Tag Archives: movies

7 Fictional Father Figures Who Helped Raise Me

Winona Dimeo-EdigerJune 11, 2013 //
Father's Day 2013
We heart you, dad! Read More »
Deep Convos With Dad
6 tips for having some real talk with your pops. Read More »
Kids' Show Nostalgia
Our favorite tv shows and what they taught us. 11 Photos »
Father figures

I’ve written before about why my dad is awesome, but looking back at my childhood, he definitely wasn’t the only father figure in my life. Being the imaginative weirdo that I was, most of my alternate dads were completely and totally fictional, but that didn’t make them any less integral to my emotional development. It was actually pretty hard to pare down this list, but here are 7 fictional characters — from a Jedi Master to a clumsy handyman — who were my imaginary dads, and taught me a lot about life in their own unique ways… Keep reading »

The 10 Best Masturbation Scenes In Pop Culture History

College CandyJune 10, 2013 //
The Best Masturbation Scenes In Pop Culture

May was national fapping month, I sort of dropped the ball on this post but hey, does one ever stop fapping? I certainly don’t contain my fappetry to a single month of the year. Masturbation is healthy and funny. People make funny faces when they are aroused, so if you aren’t participating with them, that shit is hilarious. On the flip side, sometimes it’s sort of disturbing and uncomfortable. The 10 following scenes are all of the above. Read more on College Candy…

One Woman Director Out Of 20, Cannes? That’s Pretty Dismal

Sarah GrayMay 21, 2013 //
Jodie On Female Directors
Jodie Fosters says studio execs see female directors as a risk. Read More »
Where Are The Women?
hollywood sign
Female directors fare better in indie films than Hollywood, says study. Read More »
5 Women To Watch
Five funny female screenwriters to watch. Read More »
Valeria Bruni-Tedesch

So we all know that there’s a dearth of women in the movie-making business — just in case you’re not up to speed there was a whole study done about it.  The best place to view this disparity is the Cannes Film Festival in France: of the 20 films competing for the top prize, the Palme d’Or, only one is by a female director. Keep reading »

The Rest Of Hollywood Is As Sexist As Seth MacFarlane

Sarah GrayMay 16, 2013 //
Sexist Comment To Bigelow
Bret Easton Ellis made a sexist comment about director Kathryn Bigelow. Read More »
"Brave" Makeover
Merida 5.7.2013
Disney wants to give Princess Merida a sexy makeover. Read More »
Is Sorkin Sexist?
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Aaron Sorkin responds to critiques of misogyny. Read More »
Feel Like A Star On Oscar Night With These 9 Luxurious Treatments

It’s never really a good year for the Bechdel test.  But is it possible that things are degenerating for women in film? According to a study done by USC’s Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, the answer is yes. A study by Dr. Stacy L. Smith found that over the five years that the researchers looked at — 2007 to 2012 — the most recent, 2012, was the worst for women onscreen.  Annenberg’s  study found that:

“Out of 4,475 speaking characters on screen, only 28.4 percent are female. This translates into a ratio of 2.51 males to every 1 female on screen. 2012 reveals the lowest percentage of on-screen females (28.4 percent) across the 5-year sample. Only 6 percent of the top-grossing films in 2012 featured a balanced cast, or females in 45-54.9 percent of all speaking roles. Just over a quarter of all narrators (27.5 percent) are female.”

Additionally, women who appear onscreen are depicted more sexualized, especially in the 13- to 20-year-old age group. Last year, over half (56.6 percent) the women in that age group was shown in “sexy attire.” Keep reading »

Watch This: All Of 1999 Compressed Into 10 Minutes

Winona Dimeo-EdigerApril 25, 2013 //
'90s Anthems
These '90s songs will cure any bad mood. Read More »
Kids' Show Nostalgia
Our favorite tv shows and what they taught us. 11 Photos »
90s Musicians You Forgot About
90s musicians where are they now
Where are they now? Click here to find out! 11 Photos »
Eminem, TLC, and Jar Jar Binks, oh my!

It’s been a really long time since I’ve thought about the song “If You Steal My Sunshine,” the movie “Bicentennial Man” (shudder), or the Y2K scare, but this video forced me to confront all those 1999 memories–and many more–in exactly 10 minutes. Before you hit play, be warned that side effects may include involuntarily singing along to Limp Bizkit, confusing feelings about Enrique Iglesias’ leather pants, extreme heartache for TLC, and nostalgia-induced vomiting. Godspeed. [YouTube]

What Movies/Music/TV Shows Do You Put On When You Clean?

