one recommendation for the 1995 film Kicking and Screaming, an independent film about a group of verbose, navel-gazing college graduates stuck in … Continue reading