TV’s still very very bad for women writers…
…when violence = commitment; a movie about women as people; more. Yup, it’s the latest installment of The Week in Women, my regular weekly column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy.
Month: January 2010
‘Caprica’ blogging: “Rebirth”
Lots of spoilers! assumes you’ve seen the episode!
Zachary Quinto gives up Spock? a Weird Al movie? save ‘Mad Men’s Sal, and more: leftover links
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
note to self…
Do not EVER read the comments thread following my review links on Rotten Tomatoes. Like this one. Don’t ever read it again.
watch it: the 1/30/10 weekly address from President Barack Obama
I don’t see how we can possibly rein in federal spending without even looking at the moeny we throw at the military. That would be change to believe in. It’s rich hearing Obama out down politicians who are only looking toward the next election, when it certainly seems as if that’s what’s behind his total … more…
question of the weekend: If you were given a free commercial spot during the Super Bowl, what would you advertise?
Super Bowl 44 will be played next Sunday, February 7, and amidst all the usual hubbub about the commercials that will air during the game is some controversy over an anti-abortion spot produced by the ultra-ring-wing Focus on the Family featuring Heisman trophy winner Tim Tebow. Jezebel looks at why the ad itself is just … more…
watch it: “Bear vs Cat”
Don’t worry — the cat wins. (via Jezebel)
When in Rome (review)
Hello, *sigh*! Enough of those “smart” romantic comedies that force down our throats the preposterous notions that women can be competent at work — sorta — without being idiots at everything else, or that men can ever be adults, or that humiliating old ladies and priests isn’t hilarious.
screencap Friday: what the flick? #108
Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from a DVD… and just to make things harder for 2010, this one is from a TV show which may or may not be in my collection (it’s sooo much easier to do screengrabs now that Netflix is streaming to my computer). Guess the TV show — you don’t … more…
because “you’ll die alone, and your cats will eat your body” is so last-decade misogyny
What’s the scariest fate Lori Gottlieb — the author of Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon Canada] [Amazon U.K.], the saddest book ever written — can imagine for a not-married woman? It’s this (from the book, via a review of the book at Jezebel): end[ing] up in a … more…
