Every week With a Little Help from Our Friends dedicates time to highlight the best pieces of writing on film and television published around the Internet. Share more good stories in the comment section.
For your reading enjoyment …
Kate Erbland penned an interesting piece on The Bechdel Test, vile violence, and Kick-Ass 2.
Read about the alarming new trend amongst “movie lovers” over at The Dissolve.
This weekend’s box office report is in: Oprah’s fan-base proved to be reliable with the release and success of The Butler.
After re-watching the 25th Hour this past weekend I immediately sought out David Ehrlich’s pensive and insightful essay.
Lastly, read about how Hollywood writes and how we subsequently describe female characters.
Check out every film poster created by the legendary artist, Saul Bass.
Good friend of the site Steven Boone reviews Lee Daniels’ The Butler for RogerEbert.com.
This great piece by Scott Tobias will compel you to seek out John Frankenheimer’s Seconds.
Getting tired of writers on film comparing Ain’t Them Bodies Saints to works of Terrence Malick? So is the New Yorker’s Richard Brody.
Lastly, we didn’t review Jobs on the site last week. And after you read this review from R. Kurt Osenlund, you’ll understand why.
