Tag: Genna Rivieccio
A Few Things Women Can Learn From Steff in Pretty in Pink
James Spader’s fantastically misogynistic rendering of Steff in John Hughes’ Pretty in Pink may have some women wondering what they could possibly learn from him, [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey’s “Gods And Monsters” As a Pop Culture Doppelganger for La Dolce Vita
There is quite possibly no better movie to encapsulate the loss of innocence than La Dolce Vita. As one of Federico Fellini’s most seminal works, [Read More…]
The Most Blatant Examples of Movies with Plot Devices that New Technology Has Rendered Irrelevant
Technology may make our lives better, but it certainly hasn’t made the lives of screenwriters trying to come up with obstacles for their characters any [Read More…]
Being Called Quasimodo Is A Good Thing When You’re Salvatore
Like many Italian authors, Salvatore Quasimodo is frequently allowed to fall by the wayside in favor of Italo Calvino, who seems to be the primary [Read More…]
Marcello’s Speech on Domestic Relationships in La Dolce Vita Remains More Resonant Today Than Ever
Numerous scenes in La Dolce Vita stand out for their intensity–from Sylvia (Anita Ekberg) traipsing around in a silent Trevi Fountain at dawn to Marcello [Read More…]
How Things Really Would Have Gone Down in My Best Friend’s Wedding IRL
If the plot of My Best Friend’s Wedding had occurred in real life, Cameron Diaz would’ve clocked the bitch out. In case you haven’t seen [Read More…]
Is Madonna’s Sex Book Really So Different From Her Children’s Books?
Madonna may have changed the game with her 1992 coffee table book, Sex, but that doesn’t mean her tamer literary years of children’s books in [Read More…]
Pastiche Explodes in Iggy Azalea’s “Black Widow” Video
Rather than prove that she’s capable of a unique video concept, Iggy Azalea continues to solidify the notion that there isn’t an original thought in [Read More…]
Britney Spears’ “Born to Make You Happy” As The Ultimate 1950s Anthem for Women
Where ballads about romance are concerned, Britney Spears has never been in short supply. Her first album, …Baby One More Time, was an exemplar of [Read More…]
Lauren Bacall: The Death of A Great New Yorker Ironically Signals The True End of Hollywood’s Golden Era
Right on the heels of Robin Williams’ suicide, Lauren Bacall’s death from a stoke on August 12th is, indeed, very representative of the ever-waning Hollywood [Read More…]
