Because of my stupid dependence on Hollywood love stories, Valentine’s Day serves to remind me that I am, indeed, alone. Again. But guess what? Being in a couple is not always peachy, even when shown through the Hollywood gaze. Maybe that is something to be grateful for this lonely Valentine’s Day… 5. Theodore and…
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At Lip Mag we’re all about examining what it’s like to be a woman in our world. But we’re not the only ones doing that; there are plenty of female directors, screenwriters and actors are bringing a feminine perspective to our screens this year. Here are the most exciting movies made by women coming out…
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Comedy fans rejoiced last week at the latest promo for the Golden Globes, following October’s news that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will be hosting the ceremony in 2014 and 2015. In many ways, this was a good year for each of them, in terms of popularity and recognition by critics. 30 Rock, the…
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In this six-part series, Kiah Meadows takes a look at the relationship between famous directors and their muses throughout Hollywood’s history. Most of us have heard of Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve and Jane Fonda. But how many of us have heard of the man behind these screen legends, filmmaker and misogynist extraordinaire, Roger Vadim? When…
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An adaptation of Meg Rosoff’s 2004 novel of the same name, How I Live Now, follows Elizabeth/Daisy (Saoirse Ronan)—a cinematic ‘angry teen’ caricature—as she is sent to the English countryside to stay with her cousins. There’s the broody and handsome Edmund (George McKay), Isaac (Tom Holland), and Piper (Harley Bird). Elizabeth, who rechristens herself Daisy…
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In this six-part series, Kiah Meadows takes a look at the relationship between famous directors and their muses throughout Hollywood’s history. As directors go, no one has addressed women the way The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, has. He worked with some of the greatest actresses of his time, including Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly…
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Chris Lilley’s mockumentaries always tread a fine line. The comedy television shows that he writes and stars in parody stereotypical Australian identities. Some argue that in doing so, they entrench discriminatory stereotypes. Yet, Lilley’s nonchalance for taking the piss out of, well, everyone, allows him to perform a social critique more explicit and engaging than…
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Australian filmmakers seem to have a penchant for creating either self-deprecating comedies or hard-hitting dramas. Perhaps the intention behind Australian film is to shatter a myth; to uncover the tensions lurking beneath the perfect Australian façade, or to break the illusion of the idyllic seaside. It’s clear that Australian-made erotic drama Adoration—albeit by a French…
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In this six-part series, Kiah Meadows takes a look at the relationship between famous directors and their muses throughout Hollywood’s history. We all remember Judy Garland for her role as Dorothy Gale, little girl lost turned witch-killing teen in MGM’s 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz. But how many of us are aware of the…
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She made her swingin’ silver screen debut in 1966 in Batman: The Movie as one of Gotham’s four supercriminals; turned heads in 1992 at the hand of junior Merchant of Menace, Tim Burton, and was reincarnated as a selfish softie in The Dark Knight Rises last year. But whether in spandex, vinyl or leather, one…
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After watching The Fifth Estate, I completely understood why Julian Assange, who it was based on, hated the film. It felt like a one-sided character assassination, portraying Assange as a manipulative, sleazy and egotistical man. Given that the notoriety of Assange’s leaks are well documented, I can understand why this film does not focus on…
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So you’ve managed to make your way to the cinema and you stand in line with your friend trying to make a last minute decision on what you should watch. On offer is the latest addition to the Marvel Universe starring.. Have I lost you? Good. If you had the opportunity to take advantage of…
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‘Do you think’, my friend asked me in the cinema as Thor: The Dark World finished its opening scene and ran through the flickering comic book credits, ‘that Marvel films are all trying to emulate Whedon’s writing these days? Iron Man was before The Avengers, but it still had that…’ He paused, looking for the…
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Back in April 2012 I hosted a screening of a US documentary called Miss Representation at the Amnesty International headquarters in Shoreditch, London. The film, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival but never had a theatrical release in the UK, explores the way that women are represented in the media (or not, as the case…
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