Month: March 2015
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The Dovekeepers
Tonight and tomorrow night, the four-hour mini series The Dovekeepers airs on CBS. At once epic and intimate, The Dovekeepers is based on the novel by Alice Hoffman about the seige of Masada. Masada was a Jewish stronghold atop a mountain in the Judean desert. The key part of the story involves women whose roles…
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High Cinema: Drug Use in Film (Infographic)
Here’s another interesting infographic from the Film School at the New York Film Academy Los Angeles. I’m only showing you part of this encyclopedic infographic full of information about drugs in film. You can view the complete infographic at the New York Film Academy site. It contains further sections on usage, representation, and perception. I…
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Gloria Steinem on “Chick Flicks”
Gloria Steinem blogs about books at Open Roads Media. The blog is called “Reading our way to the Revolution.” The once monthly column looks at a timeless and timely book. Her latest review is about The Group, a 1963 novel by Mary McCarthy. The Group is the latest review of a book that helped start…
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3 Reasons Archie Panjabi’s Unforgettable Kalinda Sharma Deserves a Great Send Off
Not long before #kalindasharma will unzip the boots and hang up the leather jacket.Thnx for all the lovely messages:) pic.twitter.com/UCqYItB1p2 — Archie Panjabi (@PanjabiArchie) March 25, 2015 Archie Panjabi sounds ready to hang it up in this tweet. If I were Archie Panjabi, I’d have mixed emotions about leaving The Good Wife. Archie’s had a…
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The X Files is Coming Back!
Mulder, it’s me. Are you ready? MT @MichaelAusiello XF Revival Official @DavidDuchovny & @GillianA Back for 6 New Eps http://t.co/qZi1v8RazZ — Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) March 24, 2015 I don’t know if Mulder is ready, but the audience out here (me!) is ready. Yep, ready for all 6 new episodes of The X Files promised to…
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Several Peeks at Orphan Black Season 3
The latest preview for Orphan Black season 3 indicates that a theme of the new season will be what happens when the male clones and the female clones interact. Based on this clip of a meeting between Sarah (Tatiana Maslany) and Rudy (Ari Millen), things might be a bit fraught in the extended family. Sarah…
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Sally Field in Hello, My Name is Doris
Hello, My Name is Doris screened at SXSW to very good reviews and won a SXSW Film Festival Audience Award. I haven’t seen any news about it being picked up for distribution, but I want to mention the film just in case. I’ll keep an eye out on streaming services as well as for potential…
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Kerry Washington at GLAAD Gives Best Acceptance Speech Ever!
Kerry Washington received a Vanguard Award at the 2015 GLAAD Media Awards ceremony over the weekend. She gave a powerful speech that tells the truth in eloquent and inspiring terms. Everyone should memorize this speech and repeat it to everyone they know. I’m working on that very thing by playing it over and over. Other…
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Two New Shows: One Big Happy and iZombie
Two new shows hit the schedule this week. I took a look at them. Here are my reactions to these new offerings. Both air on the same night, which is why I thought these two very different series should be lumped into one review. Just go with it. One Big Happy With Ellen DeGeneres on…
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Sarah Jones Brings Everywoman to the World
Is everywoman really a word? If it isn’t, it must be allowed in the case of Sarah Jones. Sarah Jones, alone on a stage, brings with her the perceptions of women from everywhere and shares them at the UN, at Davos, at TED, and on Broadway. Sometimes she brings a couple of men with her.