Monthly Archives: May 2011

Is this “rite”?

On a very long flight from Vancouver to Cairo, I got the opportunity to watch a couple of movies on board and one of them was The rite (2011) staring Anthony Hopkins. The movie is based on true events which … Continue reading

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Rape irony in “Kika”

Pedro Almodóvar is one of the major figures of the Spanish industry. It is worth mentioning that throughout Franco’s dictatorship in Spain there were different forms of repression either political, sexual…etc. In cinema, there was censorship not only on sexual … Continue reading

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Freud’s “penis envy” in the “penis story”

“The penis story” is a short story by Sarah Shulman. It starts by highlighting a troubled relationship between two lesbians in New York: Jessie and Ann. Then one day Ann wakes up to find out that she has a penis. … Continue reading

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Gender performance in” Fast Five”

Today I went to the movies and watched “Fast Five“. It is the fifth part of the “Fast and Furious” and ofcourse this type of action movies is dominated by male characters as we all know. But my main concentrarion … Continue reading

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