Year: 2009

another female film critic departs…

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…some positive voices for a wider, wiser presence for women in the cinematic realm; but girls kissing girls for male pleasure is still OMG hot. Yup, it’s The Week in Women, my regular column over the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy.

screencap Friday: what the flick? #100

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Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from one of the DVDs in my collection (and it’s definitely from a movie, not a TV show). Guess the movie for fun and, well, fun. No prizes, just bragging rights. But hey: one guess per comment — no fair hogging all the guesses.

trailer break: ‘Sherlock Holmes’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… It’s been months since I posted a trailer for this one, so I figured it was time for another (there’s at least three floating around)… You know what’s too bad? That line about how they’ve been flirting for hours isn’t in the final film! And it’s really … more…

U.K. box office: ‘New Moon’ drops big

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And Paranormal Activity opens big: 1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon: £4.3 million (2nd week; drops 63%) 2. Paranormal Activity: £3.6 million (NEW) 3. A Christmas Carol: £1.9 million (4th week; drops 13%) 4. 2012: £1.8 million (3rd week; drops 48%) 5. Law Abiding Citizen: £1.5 million (NEW) (actual numbers, not estimates) A 63 percent … more…

trailer break: ‘An Emasculating Truth’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Are men endangered? Is masculinity on the decline? Where have all the cowboys gone, anyway? I can’t find out anything at all about the filmmaker here, so I can’t tell whether this is going to be a progressive look at changing definitions of masculinity and manhood, or … more…