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Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-26-16
Replies: 73
Movies and Society
Posted By TomNice
Continuing with the idea of leading women with...

Continuing with the idea of leading women with interesting lives and beautiful men in art:



Go to virtually any Art Museum and you will see only a tiny percentage of works done by female...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-26-16
Replies: 73
Movies and Society
Posted By TomNice
Re: Movies and Society

Omnizoa, I think a lot of things sell movies and one thing could be non-sexual beauty.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-26-16
Replies: 58
Women and Films
Posted By TomNice
Re: Women and Films

HoneyKid and Seeing is Believing, I found Virginia Woolf’s writing in Orlando, to be poetic, even though it is prose and that is what I liked best about the book. Also I enjoyed the author’s...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-22-16
Replies: 58
Women and Films
Posted By TomNice
HoneyKid, thank you for your suggestion about the...

HoneyKid, thank you for your suggestion about the film Orlando and the Director Sally Potter. I’m not sure if a movie could capture what I liked about the book.


Seeing is believing, I have...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-22-16
Replies: 73
Movies and Society
Posted By TomNice
Earlier I wrote that two trends I see in movies...

Earlier I wrote that two trends I see in movies are:

Women’s lives are not as interesting as men’s
Men are less beautiful than women are

I see these two trends as flip sides of each other. ...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-22-16
Replies: 58
Women and Films
Posted By TomNice
SeeingisBelieving, As I said my main interest in...

SeeingisBelieving, As I said my main interest in seeing more women in the leading dominant roles, but I would prefer original roles to remakes or sequels. Also, I want to thank you for mentioning...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-22-16
Replies: 73
Movies and Society
Posted By TomNice
Omnizoa, Yes, Artistic merit could be one the...

Omnizoa, Yes, Artistic merit could be one the reasons. Sex may sell, but non-sexual beauty could also sell.

We disagree as to the idea of gender-neutral position.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-21-16
Replies: 58
Women and Films
Posted By TomNice
Thank you Godoggo for mentioning “Death Proof”,...

Thank you Godoggo for mentioning “Death Proof”, Zotis for mentioning “The Poker House,” “The Quiet” and “The Falling” and NedStark for mentioning “The Help.” Zotis I am happy that you wrote a...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-21-16
Replies: 58
Women and Films
Posted By TomNice
Zotis, I wrote that you inspired me to look into...

Zotis, I wrote that you inspired me to look into female directors and this is part of what I came up with so far:

Best director Oscar nominations for women:
Lina Wertmuller for “Seven Beauties”...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-20-16
Replies: 58
Women and Films
Posted By TomNice
Zotis, starting about five or six years ago I...

Zotis, starting about five or six years ago I became more interested in the lives of women in regard to their biography and accomplishments, in particular female artists which would include...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-20-16
Replies: 58
Women and Films
Posted By TomNice
HoneyKid, your last post is very good. This is...

HoneyKid, your last post is very good. This is the type of comment I look forward to. Your point about money is an interesting one - it maybe a conflict between business interests and creating...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-20-16
Replies: 73
Movies and Society
Posted By TomNice
Omnizoa, in regard to whether it was a change in...

Omnizoa, in regard to whether it was a change in relaxation in repression, rather than an increase in appeal, I took that to mean how women feel. That some women want to see men’s bodies is based on...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-19-16
Replies: 58
Women and Films
Posted By TomNice
Here are links to pictures regarding two films I...

Here are links to pictures regarding two films I wrote about earlier. The first is from “Now and Then:”
http://images.guff.com/gallery/image/1424296713-021815-now-then-group-zoom...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-19-16
Replies: 186
All Things West Side Story
Posted By TomNice
WSSlover, while it is not a musical a movie that...

WSSlover, while it is not a musical a movie that reminds me of West Side Story is the 1931 film “Street Scene” staring Sylvia Sidney. It was also taken from a stage production and while the story is...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-19-16
Replies: 73
Movies and Society
Posted By TomNice
WSSlover, thank you for your compliment.

WSSlover, thank you for your compliment.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-19-16
Replies: 186
All Things West Side Story
Posted By TomNice
WSSlover, West Side Story is also one of my...

WSSlover, West Side Story is also one of my favorites and I cry, somewhat when seeing it. I agree with everything you wrote and I am glad you posted this as being new I would not have read it...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-19-16
Replies: 58
Women and Films
Posted By TomNice
Honeykid, you bring up a great point, although I...

Honeykid, you bring up a great point, although I would call them traditional male leads instead of male leads. My main interest is that women take on the most important roles in a story. That we...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-19-16
Replies: 58
Women and Films
Posted By TomNice
Zotis, thank you for your comment and your...

Zotis, thank you for your comment and your mentioning of those two movies. I may not understand you completely, but given the predominance of males playing strong leads in films like that as...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-18-16
Replies: 58
Women and Films
Posted By TomNice
[LEFT]Guaporense, thank you very much for that...

[LEFT]Guaporense, thank you very much for that information. I have not seen many manga films. I remember one that I saw part of with a Zeppelin in it and a girl who flew on a brome. I think it was...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-18-16
Replies: 73
Movies and Society
Posted By TomNice
Citizen Rules, Thank you for the compliment. You...

Citizen Rules, Thank you for the compliment. You were the first to welcome me. Yes I do believe that men can be portrayed as beautiful, however, I want to be careful about the term sex objects. I...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-17-16
Replies: 73
Movies and Society
Posted By TomNice
I was born in 1947. As I was growing up during...

I was born in 1947. As I was growing up during the 1950s and 1960s it would have been inconceivable that women would pay to see male-stripers. But, in the 1970s that is what happened. Now we have...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-17-16
Replies: 73
Movies and Society
Posted By TomNice
Omnizoa, I didn’t say it was neither nature nor...

Omnizoa, I didn’t say it was neither nature nor nurture, both me and Yoda were saying it was an interaction of both. Those examples are examples of very significant changes and I used them to...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-16-16
Replies: 73
Movies and Society
Posted By TomNice
Omnizoa, I’m sorry about miss reading your...

Omnizoa, I’m sorry about miss reading your statement. It is possible that women are becoming more prevalent in male-dominated roles. I’m not sure what you mean by “Casting women as an action hero...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-16-16
Replies: 73
Movies and Society
Posted By TomNice
Yoda, I agree that in the case of nature/nurture...

Yoda, I agree that in the case of nature/nurture it is not either/or. I feel that society and culture is going through more and more changes, in regard to how different groups are treated. 200...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-15-16
Replies: 58
Women and Films
Posted By TomNice
Recently I came across a film, called “Night...

Recently I came across a film, called “Night Witches” that appears to be in the making, according to IMDb the “Film will be based on the female flying unit that fought in the Battle of Moscow. They...

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