Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Raven Symone said what?
Read more: Raven Symone said what?Raven Symone made news on OWN when she told Oprah that she didn’t like being labeled. The labels she talked about were “gay” and “African American,” but she might have been talking about any label applied to any person. She did say, “I’m proud to be who I am.” I think many reactions to her…
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How are we Feeling about How to Get Away with Murder?
Read more: How are we Feeling about How to Get Away with Murder?We’ve seen 2 episodes of How to Get Away with Murder now. How are we feeling about it? I’ll share my reactions and I hope you’ll leave a comment to share what you think. First, I want Viola Davis as Annalise Keating to carry this show to the top. I want another show with an…
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Watch This: Inside Out
Read more: Watch This: Inside OutWatch a few seconds of trailer for Inside Out coming from Pixar next year. You have to wade past some bragging first. Inside Out is Pixar’s second film with a female protagonist. Maybe they learned something from Brave after all. A few of the voices involved in Inside Out include Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Phyllis…
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Watch This: Teachers
Read more: Watch This: TeachersTV 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.
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Watch This: Clip from Still Alice
Read more: Watch This: Clip from Still AliceStill Alice stars Julianne Moore as Dr. Alice Howland, a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words because of early onset Alzheimer’s disease. The film is based on Lisa Genova’s 2007 bestselling novel of the same name. Still Alice will have a limited release in December, which means Julianne Moore will be in the running…
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Entangled
Read more: EntangledThis 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
Read more: Review: TransparentTransparent 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
Read more: That Magic Moment When I Fell for Lost GirlI 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
Read more: Watch This: Big EyesBig 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
Read more: International Study on Gender Images in Global FilmsIn 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…