Posted in Festival Review

Femme Film Fest 2023 Review: Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins)

Finally joining the prominent ranks of Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, comes the live action feature film about the one and only Wonder Woman….

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Posted in Festival Women

Day One of the Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023

Looks like we made it. The 8th Femme Filmmakers Festival has arrived. Better late than never. And a more low-key affair in 2023. But it…

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Posted in Culture Movies

Filmotomy’s Best Films of the Decade – Katie Keener’s List

Looking back on decades of film it is always so nice to reflect on those that touched in such a way that only film can….

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Batman v Superman
Posted in Movies

Film Road to Halloween: 100 Ways ‘Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice’ Actually Did No Good

I’m not going to angrily rant about the concept of two such beloved heroes fighting each other. Nor will I delve into the whole publicity,…

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Posted in Director Women

The Female Gaze: Great Film Moments Directed by Women

We have all heard of the term ‘male gaze’ (termed by the feminist sociologist Laura Mulvey), which is often used to describe how the camera…

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Posted in Women

Femininity in Crisis: Exploring the Representation of Femininity in the Films of 2017

2017 saw some excellent female characters being presented on screen. From the likes of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, to Saoirse Ronan’s Lady Bird, to Margot Robbie’s…

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Posted in Awards Season

Producers Guild of America Winners

The Producers Guild of America announced their winners in what was the very early hours of the morning here in the UK. Very early. Anyway,,…

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Posted in Oscars

For Your Consideration: Wonder Woman, Best Picture

Wonder Woman, the film, mercifully ticks all the big screen entertainment boxes here. Gracefully progressing from one crucial sequence to the next, the comic book…

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Posted in Awards Season

I, Tonya, Molly's Game, Wonder Woman, Make Producers Guild Of America Nominees

The Producers Guild Of America just announced their annual list of nominees and while there isn’t always an overlap between the Best Picture nominees at…

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Posted in Movies

Matt St.Clair's Top 10 Films Of 2017

Now that 2017 has come to a close, it is time to reflect on the best that the year in cinema had to offer. And it…

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Posted in Acting Women

Of Color, Creed, Culture, Country Of Origin: 21 Of The Very Best Lead Actresses From 2017

Its a sad look that there’s no WOC in this pic of us promoting our female lead films. The industry needs to become more inclusive…

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Posted in Awards Season

Listen Up: Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences Shortlist 141 Original Score Contenders

Wow. So the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences shortlisted their qualifiers for the Best Original Score award. I say shortlist, his is actually…

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Posted in Awards Season

Wonder Woman Swoops Into The 2017 American Film Institute Top 10

The American Film Institute released their annual top 10 list and helped the eclectic and diverse crop of Oscar contenders in the list gain major…

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Posted in Review

Review: Justice League

We’ve been waiting for this film ever since Tim Burton’s Batman appeared on our screens back in 1989 (my birth year), and it’s taken nearly…

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