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Female Agency in John Hughes' Films


Female Agency in John Hughes' Films - FSU Student Union

In John Hughes' films, the female characters are not given the agency to stand up for themselves; instead, they are merely pawns in a sexist system.

A Diamond and a Kiss: The Women of John Hughes - Hazlitt

Hughes believed “girls tend to have a more considered view of life” and with the help of Ringwald, and other actresses such as Ally Sheedy and ...

Postfeminism, and the Molly - Ringwald-John Hughes Films - jstor

14 Mary Celeste Kearney, "Girlfriends and Girl Power: Female Adolescence in Contemporary US Cinema," in Sugar,. Spice, and Everything Nice: Cinemas of Girlhood, ...

John Hughes - Feminist Film Studies Fall 2018

She wasn't legally allowed to do it because of her young age. Personally, I am mystified by the fact that director John Hughes found it to be a ...

Do you think John Hughes movies have lost relevance due ... - Quora

For a long time now, there have always been certain arguments made against John Hughes movies, criticizing them for misogynistic messages ...

Reflecting on those iconic John Hughes films in the #MeToo era | LAist

In her New Yorker essay published last week, Molly Ringwald reflected on her iconic John Hughes roles that made her famous: If attitudes toward female ...

The Women of John Hughes Films

The Women of John Hughes Films. Feminism, Misogyny, and New Criticism. Presenter: Julia Reilly. Presenter Status: Undergraduate student. Academic Year: 20-21.

Molly Ringwald Reckons with the Sexism of the John Hughes ...

Molly Ringwald became an icon in the 1980s thanks to a trio of movies all directed by John Hughes: Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, ...

Pretty In Pink: How John Hughes' films captured the style of a ...

Maria Henry explores the influence of the legendary director John Hughes and how his films captured the spirit of the 80s. As we move into this new decade, ...

John Hughes' 10 Best Female Characters, Ranked - Screen Rant

A common thread among the best movies he wrote and directed is the presence of strong, capable, independent, and fully dimensional female ...

Sixteen Candles and Objectification: A Look Back at the Problematic ...

... agency” (Hooks 248). ... Related. 1980's80'sFemFilm2018feminismFeminist Film StudiesJohn HughesOppositional GazeSixteen Candleswomen in film ...

"Don't You Forget About Me": A Critical Reassessment of John Hughes

Hughes' 1984 directorial debut, Sixteen Candles, bears the brunt of being the most problematic and disjointed of his filmography, though it's ...

John Hughes and the making and unmaking of the American dream

John Hughes's films re-established and updated the American dream for a new generation. His complex legacy helps us understand what went so wrong.

Molly Ringwald Reflects John Hughes pics in MeToo - Deadline

She credits Hughes for building films around female leads, and showing the troubles of disillusioned teens. That pride is tempered upon further ...

John Hughes: 10 essential films | BFI

Original brat-packer Molly Ringwald – who, along with co-star Anthony Michael Hall, would become a frequent Hughes collaborator – stars as ...

#greenscreen Give the female characters more agency, break the ...

I love John Hughes movies but Molly is correct. But I'm also over remakes. I prefer new stories and fresh storylines. They remade Don't Tell Mom The ...

John Hughes – The Best Five Year Run in Film History?

Elmo's Fire being the other) that spawned the term The Brat Pack and solidified Molly Ringwald's short-lived status as Hollywood's “it-girl.” ...

John Hughes | Salon.com

... girl, feel guilty and confused. But four John Hughes movies -- "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club" (1985), "Pretty in Pink" (1986) and ...

How the Female Stars of The Breakfast Club Fought to ... - Vanity Fair

The late John Hughes, known for films about teenage angst and high-school life, loved to mock how studio executives usually approached teen ...

ReFocus: The Films of John Hughes on JSTOR

“It's hard for me to understand how John [Hughes] was able to write with so much sensitivity, and also have such a glaring blind spot.