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Women and Hollywood
Melissa Silverstein is the founder and editor of Women and Hollywood, one of the most respected sites for issues related to women and film as well as other areas of pop culture. Women and Hollywood educates, advocates, and agitates for gender parity across the entertainment industry. She is also the co-founder and Artistic Director of The Athena Film Festival. The 4th annual festival will take place from February 6-9, 2014 at Barnard College in NYC. Melissa recently published the first book from Women and Hollywood, In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing, which is a compilation of over 40 interviews that have appeared on the site.Email Melissa
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Sparkle on Nightline
Producer Debra Martin Chase and star Jordin Sparks talked to Deborah Roberts about Whitney Houston's last film Sparkle which is opening on Friday. Martin Chase and Houston were producing partners and friends for over a decade and Sparkle was supposed to be Houston's comeback role. Sadly, the movie will be her final role.
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- August 14, 2012 10:30 AM
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Trailer Watch: Sparkle
Watching this made me sad about Whitney Houston all over again. Opens August 10.
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- April 3, 2012 9:37 AM
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Where is the WGA in all this? They have never stood up for their female members who are paid less
LS- Be prepared. I drop the f-bomb a lot.
Melissa, thank you for cross-posting this. And Mr. Lew, what a great article. My favorite line,
Dear Melissa, When you dropped that F-bomb, I laughed out loud so hard it qualified as a,
Film student in Grand Rapids, MI. This website was actually recommended for me (LOL) from Shadow and