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SNL Returns with Amy Poehler and Katy Perry; But Will There Be Gummi Bears Involved?
Saturday Night Live is one of those cultural phenomena that refuse to disappear. We will all be dead and gone before SNL goes off air. This fall marks the show’s 36th running year and the entire cast (minus Will Forte) will be returning on September...[Read on]
Funny ladies of Hollywood discuss getting "old"
<object width="425" height="344"></object> Did you know that Amy Poehler played Rachel McAdams' mother, even though she's only eight years older? Or that, sigh, she and Sarah Silverman were both tapped to play Jonah Hill's mother? Listen as...[Read on]
Saturday Night Live: Still Full of Guys
I remember when I counted the writers on SNL for one of the awards listings that there were a good amount of female writers on the show. But the cast is another story. Last season there were 12 cast members.  4 were women.  Abby Elliot, Nasim Pedrad...[Read on]
Margaret Cho drops a bomb
(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Here’s a doozy.  Leave it to Jessica Wakeman via the frisky to get some juicy news.  This time in a conversation she had with Margaret Cho, Margaret started talking about women comedians and how straight women are less succe...[Read on]
Mary-Louise Parker Does Not Smoke Weed, but She Has Licked a Pot Lollipop
Photo by Robert Todd Williamson/h Magazine I can recall the exact moment I fell in love with Mary-Louise Parker. It was during an Emmy roundtable last year hosted by The Hollywood Reporter, featuring Emmy-nominated actresses like Christina Applegate, Amy ...[Read on]
Bette Midler talks women and funny
I can’t think of the last time I saw a movie starring Bette Midler that wasn’t on a basic cable station.  I remember a time when she was everywhere.  Guess its been over a decade now since her last good movie which I feel is The First Wives Club....[Read on]
Variety’s 10 Screenwriters to Watch
Here are the women on Variety’s 10 screenwriters to Watch.  It is really focused on comedy writers and seems to have a bit of a feminist bent.  Here’s to hoping these women make some good films that we get to see in theatres. Emma Forrest “I’m...[Read on]
DVD Alert- Revolutionary Road and Spring Breakdown
I really loved Revolutionary Road. I thought it was a great feminist film and was really surprised that it did not get more play around the awards. I thought that Kate Winslet’s performance in Revolutionary Road was her better one of the year, and that...[Read on]
The Emmy nominations
The Emmy Award nominees came out last week.  Here’s a look at how women did: DRAMA SERIES “The Good Wife” (CBS) – co-created by Michelle King COMEDY SERIES “Nurse Jackie” (Showtime) – created by Liz Brixius and Linda Wallem “30 Rock”...[Read on]
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