Save Our LadiesCazz Blase Jan 31·6 min read Photo of Edinburgh by on Unsplash Scotland, 1996: Teenage girls dancing to Edwyn Collins’ ‘A Girl Like You’. The same girls dancing into a takeaway, mucking about in a fast food outlet. Stop. A scene of calm. Five girls… Jan 31 21January 31, 2021Article at Medium
Stories from the She-Punks, a film by Gina Birch and Helen ReddingtonStories from the She-Punks (2018) Directors: Gina Birch and Helen Reddington Cast: Viv Albertine, Gina Birch, Gaye Black, Rachel Bor, Shanne Bradley, Vivien Goldman, Helen McCookerybook, June Miles-Kingston, Jane Munro, Liz Naylor, Lucy O’Brien,… Jun 04 19June 04, 2019Article at Louder Than War
Beats – Film review ‘a beautiful, bittersweet, vibrant piece of cinema’ about the Rave scene in 1994Beats (2019) Director: Brian Welsh Cast: Cristian Ortega, Lorn Macdonald Language: English Runtime: 101 minutes Release date: 17th May Format: Cinema release 9/10 Cazz Blase salutes Brian Welsh and Kieran Hurley’s elegant swansong to the last days of… May 27 19May 27, 2019Article at Louder Than War
Stories of the She-PunksFed up of not seeing their own experiences and those of their peers represented in accounts of 1970s UK punk, Gina Birch and Helen McCookerybook have made a film that nails the female punk experience. Cazz Blase meets up with them for a chat “Helen… Nov 02 18November 02, 2018Article at The F-Word
Desperately seeking DollyCazz Blase immensely enjoys, despite not being a die-hard Dolly Parton fan, a girl’s journey in search of her mother It’s 1976 in Manitoba, Canada. Women’s liberation is gaining momentum, Dolly Parton is riding high in the world of song and… May 30 13May 30, 2013Article at The F-Word
Hole story of Schemel not LoveCazz Blase enjoys the documentary about Hole’s drummer Patty Schemel that puts one of the most exciting bands of the 1990s firmly on the rock’n’roll map without losing intimate touch Look back across the decades at the established canon of… Dec 04 12December 04, 2012Article at The F-Word
‘Freedom always has a price’Cazz Blase considers how Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical story of coming-of-age in Iran and Europe transfers to the big screen I first saw the film Persepolis in May at the Cornerhouse in Manchester, in French with English subtitles, and in high… Aug 11 08August 11, 2008Article at The F-Word
Troy - The F-WordHow does this gung-ho Hollywood film tackle questions of war, feminity and masculinity? Cazz Blase reports. Directed by Wolfgang Peterson (2004). War in Iraq, war in Israel, war in Afganistan… and war on the screen in Wolfgang Peterson’s Troy.… Jul 20 04July 20, 2004Article at The F-Word
