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From my DVD collection: The Maltese Falcon

westphcl wrote 11 minutes ago: The Maltese Falcon (1941) by John Huston Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greens … more →

Tags: anti hero, Auteur, Classic, Drama, whodunit, Dashiell Hammett, Femme Fatale, Humphrey Bogart, John Huston

Les Misérables

westphcl wrote 2 months ago: Les Misérables (2012) by Tom Hooper Finally, Les Mis opened in Germany! Finally, I watched it! You m … more →

Tags: action movie, anti-hero, anti hero, Drama, female hero, good actor, great actress, History, male hero

As part of an obsession: What to Expect When You're Expecting

westphcl wrote 2 months ago: What to Expect When You’re Expecting (2012) by Kirk Jones I remember watching the trailer and … more →

Tags: Comedy, Drama, great actress, People, Women, Anna Kendrick, Ben Falcone, Brooklyn Decker, Cameron Diaz

Back to tv: Once Upon a Time

westphcl wrote 6 months ago: (The purple stuff is not the Gay Menace it’s magic – okay, even I noticed the contradict … more →

Tags: Drama, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Fantasy TV, Horror, Horror TV, Lesbian subtext, TV, tv drama

Snow White and the Evil Queen2 comments

westphcl wrote 11 months ago: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) by Rupert Sanders I am not sure what Hollywood’s current fa … more →

Tags: action movie, Bad Movie, Coming of Age, Drama, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, female hero, great actress, Lesbian subtext

Book vs. Film - The Hunger Games

westphcl wrote 1 year ago: The Hunger Games (2008) by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games (2012) by Gary Ross It’s been awhi … more →

Tags: Drama, Teenager, Utopia/Dystopia, Women, action movie, female hero, Coming of Age, Fantasy, anti-hero

Book vs. Film - Never Let Me Go

westphcl wrote 1 year ago: Never Let Me Go (2005) by Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go (2010) by Mark Romanek Yes, I have written … more →

Tags: Drama, Teenager, Utopia/Dystopia, Women, Lesbian subtext, Coming of Age, Science Fiction, anti hero, Keira Knightley

Harry Potter 7.2

westphcl wrote 1 year ago: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011) by David Yates This is where Potter continues … more →

Tags: Drama, Teenager, action movie, female hero, Coming of Age, Fantasy, People, great actress, male hero

X-Men: First Class - a coming-out story

westphcl wrote 1 year ago: X-Men: First Class (2011) by Matthew Vaughn It has probably the worst title addition ever (surprisin … more →

Tags: Drama, Comic Adaptation, action movie, female hero, Coming of Age, Science Fiction, male hero, Reboot, Prequel

On 'The Hours'

westphcl wrote 1 year ago: The Hours (2002) by Stephen Daldry Another class, another movie review. Actually it is the same clas … more →

Tags: Drama, Movies, Award Show, Lesbianism, Women, People, great actress, Julianne Moore, meryl streep

Thor - and phallic imagery

westphcl wrote 2 years ago: Thor (2011) by Kenneth Branagh Okay, I should write this blog before I forget everything about the m … more →

Tags: Drama, Auteur, Comic Adaptation, action movie, Fantasy, People, great actress, male hero, mythology

Red Riding Hood - she's not little anymore

westphcl wrote 2 years ago: Red Riding Hood (2011) by Catherine Hardwicke That’s what I watched last night and am not even … more →

Tags: Drama, Auteur, Women, whodunit, Horror, Coming of Age, Fantasy, People, great actress

Book vs. Film - The Wives of Bath vs. Lost and Delirious

westphcl wrote 2 years ago: The Wives of Bath (1993) by Susan Swan Lost and Delirious (2001) by Léa Pool I love films but, incid … more →

Tags: Drama, Teenager, Lesbianism, Women, Coming of Age, Awareness, Transgenderism, anti hero, Piper Parabo

Never Let Me Go

westphcl wrote 2 years ago: Never Let Me Go (2010) by Mark Romanek Unexpectedly, I watched a really good movie this week. Why un … more →

Tags: Drama, Teenager, Utopia/Dystopia, Lesbian subtext, Coming of Age, Science Fiction, People, great actress, Awareness

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

westphcl wrote 2 years ago: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) by David Yates I did not watch HP and the Half B … more →

Tags: Drama, Teenager, action movie, Coming of Age, Fantasy, Helena Bonham-Carter, Emma Watson, daniel radcliffe, Rupert Grint

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

westphcl wrote 2 years ago: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) by Rebecca Miller I should say that I pretty much only wanted … more →

Tags: Drama, Lesbianism, Women, Julianne Moore, Robin Wright Penn, Pippa Lee, Rebecca Miller, Winona Ryder, Alan Arkin

Alice in Wonderland - or getting 3D-ed

westphcl wrote 2 years ago: Alice in Wonderland (3D) (2010) by Tim Burton I should probably start by saying that I have never re … more →

Tags: Drama, Auteur, Comedy, Adaptation, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, remake, queer characters, Johnny Depp

Robin Hood - She was no maid!

westphcl wrote 3 years ago: Robin Hood (2010) by Ridley Scott Well, I am in Berlin (at the moment) and I promised myself not to … more →

Tags: Drama, History, Auteur, Women, action movie, female hero, male hero, remake, Robin Hood

Precious

westphcl wrote 3 years ago: I copied this from my other blog – just to get this one started. “Precious” (2009) … more →

Tags: Drama, Teenager, Lesbianism, Women, Coming of Age, Awareness, precious, Push, Sapphire


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