Month: October 2014
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Watch This: Trailer for Helicopter Mom
Helicopter Mom looks hilarious. The film stars Nia Vardalos, Jason Dolley, Mark Boone Junior and Skyler Samuels. It was written by Duke Tran and directed by Salome Breziner. Here’s the description of Helicopter Mom. Oh, how far we’ve come from the dark days of rampant homophobia. But teenager Lloyd Cooper (Jason Dolley) may think society—or…
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BBC’s Clever Treatment of Previews for New TV Season
Check out the BBC’s brilliant treatment of previews of the coming seasons for many of our favorite shows. Mixed among the previews are clips of shows from the past and present. I predict a rush to copy this style of preview sharing by all the networks. It’s a fantastic way to use the technology. They…
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Brain Dump: The Good Wife, Madam Secretary, How to Get Away with Murder, The Walking Dead
It’s time for another brain dump. These are quick hits on this and that. The Good Wife Linda Lavin has been on The Good Wife lately. Her character is part of the plot line to put Cary Agos (Matt Czuchry) in jail. Lavin created a most particular character. She uses exacting quirks to make her…
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Watch This: White Bird in a Blizzard Previews and Interviews
White Bird in a Blizzard is now available on iTunes, Amazon Prime, Google Play and in theaters. The film stars Shailene Woodley, Christopher Meloni, Eva Green, Gabourey Sidibe, and many others. Here’s the official description of the film. Kat Connors is 17 years old when her perfect homemaker mother, Eve, a beautiful, enigmatic, and haunted…
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New Preview for The Fall Season 2 Released by the BBC – UPDATED
Although we still don’t know an exact starting date for the 2nd season of The Fall on the BBC, it is definitely getting closer. Gillian Anderson herself mentioned the new preview on her Twitter account. Hello everyone. Here at last is the first Fall trailer – http://t.co/2AF7evgwjT -GA — Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) October 26, 2014…
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Watch This: Unbroken Trailer
Unbroken is not the type of story I normally talk about here. My mission is to promote female driven entertainment. However, I have three most excellent reasons for being eager to see Unbroken. I read the book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. It was thrilling and inspirational and edge…
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Lila: Take a Moment to Brighten Your Day
Lila is a short film by Carlos Lascano that will make you smile and will brighten your day. The actress playing Lila is Alma Garcia. The film uses magic and art and reality to tell a brief but charming tale. Lila is the conclusion of a trilogy beginning with A Short Love Story in Stop…
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Watch This: 3 Upcoming Films Starring Women
Because I took a week off, I got a bit behind mentioning upcoming films that feature women in the leading role. To compensate, I combined them into this post featuring trailers for She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, Miss Meadows, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry is a provocative look…
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Review: Big Driver
From a story by Stephen King, Big Driver is the story of a novelist bent on revenge after falling victim to a brutal crime. It is a made for Lifetime TV film. It stars Maria Bello, Olympia Dukakis, Joan Jett, Ann Dowd and Will Harris. There are spoilers ahead.
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Wisdom Sharing: A Week with the Goddess Spirit
I spent last week at a conference in Ghost Ranch, NM. The conference, called Wisdom Sharing, featured Alice Walker, Gloria Steinem and Dr. Chung Hyun Kyung. The marvelous moderator, shown on the left above, was Dr. Melanie Harris. The location is stunning in its beauty and spirit. The women who were the star attractions were…