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Here's what I've been up to lately: My most recent review is a smack down of Mira Nair's tepid, disappointing biopic, Amelia , for In Review Online. My review of Drew Barrymore's delightful debut, Whip It , is already up on In Review Online and will also be featured in Sadie Magazine's next issue. This is the introductory post to my very own feminist film column at In Review Online, which I've named Kinofemmme . Stay tuned for my review of Lauren Montgomery's Wonder Woman, Sally Potter's Rage... Read Full Story

Hey everyone, My review of Jane Campion's masterpiece, Bright Star , is now up on The Feminist Review . Also, please feel free to read my interview with Jane Campion while you're there! :-) Thanks. Read Full Story

Some notes on Bright Star : It's been nearly two weeks since I saw Jane Campion's newest film, Bright Star , and I can't get it out of my system. I'm currently writing a review of the film for the website I help edit, The Feminist Review , and I also have the great honor of being able to interview Jane Campion this upcoming Thursday. She has been one of my greatest heroes for a very long time. I love all of her films (including In the Cut !) and I've been anxiously awaiting her next project... Read Full Story

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This is an essay I wrote for a Road Movie class in 2008. Enjoy! Quentin Tarantino loves women. Of the six films he’s made to date, four of them have female protagonists who star in films that deal very directly with womanly plights. Tarantino’s Jackie Brown (1997) expresses the frustration of an aging black woman who has bared the brunt of society’s turmoil and builds a better life for herself. Kill Bill vol. 1 (2003) makes a woman’s choice to retire from her job in the manly world of... Read Full Story

A new friend of mine named Theresa Shell started a support site for Terry Gilliam's newest endeavor, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus . While it has (kinda maybe sorta) secured distribution in Europe, the rest of the world is still anxiously waiting for the unveiling. Please visit the site and voice your support! Read Full Story

Oh, Hollywood. Why do your contemporary ways always disappoint me? These were the highest paid actresses last year. Though the numbers are down from last year, the majority of these ladies' really pushed themselves into new career paths/roles and I'm glad they were singled out. Without further ado, here are the sad, hard facts: 1. Angelina Jolie ($27 million) 2. Jennifer Aniston ($25 million) 3. Meryl Streep ($24 million) 4. Sarah Jessica Parker ($23 million) 5. Cameron Diaz ($20 million) 6... Read Full Story

These photos were taken for a project on "Fallen Princesses" by Dina Goldstein. She says: "These works place Fairy Tale characters in modern day scenarios. In all of the images the Princess is placed in an environment that articulates her conflict. The '...happily ever after' is replaced with a realistic outcome and addresses current issues." While this project is a great idea in theory, I don't think Goldstein put enough effort into cementing her jabs. Specifically, the Jasmine and Little... Read Full Story

"There is a name for you, ladies, but it isn't used in high society... outside of a kennel." - Crystal Allen, The Women (1939) When Clare Booth Lace wrote The Women in the mid ’30s, she had one main objective: to satirize the hell out of all the rich, petty women surrounding her in high society. Ms. Booth Lace worked for a living, married an intellectual equal, and only joined in on the malicious sewing circle of death out of sheer curiosity and disbelief. She found that the female upper... Read Full Story

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