Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Orphan Black: Things Which Have Never Yet Been Done
Read more: Orphan Black: Things Which Have Never Yet Been Done“Things Which Have Never Yet Been Done” is episode 9 of season 2 of Orphan Black. The stakes are raised to the highest level for Cosima and Kira. Story wires stretched to breaking characterize the episode. Allison Allison (Tatiana Maslany, one of many) and Donnie (Kristian Bruun) provide some comic relief in a fairly dark…
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Some Interviews with Orange is the New Black Cast Members
Read more: Some Interviews with Orange is the New Black Cast MembersThe cast of Orange is the New Black is busy doing publicity for season 2. There are interviews and talk shows and all kinds of press going on. I thought I’d collect a few of these videos right here for you to enjoy. If you an obsessed fan like I am, you probably enjoy seeing…
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Orange is the New Black, Soso, and Diversity
Read more: Orange is the New Black, Soso, and DiversityBrook Soso. She’s a new inmate on Orange is the New Black. She’s played by Kimiko Glenn, who is at least part Asian. The only other Asian inmate is Chang (Lori Tan Chinn) who was mostly nonverbal in season 1, but does have lines in season 2. Brook is VERY verbal. Nonstop talking. If she…
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On Introducing Vee into Orange is the New Black
Read more: On Introducing Vee into Orange is the New BlackSay hello to Vee (Lorraine Toussaint). Notice the dangerous headgear. Notice the deadly serious look in her eyes. Notice the nickname “queen” bestowed on her by the Orange is the New Black team. Bringing Vee into the prison and into Orange is the New Black was a storytelling decision of brilliance from Jenji Kohan’s and…
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A First Look at Orange is the New Black, Season 2
Read more: A First Look at Orange is the New Black, Season 2This is my overall impression of season 2 of Orange is the New Black. I will talk about performances and high level story lines, without revealing big spoilers. More detailed discussions of particular episodes or events will come later after people have had plenty of time to watch all 13 episodes. I watched all 13…
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Orphan Black: Variable and Full of Perturbation
Read more: Orphan Black: Variable and Full of PerturbationOnly two episodes of Orphan Black remain in season 2 after this week’s “Variable and Full of Perturbation.” This episode introduced quite a lot of variation and perturbation to resolve in that time, especially with a new clone Tony (Tatiana Maslany) showing up. Yep, Tony. Formerly Antoinette Zwicky, now a trans man named Tony. He’s…
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The World’s Greatest Actresses on The Ellen Show
Read more: The World’s Greatest Actresses on The Ellen ShowWhat happens when Ellen gets her hands on the imagination of an Academy Award winning actress? Some really amazing actresses known for awesome performances show up on The Ellen Show. They sit down and talk about the latest film they worked on and have a nice chat with Ellen. But that isn’t enough for Ellen.…
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Review: Camilla
Read more: Review: CamillaCamilla, from 1994, stars Jessica Tandy and Bridget Fonda in a delightful road trip tale. Two women, several generations apart in age, take off together leaving a son and a husband at home to wonder where they are. They have an adventure that takes them from Georgia to Toronto. Camilla, played by Jessica Tandy, tends…
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Funny Stuff: The L Word
Read more: Funny Stuff: The L WordLet’s talk about the funny stuff on The L Word. Showtime is celebrating Gay Pride Month by showing full seasons of The L Word and Queer as Folk in June. Episodes of both will be on Monday through Friday in June, and then on Thursday nights through November. There are a lot of serious things…
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Orphan Black: Knowledge of Causes, and Secret Motion of Things
Read more: Orphan Black: Knowledge of Causes, and Secret Motion of Things“Knowledge of Causes, and Secret Motion of Things,” episode 7 of season 2 of Orphan Black, gives us some shocking surprises, some slapstick laughs, and another turn of the screw on the momentous stakes involved for everyone. As usual, everything revolves around Sarah, but I’ll start with Allison’s story since much of the action in…