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Esmeralda in Disney’s ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’
Written by Jackson Adler. As announced yesterday, April 6, Paper Mill Playhouse’s production of Disney’s stage musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame will not be transferred to Broadway. This news has...
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“Colorblind Casting,” Whitewashing, and the Erasure of PoC Histories
Written by Jackson Adler. According to Wikipedia (please, just go with me), “Colorblind casting” is “the practice of casting a role without considering the actor’s ethnicity.” This definition (and the...
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Hollywood Racism: Five Reminders from History and the Recent Past
Written by Rachael Johnson. It likes to think of itself as a progressive, meritocratic industry, but I don’t think any thoughtful person would dispute the fact that Hollywood remains a racist cultural...
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‘Bessie’: Unapologetically Black, Female, and Queer
[caption id="attachment_21339" align="aligncenter" width="338"] Queen Latifiah as Bessie Smith. HBO poster.[/caption] Written by Lisa Bolekaja. See-line woman Wiggle wiggle Turn like a cat Wink at a...
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Negotiated Identities and Gray Oppositions in Ridley’s ‘American Crime’
This guest post by Sean Weaver appears as part of our theme week on Masculinity. When I was a young preteen kid, my dad told me tales of how Miami Vice and Magnum, P.I. once helped him entertain the...
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‘What Happened, Miss Simone?’: A High Priestess Speaks of Rebellion
[caption id="attachment_22455" align="aligncenter" width="214"] What Happpened, Miss Simone Netflix One Sheet[/caption] “How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?” –Nina Simone Director Liz...
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‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’: Childhood Is The Pits
[caption id="attachment_23120" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Ke Huy Quan as Short Round, facing the pits[/caption] Written by Brigit McCone. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is the coolest...
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Mina Harker Should Have Her Own ‘Dracula’ Adaptation
Bram Stoker’s Dracula, published in 1897, is an epistolary novel and the equivalent of found footage horror movies today. The protagonists, including Wilhelmina “Mina” Harker (née Murray), are...
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‘Fear the Walking Dead’: The Black Guys Die First
The second episode of Fear the Walking Dead was an improvement, in some ways. It seemed to move a little faster, and there were some genuinely strong moments amid the show’s touted “blended” family....
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On Racism, Erasure, and ‘Pan’
This is a guest post by Danika Kimball. Hollywood has a history of recreating the same stories over and over again. I mean, in recent years audiences have seen remakes of Carrie, Cinderella, and about...
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The Disappearance of Sexism and Racism in Dystopian Fiction
This is a guest post by Maria Ramos. If book sales and box office numbers are any indication, young adults love their dystopian fiction. So much so that the creative powers that be are intent on...
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The Rising “Tough” Women in AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ Season Five
Our core group of survivors in The Walking Dead season five This guest post by Brooke Bennett appears as part of our theme week on Violent Women. The Walking Dead has long been plagued with criticism...
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Rape, Consent and Race in Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones’
This guest post is written by Cate Young and originally appeared at her site BattyMamzelle. It is cross-posted with permission. Trigger warning for discussion of rape and rape culture. Marvel’s...
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Ladies and Gentlemen, ‘Master of None’ Is the Series We’ve All Been Waiting For
Written by Katherine Murray. If you haven’t had time to catch up on Aziz Ansari’s Netflix series yet, prepare yourself to be delighted. Ever since it dropped in November, Master of None — created by...
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No Place For Us: Interracial Relationships in ‘West Side Story’
This guest post written by Olivia Edmunds-Diez appears as part of our theme week on Interracial Relationships. I grew up watching mainstream movie musicals. From The Sound of Music to Grease, my...
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Colonialism in ‘The King and I’ and Related Media
Written by Jackson Adler as part of our theme week on Interracial Relationships. “Is the King and I racist, and is it time it was put to rest?” [sic] asks Dee Jefferson of The Sydney Morning Herald....
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What ‘Parenthood’ Taught Me About Interracial Relationships
This guest post written by Livi Burke appears as part of our theme week on Interracial Relationships. Growing up, I was often either one of the few Black kids in my class or the only one. So it would...
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Call for Writers: Ladies of the 1980s
Our theme week for June 2016 will be Ladies of the 1980s. There is a deep nostalgia for the 1980s, especially the pop culture of the decade. The teen narrative reigned supreme. Tales of disaffected...
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The Problems with Disney’s ‘Pocahontas’
This guest post written by Shannon Rose appears as part of our theme week on Indigenous Women. For as long as I can remember, my brother who has autism and I have loved Disney movies, and they have...
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On Racism, Erasure, and ‘Pan’
This guest post by Danika Kimball previously appeared at Bitch Flicks and is reposted here as part of our theme week on Indigenous Women. Hollywood has a history of recreating the same stories over...
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