THE BECHDEL TEST TALKS
are a monthly series where we examine entertainment through the lens of The Bechdel Test.
Etta Devine & Caroline Sharp join me every month!
The Bechdel Test asks 3 basic questions for every story (originally applied to film):
1. Is there more than 1 female character (with a name)?
2. Do they talk to each other?
3. About anything besides men?
These perimeters are not meant to be judgement calls, but simply starting points for discussion.
TUES 1/22 at 4pm PT, we’ll discuss Awards Shows!
LA Times Story: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-sundance-2013-women-lag-men-even-in-independent-film-study-finds-20130120,0,712589.story
Ted Hope’s Blog: http://hopeforfilm.com/?p=8838
SAG AWARDS
SCORE: 2-7-5
yes:
The Paperboy
Les Miserables
dubious:
Flight
Argo
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Zero Dark Thirty
Skyfall
trouble seeing film:
Rust and Bone
The Impossible
no:
Lincoln
Hitchcock
Silver Linings Playbook
The Master
The Sessions
INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS
SCORE: 1-2-2
yes
Moonrise Kingdom
dubious
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Keep the Lights On
no
Bernie
Silver Linings Playbook
SCORE: # of shows 7-1-4
# of awards 12-2-6
yes
Best Comedy Series – Squaresville
Best Ensemble Performance – Squaresville
Best Drama Series – Leap Year
Best Writing (Comedy) – Squaresville – Matt Enlow
Best Costume Design – The League of S.T.E.A.M. – The League of S.T.E.A.M.
Best Makeup/Special Effects – The League of S.T.E.A.M. – The League of S.T.E.A.M.
Best Design (Art Direction/Production) – Continuum – Eric Whitney – computer voice
Best Editing – Continuum – Blake Calhoun
Best Directing (Comedy) – My Gimpy Life – Sean Becker
Best Female Performance (Comedy) – My Gimpy Life – Teal Sherer Teal
Best Directing (Drama) – Anyone But Me – Tina Cesa Ward (but it’s complicated in a good way)
Best Interactive/Social Media Experience – The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
maybe
Best Original Music – Cost of Capital – Rob Gokee
Best Male Performance (Comedy) – The Jeff Lewis 5-Minute Comedy Hour – Jeff Lewis – Poker Episode ?
Best Visual Effects (Digital) – H+ The Digital Series – Faction Creative and The Sequence Group: VFX Supervisor Ian Kirby; Digital Effects Supervisor Chris van Dyck; VFX Producer Caleb Bouchard
no
Best Animated Series – Red vs. Blue
Best Cinematography – H+ The Digital Series – Brett Pawlak – up to Episode 12. silent conversation probably about work between two women in Episode 13.
Best Female Performance (Drama) – Blue – Julia Stiles – Blue
Best Male Performance (Drama) – The Booth at the End, Season 2 – Xander Berkeley – Lead
Best Writing (Drama) – The Booth at the End, Season 2 – Christopher Kubasik
Best Supplemental Content – Red vs. Blue
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Watch Bechdel Test Talk Ep3: Children’s Stories
Watch Bechdel Test Talk Ep4: Who’s Breaking the Gender Glass Ceiling?
Watch Bechdel Test Talk Ep5: Fantasy & Sci Fi
Watch Bechdel Test Talk Ep6: Holiday Fare
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