Month: November 2015

  • Watch This: Teaser for Season 2 of Transparent

    Watch This: Teaser for Season 2 of Transparent

    “Did he call me sir?” Yes, it’s almost time for Transparent season 2 on Amazon. Amazon released a tiny clip to let you know that the characters you learned to love in season 1, are going to remain true to themselves. It’s a bit hard to tell in all the confusion, but it looks like…

  • Broad Focus: It Works

    Broad Focus: It Works

    Several months ago, Lifetime TV announced Broad Focus, an effort to put more women in all sorts of positions behind the camera as directors, producers, writers, and content developers. Lifetime recently announced how well it’s working. Five of those Lifetime movies are the top five movies in ad-supported cable for women 25-49. They are: Alex…

  • Review: Miss You Already

    Review: Miss You Already

    Miss You Already is about two friends. One of them dies. True, it’s sad. It’s also funny and beautiful and bursting with love and joy. Don’t let the sad realities of life hold you back from enjoying the other parts of life.

  • Review: Dark Places

    Review: Dark Places

    Dark Places is a haunting tale about recovering from childhood trauma and the lingering seduction of evil. I give it high marks. The acting was brilliant from all the cast, particularly Charlize Theron and Christina Hendricks. The plotting and story details were original and fascinating. Spoilers ahead.

  • Last Tango in Halifax Lands 4th Series: 6 Things I Hope to See

    Last Tango in Halifax Lands 4th Series: 6 Things I Hope to See

    Straight from the mouth of the BBC. We’re delighted to confirm that #LastTangoInHalifax will return for another series. pic.twitter.com/79xxSM5oWD — BBC One (@BBCOne) February 1, 2015 Let’s talk about what we want to see in season 4 of Last Tango in Halifax.

  • Amazon Pilot Season Wants Your Opinion

    Amazon Pilot Season Wants Your Opinion

    Amazon is asking viewers to vote for their favorite new shows. The most popular shows will get a full season. You can watch all these new pilots free even if you aren’t a member at Amazon Prime. The catch is, of course, if you completely love one and it gets made into a full series,…

  • Watch This: Trailer for Chi-Raq

    Watch This: Trailer for Chi-Raq

    Amazon Studios first effort at a movie released to theaters is Chi-Raq, an adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes. It’s one of the oldest female-power stories in our culture, this time set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago. Women living amid gang war force their desire for peace on their…

  • Brain Dump: The Women of the New Fall TV Series

    Brain Dump: The Women of the New Fall TV Series

    A brain dump is a series of short thoughts on a variety of subjects. Today’s topic is the women of the new TV series for fall 2015. Supergirl I’m happy to see a short hair cut on Chyler Leigh in Supergirl. The trend toward super long hair like Melissa Benoist is wearing in the show…

  • Watch This: Trailer for The Lady in the Van

    Watch This: Trailer for The Lady in the Van

    The Lady in the Van stars Maggie Smith as a homeless woman, Mary Shepherd, who parks her van in a man’s driveway and leaves it there for 15 years. Alex Jennings plays writer Alan Bennett, the man whose driveway is appropriated. It’s based on a real story. The film is based on a play by…

  • Nicola Walker in Two British Dramas Airing Now

    Nicola Walker in Two British Dramas Airing Now

    There’s a great article in The Daily Mail titled “Why the stars of our best TV dramas are suddenly all middle-aged women: At long last, this is grown-up television” that talks about many of my favorite actresses and shows – including Nicola Walker. Nicola Walker is my particular topic today. Walker is currently starring in…