http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule News about Alison Bechdel's comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, and her graphic novel Fun Home Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=235 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-302935 Graceling: So Close, Yet So Far « A Working Title Sat, 16 May 2009 04:35:50 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-302935 [...] fails miserably at the Bechdel Test, though. This is the test, (usually applied to movies/tv shows) that asks three [...] [...] fails miserably at the Bechdel Test, though. This is the test, (usually applied to movies/tv shows) that asks three [...]

]]> http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-302610 New ‘Trek’ Has It All … Except Strong Female Characters | Video Buzz Wed, 13 May 2009 00:30:02 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-302610 [...] be interested in seeing a movie. (See our Cinematical Seven on Bechdel Law) It first appeared in a 1985 installment of her long-running strip, Dykes to Watch Out For, and it goes like [...] [...] be interested in seeing a movie. (See our Cinematical Seven on Bechdel Law) It first appeared in a 1985 installment of her long-running strip, Dykes to Watch Out For, and it goes like [...]

]]> http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-302570 New ‘Trek’ Has It All … Except Strong Female Characters | CloneMovie.com Tue, 12 May 2009 16:02:32 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-302570 [...] Sev­en o­n Bec­h­del Law) It first appe­are­d in­ a­ 1985 ins­ta­llm­­ent o­f he­r lo­n­g­-ru­n­n­in­g­ strip, Dyke­s [...] [...] Sev­en o­n Bec­h­del Law) It first appe­are­d in­ a­ 1985 ins­ta­llm­­ent o­f he­r lo­n­g­-ru­n­n­in­g­ strip, Dyke­s [...]

]]> http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-301116 St. Gay of the Perpetual Chaste Bro Hug « Booze. TV. Food. How Do *You* Spend Friday Nights? Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:46:36 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-301116 [...] For the simple fact that there is a lot more time to fill, far more tv shows than movies pass the Bechdel Test (The test is: are there (1) two women (2) who talk to each other (3) about something other than a [...] [...] For the simple fact that there is a lot more time to fill, far more tv shows than movies pass the Bechdel Test (The test is: are there (1) two women (2) who talk to each other (3) about something other than a [...]

]]> http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-300163 On the Ladies’ No 1 Dedective Agency, and the Bechdel Test « Modus dopens Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:33:18 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-300163 [...] the Ladies’ No 1 Dedective Agency, and the Bechdel Test The Bechdel-Wallace Test (see the H2G2 entry for more info) is a set of guideline criteria for films (or other media) . The [...] [...] the Ladies’ No 1 Dedective Agency, and the Bechdel Test The Bechdel-Wallace Test (see the H2G2 entry for more info) is a set of guideline criteria for films (or other media) . The [...]

]]> http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-297922 Blog@Newsarama » Blog Archive » More Casting Suggestions for Bat-flicks Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:12:39 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-297922 [...] film, and we both agreed that it was time to up the female presence. To make the film pass the Bechdel test, what if Nolan added Harley Quinn? The Joker’s gone–they’re obviously not going [...] [...] film, and we both agreed that it was time to up the female presence. To make the film pass the Bechdel test, what if Nolan added Harley Quinn? The Joker’s gone–they’re obviously not going [...]

]]> http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-295454 easyVegan.info » Blog Archive » VeganMoFo, Day 31+: King Kong, Vegan Junk Food & Reflections on VeganMoFo Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:05:55 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-295454 [...] was even more impressed with Untraceable, which passes The Bechdel test, namely, that a female friendly (read: not sexist) movie must have 1) at least two women, 2) who [...] [...] was even more impressed with Untraceable, which passes The Bechdel test, namely, that a female friendly (read: not sexist) movie must have 1) at least two women, 2) who [...]

]]> http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-294866 Property of a Lady » Monday Movie Review: Frost/Nixon Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:30:33 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-294866 [...] What everyone is talking about with Frost/Nixon is the performances. Sheen and Langella are great, of course. I mean, this whole movie is so watchable, so compelling, and it’s really just guys talking (there is only one important woman; the movie fails the Bechdel test). [...] [...] What everyone is talking about with Frost/Nixon is the performances. Sheen and Langella are great, of course. I mean, this whole movie is so watchable, so compelling, and it’s really just guys talking (there is only one important woman; the movie fails the Bechdel test). [...]

]]> http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-293202 Moot Point » (Bi)Weekly Movies, November 17-30 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:02:35 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-293202 [...] son, we see her thriving, having graduated to her own office at the phone company. It even passes the Bechdel test: in the sanitarium, Angeline Jolie talks to Amy Ryan (who plays a prostitute who’s in there [...] [...] son, we see her thriving, having graduated to her own office at the phone company. It even passes the Bechdel test: in the sanitarium, Angeline Jolie talks to Amy Ryan (who plays a prostitute who’s in there [...]

]]> http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-293057 Smite Me! [.net] » Blog Archive » Vantage Point passes the Bechdel test, but barely. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:02:51 +0000 http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule#comment-293057 [...] a feminist perspective, Vantage Point passes the Bechdel test, but [...] [...] a feminist perspective, Vantage Point passes the Bechdel test, but [...]

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