Just where did the term “chick flick” come from, anyway? We toss the phrase around lightly these days, because it’s gotten accepted into the everyday vernacular much the same way “Google” has become a verb (“I don’t know, why don’t you Google it?”). The term is now a genre in and of itself, much the …
This is not simply a story about a frog and a prince. A story about a frog would be biological. A story about a prince would be historical. But a story about a frog-prince is magical, and therein lies all the difference. –Jane Yolen In our introductory post, Jenn remarked that many chick flicks fall …
There are a few titles that, for me personally, come to mind immediately when someone says “chick flick.” Others take a bit more of a reminder– maybe it’s because I didn’t like the movie so much, or because it came out a long time ago. Or it could have featured an actor or an actress …
Welcome to ChixFlix, the blog by “chicks” for anyone who has heard of “chick flicks,” whether they have an interest in this unique genre of films or not. To begin with, we hope to answer some basic questions: What is a “chick flick?” “The pop culture term ‘chick flick’ simply refers to films that are …