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Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer Premieres Tonight on HBO

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If one had any doubts about the vibrancy of international feminism today, one need only watch the new documentary Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer which premieres tonight on HBO to have those doubts fully allayed. The film tells the story of three young women Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (Nadia) Maria Alyokhina (Masha), Yekaterina Samutsevich (Katia) who were arrested in the wake of the band's 30 second protest against the Russian government in Moscow's Christ the Savior church in 2012.

By Melissa Silverstein
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June 10, 2013 10:00 AM
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HBO Summer Documentary Series Very Women-Centric

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Last week, HBO announced their summer documentary series and it is very women-centric from the content to the majority of women directors of these films. Some of the women-centric docs include Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer about the infamous Russian punk group who were arrested last year after performing a "punk prayer" in Russia's main cathedral. There's also Miss You Can Do It, which is about Abby Curran, the first woman with a disability to compete in the Miss USA pageant who starts a pageant for girls with disabilities.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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May 8, 2013 2:00 PM
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Olive Kitteridge Gets HBO Miniseries Treatment with Lisa Cholodenko and Frances McDormand

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Elizabeth Strout's Pulitizer winning novel, Olive Kitteridge, is set for a four-hour miniseries at HBO.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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May 6, 2013 11:30 AM
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Interview with Lily Tomlin - Narrator and Executive Producer of An Apology to Elephants

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Tonight, in honor of Earth Day, HBO will premiere An Apology to Elephants narrated by Lily Tomlin that will put to an end any feeling person's trips to the circus. It's an intense film about the abuses elephants endure to entertain us, but is written in a way (by Jane Wagner) that won't freak kids out. The film is directed by Amy Schatz.

By Melissa Silverstein
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April 22, 2013 3:07 PM
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Nora Ephron Documentary Being Developed at HBO

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Close to a year after beloved screenwriter/director Nora Ephron died due to complications from leukemia comes the news that HBO will be developing a documentary about Ephron's life.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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April 9, 2013 11:00 AM
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Guest Post: "It's A Great Career, But I Earned It": A Power Talk With Sheila Nevins

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After listening to Sheila Nevins speak for even five minutes, it's not hard to understand why she's so successful in the documentary world. She is, in a word, frank, but also gifted with the kind of wit and wry delivery that lends her instant credence—a perfect balance between fact and craft, which is a hallmark of good nonfiction filmmaking. Her inherent knack for the genre is also apparent in her impressive resume: an HBO executive since 1979 and the president of HBO Documentary Films since 2005, Nevins has produced hundreds of titles and garnered dozens of honors, including 10 Academy Awards, 23 Primetime Emmys, 18 Peabody Awards for HBO, and even one for herself.

By Anneliese Cooper
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March 25, 2013 12:00 PM
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Watch This: Veep Season 2 Trailer

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We here at Women and Hollywood are huge fans of the hilarious Julia Louis-Dreyfus and are very excited for the return of Veep, a smart, prickly and very funny look at politics through the eyes of the Vice President, Selina Meyer (Louis-Dreyfus).

By Kerensa Cadenas
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March 20, 2013 10:00 AM
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Trailer Watch: Life Is But A Dream - Directed by Beyonce

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Be prepared to bow down everyone. One of my personal queens, Beyonce, has self-directed a documentary about who she is behind the scenes. Stripping away the glamour of the stage, the doc looks at Beyonce--the woman, mother and the trappings of celebrity. It looks fascinating.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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January 17, 2013 10:00 AM
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Interview with Liz Garbus - Director of Love, Marilyn

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Liz Garbus takes a well worn subject -- Marilyn Monroe -- and brings a whole new substance and understanding to this woman through her own words. Using material that has never before been seen or heard, Garbus provides a glimpse into this complicated and very misunderstood woman using well known actors like Viola Davis, Ellen Burstyn (who knew Marilyn) and Lindsay Lohan (what must have Lindsay been thinking reading the words of a woman who died so untimely) among many others. A truly interesting and engaging film. The film opens to today for a one week qualifying run and will air on HBO in 2013.

By Melissa Silverstein
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November 30, 2012 2:03 PM
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Lena Dunham Gets A Big, Big Book Deal

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Current megastar Lena Dunham is smartly trading on her success and wide name recognition and sold her first book, a book of advice to young women, entitled Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s Learned for a whopping $3.7 million.

By Melissa Silverstein
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October 10, 2012 2:00 PM
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