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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.Popular Posts
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Trailer Watch: Forbidden Voices - Directed by Barbara Miller
An incredibly moving story of three women bloggers fighting to keep telling the truth. As First Lady Michelle Obama says: "courage can actually be contagious."
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- May 10, 2012 3:16 PM
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Funny or Die: Don't You Want Your Dad in Your Vagina?
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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Walking the Walk and Talking the Talk: Meryl Streep Saluting Hillary Clinton
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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Viola Davis to Play Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
Maybe this could be the one to put Viola Davis up on the stage on Oscar night with a win in her column. Several reports state that Davis is circling to star in and produce a biopic on the trailblazing Texas Congresswoman -- Barbara Jordan. Jordan was a leader in the civil rights movement and was the first black woman elected to the House from the South.
- By Melissa Silverstein
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- March 12, 2012 12:00 PM
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Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Garry Trudeau
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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- 2 Comments
Trailer Watch: Veep Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Bring it on. Series premiere on April 22.
- By Melissa Silverstein
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- February 28, 2012 10:33 AM
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- 1 Comment
Amy Poehler's Message to Lawmakers
Could I love her anymore? Doubtful. If you haven't seen her segment from SNL that this came from, watch it here.
- By Melissa Silverstein
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- February 28, 2012 9:25 AM
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Comedians Take on the Contraception Issue
These are worth watching. Just goes to show that the Republicans are our comedians best friends.
- By Melissa Silverstein
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- February 22, 2012 11:15 AM
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Sexism Watch: NY Times Book Review Calls NY Times Reporter's Book "Chick Nonfiction"
We hit another dubious milestone this weekend. A book called The Obamas written by veteran NY Times reporter Jodi Kantor was called "chick nonfiction" in a NY Times book review written by Douglas Brinkley.
- By Melissa Silverstein
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- February 20, 2012 11:00 AM
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Trailer Watch: Game Change
This movie looks so much better than the book and I really loved the book. Julianne Moore is totally rocking as Sarah Palin. Love it!
- By Melissa Silverstein
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- February 1, 2012 10:10 AM
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