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more about #dreamworks clevernamehere: I don't really care if they are princesses, I want more lead female characters. If aliens were watching our movies and television form outer space, th... more » MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治: I'm pretty happy to see the lead in "Up" be an elderly widower. Nice to see the elderly getting their due. That said, princesses is what Disney does ... more » quatrevingtquatre: Everytime I come back here there is some anti-Disney Princess story and I am beginning to believe that I am far more traditional than I previously tho... more » JennaW: Also, the main character's wife in UP is one of the finest female characters ever. I vote for a prequel! more » JennaW: Wonder Woman is cited, though not in the exact context, and yet -- Wonder Woman is a princess. more » frozenfresa: But she isn't just any princess (waiting around for a prince to save her, trying to get a prince to fall in love with her). "The impetuous, tangle-hai... more » DorothyBarker: Wouldn't it be nice, too, if when girls/young women do appear in these movies, as leads (rarely, admittedly) or otherwise, it wasn't all about romance... more » krismry: I know he's not a princess, but props to Ed Asner for being the hero despite being an old guy, which in itself is kinda newsy. Ed Asner is to be comme... more » Dodgergirl: It seems to me that animation is still largely a boy's club. There are certainly talented female animators, but when I think about the big names, the... more » Melpomene: This is why I loathe Pixar. They make excellent, well-made, interesting movies. Yet, overall, taking all their movies together, it is clear who their ... more » cynopt: Meh, I have faith in Pixar. I'm pretty staunchly opposed to the whole Princess schtick, but even I can separate the behaviors that make it so repugnan... more » Luxbot: I HAVE A DREAM!! I wish someone would make an animated movie out of Garth Nix's excellent Sabriel. The ultimate would be Hiyao Miyazaki, but since he'... more » hydrogen_jukebox: I just finished reading the "His Dark Materials" series, and lemme tell ya, Lyra is one hell of a kick-ass character. (I wish the Golden Compass movie... more » NashCachimbear: I'd say it's high time "Beezus and Ramona" was re-packaged. more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: I wouldn't mind the Paper Bag Princess. She's tough. more » BlondeGrlz: I want someone to make a movie version of East of the Sun, West of the Moon. Sure she kind of ends up a princess in the end (and like sympathyforthede... more » Haystacks: When it comes to heroic, complex girl leads, Studio Ghibli is the winner: Naussica and the Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, Spirited Away, Howl'... more » Rare Affinity: Hello America. You rejected the chance to keep your own royal family over two hundred years ago so why do you still insist in indoctrinating your youn... more » sympathyforthebasementcat: When I was a nanny, the twin girls i worked with always wanted princess stories, so I just worked on making the princesses badass. And they never ende... more » PrarieMuffin: These princess movies only give girls one more unattainable standard to live up to. I would kill to see more movies designed to accent the things that... more » -
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How About An Animated Movie With A Female Lead Who Isn't A Princess?
People are excited about Toy Story 3. And Up made good money over the weekend. But NPR's Linda Holmes pleads to Pixar: "Please make a movie about a girl who is not a princess."
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#dirtbag
Madonna Prepares To Expand Her Family
- Madonna is making moves in Malawi: This picture at the link shows 4-year-old Mercy, the girl she's trying to adopt, holding hands with possible new sister Lourdes. [Daily Mail]
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#criticalmass
Monsters Vs. Aliens Features 3-D Graphics, Flat Plot
Monsters vs. Aliens, which opens today, is DreamWorks' first film designed to be shown in 3-D, but despite a female protagonist and fantastic cast of funny men, critics say it's two-dimensional. More »
