Month: September 2014
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Entangled
This is the plot synopsis: A scientist initiates her brain-dead partner’s secret experiment to find out what happened to him. But what she experiences is a mind-bending reality that threatens both their lives. Also in the film are Aaron Abrams, Joey Klein, and Tennille Read. Here’s the entire Entangled. After watching the film, I think…
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Review: Transparent
Transparent was fascinating and compelling. I watched it all the first weekend it was out on Amazon Prime. It’s a coming out story for the character brilliantly played by Jeffrey Tambor. I’ll try to review it without giving away too many surprises that can’t be gleaned from simply watching the trailer. The review has some…
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That Magic Moment When I Fell for Lost Girl
I saw a tweet the other day recalling when someone first got hooked on Lost Girl. It included a photo of Bo and Lauren. It started me thinking about when that moment was for me – when did I know that this show, this character, would be one I would really like? For me, that…
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Watch This: Big Eyes
Big Eyes is a biopic directed by Tim Burton. It’s about Margaret Keene (Amy Adams) an artist who painted big eyed children famous in the 1950s and 60s. Her husband Walter (Christoph Waltz) took credit for her work. This plot is so 1950s and 1960s! I speak from experience when I tell you that the…
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International Study on Gender Images in Global Films
In a press release on September 22, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, UN Women and The Rockefeller Foundation presented an international study on gender images in global films. There was a press conference to share the information from the study. Geena Davis spoke at the press conference. She said, The fact is…
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Gender Bias in Media (Infographic)
The infographic relates to the news in International Study on Gender Images in Global Films. Please see that post for more information.
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CBS Sunday: Madam Secretary & The Good Wife
Madam Secretary promises to be good. What it does not seem to be is some kind of pre election exploration, either good or bad, of Hillary Clinton. It’s more of an underdog story. Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord is not a politician. She comes from a background in the CIA. The President (Keith Carradine) came…
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Review: This is Where I Leave You
This is Where I Leave You is so rich and messy and complicated, I won’t even try to give you the details of the story. You get the basic story watching the trailer, which is that a family comes together to sit shiva for 7 days because of the death of the father.
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It’s All About Bo on Lost Girl
I’m going to say something crazy. Lost Girl isn’t about relationship stuff. It’s about Bo. Here’s my point for today. It doesn’t matter who Bo is with. Only Bo matters. Do you love Bo with Lauren (or Tamsin or any other woman)? Do you love Bo with Dyson (or Ryan or any other man)? The…
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Review: The Blacklist
In the last week or so I watched season 1 of The Blacklist. I got hooked on it and just kept watching. After episode 1, I wasn’t sure I was committed, so I tried episode 2. Before long I decided to watch the whole season. James Spader stars as Raymond “Red” Reddington, a criminal mastermind…