How did the #remakewithwomen hashtag come about? I was, like all the other nerds and geeks on the internet, paying attention to the announcement that a remake of Ghostbusters with an all women cast was a go. I was, like many other nerds and geeks on the internet, by turns amused and dismayed at the…
She’s Alive! Our Next #WWACNerdMovie is The Bride
In honor of Halloween, our October #WWACNerdMovie tomorrow evening will be The Bride (directed by Franc Roddam), the 1985 horror flick that gives a feminist spin to The Bride of Frankenstein. Mad scientist Baron Charles Frankenstein (Sting—hey, it was the 80s) creates a mate for his first creation, the hulking monster Viktor (Clancy Brown). After the destruction…
#WWACNerdMovie Recap for Heathers: Scrunchies, Slushies, And More
Last night for our monthly Classic Nerd Movie Club, we enjoyed a live tweet viewing of Heathers, the late 80’s teen comedy-drama starring Winona Ryder and so many, many scrunchies. A big thank you to everyone that joined; if you weren’t able to participate this month, our next one is Wednesday October 29th (film TBD)….
What’s Your Damage? #WWACNerdMovie This Wednesday Is So Very
For September’s Classic Nerd Movie Club this Wednesday, we will be livetweeting Heathers, the endlessly quotable teen cult classic from the 80’s starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. Are you a Veronica in a world full of Heathers? Or did it at least feel that way in high school? Winona Ryder stars as the reluctantly…
#WWACNerdMovie Rewind
Last Wednesday (August 27th) WWAC livesnarked Strange Days. We learned a couple lessons from that one: 1) If it’s been over a decade since the last time you watched a movie, there might be some scenes that take you by surprise. I had completely forgotten about the rape scene. In the future we’ll be more…
Classic Nerd Movie: Mini Review of Strange Days
Strange Days was a box office flop. An underrated, unusual, suspenseful flop starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, and Tom Sizemore. And it is our next pick for the Classic Nerd Movie Club.
#WWACNerdMovie Was Incredibly Fun
Wednesday July 30th was the inaugural #WWACNerdMovie Night, in which we get together to watch a classic nerd movie and live tweet our snarky little hearts out. This month’s movie was Barbarella, a film that practically whimpers with ecstatic joy to be snarked upon. And snark we did.
Tonight’s Classic Nerd Movie Club: Barbarella
Are you ready to dive into the politics of space sexploration? Join us on Twitter this evening at 8 pm EST for our first Classic Nerd Movie Club—a livetweet of Barbarella, the cult classic starring Jane Fonda and a whole lot of bad-ass outfits. Tag your tweets with #WWACNerdMovie as we discuss this relic of…
Classic Nerd Movie Club: Mini Review of Barbarella
In the not too distant future, humanity has turned into a species of space travelling, sexually repressed squares. People no longer engage in fluid exchange for sexual pleasure, but have instead replaced physical intimacy with drugs and hand holding. One adventuring astronaut on a mission to save humanity rediscovers the value of “doing things the…
Classic Nerd Movie Club
This month marks WWAC’s first Classic Nerd Movie Club meeting! Once a month, we will don our black cloaks, meet under cover of night, and select one film to rule them all (for the month). To join the fun, all you must do is pop the flick on at the designated time—whether through Netflix, Amazon…