2009 does NOT feel like the end of a decade for me. Not the way 1999 did, but then all four numbers changed and it was the end of a century and there was Y2K, so that was a little different. But it just seems like 1-10 should go together instead of 0-9, because I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘movies’
Battle of the Elizabeths: Bennett v. Lemon
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cultural theory, Disney, feminism, jane austen, movies, nancy drew, Narnia, sci fi, shakespeare, superheroes, tv on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just wrote an entire note about how modern culture fosters relatively no positive female role models…and then I accidentally deleted it all. I’m not going to rant it again but I’ll give you the short version:
Boys are taught to band together; girls see each other as competition for the sparse female spots within the [...]
“These are memories frozen in time, people!!”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged can't hardly wait, movies, the '90s on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you find yourself in one of those moods where intellectual stimulation takes a backseat to something easy and fun, one of the best movies to watch is “Can’t Hardly Wait”, the late-90’s Jennifer Love Hewitt vehicle/coming of age flick. A decent film in its own right, what makes it extra special is the plethora [...]
