"gillian-in-georgia" Articles & Blogs:
Interview with Jenna Milly Co-Creator of TBS’ Micro Series Gillian in Georgia
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Jill Marie Jones as Gillian
Here’s a look at an aspect of the business we have never covered before. Microseries. Writer Jenna Milly (who I had corresponded with previously when she interviewed my for an article) takes us behind the scenes about how ...[Read on] |
Gillian Zinser is 90210′s surf goddess
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You might know actress Gillian Amalia Zinser (@msgillianzinser) as 90210’s surf goddess Ivy Sullivan. She attended NYU and played a recurring role in the CW drama before being signed as a regular cast member for the third season of the show.
Ever ...[Read on] |
Joan Allen as Georgia O’Keefe in Biopic on Lifetime
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You know that Lifetime movies of late have gotten quite “lite.” But this week we get a woman of substance, Georgia O’Keefe, played by a woman of substance, Joan Allen. The movie mostly covers her life with Alfred Stieglitz (Jeremy Irons) who sup...[Read on] |
The Legendary O’Keeffe
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Georgia O’Keeffe has been all over the news lately. Turns out Lifetime premiered a movie the other evening (feat. Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons) about O’Keeffe’s personal life and her struggle to become an established artist. Then, an e...[Read on] |
An Unlikely Romantic Comedy
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I don’t want to give away too much about the quirky little diddy, Obvious Child, but I will say that it’s an unlikely romantic comedy in that it features Jenny Slate as a woman named Donna, heartbroken and one half of a one night stand who w...[Read on] |
Worst A.P. U.S. History Project Ever Involves Wearing K.K.K. Outfits to School Cafeteria
| A Georgia teacher with simply terrible judgment is experiencing quite a bit of backlash after she allowed students to wear Ku Klux Klan robes in a high-school cafeteria. It was a lesson about racism, and how destructive it is, obviously. “You cannot dis...[Read on] |
17-Year-Old Sweeping at U.S. Open
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It's inspiring to see 17-year-old Melanie Oudin kicking ass and taking names at the U.S. Open, isn't it? This powerhouse from Marietta, Georgia is staring down her first Grand Slam quarterfinal.
After her latest win over Russian opponent Nadia Petrovato,...[Read on] |
UCLA wins Women’s College World Series
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Living in LA, I was naturally rooting for UCLA in the Women’s College World Series – just as I have for the last five years. But this year, they didn’t disappoint.
The tournament began with a series of upsets leaving everyone to wonder who would em...[Read on] |
Nia Vardalos Gets It Done … and Then Some
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From adoption to moviemaking to fashion, the star of ‘My Life in Ruins’ knows that sometimes you just have to do it yourselfQ & A | Today 12:00 am
Editor’s Note: Nia Vardalos became a household name when she wrote and starred in 20...[Read on] |
The Bottom Line of Women and Business in This Economy
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Where do women fit in today’s tumultuous economy? Some women are
fueling their entrepreneurial spirit to support their families, while
others blame men for financial crisisWomen in Business, Economy | 08/04/2009 11:35 am
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Times are tough bu...[Read on] |
Jan Chapman – The woman behind so many great films
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Jane Campion and Jan Chapman
One of my longtime obsessions has been finding Australian films, especially those directed by women. It began almost 20 years ago when I first saw My Brilliant Career and I was blown away. Thinking back now seeing that mo...[Read on] |
The London Film Festival Announces Its Lineup
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The fall festivals are finalizing their lineups and what has become clear to me as I track the films and the presence of women directors is that the festivals usually have a core list of films that go from festival to festival as they make their runs to...[Read on] |
Danica Patrick Makes NASCAR Racing Debut in GoDaddy #7 Chevy
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Danica Patrick, the Indy Racing League's most talked about driver will be making her official NASCAR racing debut in just a few weeks driving the #7 Chevy as a driver for Dale Earnhardt Junior's JR Motorsports Nationwide team (aka JRM) sponsored by GoDad...[Read on] |
Field set for the 2010 NCAA Women’s College World Series
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Super Regional action is over and the field is now set for the 2010 NCAA Women’s College World Series.
The biggest upset came in the Tuscaloosa Super Regional, where No. 16 Hawaii recorded a pair of one-run wins to eliminate No. 1 Alabama in three ga...[Read on] |
Cultural Chick: Three Must-See Female-Inspired Museums
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As an art historian, I am passionate about the woman artist and her place in art historical discourse. So this week I present three museums in the United States that have changed the way women are included, and represented in the art world as artists, cur...[Read on] |
Sundance 2010- The Competition Lineup
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The Sundance Film Festival released a good amount of the lineup for the next festival and it looks at first glance to be dark and very boy oriented. Women account for only 4 out of the 16 (25%) of dramatic films in competition. Women are better repres...[Read on] |
Volleyball star Megan Hodge and basketball standout Maya Moore both win 2010 Honda-Broderick Cup
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The Collegiate Women Sports Awards today announced that for only the second time in its 34-year history two female athletes have tied for the annual Honda-Broderick Cup, its top honor designating the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.
This year’s wi...[Read on] |
Buckle up for Memorial Day and be Seat Belt Safe!
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by Daytona DaytonIt
was very early that morning when I rushed out of the house into the car
with my three teens trailing right behind me. We needed to get
to school early as my graduating senior had to present his Senior
project and needed to unload th...[Read on] |
The Price of Misinformation in the Media
| Misinformation in the media can be dangerous. It breeds confusion, frustration, and even fear.
Just last week I posted some tips for spotting nutrition misinformation on the internet. Little did I know there would be two national media outlets in print...[Read on] |
Where we are as women (in Film)
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There must be something in the water because over the last week there have been several substantive pieces and one panel (which I will blog about later) discussing women and film. These discussions are not new, they happen all the time, but having two p...[Read on] |
My Subprime Life
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The mortgage broker sounds like she cares. Through my sniffles, she listens and nods and hands me tissues as I confide to my new BFF—though for the life of me I could not recall her name then and I cannot now—“I’m getting divorced.”
“Oh dear...[Read on] |
Two teen girls transform the tennis world
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Teenagers Melanie Oudin and Yanina Wickmayer were a hit at the U.S. Open in New York last month, arriving as unseeded talents and emerging as legitimate competitors. Wickmayer went deepest in the Open draw but Oudin, sporting the word “Believe” on h...[Read on] |
Robin Roberts wins Walter Camp Football Foundation "Distinguished American" Award
| Former Southeastern Louisiana women’s basketball player Robin Roberts, accomplished student-athlete, media personality, author and breast-cancer survivor, is the 2009 recipient of the Walter Camp Football Foundation "Distinguished American" Award.
The ...[Read on] |
National campaign educates drivers to "Move Over" and protect officers on roadways
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More than 150 U.S. law enforcement officers have been killed in the last 10 years after being struck by vehicles along America's highways, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. To lower that deadly toll, a new coalition of tra...[Read on] |
After the WNBA draft: Who's ballin' now?
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After a weekend of festivities, media training and photo ops, the WNBA draft was held Monday at the ESPN headquarters in Connecticut. Girls who have been dreaming of this day since they first dribbled a basketball in a school gym were a bundle of nerves...[Read on] |
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