VIEWING SCHEDULE - July.

This is a provisional schedule of the upcoming films tested for the current rules sets.  Dates may be subject to change.  All dates are Australian and are posted Mondays around 10am Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT+10).

Rom Com Rules

All films reviewed.  The Bechdel Test and the analysis is coming soon.

Lesbian Romance Rules

July

7th - DEBS (2004)
21st - My Summer of Love (2004)
23rd - Better Than Chocolate (1999)
25th - The Children's Hour (1961)

Rule Set #4

Now probably starting in late August.  I've decided to finish up the Lesbian Romance Rules and do one set at a time, see if that runs better.

Current voting is favouring Manic Pixie Dream Girl films.  Remember to vote here.

For other blogs concerning film and television, check out:  Unmade SF and Screen Screener.

The Current Schedule can be found here at any time.

THE FILM RULES - Bottom Ten #2

Films have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?  Let's look at how the posts are going...

My ten posts on this blog that get have the lowest average weekly traffic.

Why a bottom 10 and not a top ten?  Surely showcasing the better, more popular blogs would be smarter?  Well, I've never been one to equate popularity with quality.  Sure, some may be popular because they are quality, but some may be popular because they contain the words "Doctor Who" or "Nudity" and so get more hits.  But the popular ones are already getting traffic, the unpopular ones are the ones that need the boost.

LESBIAN ROMANCE RULES - But I'm A Cheerleader

Films have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?  What about Lesbian Romance films, do they follows a strict formula and a set of rules?

But I'm A Cheerleader is a farce about a girl who doesn't realise she's a lesbian who family hold an intervention and being taken to a special camp to be cured.  As such it parodies the hegemony's treatment of homosexuals, 12 step programs and many of this film genre's conventions.

LESBIAN ROMANCE RULES - The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

Films have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?  What about Lesbian Romance films, do they follows a strict formula and a set of rules?

The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love is everything it says on the tin.