Interview: Horror Director Tim Sullivan (Scream Queens 2, 2001 Maniacs, Driftwood)

Action Flick Chick | September 14, 2010

Last night Scream Queens 2 finally aired the episode they were filming when I visited their set. In VH1’s Scream Queens reality competition, 10 aspiring actresses compete to win a role in a horror movie. The first season’s winner Tanedra Howard appeared in Saw VI and gets to return to that role for the upcoming [...]

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Comic-Con Panel Video: Where Are the Action Chicks?

Action Flick Chick | September 4, 2010

Continued from”Comic-Con Panel: Best Superheroine Movie? No, the ONLY Theatrical Superheroine Movie.”
In a San Diego Comic-Con International panel, some friends and I discussed the shortage of superheroines and other action heroines in leading roles in movies and comic books.
The Panel:
* Katrina Hill, Action Flick Chick (@ActionChick), G4TV’s Next Woman of the Web, PoP’s current Fangirl of [...]

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Action Chicks Training Academy! Enroll Now for Fall Classes

Llama Mama | August 23, 2010

Professor Leeloo Dallas Multipass.

 Action Flick Chick: What courses would the Action Chicks Training Academy offer? 
Answers came from Facebook and twitter. 
Cristina Bogdan: Feathers for anihilation 101.
Tanner Gibson: Kicking Cell Spammers Ass?
Charissa Gilmore Duff: Shotgun speed reloading, group recon tactics, and the appropriate use of sweatproof/waterproof/smudgeproof makeup.
Armita Pebdani: High Speeds in High Heels 500
Wendy Harrington: Stiletto Stance 101
Stiletto Stunning 102
Stiletto [...]

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Comic-Con Panel: Best Superheroine Movie? No, the ONLY Theatrical Superheroine Movie

Action Flick Chick | July 29, 2010

In our “Where Are the Action Chicks?” panel at San Diego Comic-Con International, we examined the dearth of action heroines in movies and comic books, including an examination of the reasons why there are so few despite the great popularity of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Xena: Warrior Princess, Aliens‘ Ripley, Terminator’s Sarah Connor, and certain others. [...]

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Wired Interviews the Action Flick Chick: ‘Action Chick’ Looks at Comic-Con’s Geek Girls

Action Flick Chick | July 26, 2010

Hugh Hart of Wired.com interviews Action Flick Chick Katrina Hill about Wired’s choices for the “26 Most Awesome Female Ass-Kickers.”
From Wired:
Fierce female characters are gaining traction in the pop-culture landscape, but even in 2010, guys still outnumber women in starring roles for movies, TV, comics and videogames. Several Comic-Con International panels this weekend look at [...]

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Wired Interviews the Action Flick Chick: Geek Culture’s 26 Most Awesome Female Ass-Kickers

Action Flick Chick | July 21, 2010

Hugh Hart of Wired.com interviews Action Flick Chick Katrina Hill’s about Wired’s choices for the “26 Most Awesome Female Ass-Kickers.” It’s just a quote from her today, but the full interview continues over the next couple of days. Please note that it’s Hugh who calls Angelina Jolie the most compelling ass-kicking heroine. While she ranks [...]

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Our “Where Are the Action Chicks?” Comic-Con Panel Lost Luci and Gained Goddess Glory

Llama Mama | July 20, 2010

Friday at Comic-Con, Katrina will be in charge of the “Where Are the Action Chicks?” panel discussing the shortage of action heroines in comic books and movies – with a whole lot of cool people we’ve mentioned here a couple of times, like J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5 TV series, Wonder Woman comic book), Cindy [...]

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Geek Girls Conquer San Diego Comic-Con 2010 – Do We Ever!

Action Flick Chick | July 12, 2010

This year, geek girls are conquering San Diego Comic-Con International. Look at all the awesome things we’re up to.
THURSDAY, JULY 22
5:30-6:30 Geek Girls Exist— Really? Kristin Rielly (Geek Girls Network) leads a discussion about growing up geek, turning passions into careers, and who shot first. Representing the many awesome aspects of the geek culture, panelists [...]

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