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The Bechdel Test for Movies (and books)
Funny. Each of those movie titles that popped up there are movies I instinctively felt had something wrong with them. I think this woman just put her finger on what that was. (Oh and next time someone...
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This Parallel Universe
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine. - Sir Arthur Eddington I’m also baffled by all if you who RT those meaningless, twee sayings – ‘think of today as...
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Gender Bias In Movies
In G-rated movies, 81 percent of the adults who hold jobs are male, and none of the women who do have jobs hold positions in science, medicine, law, business, politics, or the like. - from EARTH GIRLS...
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Overthinking During Movies
You probably shouldn’t read this unless you’ve already seen the film Psycho. It’s Hitchcock lovers’ delight on TV at the moment, with re-runs of his movies scheduled free-to-air in the late-late time...
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How To Sound Like A Film Critic
Useful: Ten Lessons For Film Critics. I might make use of this if I were asking an English lit class to write about a movie, for example. Frivolous: Here are a list of words commonly used in reviews...
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Links On Women And Film
1. Feminist Frequency – a series of thought provoking video logs. Set aside a few hours. 2. Reel Grrls – whose mission is to cultivate voice and leadership in girls at a vulnerable age in their...
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Interesting Links About Film
1. Chance, Chaos And Coincidence, the mainstays of many a mediocre movie 2. 12 Sites To Watch Films Online For Free from NFB 3. What Are The Film Extras Talking About? from OMG Facts 4. 50 Movies Which...
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The Colin Stokes TEDx Talk
Jezebel brought this TEDx talk to my attention — I’d somehow missed it. I feel like none of this is new to me anymore — I’ve been harping on about The Bechdel Test for ages now — I sometimes forget...
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I Made A ‘To Watch’ Film List
There comes a time in every film-loving feminist’s life when she realises that unless she goes out of her way to find good flicks, the best ones may never cross her path. Also, my hand actually hurts...
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