One blog that highlights the issues of both women and the impacts of Hollywood is another BlogSpot blog called “Women and Hollywood.” It covers news and commentary about Hollywood from a feminist perspective.
This blog contains one main page, where the main entries are posted each week, and several links to other pages, websites, comments, and other articles. There is even the choice to subscribe to the weekly update of women-centric film openings. Some of the noteworthy items on the page include a list of 2008 possible Academy Awards winners for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and currently playing women-centric movies.
The two main articles that were posted on October 24, 2008 was about women at the box office this weekend. This article reviewed two films, The Changeling, and I’ve Loved you so Long.
I’ve Loved you so Long is about a woman recently released from prison after fifteen years and for killing her son. This blog says that the movie is not for the faint hearted, but that Kristen Scott Thomas, the leading actress, plays out the story through her facial expressions. Many have called her perfor
mance Oscar worthy.
The Changeling, staring Angelina Jolie, is about a woman whose son went missing, and how the police department is trying to hide something about his disappearance. The review features the biggest problem/distraction of the movie, Jolie’s bright red lips. It goes on to say that the film is a reflection of a male interpretation of a woman, so the plot of a woman fighting back falls hollow. This review focuses on the acting of Jolie as well, saying that she has lost the qualities and commitment that she had ten years ago. It goes on to suppose that this may be due to her celebrity and exposure has restricted her onscreen. Oh, but Pitt is doing fine disappearing into his roles. Maybe it is the lips that are Jolie’s downfall.
The comments about The Changeling’s review were mostly in defense of Jolie, showing that film critique is subjective.
“Women and Hollywood” highlights a crucial part of Hollywood women, that of movies, but does not focus on anything other than movies, which misses many crucial aspects- television, media, magazines, etc. The website does focus completely on women-centri films, which shows that some are interested in the topic, and that it is noteworthy that these female actresses are eligible for awards and prestige just as men are.
This blog contains one main page, where the main entries are posted each week, and several links to other pages, websites, comments, and other articles. There is even the choice to subscribe to the weekly update of women-centric film openings. Some of the noteworthy items on the page include a list of 2008 possible Academy Awards winners for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and currently playing women-centric movies.
The two main articles that were posted on October 24, 2008 was about women at the box office this weekend. This article reviewed two films, The Changeling, and I’ve Loved you so Long.
I’ve Loved you so Long is about a woman recently released from prison after fifteen years and for killing her son. This blog says that the movie is not for the faint hearted, but that Kristen Scott Thomas, the leading actress, plays out the story through her facial expressions. Many have called her perfor
mance Oscar worthy.The Changeling, staring Angelina Jolie, is about a woman whose son went missing, and how the police department is trying to hide something about his disappearance. The review features the biggest problem/distraction of the movie, Jolie’s bright red lips. It goes on to say that the film is a reflection of a male interpretation of a woman, so the plot of a woman fighting back falls hollow. This review focuses on the acting of Jolie as well, saying that she has lost the qualities and commitment that she had ten years ago. It goes on to suppose that this may be due to her celebrity and exposure has restricted her onscreen. Oh, but Pitt is doing fine disappearing into his roles. Maybe it is the lips that are Jolie’s downfall.
The comments about The Changeling’s review were mostly in defense of Jolie, showing that film critique is subjective.
“Women and Hollywood” highlights a crucial part of Hollywood women, that of movies, but does not focus on anything other than movies, which misses many crucial aspects- television, media, magazines, etc. The website does focus completely on women-centri films, which shows that some are interested in the topic, and that it is noteworthy that these female actresses are eligible for awards and prestige just as men are.
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