Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Orphan Black explores the question of who owns a woman’s body
Read more: Orphan Black explores the question of who owns a woman’s bodyTatiana Maslany recently gave an interview to TV Guide. They were talking to her about her upcoming role as Aziz Ansari’s love interest on Parks and Recreation, but the conversation quickly turned to Orphan Black and clones. In the final episode of season one on Orphan Black, the clone Cosima, a scientist, does some binary…
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Ray Donovan is a Wow!
Read more: Ray Donovan is a Wow!I’ve never liked Jon Voight. I don’t have a good reason, he’s just never done anything for me. Of course I’ve seen him in a lot of things – there’s no avoiding the man. But, wow, he found the vehicle of a lifetime in Ray Donovan on Showtime. He is so perfectly Mickey Donovan –…
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The L Word Opening Credits (Season Six)
Read more: The L Word Opening Credits (Season Six)The idea is that you can get everything you need to know about an episode of The L Word from just the opening credits. If you know who was in an episode, you can remember what happened, right? Well, that’s my contention and I’m here to bring you the recap of final season of The…
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WIGS: Diana Nyad documentary
Read more: WIGS: Diana Nyad documentaryThe web series WIGS created a documentary about Diana Nyad. It seems a fitting tribute to post it today. Yesterday the 64 year old swimmer achieved her dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida. She did it in 52 hrs, 54 mins and 18.6 sec without the protection of a shark cage. She is the…
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Magic Mike: A Review
Read more: Magic Mike: A ReviewIt may be old news on movie reviews here at Old Ain’t Dead for a while, because I recently came into 3 months of free HBO, Showtime, Cinemax and Encore. I’m going to have a ball catching up on things I haven’t seen for the next 3 months. The first thing I watched in this…
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In a World: A Review
Read more: In a World: A ReviewIn a World is terrific.
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New TV season shows I can’t wait to see
Read more: New TV season shows I can’t wait to seeThe summer shows are fun and I love quite a few of them, but I’m eager for the new seasons of some old favorites. Here’s what I’m looking forward to. What about you? Lost Girl Season 4 can’t get here soon enough for me. It airs first in Canada on Showcase beginning in November. Then…
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TV Shows for Fall 2013 that Look Good
Read more: TV Shows for Fall 2013 that Look GoodHere are some upcoming shows for fall that look pretty good. I’m not aware of everything that’s coming up, so if you know of something good I’ve missed, give me a shout in the comments.
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The L Word Opening Credits (Season Five)
Read more: The L Word Opening Credits (Season Five)Recapping season 5 of The L Word using nothing to tell the story but the opening credits. That’s what’s happening right here.
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Entertainment is a gift, hating on entertainers isn’t
Read more: Entertainment is a gift, hating on entertainers isn’tWe have a serious problem with our entertainment. We think we own it. We think we own the stories, the characters, the actors. We think it’s ours to dictate and control. If it isn’t the way we want it to be, we get vicious. Entertainment is a gift to us, created and conceived for our…