Heterosexual Propaganda And The City
I emerged from the darkened cinema after watching the new film version of “Sex and the City” feeling just as beaten-over-the-head with heterosexual propaganda as “Mr. Big” was with white roses. Yes, the relationships between the primary four white women (plus the new addition of Carrie’s black personal assistant — a comforting, mammy-like portrayal by […]
Women Help SATC Soar at Box Office
According to Gawker, Hollywood is apparently shocked that women can affect box office sales; Variety notes that after Sex and the City opened this weekend to the tune of $55.7 million, it shattered decades-old thinking that females — particularly older ones –can’t fuel the sort of big opening often enjoyed by a male-driven event pic […]
Lesbian Kiss Spices Up Cannes Festival
A lesbian kiss between starlettes Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson was the talk of the Cannes Film Festival last night. The on-screen make-out is being credited with reviving the career of veteran film maker Woody Allen and spicing up the 61st festival. The movie, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, is a romantic comedy with Penelope as the […]
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