Archive for December, 2008

Women On Film - “Revolutionary Road” - Susan Granger reviews

Just how entertaining is the dissection of a bad marriage? Read more

Posted on 18th December 2008
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“The Spirit” - Susan Granger reviews

Big-screen comic-book adaptations can only go so far, as proven by Frank Miller’s first solo effort as writer/director, after sharing credit with Robert Rodriguez on “Sin City” and collaborating on “300” and “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.” Read more

Posted on 18th December 2008
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Releasing December 25 and 26, 2008

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists highlights films made by and about women: Read more

Posted on 18th December 2008
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“Nothing But The Truth” - Rod Lurie Interview by Jenny Halper - Exclusive!

In Rod Lurie’s Nothing but the Truth, a female reporter who writes an article exposing a female CIA agent is thrown in jail for refusing to name her source. This might sound like a fictionalization of old news. It isn’t. At least, not according to Lurie. Read more

Posted on 18th December 2008
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“Nothing But The Truth” - Kate Beckinsale Interview by Jenny Halper - Exclusive

Kate Beckinsale’s latest role – not as Judith Miller’s screen doppelganger but rather as a journalist/mom who happens to find herself in Miller’s lose-lose situation – follows Oscar-worthy work in the tiny indie Snow Angels, marking a departure from the blockbusters for which the actress is best known. Read more

Posted on 18th December 2008
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Women On Film: “Nothing But the Truth” - Susan Granger reviews

Obviously inspired by the incarceration of Judith Miller, the former New York Times journalist, who in 2005 was jailed for contempt of court after she refused to cooperate with a grand jury investigating the outing of Valerie Plame Wilson as an undercover CIA operative, filmmaker Rod Lurie has crafted a timely political drama that tests the limits of journalistic integrity. Read more

Posted on 18th December 2008
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Susan Wloszczyna - Top Ten - Exclusive!

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Posted on 15th December 2008
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2008 EDA Awards Winners!

With sincerest appreciation of all the great work that�s been done in film this year, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists is pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 EDA Awards.

For a full list of 2007 EDA Award nominees, click here.

Congratulations to all!

And the winners are: Read more

Posted on 14th December 2008
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2008 AWFJ EDA Awards Nominations

The members of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists have nominated the following for the 2008 EDA Awards, which will be celebrated at a by-invitation-only event on December 15.
Listed by category and in alphabetical order, the nominees are: Read more

Posted on 7th December 2008
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Releasing December 17 and 19, 2008

AWFJ highlights films made by and about women Read more

Posted on 7th December 2008
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