30 Film Females: Montage!

In true Team Amercia: World Police style, here is a montage version of the previous 30 Film Females summary.

30 Film Females: The Final Countdown

Over two years ago I decided to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Bechdel Test by drawing about women in film.  I recently posted the last doodle and now here’s a final summary of those three decades in chronological order.  I hope you enjoyed them 😉

• All about “Anne Of Green Gables” (1985)
• Does astronaut Tim Peake have “A View To A Kill”? (1985 again)
• Adoring “Aliens” (1986)
• Amazed about “Labyrinth” (1986 again)
• Gushing over “When The Wind Blows” (1986 again)
• Discussing “Dirty Dancing” (1987)
• Mooning over “Mystic Pizza” (1988)
• Sharing “Shirley Valentine” (1989)
• Moping about “Misery” (1990)
• Celebrating “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991)
• Playing in “A League Of Their Own” (1992)
• Saluting “Sleepless In Seattle” (1993)
• Reminiscing about “The Remains Of The Day” (1993 again)
• Liking “Little Women” (1994)
• The antidote to Austen adaptations: Clueless (1995)
• Thinking about “Fargo” (1996)
• Considering “Contact” (1997)
• Examining “The X-Files – Fight The Future” (1998)
• 10 things I like about “10 Things I Hate About You” (1999)
• Cheering for “Chicken Run” (2000)
• Have you met Miss Jones? Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001)
• In a palaver over “Panic Room” (2002)
• Mesmerised by “Monster” (2003)
• Losing myself in “Lost In Translation” (2003 again)
• Evaluating “Vera Drake” (2004)
• A tribute to “Transamerica” (2005)
• Congratulating “The Queen” (2006)
• Enjoying “Juno” (2007)
• Relishing “The Reader” (2008)
• Viewing “The Young Victoria” (2009)
• Swooning over “Black Swan” (2010)
• We need to talk about “We Need To Talk About Kevin” (2011)
• Saluting “Source Code” (2011 again)
• Have you heard about “The Help”? (2011 again)
• Eyeing up “The Iron Lady” (2011 again)
• Loving “The Skin I Live In” (2011 again)
• Squeeing over “Skyfall” (2012)
• Loopy about “Looper” (2012 again)
• Contemplating “The Cabin In The Woods” (2012 again)
• Savouring “Saving Mr Banks” (2013)
• Thinking about “The Theory Of Everything” (2014)

30 Film Females: Nearly Finished!

I’ve been at this blog series celebrating women in film for over a year now and can finally say I’m on the home stretch.  There are a couple of recent interesting articles about feminism/sexism in film in the i100 and Guardian.  Below is a summary of what I’ve posted since the last update.

• Saluting “Source Code” (2011 again)
• Evaluating “Vera Drake” (2004)
• Gushing over “When The Wind Blows” (1986 again)
• Eyeing up “The Iron Lady” (2011 again)
• Cheering about “Chicken Run” (2000)
• Adoring “Anne Of Green Gables” (1985)
• Contemplating “The Cabin In The Woods” (2012)
• Viewing “The Young Victoria” (2009)
• Savouring “Saving Mr Banks” (2013)

30 Film Females: An Update

It’s exactly six months since I previously summarised the posts in this blog series about women in film.  One issue I’ve encountered is that I often think of interesting illustrations for years I’ve already covered – for some reason, 2011 seems to be a very good year!  I also observe that my publishing rate has slowed by a factor of two, as I struggle for both spare time and good ideas.  A recent episode of The Sound of Cinema on Radio 3 featured music from films that pass the Bechdel Test.

Here’s a list of the blogs posted since the last update:

• Examining “The X-Files – Fight The Future” (1998)
• Saluting “Sleepless In Seattle” (1993)
• Squeeing over “Skyfall” (2012)
• Amazed about “Labyrinth” (1986 again)
• Congratulating “The Queen” (2006)
• Reminiscing about “The Remains Of The Day” (1993 again)
• Have you heard about “The Help”? (2011 again)
• Loving “The Skin I Live In” (2011 again)
• Considering “Contact” (1997)

 

 

 

 

30 Film Females: A Quick Re-cap

It hardly seems like three months since I first started this “30 Film Females” blog series.  I’ve really enjoyed revisiting some great characters and stories, and my TV recorder is brimming with films to potentially blog in the near future.  It’s also been an interesting challenge to illustrate each film (given my limited artistic abilities) and also try to relate certain plot points to my own experiences as a woman (especially given the medical origins of this blog).  I’m now a third of my way through the three decades and thought it was time for a quick re-cap.  One thing I haven’t really done as originally planned is ascertaining if each film actually passes the Bechdel test, but at least three are on list of “50 Greatest Films That Pass The Bechdel Test” that Total Film magazine posted earlier this year.

As always, feel free to ask questions or suggest your own characters, films, drawing, etc.  Here’s the list of the ten films so far (in the order published):

• Celebrating “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991)
• 10 things I like about “10 Things I Hate About You” (1999)
• Adoring “Aliens” (1986)
• Enjoying “Juno” (2007)
• We need to talk about “We Need To Talk About Kevin” (2011)
• A tribute to “Transamerica” (2005)
• Thinking about “Fargo” (1996)
• Discussing “Dirty Dancing” (1987)
• Sharing “Shirley Valentine” (1989)
• Swooning over “Black Swan” (2010)