Comments on: Comic-Con Diary: Where the Girls Are http://blog.spout.com/2008/07/29/comic-con-diary-where-the-girls-are/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:44:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rob Wallace http://blog.spout.com/2008/07/29/comic-con-diary-where-the-girls-are/#comment-119420 Rob Wallace Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:54:30 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3506#comment-119420 I stand correced. John said 5 months ago Um… do you know film-history, Mr. Wallace? Jon's full message is just a few messages up from here. I stand correced.

John said 5 months ago
Um… do you know film-history, Mr. Wallace?

Jon’s full message is just a few messages up from here.

]]> By: Girls Of The Con http://blog.spout.com/2008/07/29/comic-con-diary-where-the-girls-are/#comment-114732 Girls Of The Con Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:34:26 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3506#comment-114732 Any con girls wanna show off their costume? Come visit us and submit your pics. We'll be photographing at all the major shows this year and our calendar comes to premier at next years dragon con. get in on it now! Any con girls wanna show off their costume? Come visit us and submit your pics. We’ll be photographing at all the major shows this year and our calendar comes to premier at next years dragon con. get in on it now!

]]> By: John http://blog.spout.com/2008/07/29/comic-con-diary-where-the-girls-are/#comment-109169 John Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:02:09 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3506#comment-109169 Um... do you know film-history, Mr. Wallace? During the 30s and 40s, around 60% of movie attendees were women, and from the 30s to the 50s, movie starlets made more money than their male counterparts. Also-- the highest grossing film adjusted to inflation is Gone With the Wind, basically a four-hour Civil War women's film. And what do you mean by 'epic magic'? Um… do you know film-history, Mr. Wallace? During the 30s and 40s, around 60% of movie attendees were women, and from the 30s to the 50s, movie starlets made more money than their male counterparts. Also– the highest grossing film adjusted to inflation is Gone With the Wind, basically a four-hour Civil War women’s film. And what do you mean by ‘epic magic’?

]]> By: Rob Wallace http://blog.spout.com/2008/07/29/comic-con-diary-where-the-girls-are/#comment-109159 Rob Wallace Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:29:13 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3506#comment-109159 I disagree with John. I believe that Hollywood was based on comedy and epic magic rather than women's films, "Sunset Blvd. included. I disagree with John. I believe that Hollywood was based on comedy and epic magic rather than women’s films, “Sunset Blvd. included.

]]> By: Female Nerd http://blog.spout.com/2008/07/29/comic-con-diary-where-the-girls-are/#comment-109146 Female Nerd Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:50:07 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3506#comment-109146 This article could be summarized as "Bored feminist whines about nerds and objectification." I'd love to have attended Comic Con, probably more than my husband would. This article could be summarized as “Bored feminist whines about nerds and objectification.”

I’d love to have attended Comic Con, probably more than my husband would.

]]> By: Regina http://blog.spout.com/2008/07/29/comic-con-diary-where-the-girls-are/#comment-109133 Regina Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:09:43 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3506#comment-109133 This was great! Did you not get over to see Artemis Eternal? It's revolutionary and helmed by a savvy female filmmaker. http://www.artemiseternal.com I don't consider a remake of Red Sonja to be empowering whatsoever especially with that team anymore than I would consider charlie's angels mcg movie remake to be anything less than sillyness in stilettos. This was great! Did you not get over to see Artemis Eternal? It’s revolutionary and helmed by a savvy female filmmaker. http://www.artemiseternal.com
I don’t consider a remake of Red Sonja to be empowering whatsoever especially with that team anymore than I would consider charlie’s angels mcg movie remake to be anything less than sillyness in stilettos.

]]> By: Mike Everleth http://blog.spout.com/2008/07/29/comic-con-diary-where-the-girls-are/#comment-109122 Mike Everleth Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:01:41 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3506#comment-109122 For the few years I worked at IFILM, one of our biggest videos was our "Girls of Comic Con" footage. We did one each year and it was usually 100 Slave Leias plus some other randomly dressed up women. (I didn't produce it. I've never even been to Comic Con.) I don't get the dress up thing in general, except for the guy who built his own Thing costume out of real rocks one year. And now IFILM's dead and turned into Spike.com, which is the website "for men." For the few years I worked at IFILM, one of our biggest videos was our “Girls of Comic Con” footage. We did one each year and it was usually 100 Slave Leias plus some other randomly dressed up women. (I didn’t produce it. I’ve never even been to Comic Con.)

I don’t get the dress up thing in general, except for the guy who built his own Thing costume out of real rocks one year. And now IFILM’s dead and turned into Spike.com, which is the website “for men.”

]]> By: John http://blog.spout.com/2008/07/29/comic-con-diary-where-the-girls-are/#comment-109120 John Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:31:50 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3506#comment-109120 Great post Karina. Hollywood, ever the land of self-fulfilling prophecies, just wants to believe that movies with women protagonists just don't open well, but they base this conclusion on the failure of one movie a year instead of a whole series of movies. There really is a ghettoization mainstream of movies about or starring women, and it's strange to consider how this is happening when one considers that Hollywood was really built on the success of women's films. Great post Karina.

Hollywood, ever the land of self-fulfilling prophecies, just wants to believe that movies with women protagonists just don’t open well, but they base this conclusion on the failure of one movie a year instead of a whole series of movies. There really is a ghettoization mainstream of movies about or starring women, and it’s strange to consider how this is happening when one considers that Hollywood was really built on the success of women’s films.

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