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Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda Talk about Female Friendship
“Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin: A hilarious celebration of lifelong female friendship” is a TED Talk with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin discussing friendship with Pat Mitchell. Since so many of my top 10 picks for the year 2015 explore the power of female friendship, this conversation between them is especially relevant.
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Lois Smith in The Americans and in Ruth & Erica
Last week in the “Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep” episode of The Americans, Lois Smith was a guest star. It was an important episode of The Americans because it showed the Russian spy, Elizabeth (Keri Russell) as she begins to grasp the horror of what she does as a spy.
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5 Sources for Free Movies and TV
Free – or almost free – sources for streaming movies and TV is what I’m sharing today. These are things you can watch anywhere you can get an Internet connection without shelling out big bucks to the cable company or the phone company. The free services generally have ads, but you are bombarded with ads […]
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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.
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Firefly Fans, Open Your Wallets for Con Man
Wait, @alan_tudyk and @NathanFillion are working together again? This, I gotta see. #conman http://t.co/xEBKk8hWiy — alyson hannigan (@alydenisof) March 11, 2015 Firefly stars Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion launched an Indigogo crowdfunding campaign. They are raising money for a new web series, Con Man. They are already over their goal. (Firefly fans are nothing if not […]
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Another Dead Lesbian and the Question of Representation
Warning: Last Tango in Halifax spoilers. My mission on this blog is to mention, support, and promote things I like. I usually don’t mention things I don’t like. Today is an exception. I want to talk about something I don’t like: the kill-the-lesbian trope. This subject is fresh on my mind because Kate McKenzie was killed […]
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Watch a clip from Jane
Jane, a 57 minute documentary from Sundance Doc Club, is about the young Jane Fonda. You can watch it in full at docclub.com, but here’s a clip to let you know more about what you’ll be seeing. The doc shows Jane Fonda rehearsing for a starring role in a Broadway play. When the play opens […]
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Watch This: Teachers
TV Land announced some new original half-hour comedies. I’m not a big fan of half-hour comedies, although I do love to watch TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland. Among the new shows is one called Teachers which stars a whole improv group of women – The Katydids. The Katydids are Caitlin Barlow, Katy Colloton, Cate Freedman, Kate […]
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Aquadettes: A Short Documentary
Aquadettes – On Life, Death and Synchronized Swimming is a short documentary about a group of elders on a synchronized swimming team in California. One particular swimmer, 76-year-old Margo Bauer, is featured. Margo has MS and is helped with her condition both by the swimming and by medical marijuana. The women on this swim team […]
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Indigo Tongues: Short Films Interview Women in Media
Indigo Tongues is a video interview series that showcases the voices of dynamic women from Africa and the diaspora. In the original releases, the films feature women in media. I hope you’ll take the time to watch all the films available so far in the series. The films are produced by Iyàlódè Productions. It is […]
Reviews of movies and TV focused on women