pop culture misogyny so bad, even men notice it…
…Hollywood director says out loud that Hollywood actresses are too skinny; and more. Yup, it’s The Week in Women, my regular column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy.
Year: 2010
Kevin Smith, foul-mouth? is ‘Avatar’ immoral? Penelope Cruz in ‘POTC 4’?, 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…
me at CNN.com
I’m quoted pretty extensively in a new article at CNN.com called “Hollywood has it bad for Valentine’s Day.” When I spoke to the reporter earlier this week, I had no idea how much of what I said would end up in the piece, but a lot of what we talked about is reflected there. If … more…
watch it: the 2/13/10 weekly address from President Barack Obama
All sounds sensible, but can it work? And can the federal government provide the kind of kick in the ass to the economy that we need without increasing the deficit?
question of the weekend: How do we fix what’s wrong with American politics?
Last night on The Rachel Maddow Show, Maddow proposed that we need to find a new word for “something that is both catastrophically important to the future of the United States and totally freaking boring,” something that “speaks directly to whether government is capable of actually governing.” She was referring to the filibuster, which is … more…
because there’s nary a dentist to be found in England…
Tom Charity, in his review of Valentine’s Day at CNN.com, makes the comparison that everyone is making: it’s an American version of Love Actually. It’s a totally fair criticism, but the way he does it is stupid, lazy, and just plain unfactual: The reality is forgettable, something like a Robert Altman movie without the calories, … more…
watch it: “Cat on trampoline funny”
Your Friday cat cute is brung:
February 12: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but they never let you bring champagne, truffles, and candlelight into the theater with you. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you … more…
screencap Friday: what the flick? #110
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…
Valentine’s Day (review)
It’s like being force-fed, all in one sitting, an entire box of cheap-shit heart-shaped chocolates from the dollar store.
