"sophie-lowe" Articles & Blogs:
The finalists for Lisbeth
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Thompson on Hollywood has a report that there are five finalists for the role of Lisbeth Salander and they are all pretty much unknown. Sorry, no Carey Mulligan or Ellen Page.
Daniel Craig is still the first choice for Mikael Blomkvist but they are st...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Sophie Okonedo
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I saw Invictus over the holidays. There were some very interesting things going on in the film especially how inspirational true leadership is and how sports can be a great connector across cultures. But one thing I thought was strange about the film ...[Read on] |
Book Review: Compromising Positions
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Author: Jenna Bayley-Burke
Pages: 248
Date Started: 9/28/10
Date Finished: 9/30/10
Simple Summary: David’s a playboy. Sohpie’s a virgin. They both will be teaching a couples’ Karma Sutra yoga class.
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ My Review: While I love...[Read on] |
Hellz Bellz meets Vans
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Fans of Hellz Bellz, the New York street fashion brand, will be keen to know that they recently collaborated with Vans for a limited edition pair of kicks that are in stores now. The re-imagined Hadley and Sophie shoes were introduced a couple weeks a...[Read on] |
Race and Film: The Release of Skin
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Sandra Laing and Sophie Okonedo
Interesting story out of England about how director Anthony Fabian is resorting to guerrilla type outreach tactics to raise awareness and get an audience to see his new film Skin starring Oscar nominated actress Sophie Oko...[Read on] |
Interview with Sandra Laing - Real life subject of Skin
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Sandra Laing and Sophie Okonedo
Skin is the heartbreaking true story of Sandra Laing (played by Sophie Okonedo) as a woman with black skin born to white parents in apartheid S. Africa. She is a white girl who looked black. As a young girl she rea...[Read on] |
With a flat tire, bloody shoes and a smile, Chrissie Wellington smashes world Ironman record
| This was her Kona. Chrissie Wellington, who had to pull out of October's Ironman World Championships in Kona due to illness, made up for it and then some today at Ford Ironman Arizona.
Wellington set a new record for an official Ironman course of 8:36:13...[Read on] |
Who Needs More Women on the Bench? Everyone.
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This post was submitted by Rebecca Freedholm, WCF Communications Fellow
Yesterday my colleague, Sophie, made a strong argument for why Kagan’s gender is an important factor in her nomination to the...
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Women’s Rights Central on Opening Day of Kagan’s Hearings
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This post was submitted by Sophie Shulman, WCF Communications Fellow
Yesterday marked the beginning of Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s confirmation process to become the next Justice of the Supreme...
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Kagan criticized for marital status, appearance, not qualifications
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This post was submitted by Sophie Shulman, WCF Communications Fellow
When President Obama announced in May that Solicitor General Elena Kagan was his nominee for the Supreme Court, WCF was thrilled...
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2010: The Year of the Woman Governor?
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This post was submitted by Sophie Shulman, WCF Communcations Fellow
This November, women in American politics have the opportunity to break yet another glass ceiling. According to the Center for...
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Alabama poised to elect first-ever woman to U.S. Congress
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This post was submitted by Sophie Shulman, WCF Communications Fellow
After last night’s Democratic primary, Alabama is ready to make history.
Two women, Terri Sewell and Sheila Smoot, secured over...
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French Elle: Celebrities without make-up and photoshop
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The April issue of French Elle features eight female European celebrities--including Eva Herzigova, Monica Bellucci, Sophie Marceau, and Charlotte Rampling--all without makeup and, perhaps even more revealing, all entirely without Photoshopping or retou...[Read on] |
Royal Wedding Watch: Libélula Designs “Ivory Satin and Lace” Confection for Middleton?
| Gowns from Libélula’s bespoke bridal collection. Courtesy Libélula Studio.
The royal wedding of Prince William and the future Princess Catherine is just 11 days away. From the daily barrage of tabloid folly, VF.com’s Royal Watche...[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] |
Read On: Pretty Tough Book Club
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Last month I received a note from a teacher at Apopka High School in Apopka, Florida who is a huge fan of ”Pretty Tough” by Liz Tigelaar, the first book in our young adult fiction series.
JoJo says, “I loved it as a teacher who sees students...[Read on] |
Awards Watch: The Independent Spirit Award Nominations
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Isn’t the indie world supposed to be better for women? Guess not that much better since women were virtually shut out of all the major awards categories for the Independent Spirit Awards which will be held in LA on Friday, March 5th.
Here are some of...[Read on] |
Best actress contenders – Thinking outside the box
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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] |
Female jockey Julie Krone is a “Freak”
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I was delighted to read that award-winning filmmaker Katherine Brooks (”Loving Annabelle,” 2006, and “Waking Madison,” 2009) is making a film based on legendary female jockey Julie Krone. The film is called “Freak,” which refers to a racing...[Read on] |
More on Cannes and the Lack of Women Directors
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This week in Paris, women directors and others gathered for the 32nd edition of Films de Femmes where they lamented how hard it is to get distribution nowadays which seems to be a bigger issue than the gender issue. Little did they know that as they wrap...[Read on] |
Dear soon to be graduates of Ms. Van Alstyne’s English Class:
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(Ed. Note: Writer Heather Dune Macadam is the author of Rena's Promise, a non-fiction account of the first transport of women into Auschwitz. The book is required reading in many high schools and colleges and this blog is devoted to some of the many ques...[Read on] |
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