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Available
Publication
Crossing Press (1991), 216 pages
Description
Reviews over thirty films in such categories as romance, race, revenge, and motherhood, and critiques the film on its own merit as well as on its place history and society.
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LibraryThing member Ambergold
Warm, witty, and often wonderful, kathi Maio reviews films from a feminist perspective with wry candor and cutting perception.Unfailingly interesting and often compelling, she refrains from being a vigilante and succeeds instead at being more often than not funny and convincing. Opened my eyes to
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many aspects of Hollywood films in general and about their treatment of women in particular, as well as pointing me to more than one worthwhile movie I haven't seen yet. I usually avoid feminist literature - but this is highly recommended. Show Less
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ISBN
0895944693 / 9780895944696