ENTERTAINMENT
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ChickSpeak hearts The xx
If you visit the official site for the up and coming British band The xx, you will find yourself in for a bit of a treat.
Much like the band itself, the site is a rather unique expression of creativity. Glowing brilliantly on a black screen plays the vid...more
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
One of my latest obsessions has been the books by the late Stieg Larsson which begin with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo which when published in Sweden where Larsson was from was called “Men Who Hate Women.” The trilogy of books were released after...more
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Degenderizing Disney
I find it pretty hysterical that the folks at Disney are freaking out and changing the names of their movies so they don’t alienate boys who won’t come and see a movie with the name princess in the title. Of course they would never freak out if girl...more
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Alice in Wonderland – First $200 Million Movie of 2010
So the first big hit of 2010 is a movie about a girl. Uh oh. Remember yesterday’s post about Degenderizing Disney? Funny thing is Alice in Wonderland over the last two weeks has made $221 million in the US and $221 million overseas is a Disney mov...more
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Betty Thomas — $200 Million Director
You know things are shifting a bit when Entertainment Weekly has a column that spotlights female directors at the box office the week after Kathryn Bigelow won at her Oscar.
They note in the that Betty Thomas (former actress on Hill Street Blues) who has...more
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ChickSpeak hearts Kid Cudi
“I’ve got some missions that nobody can see, and all of these emotions are pouring out of me, I bring them to the light for you, it’s only right.” This quotation is from Kid Cudi’s single ‘Soundtrack 2 My Life’ off of the album Man on the Mo...more
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Tribeca Line-Up Part 2
Yesterday, Tribeca released the films that will play in the Encounters, Discovery, Cinemania and Spotlight sections.
Here are the women directed films:
Encounters- Zero out of 14
Discovery- (3 out of 17)
brilliantlove, directed by Ashley Horner, writt...more
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The Post Oscar Debate on Kathyn Bigelow and Gender
This past week there have been a lot of stories looking at Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar win from a variety of perspectives. The fact that we are even having these conversations at all is in itself a huge and gigantic (and every other adjective I can throw ...more
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The Exploding Girl
I’ve been watching Zoe Kazan since I saw her on stage in The Seagull where she and Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan acted circles around veteran actors Kristen Scott Thomas and Peter Sarsgaard. Last year was a breakthrough year for her onscreen playing da...more
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Guess What? Women buy more movie tickets than men
You know that whole conversation about how women don’t go to the movies and are not a film market? You know that conversation that we hear over and over as the big reason why we are inundated with crappy boy films week in and week out.
Well thanks to...more
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Catherine Hardwicke books her next film
It’s been a while — November 2008– since the release of her last film, you know that little film Twilight, the one that made her the highest grossing female director EVER. It’s taken way too long for her to get back in the saddle. I personall...more
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Reese stands up for women
Reese Witherspoon was in DC yesterday talking about the need to stop violence against women. She represents Avon which came to town to give a $500,000 grant to the State Department’s Fund for Global leadership.
One of her quotes:
I think when you ha...more
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Women & Hollywood: Women to Watch
What a great idea. The people who run the Cultural Leadership Programme in the UK know that there is a leadership disparity between men and women in the arts. Lots of times the issue is that the women are just not visible enough in order to get that n...more
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Win Sade’s Soldier of Love CD from ChickSpeak!
After a ten year hiatus, Sade returned February 9th with Soldier of Love. Full of romantic interludes and a sultry voice that empowers listeners too, Sade didn’t disappoint with her second album’s release.Inspired by the ups and downs of love, Sade’...more
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The Time Has Come
Those were the words that Barbra Streisand uttered when she announced Kathryn Bigelow’s name as the winner of the best director Oscar. The moment came at the end of a long and boring show that featured many male winners in most categories, but DAMN, s...more
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This is a Moment of a Lifetime- Bigelow in Her Own Words
Here’s Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar speech and backstage comments:
This really is… There’s no other way to describe it, it’s the moment of a lifetime. First of all, this is so extraordinary to be in the company of such powerful, my fellow nominees, ...more
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Indie Spirit Moments
The last couple of weeks have been all Bigelow all the time, but since The Hurt Locker and the blue people weren’t up for any awards at this year’s Indie Spirits, it allowed other films to shine.
I was so psyched to see Gabby Sidibe (and Precious) wi...more
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Women & Hollywood Radio Show #1
So it wasn’t perfect, but it’s the beginning and next time will be better. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
If you can make it through the first couple of minutes of me talking to myself about Kathryn Bigelow and the Oscars, the show starts to rock...more
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Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Dr. Martha Lauzen
I know I beat the drum consistently for Kathryn Bigelow but I want everyone to remember that if, and when she wins, the best director award at the Oscars on Sunday it will be only the beginning. Don’t let anyone fool you into thinking things are eq...more
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