The Bechdel Test was named for Allison Bechdel, whose comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For in 1985 measured the female presence in movies by employing three criteria: Are there two or more women in it, with names? Do the women talk to each other? About something other than a man? Far too many mainstream [...]
Entries from September 2010
Smoke From A Burnt Cholla
September 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Brother/brother relationship · Coming of age · Father/daughter relationship · Midlife crisis · Mother/daughter relationship · No opening credits · Psychoanalysis · Small town
Actual Evil, Not High School Evil
September 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments
The Bechdel Test was named for Allison Bechdel, whose comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For in 1985 measured the female presence in movies by employing three criteria: Are there two or more women in it, with names? Do the women talk to each other? About something other than a man? Far too many mainstream [...]
Tags: Beasts and monsters · Coming of age · Dreams and visions · Drunk scene · Femme fatale · High school · Mother/daughter relationship · No opening credits · Psycho killer · Small town · Supernatural · Woman in jeopardy
Is Your Boyfriend Interested In Clever?
September 16th, 2010 · 4 Comments
The Bechdel Test was named for Allison Bechdel, whose comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For in 1985 measured the female presence in movies by employing three criteria: Are there two or more women in it, with names? Do the women talk to each other? About something other than a man? Far too many mainstream [...]
Tags: Based on book · Coming of age · Concert · Father/daughter relationship · High school · Master and pupil · Museums and galleries · Unconventional romance
