Women and Hollywood

Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Julia Bluhm

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Maybe it will take an awesome girl to get people to think differently about how absurd and damaging it is that we live in a world dominated by photoshopped pictures. We never get to see anyone real, so we have no idea what real looks like. We all know that looking at women who look unrealistic -- a recent reminder is the HBO ads for Girls which total photoshops Lena Dunham to an absurd degree -- makes women more insecure about how they look and also makes try and look like people who are fake. Which we all know is impossible.

By Melissa Silverstein
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May 7, 2012 11:10 AM
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The Status of Women's Film Festivals

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One of the reasons I went to Colgone to the International Frauen Film Festival was to be a part of a dialogue on the status of women's films festivals. The festival invited Skadi Loist a researcher from the Media and Communications Studies Department at the University of Hamburg who has done research on film festivals throughout the world. She is also the co-founder of the Film Festival Research Network.

By Melissa Silverstein
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April 30, 2012 12:30 PM
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Must Watch Video: Funny or Die Dudes Go All Feminist

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By Melissa Silverstein
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April 16, 2012 10:13 AM
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There is Hope for the Future: Tavi Gevinson's TedxTeen Talk

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Tavi embraces feminism and is way smarter than most people about pop culture at the rip old age of 15. Her advice- just be Stevie Nicks. Check out her magazine - Rookie for teen girls.

By Melissa Silverstein
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April 13, 2012 11:15 AM
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Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Ashley Judd

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I can count on one hand -- even one finger -- an actress with a show up for renewal (btw you should watch Missing it's great and Eddard Stark is alive on that show) who spoke back against the tabloid media in a big, smart way and all of us for the recent press about her how her face looks.

By Melissa Silverstein
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April 10, 2012 2:27 PM
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Hollywood Feminists of the Day: Chris O'Dowd and Jon Hamm - The Guys from Friends with Kids

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It's not very often that I think about a movie several weeks after I've seen it, but I have had Friends with Kids on my mind. The more I think about it, the more I like it. It's just an adult film that's funny. One that Hollywood rarely makes anymore and when it does, it usually isn't done this well. It's a small film with big stars and you really get to see them at the top of their form. So get on out and support it when it comes to your neighborhood as part of the mission of supporting women directed films.

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 20, 2012 11:07 AM
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Walking the Walk and Talking the Talk: Meryl Streep Saluting Hillary Clinton

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Check out this AWESOME video of Meryl Streep introducing Hillary Clinton at the Women in the World Summit in NYC this past weekend.

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 14, 2012 9:48 AM
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2012 Oscar Contenders Fail the Bechdel Test

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Another brilliant cultural criticism from Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency

By Melissa Silverstein
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February 17, 2012 9:34 AM
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Meryl Streep Gets Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival

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Coming off her BAFTA win for best actress in London on Sunday night, Meryl Streep headed to the Berlin Film Festival to pick up a lifetime acheivement award.

By Melissa Silverstein
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February 15, 2012 11:26 AM
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Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Maggie Gyllenhaal

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Maggie Gyllenhaal has penned a piece in Glamour in strong support of Planned Parenthood. Go Maggie!

By Melissa Silverstein
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January 13, 2012 12:30 PM
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