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Posted in Film, Rants, Relationships on Oct 6th, 2011
Long before most girls of the hetero-persuasion go on a date or become romantically involved, they’ve already encountered plenty of boyfriend material onscreen, from the Disney primer Prince Charming up to the modern day emo dudes in mumblecore. Hollywood and the culture at large often provide a disservice to women by asking us to swoon [...]
Posted in Anti-Heroines, Books, Economics, Environment, Feminism, Film, International, Politics, Society, Women on Sep 29th, 2011
Perhaps the most distressing statistic emerging from the current economic crisis is that the suicide rate in Greece is reported by the Wall Street Journal to have risen by at least 40%. The Greek collapse is described as a financial catastrophe of their own making but with soaring unemployment, harsh cuts to education and healthcare budgets and [...]
Posted in Anti Room Film Club, Film on Jul 28th, 2011
Well, the votes are in, the people have spoken, and they say they’d like to watch Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell trading quips in the utterly brilliant His Girl Friday in the Workman’s Club on Wednesday, August 10th. So come join us to watch the film, have a drink from the bar, and maybe sample [...]
Posted in Art & Culture, Film, LGBTQ Issues, Relationships on Jul 28th, 2011
Choosing the title for my and Zlata Filipovic’s new short documentary Hold on Tight was difficult. Usually when I make a film, I know the name even before I’m certain what it is about; a title sort of inspires me to discover the story beyond it. For whatever reason, I really struggled to sum up [...]
Posted in Art, Art & Culture, Film, LGBTQ Issues, Women on Jul 27th, 2011
!Women Art Revolution, made by Lynn Hershmann Leeson, is a documentary that explores the Feminist Art Movement of the late 1960s and ’70s. Hershmann Leeson is a celebrated media artist and has gathered 42 years worth of archive materials. Through intimate interviews with the likes of Judy Chicago, B. Ruby Rich and the Guerilla Girls, and [...]
Posted in Beauty, Body image, Celebrity, Feminism, Film, Humour, Women on Jul 13th, 2011
Perhaps you took notice of The Daily Mail’s report on a poll conducted among 2,000 women over 40, which found that ladies felt invisible once they turned 46. Their opinions no longer mattered once men stopped paying attention. Nevermind the idea that visibility and holding opinions remain hinged upon such a fickle conditional as one’s [...]
Posted in Anti Room Film Club, Film, Film Club on Jul 6th, 2011
In case you haven’t seen the tweets or our Facebook page, the inaugural Anti Room film Club starts tonight. The film is 1953 classic Mogambo, as chosen by Megan McGurk. Doors are 7.30pm in the Workman’s Club, Wellington Quay. The film starts at 8pm sharp and runs until about 10pm. Afterwards there will be an [...]
Posted in Blast From the Past, Film, Personal on Jul 6th, 2011
So, this flannel thing. Is that a nod to the crispy Seattle weather, or are you just trying to stay warm in front of the refrigerator? When it comes to film, I’m a finicky customer, yes indeed. I don’t tend to enjoy genre offerings – there’s more than one director whose output I will downright [...]
Posted in Anti-Heroines, Feminism, Film, Guest Posters, Television on Jun 29th, 2011
Regina de Búrca shares her role models from the world of science fiction and fantasy… From Penelope Pitstop screaming “Help! Help!” to the girls in Captain Caveman cooing “Ooooh Cavey!” I can’t say feminist role models featured highly during my early childhood. And even before I was old enough to understand how highly sexualised Barbie [...]
Posted in Anti-Heroines, Feminism, Film, Women on Jun 24th, 2011
I was a teenage vampire slayer, at least in spirit I was. While my friends were partying and growing ever more distant, I had a toddler and my week rotated around Thursday not Saturday night. My love affair with Buffy lasted 7 seasons; for 40 minutes a week I was treated to wisecracking, strong, real [...]
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