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[vintagewarhol]

[festivalgear]

Bonnie “Prince” Billy – “At The Back Of The Pit” Video Bonnie "Prince" Billy, the spectral American-music traveler sometimes known as Will Oldham, has been working hard these past few years, dedicating entire albums to covering other people's music and collaborating with tons of his peers. Just in the past few weeks, Oldham has made a whole album with the National's Bryce Dessner and … More »

[thebluntcritic]

"All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" (2006)

At first glance, "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" is a run of the mill slasher.  However, a closer look shows the film is a very distinct allegory for misogyny, rape culture, and inter-gender relations.  SPOILERS: When you look closely, you'll notice every guy that attempts to force himself on Mandy, either overtly or through thinly veiled deception, dies.  Meanwhile, the one guy who doesn't try to take advantage of Mandy or treat her like a piece of meat, survives.  Aside from Mandy, the girls that don't treat themselves as something more than objects also become victims.  The best friend character who turns out to be the killer forces himself on Mandy because he feels entitled to her affections for killing for her but he too dies.  It's an interesting update of the common horror trope that teens who engage in sex/drug use/general moral delinquency die.  In today's society, the moral construct and status of gender hierarchy is a popular topic.  While the film isn't particularly good or entertaining, it does have intelligent subtext that makes it culturally relevant, particularly to this generation.

[genevieveetguy]

There she is boys, Mandy Lane. Untouched, pure. Since the dawn of junior year men have tried to possess her, and to date all have failed. Some have even died in their reckless pursuit of this angel.

All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, Jonathan Levine (2006)