Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Gravity: IMAX Behind the Frame (Video)
Read more: Gravity: IMAX Behind the Frame (Video)Gravity opens today on many screens. It should be a huge hit simply because of the its visual achievements. Gravity has an IMAX 3D version. If you live in a place where you can view IMAX, you may want to view it that way. This promo includes some NASA astronauts who comment on the reality…
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Review: Enough Said
Read more: Review: Enough SaidEnough Said met all my expectations. I thought it would be funny – it was. I thought it would be charming – it was. I thought the cast would be superlative – they were. I thought it would be an outstanding example of storytelling from a female writer, a female director, and a female star…
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Marvel: Ultimate Mentor Adventure for girls interested in STEM fields
Read more: Marvel: Ultimate Mentor Adventure for girls interested in STEM fieldsMarvel is doing something marvelous for girls who are interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) around the release of Thor: The Dark World. The program is called Ultimate Mentor Adventure. Here’s how it works. Natalie Portman, who plays Jane Foster, an astrophysicist, in Thor: The Dark World describes the program in a video…
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What about Sofia if Callie and Arizona Split?
Read more: What about Sofia if Callie and Arizona Split?In the season opener of Grey’s Anatomy last week, we saw the first reaction by Callie (Sara Ramirez) to Arizona’s (Jessica Capshaw) infidelity. Hurt and angry, Callie takes Sofia and leaves. She takes up residence on Derek and Meredith’s couch for a while. It takes Callie one day to talk to Arizona about a schedule…
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Recap: Last Tango in Halifax S1, E4
Read more: Recap: Last Tango in Halifax S1, E4This is Caroline and Gillian’s episode. It’s the rainy evening when Alan (Derek Jacobi) and Celia (Anne Reid) are trapped in the spooky hall they scouted as a wedding location. Gillian (Nicola Walker) is outside with firemen who responded to her flaming Land Rover. She returns to the house, anxious because her dad isn’t home…
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Dishing About this Week’s Season Openers
Read more: Dishing About this Week’s Season OpenersAll the season openers for the week have aired now. Let’s talk about how they did. The two that I thought did the best job starting the new season off with a bang were Castle and Bones. Castle jumped right out of the gate with action, conflict and new situations. Beckett is busy in Washington…
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Dream Actress Pairings
Read more: Dream Actress PairingsThe other day Sarah Shahi tweeted a pic of her and Amy Acker working together on Person of Interest. @AmyAcker and I spending the day together pic.twitter.com/RdYVXPWge0 — Sarah Shahi (@onlysarahshahi) September 12, 2013 Sarah Shahi and Amy Acker: I think that’s an interesting combination of stars. Two people that you might not ever expect…
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Instant Judgments on Sleepy Hollow and Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
Read more: Instant Judgments on Sleepy Hollow and Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.DHere are my instant opinions about two new TV shows that deal with fantastical unreality. Sleepy Hollow may be a bit overbearingly self-important. — OldAintDead (@OldAintDead) September 24, 2013 I watched two episodes before I formed that judgment on Sleepy Hollow. It’s too heavy handed for my taste. I feel like they are beating me…
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Two interesting documentary films about equality
Read more: Two interesting documentary films about equalityA couple of interesting documentaries caught my eye recently. Even though they are very different, they are both about equality. The first, CinemAbility, is about equal treatment of the disabled. It’s about a movement to portray disabled people in film and pop culture realistically. If you read my post We Need More Young Geeky Female…
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Recap: Last Tango in Halifax, S1 E3
Read more: Recap: Last Tango in Halifax, S1 E3Last week, Caroline (Sarah Lancashire) drove off with her two boys and Celia (Anne Reid), leaving John (Tony Gardner) standing in the middle of the road at the farm. That’s where we start up this week, with Caroline having an emotional breakdown in the car as she drives erratically away. Caroline stops the car and…