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FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING THIS WEEK What Will People Say – Written and Directed by Iram Haq Sixteen-year-old Nisha (Maria Mozhdah) lives a double life. When out with her friends, she’s a normal Norwegian teenager. At home with her family, she is the perfect Pakistani daughter. But when her father (Adil Hussain) catches her alone...
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Tiffany Haddish can add Emmy nominee to her rapidly expanding list of accolades. The 2018 Emmy nominations are in, and the “Girls Trip” breakout just scored her first-ever nod for hosting “SNL.” She made history as the first black female comic to host the variety show. “Insecure” co-creator and star Issa scored her first Emmy...
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Thanks to numerous women behind PBS’s “Masterpiece” and British broadcaster ITV, Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, “Sandition,” will soon make its way to television. Deadline reports that “Masterpiece’s” Rebecca Eaton and ITV Head of Drama Polly Hill have commissioned “Bridget Jone’s Diary” co-writer and “Mr. Selfridge” creator Andrew Davies to adapt the novel Austen was working...
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Just last month, Jennifer Lee was named chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios following the accusations against and exit of former chief John Lasseter. Now, Lee will be one of various female role models featured in a new project aimed at emerging female filmmakers. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Disney and UN Foundation Girls...
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“Navigating adult female friendships is so complicated!” Suzanne (Uzo Aduba) laments as she tries to understand the inner workings of her new surroundings. If Litchfield Penitentiary had its fair share of interpersonal complications — and that’s putting it lightly — then one can only imagine what drama Litchfield Max will bring. According to the official...
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FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING THIS WEEK Whitney (Documentary) With over 200 million album sales worldwide, and remaining the only artist to chart seven consecutive U.S. No. 1’s, Whitney Houston was the voice of a generation. Coming from an esteemed lineage of singers, Whitney was destined to be plucked from her gospel-singing roots to rule the...
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Looks like hanging out with Billie Jean King made a mark on Andrea Riseborough. The “Battle of the Sexes” actress is speaking out against sexism in her industry and taking a stand by launching a female-led production company. “There’s a very narrow version of women in film, who are either chaste, pure, and irrepressibly good, or...
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