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I was on Twitter the other day – my favorite time waster – and noticed an interesting question from Matt Dentler of Cinetic Media: “Will women pay to see Inglourious Basterds](Inglourious Basterds (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) this weekend? No, seriously, I’m asking: are you, or do you know, a woman who will?” I replied that I’d paid to watch the movie at Cinemapocalypse, and would probably pay again to see it with my husband. Matt then told me the Alamo event didn’t count – he didn’t quite explain why, but I think the point is that women who go to all-night movie marathons probably do not fit the traditional female moviegoer stereotype.
Anyway, my reply to Matt generated some retweets and a short, interesting discussion: “I wish the ads conveyed that it Basterds] has strong female characters.” “You nailed it,” he replied, and I understood what he meant. He found the trailers misleading – rightfully so.