loretta bush

It's the holiday film season, which means Oscar bait! Here's a round up of films that feature strong female roles, just plain amazing actresses, groundbreaking female directors and at least two films with lesbian under and overtones. Highlights include Naomi Watts as Valerie Plame, Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman in a lesbian ballet tryst, the heavy but important For Colored Girls, Dreya Weber as a lesbian discharged under DADT, Sally Hawkins and Miranda Richardson in the proto feminist Made in Dagenham and, of course, Cher and Christina Aguilera in what promises to become this generation's Showgirls. Angelina Jolie in the Tourist and more...