"made-in-dagenham" Articles & Blogs:
Made in Dagenham trailer
| I can’t embed this trailer on the site because it is exclusive to Times of London, but I had to share because this is a really cool movie.
This trailer so reminded me of Norma Rae and the awesome strong female women who we saw regularly in the movies i...[Read on] |
Movie Review: Made in Dagenham - Striking a blow for women
| I had the chance to attend a screening of Made in Dagenham last night at the Raleigh Studios and recommend it to anyone with a social conscience who might have trouble remembering that women didn't always have equal rights.
In fact the film should be req...[Read on] |
We Want Sex(ual) Equality
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Sally Hawkins
Every time I read about this film I get so excited. We Want Sex is the true story about women from the Dagenham Ford plant who struck for pay equity in 1968 England. It was announced at Cannes with some fanfare.
The film stars Sally Ha...[Read on] |
Women at the Box Office – Thanksgiving Weekend 2010
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Disney may want to rethink its decision to swear off princesses since Tangled had an impressive debut weekend landing in second place with $69 million. I would venture to say that there had to be at least a couple of boys in the theatre for it to have...[Read on] |
Women Centric Films at Toronto
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It totally sucks that there are so few female directors at Toronto. But since I am a look on the bright side kind of girl (ha ha), there are a great many interesting women centric films that will be premiering that I am excited to see (if I get press ...[Read on] |
The Award Season: The Status of Women
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Last week there were two pieces written about women and the awards season. The first from Sharon Waxman in the Wrap lamented the fact that films that star women are being crowded out of the best picture field (like that’s news?); and the second ...[Read on] |
Curating the Athena Film Festival
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If you could see me now you would see me taking a very deep breath now that we have announced the lineup for the Athena Film Festival. The lineup has something for everyone. There are some films that are a couple of years old but are gems, some that...[Read on] |
Executive Moves: Donna Langley becomes Co-Chair at Universal
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I guess we should look at this moment as a glass half full moment. Big congrats to Donna Langley the former president of production who recently returned from maternity leave to get promoted to a big new job co-chair of Universal Pictures.
While I thin...[Read on] |
It's Not Over: U.S. Women Still Die Giving Birth
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(WOMENSENEWS)--When I was a kid, my family and I used to make a parlor game out of the question, "What would life have been like if we had lived a century ago?"
It always made for an interesting game, so long as we skipped over the fact that mo...[Read on] |
Mexican women directors get some notice
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Patricia Riggen
Cool piece in Newsweek about women directors gaining prominence in Mexico.
They may live in the shadows of their more famous male countrymates like Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón, but women directors like E...[Read on] |
Mother of judo succumbs to cancer
| Not too long ago I wrote briefly about Rusty Kanokogi who was dubbed the "mother of judo" for her lifelong dedication to promoting the sport in the United States including getting girls and women involved. It was largely due to her efforts that women's ju...[Read on] |
Women at the Box Office: July 23-25
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Salt starring Angelina Jolie didn’t make it to number 1 thanks to the growing cultural obsession with Inception (which I liked a lot), but it was number 2 for the weekend bringing in a total of $36.5 million (the budget is estimated to be between $110...[Read on] |
Booze Reviews: Stiletto Vodka
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Rating: ★★★★★ If the woman on the bottle doesn’t allure you, the taste will.
I recently got to try Stiletto Vodka this past weekend and after one sip I was hooked.
I’m not going to lie: this isn’t your run of the mill vodka. It’s t...[Read on] |
Lost, Found: Abby Sunderland, Teenage Sailor
| Photo via Abby's Blog.Good news! A rescue plane made contact with Abby Sunderland, the 16-year-old California sailor who set out to complete a nonstop solo trip around the world. (Had she succeeded, she would have been the youngest person to do so.) On Th...[Read on] |
Book Review: Artemis Fowl & the Time Paradox
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Author: Eoin Colfer
Pages: 416
Series: Artemis Fowl #6
Date Started: 8/20/10
Date Finished: 8/24/10
Simple Summary: Artemis has to go back in time to save a lemur he “killed” when he was ten. Surprise! Opal Koboi is back!
Rating: ★★★☆☆ My...[Read on] |
We Couldn't Agree More, Justice Ginsburg
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by Amy Matsui, Senior Counsel, National Women's Law Center
So much attention has been paid recently to the fact that Justice Ginsburg is the lone woman seated on the Supreme Court. In a recent interview, Justice Ginsburg herself spoke about that exp...[Read on] |
Play It Forward: Coaches who make a difference
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Behind every athlete is a great coach. Has a coach made a difference in your life? Now is your chance to say Thank You. Nominate your coach and Play It Forward.
YouthNoise Play City is a nonprofit campaign that promotes using sports for social change...[Read on] |
Who Will Be the Next Wonder Woman?
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Lynda Carter made television history when she played Wonder Woman from 1975-1979. Can such an iconic portrayal ever be lived up to? It will have to be, because word is out that David E. Kelley, creator of "The Practice", "Ally McBeal", and "Bo...[Read on] |
Pale male fail – Who makes the most in Hollywood
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Vanity Fair has put together a list of Hollywood’s highest film earners and not surprisingly, at the top of the list are all white men. The highest female on the list is Emma Watson who made $30 million for the latest Harry Potter films. ($15 million ...[Read on] |
Women and the Civil War
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"What do women have to do with the origins of the Civil War?," begins Elizabeth R. Varon's piece on the New York Times website. "Growing up in Virginia in the 1970s, I often heard this answer: nothing."It's an answer we all hear as girls in history classe...[Read on] |
Betty Thomas — $200 Million Director
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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...[Read on] |
Top Ten Wins for Women in 2009
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Protesters at a May 6, 2009 rally in the Dominican Republic against Article 30, a proposed constitutional provision that threatened to severely restrict reproductive health access. Although the provision eventually passed, extraordinary women-led...[Read on] |
The Kids Are All Right scores big at the box office this weekend
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It was a great weekend for women at the box office.
The Kids Are All Right directed and co-written by Lisa Cholodenko opened in five markets at a total of 7 theatres and grossed a whopping $504,888. That is a per screen average of $72,127. That is ...[Read on] |
Our Bodies, Our Stilettos
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Our own Lisa Hix has graciously shared this blog with us that she has posted over at CollectorsWeekly.com. Enjoy! Our Bodies, Our StilettosBy Lisa Hix (Copyright Collectors Weekly 2010)A writer explains the reasons behind her love-hate relationship w...[Read on] |
High School Student Challenges Rep. Bachmann to Debate
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As a lifelong Minnesota-Wisconsin border dweller, I’ve fearfully watched each step of Michele Bachmann’s ascent from Minnesota State Senator to Tea Party national celebrity. Perhaps it should be no surprise that the Republican Representative f...[Read on] |
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