The final video of our Slums of Beverly Hills Q&A with Tamara Jenkins, Natasha Lyonne, Tom Richmond, and Kevin Corrigan, is now available on YouTube!
A condensed audio version will be available sometime this summer.
Bonnie & Maude
Two women watching movies adventurously
Bonnie & Maude
Hey, remember back when Bridesmaids came out, and everybody was all, “It’s your social responsibility to support female-driven comedy,” and then it was a hit, so yay for funny ladies? And then The Hunger Games came out, and everybody was all, “It’s your social responsibility to support a female-driven blockbuster,” and then it was a hit, so yay for lady ass-kickers? Well, as it turns out, none of that mattered a lick, because according to a study released yesterday by the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, female representation in popular films is at its lowest level in five years. So thanks for nothing, Hollywood.
The study looked at the 100 highest-grossing 2012 movies, and then considered the percentage of female speaking roles in those films. Last year, that number was an embarrassing 28.4% — down from 32.8% three years ago, and, as the Los Angeles Times notes, “a number that has stayed relatively stagnant despite increased research attention to the topic and several high-profile box-office successes starring women.”
Thank you so much to everyone who came to the screening of Slums of Beverly Hills last night at 92Y Tribeca and stuck around for the Q&A after! It was an incredible evening and we’re glad you were there to hear the stories of director/writer Tamara Jenkins, stars Natasha Lyonne and Kevin Corrigan, and DP Tom Richmond.
Kseniya’s new treasured VHS. (If you can’t read it, Natasha’s thought bubble says “Boobs! Flanks!”)
Your hosts, prepping before the screening.
Group photo after last night’s screening of Slums of Beverly Hills and Q&A.
Kseniya Yarosh, Natasha Lyonne, Tamara Jenkins, Eleanor Kagan
Rachel Samstat: You probably think it’s very bourgeois to cook for somebody on the first date. You probably think I do this for everybody.
Mark Forman: Rachel, I love this. When we’re married, I want this once a week.
Rachel Samstat: I’m never getting married again. I don’t believe in marriage.
Mark Forman: Neither do I.Movie Quote of the Day – Heartburn, 1986 (dir. Mike Nichols) | the diary of a film history fanatic
“It’s a Wednesday night, baby, and I’m alive!”
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Really loving this “herogami” by self-taught origami illustrator Lisa K.N.
See more of her work here.
We’re, of course, especially fond of her cinematic pieces.
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We admit it, the ladies of Girls aren’t exactly role models.
In part 2 of our Season 2 recap, we are joined by Queerty television blogger Chris J. Kelly to review the fluctuating emotional ages of Hannah, Marnie, Jessa, and Shoshanna.
We also take a moment to discuss how believable we found the OCD revelation, why we’re so obsessed with that Patrick Wilson episode, and why the ‘man running to the rescue’ component of the finale may not have been so bad.
Outro Music: “I Love It” by Icona Pop from the Girls Soundtrack.
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Details about our ‘show us you care!’ sweepstakes can be found here
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Last June we started the Bonnie & Maude podcast with a discussion of Lena Dunham’s feature film Tiny Furniture and the opening three episodes of her then-brand-new show Girls.
In this episode we continue our conversation with an overview of Season 2 of Girls, sharing how our opinions have changed, evolved, or stayed the same.
Listen in as Kseniya shares her Lena Dunham nightmare, Eleanor reveals this season’s Rorschach plotting, and we both contemplate why this show is worth your time.
Outro Music: “Girls” by the Beastie Boys
Bonus: Check out Part 2 of this episode, as we continue the Girls debate with writer Chris J. Kelly.
It’s Friday. Enjoy some eye candy. Especially 1:23-1:35.
$1500 / 1br - 1BR in 3BR "HBO Girls" Living Experience $1500 (Williamsburg)
Live your GIRLS dreams out in a (possibly) real-life Brooklyn apartment.
And a little hint to our forthcoming podcast episode.
