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Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Shohreh Aghdashloo

First things first. If you haven’t seen The Stoning of Soraya M. you must. It’s a very intense and well done film about a young woman who is accused of adultery and is put to death in the town square. The stoning scene is very hard to watch bu...[Read on]

Women and the Emmys

Dearbhla Walsh Here’s a list of the women (and shows about women) that won at the Emmys. Comedy Series: “30 Rock,” NBC. Actress, Drama Series: Glenn Close, “Damages,” FX Networks. Actress, Comedy Series: Toni Collette, “United States of Ta...[Read on]

Best actress contenders – Thinking outside the box

The Hollywood Reporter’s Steven Zeitchik has a recent piece about how small the pool is this year for Best Actress. He talks about how the top three potential nominees are Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia), Carey Mulligan (An Education), Gabourey Sidibe (Pr...[Read on]

Women at the Box Office this weekend - June 28

Opening This Week This is one of those weekends where there are way too many films opening. Usually there are a bunch of guy flicks and maybe one or two choices on the femme side, but this weekend the choices for people interested in female centric movie...[Read on]

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