Women and Hollywood

Melissa Silverstein is a writer, blogger and marketing consultant with an expertise in the area of social media regarding women and Hollywood. She 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. She is the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Athena Film Festival – A Celebration of Women and Leadership at Barnard College in NYC. The third annual festival will take place from February 7-10, 2013.

Blog Roll

Lightning in a Bottle? Teaming Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy

Blogs

Could this be the successor to Bridesmaids?

By Melissa Silverstein
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May 22, 2012 10:30 AM
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She can now be a full time moviestar.

By Melissa Silverstein
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May 20, 2012 11:06 AM
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These people at Funny or Die are really doing a great job of keeping this issue in focus and making sure we see how absurd it is. This one stars Kate Beckinsale, Judy Greer, Andrea Savage.

By Melissa Silverstein
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May 7, 2012 4:08 PM
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Blogs

A big shout out to the funny guys on TV like John Stewart and Stephen Colbert -- who are standing up for women's rights during this absurd period where the right wing thinks its possible to push back the clock and take away our rights.

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 12, 2012 10:16 AM
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Something is a brewing in this country and we can thank Rush Limbaugh for it. I haven't seen people this worked up in a long time. And the great thing is that young women are leading the charge.