Juno, Knocked Up, Waitress...all big movies out this year dealing with an unplanned pregnancy. Even though Juno is being hailed by some as a feminist movie for its portrayal of the title character, she chooses to carry her pregnancy to term. So do the women in the other two movies. This, of course, is seized upon by pro-life forces as a win for ( Read more... )

 
Because we have gotten support from this community in the past I thought I would share our most recent news...

We have gotten a LARGE portion of our funding!!...more details (and how YOU can help) at www.heroinefilms.net

I saw " North Country" tonight. It has to be one of the best movies that I have seen in a long time. I don't want to spoil it here for anyone. But I found it to be really empowering. Does anyone know anything about the case it was based on?

( I'm doing a brief presentation on 'Baise-moi' tomorrow; care to discuss the film? Possible rape triggers behind cut )

Warning: Movie synopsis may be triggering (mentions abuse...obviously ( Read more... )

The source never fails but this time I can partially blame Webster. How do you spell 'chick flick'?"So if you're not interested in movies meant to appeal to women, discreet hair removal procedures or running the risk of feeling a sudden shooting pain in the head caused by ingesting very cold food, maybe there's another endeavor to catch your fancy ( Read more... )

I was wondering through the apple.com trailers and came across this movie trailer http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/north_country/

Just wondering what some of your opinions are.

Does anyone know a good source for % of directors/producers/ect. being female in film and television?

I assume by now most of us hae heard of North Country? If not, this is a pretty good summary ( Read more... )

Patriarchy doesn't go away that quickly- it has survived centuries by keeping its "others" ignorantly deviant through hegemony- "consensual" oppression. Don't be fooled into thinking we're free ( Read more... )