Women and Hollywood

Beyonce Is A "Modern-Day Feminist"

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Beyonce covers this month's British Vogue. In between questions about her adorable daughter, Blue Ivy, upcoming tour and husband Jay-Z, the publication asked Beyonce if she considers herself a feminist.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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April 8, 2013 11:00 AM
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Cross Post: Chastain, "Roles for Women Have Taken a Step Back"

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It's refreshing to read a quote from an actress working today willing to criticize the kinds of roles offered to women now in Hollywood. Sure, it's easy to get attention if you put on a bikini or a talk about sex. But women as actual people in film now? RARE. Said Chastain:

By Sasha Stone
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April 2, 2013 11:30 AM
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Hollywood Feminist of the Day: John Legend

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John Legend is completely swoon-worthy. He's an extremely talented and good looking musician. Oh and he's an outspoken feminist.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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April 1, 2013 1:15 PM
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SXSW Interview with Sini Anderson, Tamra Davis and Kathleen Hanna of The Punk Singer

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I can't write about Sini Anderson's great documentary The Punk Singer without mentioning that Kathleen Hanna has been one of my life-long heroes. When I was sixteen a friend gave me my first Bikini Kill CD, I had never heard anything like it, and feminism wasn't something that was remotely on my radar. I dove into Hanna's music and read everything I could about riot grrrl, even doing a presentation on it for a high school class where I received quizzical looks from the other students. Hanna always seemed larger than life to me--a musically inclined revolutionary badass.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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March 29, 2013 2:00 PM
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Lily Tomlin on Feminism, Humor and Girls

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With the release of Admission, the awesome Lily Tomlin has been popping up in the media. Seeing Tomlin reminds us of what a pioneer she has been in Hollywood ranging from her career as a comedic actress, to being an outspoken feminist, to the casual acknowledgement of her sexuality and long term relationship with Jane Wagner. Interesting tidbit. She was offered the cover of Time in 1975 if she would come out. She said no, and still got it for her work.

By Melissa Silverstein and Kerensa Cadenas
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March 28, 2013 12:30 PM
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Bring Shola Lynch's Free Angela & All Political Prisoners to Your Local Theater

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Shola Lynch's Free Angela & All Political Prisoners focuses on the remarkable life of the incomparable Angela Davis, a professor, a member of the Communist party and influential social activist who worked with the Black Panthers.

By Melissa Silverstein and Kerensa Cadenas
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March 27, 2013 11:15 AM
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Helen Mirren Stands Up For a Future Full of Women Directors

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On Sunday evening, Helen Mirren who has always been wonderfully outspoken in calling out sexism in Hollywood, used the occasion of being awarded the Legend award from Empire magazine to highlight the lack of women directors in the business.

By Melissa Silverstein and Kerensa Cadenas
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March 26, 2013 11:30 AM
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Pussy Riot Band Members Speak Out on 60 Minutes

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60 Minutes did a segment on Pussy Riot, the now infamous feminist punk band from Russia who were sent to prison for their demonstration against Vladimir Putin. Two of the members are still serving time in labor camps and other members who were never identified have gone into hiding.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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March 26, 2013 10:00 AM
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Interview with Karen Croner - Writer of Admission

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Women and Hollywood: I read that you started in the documentary world? Can you talk about how you shifted into writing?

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 22, 2013 3:00 PM
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Admission Gives Us Some Real Feminism On Screen

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Comedies today seem to always go for the broadest, raunchiest laughs. The audience is not trusted to get the comedic nuances in everyday life. That is not the case with the new film Admission written by Karen Croner, directed by Paul Weitz and based on the book by Jean Hanff Korelitz.

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 22, 2013 10:39 AM
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