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    Pantra: I don't see it as turning public women into figures of mass sexual fantasy. I see it as trying to demean them and put them in a more traditional, vuln... more »
    Le Kangourou de Kataroo: I can understand the outrage over the Jaycee Dugard "inspired" film (I'd like to let Seth and Amy have a REALLY!? with that one...) but offering a wom... more »
    alula: It's like Rule 34 now applies to real life, too, only somehow it's even more depressing that Care Bear porn. [tvtropes.org] more »
    Dulcinea: This is exactly the kind of phenomenon that makes it really hard to take seriously the apparently popular view that porn is something sensible women j... more »
    Michelle13: I imagine if Hilary Clinton was approached, her face would look something like this in response. more »
    cand86: Um, once again, WHY is everybody calling Shane Ryan a pornographer or adult filmmaker? Gah, it's killing me- one article uses that term towards him, ... more »
    LBB: Anyone who's interested in film history and the badass women of early Hollywood needs to read Without Lying Down... the book focuses on screenwriter F... more »
    RubyStanwyck: I adore Pickford for her intelligence, incredible business savvy, and her wonderful acting. Her life was so incredible and should seriously be made in... more »
    brendastarlet is on it: She founded the Motion Picture Relief Fund, which in turn founded the Motion Picture Home. Without Mary Pickford, many retired actors, grips, stagehan... more »
    hortense: Oh, that is the best! I wish more people appreciated silent films. They are ridiculously beautiful. more »
    Lumbercath: I love that America's Sweetheart was actually Canadian born. I wrote an essay on her in history class in grade 10! more »
    CrankyOldBroad: Best repartee of any movie EVER. And Bette was stunningly beautiful. more »
    SisterMaryMartha: MILDRED PIERCE. more »
    SisterMaryMartha: You should also watch Anne Baxter in I Confess and Bette Davis IN EVERYTHING SHE EVER STARRED IN. Also, Now Voyager is a really good one. more »
    SisterMaryMartha: THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES EVER EVER EVER. I AM RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED ABOUT THE MENTIONING OF IT. SO GOOD I HAVE LOVED IT SINCE I WAS 12. more »
  • #silverscreen

    Dugard, Prejean, Suleman: The Pornification Of Inadvertently Famous Women

    With an adult filmmaker planning a film about Jaycee Dugard, and Donald Trump suggesting that Carrie Prejean make some money off her sex tape skills, we're starting to wonder if there's any prominent woman who hasn't been approached for porn. More »
  • #americassweetheart

    Silent Majority

    In honor of her centennial, the Library of Congress is hosting a Mary Pickford film series. In addition to being a silent film legend, Pickford was a savvy businesswoman and a founder of movie powerhouse United Artists. [THR]
  • #jezefilms

    All About Awesome

    As we prepare to award various mediocre films, critic A.O. Scott draws our attention to an amazing one: Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1950 masterpiece All About Eve, probably top 5 in the Jezebel Film Canon. More »