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...front of a predominantly male crowd of approximately 800 fans, the boxing event begins. Several male boxers proceed to fight. Then, a voice in the dark balcony whispers, "Next one is a chick fight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Liu Finds Place in the Fight Game | 3/10/1998 | See Source »

...problem people are having with it." The critics harbor a more obvious sexism. Women's sports--perhaps because they're in a protected, infant stage--involve consensus in a way that doesn't jibe with pure, aggressive competition, critics say. If women are going to turn sports into some chick soap-opera drama, they argue, then perhaps women shouldn't be given the hardwood floor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shooting Like A Girl? | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

...saddest thing about these labels that people give "Ally McBeal" is that the turn off potential viewers. Let's be honest: if a new show is commonly referred to as a "chick show" how many men would be interested? The show would have much more appeal if audiences and critics alike simply called it what it is, a hilarious new drama. Wouldn't you be more interested in a show labeled as such...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Deconstructing Ally | 2/12/1998 | See Source »

...Grier, queen of ultraviolent "blaxploitation" flicks in the '70s, ran into Quentin Tarantino, king of ultraviolent indie cinema in the '90s. The director, it turned out, was a big fan. He even had a poster of Grier's 1973 movie Coffy up on his office wall. THE BADDEST ONE-CHICK HIT-SQUAD THAT EVER HIT TOWN! boasts the poster, which sports an illustration of a shotgun-wielding Grier in low-riding stretch pants and a revelatory bikini top. "I got an idea," Tarantino told Grier. "I want to write something...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: GUNNING FOR '90S GLORY | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

...attractive, have no sex appeal and are thrown away. That's not true. I'm as energetic as I've ever been, and my sex drive today is so intensified that I just drive myself crazy. I feel better than I felt at 19." The baddest one-chick hit squad that ever hit town may be badder than ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: GUNNING FOR '90S GLORY | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

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