tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.comments2023-10-19T19:09:07.897-07:00Curtsies and Hand GrenadesWillow Maclayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743087522299241283noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-31730471562007147632021-05-02T05:56:01.793-07:002021-05-02T05:56:01.793-07:00This is a really fantastic reading of the film, on...This is a really fantastic reading of the film, one which im so surprised i hadn't noticed before. I studied Under the Skin through the ideological critical approach of Gender for my A level but never once considered that the film could be commenting on the trans experience, and hearing your explorations on this has really made me respect the film even more. Absolute applause to you for living your truth and a lot of your writing here really is brave so thank you for sharing your findings with us. Billy :)<br />Billy Harrisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-82285713986162717702018-07-30T12:45:59.522-07:002018-07-30T12:45:59.522-07:00Perceptive, authentic, moving, illuminating and he...Perceptive, authentic, moving, illuminating and healing. Brilliant work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-68081921053474912352018-06-01T07:43:36.302-07:002018-06-01T07:43:36.302-07:00Dear Willow,
I reshared this on Facebook a couple...Dear Willow,<br /><br />I reshared this on Facebook a couple of days ago, and have been returning to it in my mind since I read it. Thank you for such a beautiful text, and one that, unlike so much writing on TP, even those that mention gendered violence in some way, really forced my eyes open to something I was not acknowledging in Twin Peaks. Much gratitude!Joe Maihttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=12720482&ref=bookmarksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-82154868553434635652018-05-29T05:13:07.086-07:002018-05-29T05:13:07.086-07:00Thank you. This is quite powerful. It reminds me o...Thank you. This is quite powerful. It reminds me of what I loved about Fire Walk With Me.Matt Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646770481088064517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-60289521366314129342018-05-28T22:06:25.141-07:002018-05-28T22:06:25.141-07:00Let me echo my namesake's gratitude. That was ...Let me echo my namesake's gratitude. That was as affecting as it was illuminating. Some of the best writing on Lynch - TP or otherwise - I've encountered. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-74232396403397714752018-05-24T22:25:04.923-07:002018-05-24T22:25:04.923-07:00Thank you for thisThank you for thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-54839975723587093582018-01-05T13:34:52.779-08:002018-01-05T13:34:52.779-08:00This list is so wonderful and what great stills! E...This list is so wonderful and what great stills! Especially pleased to see Andie and Iona and Dietrich.Jean-Luc Garbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406828146307797692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-66348098819544442412017-08-23T16:35:39.325-07:002017-08-23T16:35:39.325-07:00Absolutely wonderful movie!Absolutely wonderful movie!Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07441205150561763597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-15987737428462606952017-06-03T14:38:24.356-07:002017-06-03T14:38:24.356-07:00This film lifted my spirit & your eloquent rev...This film lifted my spirit & your eloquent review got me misty-eyed... Darn it, WillowWandering Imagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797548606889173641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-76420799222940879082016-04-04T07:52:41.465-07:002016-04-04T07:52:41.465-07:00found your article two years later when they final...found your article two years later when they finally change the title to "Women's Champion". As a wrestling fan, I am always disgusted by the way wwe treat women. I am happy that they didn't make the entrance of last night's women's champion title match sexy. I hope the women's revolution will finally change the status of women in wwe.<br />Thanks for this article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-5581804836366342012016-01-02T07:18:01.013-08:002016-01-02T07:18:01.013-08:00I have gotten to know Lee from the park and bird f...I have gotten to know Lee from the park and bird feeders. Without exception she touches deeply those she contacts. For those of us who have gotten a chance to spend time with her, we are given a priceless gift and experienceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-16969687498457177012015-12-27T21:04:32.031-08:002015-12-27T21:04:32.031-08:00I never actually said that the film was 100% femin...I never actually said that the film was 100% feminist. It isn't. I said it was inspired by feminist ideas. The only act that I said was feminist in this movie was the equalizing of body types, and specifically black women. By having them in the film and treating them like everyone else Magic Mike XXL had one intersectional moment I'd call feminist. The rest of the film? Not as much. The film certainly intends to please its own idea of what they think women want, which I said were ridiculous notions. A lot of these moments of "healing" are funny, because they're off base. I was rolling my eyes as much as I was laughing, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Magic Mike XXL is an incredibly goofy, fun time with some ideas on masculinity that I think are valuable and a presentation of bodies that I think should be more common in Hollywood productions. <br /><br />Glad you liked the rest. Thanks for the comment. Willow Maclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743087522299241283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-36054663790128697222015-12-26T20:22:57.880-08:002015-12-26T20:22:57.880-08:00Come on, that level of pandering and Donald Glover...Come on, that level of pandering and Donald Glover's ridiculoius monologue about them being "healers" because he made up some vacuous "strong women are great" rap doesn't make this "feminist". I wish people stopped throwing the word "feminist" at everything specially if it's something entirely done by men.