Everyone is busy making their lists of favorite movies/music etc. of '09 and I'd like to throw my two cents in as well. Jennifer's Body was by far one of my favorite movies this year: smart, funny, blatantly feminist, and willing to explore female friendships and power in a unique & campy (while at the same time potently emotional) way. It's a tricky combination of horror and comedy; both Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfriend are fucking terrific in it (seriously, Miss Fox had a few moments that were intensely great; watch her face when she is being taken to her doom by a van full of smarmy rock dudes, it's tear-inducingly heartbreaking.)
It should be said that when I went to see this movie on opening night I ran into about a million other queers all there for the same thing. Do yourself a favor and rent or buy it (it comes out on dvd tomorrow: apparently the director's cut is even heavier with feminist musings.) This is a movie written and directed by women that is sharp, strange and hilarious so of course it tanked at the box office, but I am sure it will be a lesbian feminist cult classic. I am already obsessed with it which is why I wanted to share it with all of you. xo
Jennifer's Body
Jennifer's Body
Everyone is busy making their lists of favorite movies/music etc. of '09 and I'd like to throw my two cents in as well. Jennifer's Body was by far one of my favorite movies this year: smart, funny, blatantly feminist, and willing to explore female friendships and power in a unique & campy (while at the same time potently emotional) way. It's a tricky combination of horror and comedy; both Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfriend are fucking terrific in it (seriously, Miss Fox had a few moments that were intensely great; watch her face when she is being taken to her doom by a van full of smarmy rock dudes, it's tear-inducingly heartbreaking.)
It should be said that when I went to see this movie on opening night I ran into about a million other queers all there for the same thing. Do yourself a favor and rent or buy it (it comes out on dvd tomorrow: apparently the director's cut is even heavier with feminist musings.) This is a movie written and directed by women that is sharp, strange and hilarious so of course it tanked at the box office, but I am sure it will be a lesbian feminist cult classic. I am already obsessed with it which is why I wanted to share it with all of you. xo
Jennifer's Body
Everyone is busy making their lists of favorite movies/music etc. of '09 and I'd like to throw my two cents in as well. Jennifer's Body was by far one of my favorite movies this year: smart, funny, blatantly feminist, and willing to explore female friendships and power in a unique & campy (while at the same time potently emotional) way. It's a tricky combination of horror and comedy; both Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfriend are fucking terrific in it (seriously, Miss Fox had a few moments that were intensely great; watch her face when she is being taken to her doom by a van full of smarmy rock dudes, it's tear-inducingly heartbreaking.)
It should be said that when I went to see this movie on opening night I ran into about a million other queers all there for the same thing. Do yourself a favor and rent or buy it (it comes out on dvd tomorrow: apparently the director's cut is even heavier with feminist musings.) This is a movie written and directed by women that is sharp, strange and hilarious so of course it tanked at the box office, but I am sure it will be a lesbian feminist cult classic. I am already obsessed with it which is why I wanted to share it with all of you. xo
Stuck!
After being reminded that the 28th Annual Reeling Film Festival is coming up by our friends at Think Pink Radio, I decided to take a look at the lineup to see what to look forward to from Chicago's Gay and Lesbo film fest. The FIRST thing I noticed was that Mink Stole, one of the genius stars of all the best John Waters movies, was gonna make an appearance! Then, I saw that not only is Mink making an appearance, she's in one of the films being screened.
The movie is called Stuck! and is an homage to the women in prison B movie genre of the 60's (and beyond) and was made by filmmaker Steve Balderson. As you would imagine, the movie is about a group of women in prison and their "struggles" but it's probably mostly about lesbianism. If that's not intriguing enough, it also features Karen Black (The actress/namesake of The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black) and Jane Wiedlin from The Go-Go's, so see it for the weird stars if nothing else. B/Exploitation movies are probably one of my favorite things in world, so I'm excited to see a throwback to the women in prison genre that contained some great ones like Caged Heat and Women in Cages!
Here's the trailer and mark your calendars for the Chicago screening on Friday November 6th! Also--There's a "Lesbian Lockdown/Jail Break" at Circuit (that I WILL NOT be attending) afterwards if you're into that sort of thing.
Stuck!
After being reminded that the 28th Annual Reeling Film Festival is coming up by our friends at Think Pink Radio, I decided to take a look at the lineup to see what to look forward to from Chicago's Gay and Lesbo film fest. The FIRST thing I noticed was that Mink Stole, one of the genius stars of all the best John Waters movies, was gonna make an appearance! Then, I saw that not only is Mink making an appearance, she's in one of the films being screened.
The movie is called Stuck! and is an homage to the women in prison B movie genre of the 60's (and beyond) and was made by filmmaker Steve Balderson. As you would imagine, the movie is about a group of women in prison and their "struggles" but it's probably mostly about lesbianism. If that's not intriguing enough, it also features Karen Black (The actress/namesake of The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black) and Jane Wiedlin from The Go-Go's, so see it for the weird stars if nothing else. B/Exploitation movies are probably one of my favorite things in world, so I'm excited to see a throwback to the women in prison genre that contained some great ones like Caged Heat and Women in Cages!
Here's the trailer and mark your calendars for the Chicago screening on Friday November 6th! Also--There's a "Lesbian Lockdown/Jail Break" at Circuit (that I WILL NOT be attending) afterwards if you're into that sort of thing.
Stuck!
After being reminded that the 28th Annual Reeling Film Festival is coming up by our friends at Think Pink Radio, I decided to take a look at the lineup to see what to look forward to from Chicago's Gay and Lesbo film fest. The FIRST thing I noticed was that Mink Stole, one of the genius stars of all the best John Waters movies, was gonna make an appearance! Then, I saw that not only is Mink making an appearance, she's in one of the films being screened.
The movie is called Stuck! and is an homage to the women in prison B movie genre of the 60's (and beyond) and was made by filmmaker Steve Balderson. As you would imagine, the movie is about a group of women in prison and their "struggles" but it's probably mostly about lesbianism. If that's not intriguing enough, it also features Karen Black (The actress/namesake of The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black) and Jane Wiedlin from The Go-Go's, so see it for the weird stars if nothing else. B/Exploitation movies are probably one of my favorite things in world, so I'm excited to see a throwback to the women in prison genre that contained some great ones like Caged Heat and Women in Cages!
Here's the trailer and mark your calendars for the Chicago screening on Friday November 6th! Also--There's a "Lesbian Lockdown/Jail Break" at Circuit (that I WILL NOT be attending) afterwards if you're into that sort of thing.