While fixing something with the blog on January 5th, I managed to break all commenting without realizing it. Apparently it was acting like comments were being accepted, then disintegrating them without any notice to me. If you submitted a comment between then and now, I am so sorry.
I won't be seeing the U.S. remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, as the original film was just too violent for me. It opens on the 21st of this month. If you're going to see it and would like to write up a review, let me know.
If you have any other ideas for guest posts you'd like to write, be it an older film or a new release, or a television show, let me know. Or if you post something to your own blog that you think we should link to, recently or further back in your archives, I'm always happy to get those suggestions.
Just leave a comment to get in touch!
Geek Girl Con is coming up this weekend in Seattle. If you would like to go, we'd love to send you.
We still have two passes to give away, so please comment below to enter. Just one comment per person, but you can say that either you want one pass, or you want the pair. You can enter until we close comments Wednesday, October 5th, at noon CST. We'll draw one person, and if they want the pair, they get them. Or if they want just one pass, we'll draw someone else until we get a second winner who only wants one pass. We'll email the winners right away as well as updating this post with the winners' names/pseudonyms (whichever you use to comment), and we need to hear back from you tomorrow afternoon so we can let the Geek Girl Con folks know what names to put on the passes ASAP.
Thanks for stopping by! We'll be back to regular posting later this week, so if you aren't a regular Heroine Content reader, we hope you'll stick around and see what we're about.
[Comments are closed, thanks for entering! Full disclosure, I forgot to turn off comments until 2pm CST. The #5 was drawn from a bowl with bits of paper in it numbered #1-7, by someone whose character was resting in front of a bonfire in Dark Souls, and who didn't even know there was a giveaway, and he didn't look in the bowl - which I think is about as random as any online generator so I'm going with it. The winner has been emailed. Thanks to everyone who stopped by! -Skye]
It's probably obvious by now that Heroine Content has taken a little late summer break. Between our work schedules, summer traveling, and that "life" thing, it's just been busy. We even missed our own birthday a month ago! So here's a quick post to say hey, now we are five. If there is a kindergarten for anti-oppression pop culture analysis, please let us know. We will show up bright and early with our backpacks and crayons.
Whatever amount of awesome this blog has achieved, 98% of that is due to y'all. Thank you so much for showing up, reading, commenting, being passionate about the films and the issues, and especially for calling us out when we screw up. We are incredibly fortunate to have found you.
And if anyone would like to win a pass to Geek Girl Con, which is being held in Seattle on October 8th and 9th, please comment below. You can enter until we close comments on this post on Wednesday, September 28th at about 6pm CST. We'll pick two winners on the evening of the 28th. If we draw your name, we'll email you that night, and we need to hear back within 72 hours or we'll need to pick someone else.
One comment per person, please. If you know someone who might want to enter but who doesn't read our blog, feel free to let them know, but otherwise there's no need to broadcast this on Twitter or elsewhere. It's a very chill giveaway.
This past summer FlickFilosopher asked what fine-art painting would you like to see adapted as a film? I know close to nothing about fine art, so here's my alternate question for you: what songs would you like to see made into action films chock full of Heroine Content goodness? Here are three suggestions.
First up, Everglade by L7 (click on the name of the song next to their picture near the top for the beginning of the studio version). Here's my plot outline: Everglade takes crap from no man. After tossing a drunk jerk at the club out the door for his misogyny and general lack of manners, 'Glade ditches the word "lame" from her theme song (crucial step there!) and then continues her quest to make rock shows safe for everyone by kicking ass.
Second: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Part 1 by The Flaming Lips. Awesome vision of a woman saving the world from evil natured robots by taking lots of vitamins and getting a black belt in karate. Film would certainly be better than this video.
Finally, saving the best for last, Sci-Fi Wasabi by Cibo Matto (click on the name of the song next to their picture near the top for the beginning of the studio version). Japanese female bike courier in New York City racing through the streets to meet Obi Wan Kenobi, critiquing class division and racism along the way? Hells yes.
Any other ideas? I bet Grace has a country song or two...
What's chock full of anti-oppression pop culture analysis awesomeness, or just awesomeness in general?
We've got some of our fellow travelers in the blogroll in the sidebar. What else, though?
(We're especially ignorant of the wide worlds of LiveJournal and Dreamwidth, so recs over there are especially welcome.)
I was touching base with Grace a few weeks ago about upcoming films, thinking I was in the know on all the Heroine Content prospects for the next few months. She quickly disabused me of that notion by listing off half a dozen films she was looking forward to reviewing for the blog. So here is our fall 2010 and 2011 schedule so far. If we've missed anything, can you let us know? If I'm missing big budget films, I must be missing smaller films too. I'm not sure where to go for info on those, so tips on that are welcome as well.
Keep in mind that we often pencil things in hoping there will be sufficient Heroine Content for a review, but end up sadly disappointed a la Surrogates.
Fall 2010
2011
Which is the proper plural of "Netflix disc"?
a) Netflixies
b) Netflixen
My household cannot decide.
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Just after Heroine Content turned four a couple of weeks ago, Grace and I attended BlogHer '10 in New York City and had a fabulous time. This photo was taken by our good friend Angelina of Stitch and Boots and is used here with permission. Skye is on the left, Grace is on the right.
One of the highlights of our trip was spending some time with a woman who has contributed a great deal to both of us and to this blog. We had never met her before, and we still don't know her name (at least not the one on her driver's license), but we were both inspired by the time we spent with her.
So many people have contributed time and energy to this blog, which both Grace and I feel is an amazing gift. We have learned so much over the past four years because writing this blog and reading your comments has pushed us to learn more about privilege, oppression, and culture. Even the folks who have commented only to tell us that we're incompetent at feminism, anti-racism, or both, have done us a valuable service. They could have just rolled their eyes and clicked away. Instead, they chose to take a few minutes out of their day to educate and challenge us even when it wasn't their responsibility.
So to our BlogHer Sunday breakfast companion, and to everyone who has read, commented, or somehow shared this blog with people you know:
This blog would not be what it is without everyone who has participated in the last four years.
Thank you.
I think I just fixed the comment feed which broke in January. For those who are subscribed, I do apologize for the 15 or more sudden new items in your feed reader.
Now I just have to make it useful. Like if it actually mentioned what post the comment was left on so you have some context.
If you're not subscribed, please help yourself if you so desire: Heroine Content Comments Feed
(Updated minutes later: Hey, now it has the post title. I rock.)
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