"sharon-robinson" Articles & Blogs:
Sharon Robinson produces one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums of the Decade
| Sharon Robinson backstage at the Bowl. Photo credit: Greg Gold
Record producing in Hollywood is no girl’s club. In the music biz women generally sing, write songs, and maybe get a shot at a record exec spot, but rarely find themselves the sole produce...[Read on] |
Sarah Gilbert: from Roseanne to Talk Show Creator
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Now that Comic-Con has ended the excitement for us TV addicts is now focused on the upcoming fall TV season. This week began the annual dog and pony show TCA (which I’d love to see in person one day) with all the networks rolling out all the new sho...[Read on] |
Sharon Stone and Bill Clinton Help Raise $4.5 million to Fight AIDS at Cannes
| Last night's amFAR fundraiser, at the Hotel du Cap, was the most glamorous evening of the Cannes Film Festival.
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Interview with Wendy Jo Carlton – Director of Hannah Free
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Hannah Free, the new film starring Sharon Gless, written by Claudia Allen (adapted from her play) and directed by Wendy Jo Carlton will premiere on Sunday, June 28 as the closing night film for the Frameline LGBT Film Festival in San Francisco.
The film ...[Read on] |
Women Directors for Hire
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We all know that things suck for a woman wanting to direct films in Hollywood, especially a studio film. So what’s a talented woman director to do while waiting for the gender apartheid to end to make a living? The answer is anything and everything ...[Read on] |
The voice of a studio head- Amy Pascal talks to The Wrap
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It’s not very often that you get to hear, really hear, a studio chief’s take on the business. Sharon Waxman, founder and editor-in-chief of The Wrap got Amy Pascal to answer some questions and talk about the state of the movies. It’s also good...[Read on] |
Padma Lakshmi, Chelsea Handler Naked in Allure
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Three other famous females bare all for Allure’s Naked Issue, which hits newstands April 21Allure's Naked Issue | Today 1:00 pm
"Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi, comedienne Chelsea Handler and stage and screen actress Sharon Leal bare all i...[Read on] |
From Movie to Musical
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Two beloved films — Bridget Jones’ Diary and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown are being made into musicals.
Helen Fielding who write the book of Bridget Jones’ Diary has been working on the musical which held a recent reading in London att...[Read on] |
Women & Hollywood: Women to Watch
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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...[Read on] |
On Auction for Charity: Sharon Stone's 1972 Ford LTD convertible
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How would you like to own Sharon Stone's gorgeous 1972 Ford LTD convertible? It's powered by a 400-cid V-8 engine mated to an automatic transmission. Additional features include power brakes, power steering, power operated top, and AM/FM/CD stereo system...[Read on] |
Recession dramatically changing women's childbearing decisions
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I can't afford a child, I'm going on the pill! Oh snap, I can't afford that either...
The Guttmacher Institute released a new study yesterday revealing that the economic recession has not only caused women to be less prone to want to have children, but ...[Read on] |
Shaheen Jafargholi Gives Susan Boyle Run for Her Money
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Welsh boy wows judges after Simon Cowell puts abrupt end to first
attempt wth Amy Winehouse song; Susan Boyle still musical phenomBritain's Got Talent: Shaheen Jafargholi, Susan Boyle | Today 10:15 am
Susan Boyle may have some competition.
Shaheen Ja...[Read on] |
ChickSpeak hearts Celtic Thunder
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There is something about Celtic Thunder that catches your attention.
Maybe, it’s the fact that they are six gorgeous Irish and Scottish men complete with authentic swoon-worthy accents. Maybe, its because these six guys are extremely talented singers a...[Read on] |
A New Female Franchise?
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I don’t usually get excited about comic book character movies since most of them are about guys with superpowers that don’t appeal to me and the ones that star women usually stink, but this new one Frenemy of the State- that Universal has just acquire...[Read on] |
Orange Women’s Fiction Nominees
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I love listing awards that focus on women cause we always get exposed to so many women we otherwise would probably never hear of. Here’s this year’s longlist for the Orange Women’s Fiction Prize. Clearly you can tell from the list there are some w...[Read on] |
LunaFest Kicks Off Tonight in SF
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Scene from Courtney Cox's Film, Monday Before Thanksgiving
LunaFest is a traveling film festival comprised of shorts by, for and about women. 100 percent of all the proceeds go to charities. It is sponsored by Luna Bars.
They kick off the festival t...[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] |
Do Babies Need Student Loans?
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by Stephanie Robinson, Intern,National Women's Law Center
It used to be that parents had to start saving for their children's college funds when their children were young. Now, parents may have to start saving for a child care fund before their children ...[Read on] |
A Chick’s Guide to Homeopathy
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Homeopathy, also known as homeopathic medicine, is the alternative practice of using natural remedies to heal, or thwart ailments as serious as hepatitis or depression, to ailments as minor as eczema or headaches.
German physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755-...[Read on] |
Female knuckleballer honored by Hall of Fame
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A few weeks ago we wrote about Chelsea Baker, a 13-year-old Florida girl who’s in a league of her own.
Now Chelsea, a knuckleball pitcher who has thrown two perfect games against Little League boys teams, has been honored by the National Baseball Hall ...[Read on] |
Megan Reitenour makes her mark
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Megan Reitenour made the annals of racing history last weekend.
She became the first women to win a feature race at the Tri-County Motor Speedway, winning the Firecracker 150. AskPatty.com chatted with Reitenour about her racing legacy and what's next ...[Read on] |
Awards Watch: The Writers Guild Nominations
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The Writers Guild Award is one of the strictest in the award season. Here’s how to qualify: (Feature films eligible for a Writers Guild Award were exhibited theatrically for at least one week in Los Angeles in 2009 and were written under the WGA’s M...[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] |
Michael Jackson's last ride through Los Angeles
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Michael Jackson, the King of Pop took his last ride through Los Angeles today, starting early this morning with a funeral caravan from his family's home in Encino, California, escorted by police guards across the 101 freeway to a private service held at ...[Read on] |
What happens when a women wants to buy a car?
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Women consumers influence 80% of all vehicles purchased in the United
States, and buy approximately 50% of all new and used cars and 40% of
all trucks sold in the US. And yet, according to Marketing2Women, 74% feel misunderstood by automotive marketers...[Read on] |
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