<br /><br />Genuinly like the rest of this thoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-24071444978454778372015-09-24T05:16:50.368-07:002015-09-24T05:16:50.368-07:00yesyesKate Lohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329454321108646772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-24912003186485818832015-01-04T22:22:35.745-08:002015-01-04T22:22:35.745-08:00I really do like Sally Potter too, but I'm mos...I really do like Sally Potter too, but I'm mostly inexperienced with her work. However, Orlando is one of my favourite films of all time. I've always wanted to read the text it was based off of. I still haven't seen Ginger and Rosa but I'd like to. If you get the chance to see the film I hope you like it! Willow Maclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743087522299241283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-33258744298061499302015-01-03T20:02:04.689-08:002015-01-03T20:02:04.689-08:00I love Sally Potter! Have you seen Orlando or Ging...I love Sally Potter! Have you seen Orlando or Ginger and Rosa? They're both great. I'll have to look for this film!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-9016260930393083152014-12-28T10:26:28.782-08:002014-12-28T10:26:28.782-08:00Oh good! Lots of luck as you prepare for it. Your ...Oh good! Lots of luck as you prepare for it. Your project sounds so very exciting.Jean-Luc Garbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406828146307797692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-37924316455041464722014-12-28T08:17:58.026-08:002014-12-28T08:17:58.026-08:00I have read House of Psychotic Women, and it's...I have read House of Psychotic Women, and it's one of the more important books I've read on film. Paglia appearing isn't an issue. I'm not a fan of her's, but it won't detract me from watching that film, and if anything her politics give me another thing to write about when I view that movieWillow Maclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743087522299241283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-24157599275290701252014-12-27T21:50:43.547-08:002014-12-27T21:50:43.547-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jean-Luc Garbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406828146307797692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-91807825252076392012014-12-27T21:50:15.221-08:002014-12-27T21:50:15.221-08:00What a great list! Such a great idea, too. Night P...What a great list! Such a great idea, too. Night Porter was just reissued by Criterion with a new interview with the director so good timing there. Starstruck is such a delight being a musical and all so I hope you like it. Mariane and Julia is such an underrated movie. I keep dreaming that Criterion or someone gives it a good release finally. Have you read House of Psychotic Women? There's a great section in it regarding In My Skin. By the way, Camille Paglia appears in Female Misbehaviour if that's a problem at all. Treut's earlier Virgin Machine should be Paglia free tho.Jean-Luc Garbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406828146307797692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-17812274291949428842014-07-19T10:06:35.047-07:002014-07-19T10:06:35.047-07:00I love, love, love Henry Fonda's performance i...I love, love, love Henry Fonda's performance in this film. Superhero? You bet!Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-9287009360416767862014-07-15T05:41:15.078-07:002014-07-15T05:41:15.078-07:00Lovely and thoughtful look at a deceptively simply...Lovely and thoughtful look at a deceptively simply told story.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-23819052487792318432014-07-14T21:20:15.084-07:002014-07-14T21:20:15.084-07:00I really like this film. Love the clever, funny li...I really like this film. Love the clever, funny lines in the courtroom and Fonda delivers perfectly with intelligence and a sensitive subtlety that was needed to play a young Mr. Lincoln. Wonderful write-up- I know he's my superhero too! Irish Jayhawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836268400353447150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-20767446157067016662014-06-04T10:06:13.055-07:002014-06-04T10:06:13.055-07:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Jerry Bradshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11616326883819931256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208103961829680218.post-42538741760587052252014-05-03T01:24:23.407-07:002014-05-03T01:24:23.407-07:00It's really tremendous. I'm constantly bei...It's really tremendous. I'm constantly being surprised by the greatness of Akerman's work. She's quickly becoming one of my favourite directors ever. Willow Maclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743087522299241283noreply@blogger.com