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Friday, September 23, 2011

Bitch Flicks' Weekly Picks

Megan Kearns on The Feminist/Sexist See-Saw Ride of the 2011 Emmys from Fem2.0

Tearing Down the Celluloid Ceiling from Huffington Post

Under Siege: The Policing of Women and Girls in America from IndieGoGo

Joan Bakewell: Women Are Doing It For Themselves from The Telegraph

Turn of the Tide? Women and Television from Jacki Zehner

Hysteria TIFF Review: Tanya Wexler's Successful Mixture of Laughter, History, and Feminism from Movies.com

New Study Finds Nitrites Decrease Gayness from Rage Against the Man-Chine

The Dawning Sky Is a Rare Japanese Feminist Film from GMA News

Bunnies, Babies, and Broads: What Is TV Trying to Tell Us About Women? from Washington Post

Men's Television Protects Itself From the Female Threat from Oh No They Didn't!

Film Personalizes Climate "Weathering" on Women from WeNews

A Few Women in Film at the Toronto International Film Festival from The Delphiad Blog

Leave your links in the comments!
Posted by Stephanie Rogers
Labels: Emmys, TIFF, TV, Weekly Picks

2 comments:

eneya said...

The link for Film Personalises Climate 'Weathering' on women is broken.

September 23, 2011 9:20 AM
Amber Leab said...

Thanks, eneya! It should be working now.

September 23, 2011 10:09 AM

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