Apparently, some things never get old. Neil LaBute, screenwriter of such movies as a remake of the 1973 film The Wicker Man, about crazy, man-killing witches, has adapted the misogynist […]
Author: Holly L. Derr
Holly L. Derr is the Head of Graduate Directing at the University of Memphis and a feminist media critic who uses the analytical tools of theater to reflect upon broader issues of culture, race and gender. Follow her @hld6oddblend.
The New Evil Dead: Another Lesson in Masculinity. And Tree Rape.
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains major spoilers. Also, TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE. I am not really into gore for gore’s sake: When I go to horror movies, I want to be […]
The Little-Told Story of Elizabeth Keckley and Mary Todd Lincoln
As the DVD of Spielberg’s latest epic, Lincoln, hit shelves last week, the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. was telling a different Lincoln story: that of Mary Todd Lincoln and […]
Dammit Mamet
Warning: This post contains language which may be considered profane, sexist, ironic, feminist and/or totally quotidian. Oh Mamet. Mamet Mamet Mamet Mamet Mamet. Fuuuuucking Mamet.”Who knows not where a wasp […]
Feminist Face-Off: Beautiful Creatures vs. Twilight
It’s hard not to make the comparison: two supernatural teen romances, both adapted from Young Adult novels, both involving a Romeo and Juliet-like attraction between a human and a superhuman. […]
Guillermo del Toro’s Mythical Mamas
Del Toro punishes women who benefit from changes to traditional family structures. Why does the idea that some women don’t want to be mothers scare people?
Trains, Pullman Porters and a Woman’s Blues
What do you get when you combine passionate individuals determined to survive with multi-generational family drama and two key moments in African American history? A pretty great new play, that’s […]
Feminist Guide to Horror Movies, Part Three: Worlds Without Patriarchy
This is the last in a three-part series on watching horror movies as a feminist spectator. Having covered films which reinforce the necessity of the patriarchy, and films which question […]
A Feminist Guide to Horror Movies, Part Two: It’s Not Just About Vampires
This piece is part two in a series. See here for part one. Since Edward Cullen first graced the pages of a young adult novel in 2005, vampires have been […]
Lynn Nottage Brings 80 Years of Women, Race and Hollywood to the Stage
Looking for an evening of entertainment that’s humorous, thought provoking and possibly paradigm changing? The West Coast premiere of African American Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage‘s new play By the Way, […]