- 1. 9 Hot Pieces of Feminist Media, Including Podcasts, Documentaries, and New Releases From Björk and Laurie Anderson
- (Arts)
- ... Courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group 2. Scream The beloved meta-slasher Scream franchise is back for an eponymous fifth installment featuring original horror heroines Neve ...
- Created on 15 February 2022
- 2. 10 Female-Driven Holiday Films To Cozy Up With This Winter
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- ... occurred in Montreal in 1943. The film has garnered a cult following over the years and is now credited as one of the earliest slasher films, as well as inspiration for John Carpenter's Halloween (1978). ...
- Created on 02 December 2021
- 3. 6 Women-Directed Horror Thrillers to Fulfill All of Your Spooky Season Cravings
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- ... installation in the slasher franchise, Candyman revisits the age-old myth of the Candyman killer. In the 1977 Cabrini-Green housing project in Chicago, many described Sherman Fields as an “odd fellow” ...
- Created on 01 October 2021
- 4. Final Girl and Four Decades of Halloween: Jamie Lee Curtis Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Venice International Film Festival
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- ... grotesque horror elements that inspired the American slasher genre of Curtis’ debut. When asked about receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, Curtis shares: "Italian Cinema has always honored and heralded ...
- Created on 16 September 2021
- 5. TV Writer Danielle Henderson Gets Personal With Her New Memoir, "The Ugly Cry": BUST Intervie
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- ... forms of abuse), the comic (a song to accompany outdoor peeing), and the tragicomic (her grandmother’s penchant for slasher movies and straight talk). This tonal variety runs through Henderson’s entire ...
- Created on 26 May 2021
- 6. The Timelessness Of The Cheerleader Flick: Serving You Veracity In A Y2K Miniskirt
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- ... If you went to the cinema expecting to see an uncomplicated slasher film with Fox as a basic femme fatale in various forms of undress, you would’ve found this movie disagreeable, as well. This, ultimately, ...
- Created on 04 February 2021
- 7. 10 Feminist Horror Flicks To Watch This Summer
- (Movies)
- ... the 1974 Black Christmas wasn’t very well received by fans of the original version. However, I think it’s a great tribute to one of the earliest slasher films, especially because it takes a stab at college ...
- Created on 26 June 2020
- 8. ‘The Lodge’ Leaves the Audience in Frozen Fear
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- The Lodge Directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala Out February 7 The Lodge is a terrifying nightmare, that plays like a disturbingly twist on The Parent Trap. From the directors of Goodnight ...
- Created on 10 February 2020
- 9. 4 Must-See Films About Women From Sundance That Are Sure To Make An Impact
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- Attending the Sundance Film Festival is a great way to check out what’s going to be relevant for the coming year. This trip I watched twelve films in four days. Sounds like a lot, but with 118 feature ...
- Created on 04 February 2020
- 10. In "The Assistant," The Horror Is In The Detail
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- ... Top photo via Bleecker Street / The Assistant More from BUST “The Turning” is a Let Down in ’90s Grunge Retelling of Victorian Classic "Black Christmas" Puts A Feminist Twist On A Classic Slasher ...
- Created on 30 January 2020
- 11. Week Of Women: December 13-19, 2019
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- From stories based off of real-life events (Bombshell) to classic slasher films (Black Christmas), it’s the most wonderful time of the year for movies—and we’ve got some other picks, too. Here’s what’s ...
- Created on 12 December 2019
- 12. Samara Weaving Plays Badass Bride Taking Down The Patriarchy In Slasher “Ready or Not”
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- Aussie actress and model Samara Weaving has become our new feminist shero with her role as protagonist Grace in the summer slasher Ready or Not. This recent theatrical release has viewers and critics ...
- Created on 11 September 2019
- 13. How "Stranger Things" and "Riverdale" Are Rebranding Horror's "Final G
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- ... In slasher films of decades past, the Final Girl has been saved by someone else—typically a male someone else—but in recent years, she has often survived by her own wits. Betty and Nancy are distinctly ...
- Created on 16 July 2018
- 14. From 'ER' To 'The Leftovers,' Mimi Leder Is Breaking Barriers For Women In TV: 52 Weeks Of Directo
- (Movies)
- ... from real estate to making B horror/slasher films. “He taught me to have respect for the people you work with. I’m not a yeller or screamer. I don’t believe that’s the way to get the best work out of people. ...
- Created on 26 January 2017
- 15. 'The Babadook' Director Jennifer Kent Faces Her Shadow Side: 52 Weeks of Director
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- ... cry from most horror films that are made these days. It’s not a slasher film, there are no cheap thrills or predictable storylines, but instead a horror film with genuine chills, a monster based in personal ...
- Created on 06 January 2017
- 16. Ana Lily Amirpour's "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night" Is A Western Noir With A Feminist Twist: 52 Weeks Of Directo
- (Movies)
- ... she grew up watching a variety of films and music videos. “I watched the making of the 'Thriller' video about a thousand times.” She also made her own shorts, including a slumber party slasher pic that ...
- Created on 08 December 2016
- 17. The Ultimate Guide To Feminist-Friendly Horror Movies
- (Movies)
- ... this may come across as a slasher film full of tits and ass, but it’s really a witty feminist satire mocking the male gaze in horror movies. The film, which centers on a group of slumber partying girls ...
- Created on 12 October 2016
- 18. 'Walking Dead' Star Lauren Cohan Talks About Scary Children And Her New Film 'The Boy': BUST Intervi
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- Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead) takes on the leading role in The Boy, delving into the psyche of Greta, a caretaker for a strange ventriloquist-like boy puppet that everyone in an old English village ...
- Created on 20 January 2016
- 19. BUST and Superchief Present LADIES REPRESENT! An All-Female Art Show
- (Arts)
- ... by horror cinema and mythology. In particular she is influenced by the beauty in slasher and giallo films of the 1970s and 1980s. She uses Halloween decorations and regular household items to create spooky ...
- Created on 07 August 2013
- 20. Craftacular Vendor Spotlight: Sunshine Derby
- (DIY)
- For all your derby dames out there, Sunshine Derby is the shop you've been waiting for. Based in Concord, New Hampshire, Sunshine Derby is run by Alison, captain of Granite State Roller Derby's Legislashers. ...
- Created on 29 April 2013