Winona Dimeo-EdigerApril 9, 2013 //
Spring Cleaning Week!
Clean your life up ...every part of it. We'll help. Read More »
Selling it all on Craigslist
Winona sold all her stuff on Craigslist. Here's what she learned! Read More »
DIY Spring Cleaning
DIY ideas for spring cleaning your home. 11 Photos »

It’s Spring Cleaning Week here at The Frisky, and in addition to tips on how to organize your makeup and clean out your dating life, I thought it would be an excellent time to pay homage to the movies, TV shows, music, and podcasts that we like to absentmindedly watch and/or listen to while we straighten up the living room and scrub the kitchen floor. After the jump, check out The Frisky staff’s preferred cleaning soundtracks and shows (including two votes for “The Real Housewives,”) and please share your own in the comments! Keep reading »

Life Dream Status: Backstreet Boys Approve Tell-All Documentary

Winona Dimeo-EdigerMarch 19, 2013 //
Gosling + BSB?
Amelia and Winona's dream come true! Read More »
Letter To AJ
An open letter to AJ McLean on his wedding day. Read More »
BSB vs. One Direction
9 things I know about BSB that I don't know about One D. Read More »

When I was in 7th grade, I ordered an “All-Access Behind The Scenes BSB Experience” VHS tape from a Backstreet Boys fan club Geocities website, and it was composed mostly of footage of them eating quietly in their dressing rooms. To this day it stands as one of the best purchases I ever made, because it allowed me to brag to my friends that I knew, without a doubt, that Kevin Richardson enjoys bagels.

My 7th grade self would be freaking out today, because it’s just been announced that the Backstreet Boys are working on a feature-length documentary about their rise to stardom and massively successful 20-year career… Keep reading »

13 Reasons To Be Best Friends With A Ghost

Winona Dimeo-EdigerMarch 12, 2013 //
Ghostly Encounters
Celebs who have had ghostly encounters. 20 Photos »
Little Ghostbuster
Who ya gonna call? Read More »
Ghost Sex In The Living Room
ghost sex
These ghosts got freaking in a family's living room! Read More »
"I'm friends with dead people."

A couple weeks ago I saw a sappy romantic movie with my friend Kevin. I won’t tell you which movie at the risk of spoiling it for you, but at the end of this sappy romantic movie, the main character finds out that her best friend was actually a ghost. I was totally thrown off by this ghost plot twist, but it turns out Kevin was quite taken with the idea of being friends with ghosts. “Think about it,” he told me on the way home, “a ghost friend would never get in the way of where you wanted to put a chair.” I had no idea that Kevin was so inconvenienced by the way his mortal friends get in the way of his chairs, but apparently it’s a major problem in his life. When I mentioned the concept of ghost friends to Ami, she, too, was instantly obsessed, so we teamed up to compile the following list of reasons to be friends with a ghost. Read on if you’re in the market for a supernatural BFF… Keep reading »

First Look: Watch The Deliciously Campy Teaser Trailer For “The Bling Ring”

Rachel KrauseMarch 11, 2013 //
Celebs Playing Strippers
Actresses Who've Played Strippers
Emma Watson acquainted herself with the pole for the film. 17 Photos »
"The Bling Ring"
Check out the first promotional photo! Read More »
Meet Alexis Neiers
This LA party girl-turned-burglar is the inspiration behind the film. Read More »
"Let's go shopping."

Someone up there must be looking out for me, because there are so many amazing movies about teenagers behaving badly in my future! As if I wasn’t already psyched enough about “Spring Breakers” hitting theaters on the 22nd, the first teaser trailer for “The Bling Ring,” the Sofia Coppola-directed film based on the true tale of a band of wealthy, fame-hungry L.A. teenagers who robbed multiple celebrity residences back in 2009, came out on Friday. Naturally, it is 56 seconds of pure dark, sleazy bliss. The movie looks completely, outlandishly ridiculous, and I am so in. God, I love watching Hermione get all slutty! [YouTube]

Winona And Amelia’s Guide To Obsessively Tracking Down Clothes You See In Movies And TV Shows

Winona Dimeo-EdigerFebruary 12, 2013 //
Inspiration: Happy Endings
Steal Jane's perfectly polished style! Read More »
Inspiration: "Drive"
Get Gosling's awesome vintage look. Read More »
Movies Women Love
...and why we love them. 11 Photos »

So, a couple weeks ago I was watching the TV show “Happy Endings” (which, if you’re not watching it yet, please stay tuned for my vaguely threatening 10,000 word essay about why you should be), and the super stylish character Jane made a brief appearance in a cobalt blue toggle coat. As soon as I saw it, I knew it was my coat soulmate. I had to have it. After an hour of frantic Googling, I randomly found it on the Victoria’s Secret website (victory!), but it was sold out in my size (tragedy!). Unable to accept the reality that my dream coat was gone, I called their customer service hotline and told them my sob story. Guess what? They had one left in the whole country, in my size, for half price. Bought it. Boom. Best day of my life.

Since Amelia also acquired her dream coat after seeing it in a movie and obsessively tracking it down online, we thought we’d join forces and offer our best tips for others who are attempting to hunt down coats/dresses/shoes/jewelry/whatever from movie and TV wardrobes. Your quest will require patience, diligence, and a shit ton of Googling. Ready to get started? Check our step-by-step guide, after the jump! Keep reading »

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