Girls on Film, Alicia Malone
Girls on Film, Alicia Malone
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Girls on Film
Lessons From a Life of Watching Women in Movies

Author: Alicia Malone

Narrator: Brigid Lohrey

Unabridged: 6 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/29/2022


Synopsis

With humor and honesty, Girls on Film looks at the good, the bad, and the unfairly written women in film. A celebration of the power of cinema and the hidden messages within media and culture, this collection of personal essays explores the women who inspired and confused a young film enthusiast.

A movie freak with a feminist message. In the tradition of feminist authors, film reporter Alicia Malone brings a collection of personal essays looking at the representation and impact of women on film. In addition to personal anecdotes and analysis, Girls on Film weaves in interviews from a diverse group of well-known women working in cinema today.

For fans of Trick Mirror and film books. A blend of women's history books and film reviews, each chapter of Girls on Film looks at a female character representative of a stereotype or trope. As she explores hidden histories, Alicia connects these tropes to her very own journey in film.

In this authentic approach to film theory, you'll find essays on: the dumb blonde; the Cinderella transformation; and the femme fatale.

A follow-up to Backwards and in Heels and The Female Gaze, Girls on Film is the final book in Alicia's women in cinema trilogy.

About Alicia Malone

Alicia Malone is a film reporter, host, writer, and self-confessed movie geek. She first gained notice hosting movie-centric shows and reviewing films in her native Australia, before making the leap to Los Angeles in 2011.

Since then, Alicia has appeared on CNN, The Today Show, MSNBC, NPR, and many more, talking about movies. Currently she is a Fandango correspondent, and the creator and host of their weekly show, Indie Movie Guide. Alicia is also a host on FilmStruck, a cinephile subscription streaming service run by the Criterion Collection and Turner Classic Movies.

Alicia is passionate about classic films, independent movies, and supporting women in film. In 2015, Alicia gave a TEDx talk about the lack of women working in film and why this is important to change. In 2017, she was invited to give a second TEDx talk, where she spoke about the hidden stories of the earliest women working in Hollywood. Alicia has also spoken at conferences around America, and because of this, was named one of the 100 Worthy Women of 2016.

Alicia has traveled the world to cover the BAFTAs, the Oscars, the Cannes Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, and SXSW. She is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, and over the years has interviewed hundreds of movie stars and filmmakers.


Reviews

★★★★★ 5 stars! "Perhaps, when it comes down to it, the point of watching movies is not to find answers at all but to continue asking new questions, to prod us towards discussions, to process our past, and keep evolving into the future." I don't care which subject or topic that is, just lis......more

Goodreads review by Kerry

It was so interesting to read about how Alicia Malone came to be a TCM host. And as someone whose childhood memories mainly involve wandering around video rental stores (and who understands most of her life through film), I related! There’s a great essay about Smooth Talk.......more

Goodreads review by Leslie

Thanks to NetGalley and Tantor Audio for the ALC of this audiobook. Growing up, Alicia Malone discovered the joy of classic cinema, and for many years, that’s how she related to the world. As I listened to her talk about her childhood, I realized she could have been recounting my own. At eight years......more

Goodreads review by Tea

Just off the bat, this is not the book that Goodreads has it listed as. The author's foreword is very clear that this is a look at the women in film who affected the author's life in some way, NOT a "complete history of the women who broke barriers". I think that wrong title is giving the book some......more

Goodreads review by Abigail

A terrific diving board from which to dive into thoughts about my relationship with movies.......more