Women and Hollywood

Is 50 Shades of Grey The Next Big Thing?

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As The Hunger Games was getting ready to take the box office by storm, a 40-something former TV executive from England with two kids E.L. James (not her real name) and her literary agent Valerie Hoskins were sitting out in Hollywood taking pitches from all the studios who were all falling over themselves to get the rights to make the film version of her books (there are three of them).

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 28, 2012 12:37 PM
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Marc Cherry Developing TV Show about Four Latina Maids

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I'm not so sure about this one.

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 28, 2012 11:00 AM
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Two African American Female Directors Book New Films

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I was excited to report that one African American female director got a new gig, but two puts me close to over the moon.

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 28, 2012 10:24 AM
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Is Princess Culture Redeemable?

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I am extremely ambivalent about the whole princess thing. If I never saw another princess anywhere it would be too soon. But I live in the real world and write about Hollywood and Hollywood is infused with princesses. In fact, we've got two big princess movies coming down the pike this year. This week's Mirror, Mirror and this summer's Snow White and the Huntsman. I will never forget when I heard Geena Davis talk about her research on girls and the media, and how the research showed the most girls believe they can be princesses because that is basically all that they see girls doing onscreen. Of course we all know that princess is not a job description and while there are very few princesses in real life, they seem to dominate girls lives on film.

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 27, 2012 10:57 AM
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Trailer Watch: Nurse Jackie - Season Four

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Nurse Jackie returns for its fourth season on April 8 at 9pm on Showtime. Edie Falco's got a new haircut and she's drug free. The show is created by Liz Bixius and Linda Wallem

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 27, 2012 9:50 AM
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The Hunger Games Scores the Third Best Opening Weekend EVER

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By Melissa Silverstein
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March 26, 2012 12:28 PM
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Smash Gets Renewed But Creator and Showrunner Theresa Rebeck Departs

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With a one-two punch on Thursday afternoon, NBC renewed Smash -- the show about creating a musical based on Marilyn Monroe, but also revealed that the creator, main writer, executive producer and showrunner Theresa Rebeck will be leaving the show. (Full disclosure - Theresa Rebeck is a friend.)

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 26, 2012 11:55 AM
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Trailer Watch: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Teaser

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The saga will conclude next Thanksgiving. Looks like Bella's going to have some fun in this one.

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 26, 2012 10:31 AM
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Guest Post: Growing into Your Voice: The Resonance of “Rockaway”

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I was a shy girl growing up. I was studious, reserved, and well-mannered. I’d very selectively raise my hand in school, secretly afraid of delivering the wrong answer and facing judgment by my teachers or peers. Storytelling was the one place I felt there were no wrong answers, just truths about life, masked as fiction. I felt safe as long as I had this magical, elusive forum to voice my dreams, ambitions, and desires without worrying about the consequences.

By Melanie Schiele
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March 26, 2012 9:49 AM
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The Hunger Games

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I spent most of the beginning of The Hunger Games kind of holding my breath in hopes that the movie would live up to all the hype I put on it. I loved the books A LOT. I also put a whole heap of unjustified responsibility on it and felt that it just had to hit a certain level so that the conversations about female protagonists who are strong and active in their lives could move to a new level.

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 23, 2012 1:04 PM
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