May 24, 2012
The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including a semi-erect penis, albeit slightly squashed to one side by a transparent pan lid!! I don’t mean shocking in an “oh matron” prudish way – I mean shocking because in all my years of going to ...
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American Reunion,
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May 3, 2012
Don’t tell anyone — but I turned 30 today! Last night, to celebrate the last day in my 20s, I went to see Titanic in 3D. Twelve years ago when Titanic first came out I was just about to turn 18. It just seemed appropriate! I loved this film the first time around, and in ...
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feminism,
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James Cameron,
Kate Winslet,
Leonardo DiCaprio,
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New World,
Popping Culture,
Rose,
Titanic
February 10, 2012
Want a cheap, fun date? Stay home with a cheesy romance movie, popcorn, and a bottle of wine. You can actually watch the show or (the better option) make out like you did when you first started dating and forget the movie is even on!
October 12, 2011
An Iranian actress has reportedly been sentenced to 90 lashes and a year in jail for appearing in the Australian-produced film My Tehran for Sale. There is no clear indication from the Iranian government of the charges against actress Marzieh Vafamehr, though the film she appeared in is critical of the Iranian power structure and ...
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Muslim women,
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Peyman Aref,
Sakine Mohammadi e Ashtiani,
sexism,
whipping
August 5, 2011
“Poor Ange,” you must be thinking, “She only makes 30 mill a movie.” While the problems of the rich and the famous often leave us feeling more bitterness than sympathy, the fact of the matter remains that Hollywood’s actresses earn far less than its actors. This week Forbes Magazine’s list of the top earning male ...
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Angelina Jolie,
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Johnny Depp,
Leonardo DiCaprio,
movie,
movies,
pay gap,
Sarah Jessica Parker,
sexism in film industry,
sexism in Hollywood,
sexism in movies,
Tom Hanks,
Wil Smith,
women in movies
July 18, 2011
Porn is not just adults having sex in front of a camera. It’s not quite that simple, or innocent. At least that’s what UK Feminista is hoping to show with the tenth anniversary screening of Hardcore today. However, the porn documentary has sparked a controversy in the feminist community. The drama over the film being ...
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December 10, 2010
I recently watched Alice in Wonderland, the new version with Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Anne Hathaway. I must admit, Johnny Depp was a big part of the reason I wanted to see this movie. But I was pleasantly surprised to see that Alice was a young feminist woman coming into her own and ...
August 16, 2010
The little blue pill revolutionized how people think about aging and sex. A new movie coming out about the subject stars Jake Gyllenhaal as one of the first pharmaceutical reps pushing the pill. But is this really the making of a rom-com? With Viagra, age didn’t impede someone’s ability to have sex. Great news for ...
August 11, 2010
Sex is funny. Burlesque combines humour and lust through dance. Although it is sometimes political, it always says something about the human condition. But will Hollywood be able to capture that? The trailer for Burlesque has dropped. Christina Aguilera plays a small town girl with big city dreams. She begins working as a waitress but ...