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In my women studies class my professor would like us to watch two movies and discuss them in class. They have to be relevant to the feminism and women studies. I need a list of movies that are good to critique through a feminist perspective. Please list off as many as you know. Thank you!
Has to be on Netflix or Hulu I don't have cable or satellite.
How about also commercials? What commercials of today raise issues for feminism?
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Oh, I really like Know It All's suggestions--comparing "Some Like It Hot" with "Boys Don't Cry," although the comparison is marred by the fact that "Some Like It Hot" is a comedy whereas "Boys Don't Cry" is a "serious" film. You might want to substitute a more modern take on cross-dressing for "Some Like It Hot." For instance, there is "The Crying Game."
An alternative movie choice that, like "Boys Don't Cry," was a conscious attempt to respond to the feminist movement is Jane Campion's "The Piano." That's got great performances by Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, and Sam Neill--but it's depressing as hell.
More lighthearted fare that deals with gender identity might be something like "A League of Their Own," directed by Laverne and Shirley alumna Penny Marshall. Marshall is a good example of a director who has been doubly marginalized in Hollywood--first by the "male" establishment which sees her primary calling as a director of softer women's films, and second by the "feminist" elite who seem to consider her not serious enough for inclusion in their club.
Another interesting film that touches on a sort of popular feminism but was not directed by a woman is "Thelma and Louise," directed by Ridley Scott. Scott takes the genre of the male "buddy film" and gives it to women--it's a kind of on-the-road outlaw picture that owes an awful lot to movies like "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "Bonny and Clyde." The difference is that here the outlaws are two women running from their nasty lives. The film was inspirational to the Dixie Chicks as well.
Of course if you REALLY want to have fun with films that are good to critique through a feminist perspective, you need to look at Hitchcock. The most obvious examples would be "Vertigo" and "Psycho," but almost any Hitchcock film will raise issues of the depiction of women (particularly the films he did from the 1950s on).
Other great films to look at through a feminist lens would be classic film noir. If you've never seen any film noir, I would suggest "The Maltese Falcon" and "Double Indemnity" as your starting points. In fact, you may not go any further, because these two films will appear to you almost as fresh now as they were when they were made 70 years ago. The most intriguing figure to look at from a feminist perspective in noir is the recurrent figure of the "femme fatale," or the "fatal woman," fatal to herself and to others, duplicitous yet innocent, manipulative and vulnerable. She was Hollywood's way of remaking the standard heroine of the adventure film.
Hope that gives you something to start with! Have fun, and if you check out any of these films, drop me a line or IM me to tell me what you thought!
Oh, I really like Know It All's suggestions--comparing "Some Like It Hot" with "Boys Don't Cry," although the comparison is marred by the fact that "Some Like It Hot" is a comedy whereas "Boys Don't Cry" is a "serious" film. You might want to substitute a more modern take on cross-dressing for "Some Like It Hot." For instance, there is "The Crying Game."
An alternative movie choice that, like "Boys Don't Cry," was a conscious attempt to respond to the feminist movement is Jane Campion's "The Piano." That's got great performances by Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, and Sam Neill--but it's depressing as hell.
More lighthearted fare that deals with gender identity might be something like "A League of Their Own," directed by Laverne and Shirley alumna Penny Marshall. Marshall is a good example of a director who has been doubly marginalized in Hollywood--first by the "male" establishment which sees her primary calling as a director of softer women's films, and second by the "feminist" elite who seem to consider her not serious enough for inclusion in their club.
Another interesting film that touches on a sort of popular feminism but was not directed by a woman is "Thelma and Louise," directed by Ridley Scott. Scott takes the genre of the male "buddy film" and gives it to women--it's a kind of on-the-road outlaw picture that owes an awful lot to movies like "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "Bonny and Clyde." The difference is that here the outlaws are two women running from their nasty lives. The film was inspirational to the Dixie Chicks as well.
Of course if you REALLY want to have fun with films that are good to critique through a feminist perspective, you need to look at Hitchcock. The most obvious examples would be "Vertigo" and "Psycho," but almost any Hitchcock film will raise issues of the depiction of women (particularly the films he did from the 1950s on).
Other great films to look at through a feminist lens would be classic film noir. If you've never seen any film noir, I would suggest "The Maltese Falcon" and "Double Indemnity" as your starting points. In fact, you may not go any further, because these two films will appear to you almost as fresh now as they were when they were made 70 years ago. The most intriguing figure to look at from a feminist perspective in noir is the recurrent figure of the "femme fatale," or the "fatal woman," fatal to herself and to others, duplicitous yet innocent, manipulative and vulnerable. She was Hollywood's way of remaking the standard heroine of the adventure film.
Hope that gives you something to start with! Have fun, and if you check out any of these films, drop me a line or IM me to tell me what you thought!
Why all of the electric clocks in my house are running fast?
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Why all of the electric clocks including radio clock in my house is running fast? about 15 - 30 second a day. I am living in a country with 220-240 V. please anybody can advice how to solve this problem ? many thanks in advance.
Answer
Some parts of the world have 50 hertz electricity while others have 60 hertz. Utilities in the US watch the frequency very carefully to make sure that the average stays at 60 hertz.
A 60 hertz designed clock will run 1/6 slow on a 50 hertz power supply, but this is much bigger than your discrepancy. So, I suspect that either the local utility is not managing the frequency well or that the "standard" you are comparing to is running slightly fast.
Some parts of the world have 50 hertz electricity while others have 60 hertz. Utilities in the US watch the frequency very carefully to make sure that the average stays at 60 hertz.
A 60 hertz designed clock will run 1/6 slow on a 50 hertz power supply, but this is much bigger than your discrepancy. So, I suspect that either the local utility is not managing the frequency well or that the "standard" you are comparing to is running slightly fast.
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