Author: Virginia DeBolt

  • Feminist Frequency: Positive Female Characters in Video Games

    Feminist Frequency: Positive Female Characters in Video Games

    Feminist Frequency has released another in its series on Positive Female Characters in Video Games. This one discusses the character Jade from the game Beyond Good & Evil. Jade is a wonderful character – an outstanding example of a positive female character. She’s also an example of what is needed from ALL characters in terms…

  • Trailers for New TV Series with Women Leads

    Trailers for New TV Series with Women Leads

    There are a number of TV shows being announced now. Some star women in leading roles, some have more than one woman out in front, and some even boast women of a color other than white. Let’s have a look at them. Supergirl Supergirl begins this fall on CBS. We’ve been given a rather lengthy…

  • Orphan Black: S3 E5 Scarred by Many Past Frustrations

    Orphan Black: S3 E5 Scarred by Many Past Frustrations

    “Scarred by Many Past Frustrations” is the title of season 3, episode 5 of Orphan Black. Most of the episode deals with Sarah (Tatiana Maslany, a multitude) and Helena in the Castor prison. To recap this episode, I’ll start with the shorter bits about everyone else including Cosima, Felix (Jordan Gavaris), Mrs. S (Maria Doyle…

  • Watch This: Trailer for San Andreas

    Watch This: Trailer for San Andreas

    I don’t think I’ve ever paid  money to see a movie starring Dwayne Johnson. That may change. The upcoming disaster movie San Andreas stars Dwayne Johnson as a father and Alexandra Daddario as his daughter. It also features Archie Panjabi, Carla Gugino, Paul Giamatti, Ione Gruffudd and Kylie Minogue. The film description: “In the aftermath…

  • Orange is the New Black Season 3 Promos

    Orange is the New Black Season 3 Promos

    June 12, people. Orange is the New Black, with the best social media staff IN THE WORLD, has visuals to help you remember that date. June 12 – got it? There are also a few still shots besides the awesome preview video. What are we doing here? Mourning the demise of the lesbian agenda? Putting…

  • Watch This: Trailer for Ricki and The Flash

    Watch This: Trailer for Ricki and The Flash

    I am somewhat (okay, a whole lot) excited about Ricki and The Flash. The first excitement is the star Meryl Streep. Next, there’s the writer Diablo Cody. But wait! There’s more! Check this out: “Meryl Streep takes on a whole new gig – a hard-rocking singer/guitarist – for Oscar®-winning director Jonathan Demme and Academy Award®-winning…

  • Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Says Goodbye – Really

    Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Says Goodbye – Really

    Kalinda (Archie Panjabi) showed up unexpectedly on The Good Wife “Wanna Partner” episode to say goodbye more properly after her mysterious disappearance a couple of weeks ago. Ah, Kalinda, Kalinda, Kalinda I thought a few farewell tweets from her fans (including me) would be fun to see. A fond farewell to Kalinda. #TheGoodWife @PanjabiArchie Q:…

  • Review: Grace and Frankie Season 1

    Review: Grace and Frankie Season 1

    Grace and Frankie hit Netflix last weekend and I watched every episode. It was a bit uneven, but I loved it anyway. Spoilers ahead.

  • Orphan Black: S3 E4 Newer Elements of Our Defense

    Orphan Black: S3 E4 Newer Elements of Our Defense

    Orphan Black’s “Newer Elements of Our Defense” begins mere seconds after the end of the last episode when Mark (Ari Millen, an army) was shot in the cornfield. Sarah and Mark This episode mostly deals with Sarah (Tatiana Maslany, a multitude) and Mark and their race for genetic material, punctuated with bits from the other clones.…

  • Lifetime’s Broad Focus is Great News

    Lifetime’s Broad Focus is Great News

    Lifetime TV is behind an initiative called Broad Focus (what a pun!) that aims to put more women in creative positions behind the camera as directors, producers, writers, and content developers. Here’s the announcement video. Lifetime couldn’t be a more logical network to lead the way on this. It has an audience of women who…