Archive for March, 2009

AWFJ Women On Film - The Week in Woman, March 20, 2009 - MaryAnn Johanson

Women with guns? Sex-eee! Women with babies? Surprisingly enough, sometimes they’re sexy too. Read more

Posted on 17th March 2009
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AWFJ Women On Film - “Duplicity” - Joanna Langfield reviews

Wondering where those corporate earnings have been going to all these years? According to Tony Gilroy’s “Duplicity,” a whole lot of ‘em have been pumped into some pretty nifty espionage, Read more

Posted on 16th March 2009
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Women On Film - “Duplicity” - Susan Granger reviews

Honore De Balzac said, “A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity” – which may explain why CIA officer Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) and MI6 agent Ray Koval (Clive Owen) are never at a loss when forced to explain their unpredictably bizarre behavior in this sexy, sophisticated spy caper. Read more

Posted on 15th March 2009
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Women On Film - “I Love You, Man” - Susan Granger reviews

According to the Urban Dictionary, a “bromance” denotes a non-sexual relationship between two men and “bromancing” is the act of wooing a fellow male friend for the purpose of becoming closer. The term was originally coined by author/editor Dave Carnie in “Big Brother Magazine,” and it’s the theme of this banal bromantic comedy. Read more

Posted on 15th March 2009
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Women On Film - “I Love You, Man” - Lexi Feinberg reviews

When it comes to the March movie slump, Love really is all you need. Read more>>

Posted on 15th March 2009
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Women On Film - “Knowing” - Susan Granger reviews

Apocalyptic sci-fi thrillers are supposed to be thought-provoking and supernaturally suspenseful but this is just paranormally dopey. Read more

Posted on 14th March 2009
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Women On Film - Releasing March 20, 2009

AWFJ highlights films made by and about women: Read more

Posted on 14th March 2009
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Women On Film - The Week In Women, March 13, 2009 - MaryAnn Johanson

Some men are freaking out over Watchmen’s big blue cock, but don’t expect to hear a peep out of them about this week’s new movies that are chock full of female nudity. Read more

Posted on 13th March 2009
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Women On Film - SXSW 2009 - Women Directors - Jennifer Merin reports

SXSW’s 2009 roster of films includes femme helmed projects in all catetories. Here are some of the highlights: Read more

Posted on 13th March 2009
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Women On Film - Screenwriter Megan Holley On “Sunshine Cleaning” - Joanna Langfield interviews

Megan Holley

Megan Holley

When Megan Holley was named one of Variety’s 10 Screenwriters to Watch in 2005, her Hollywood agents had to wait till she clocked in to work–tending to drug addicted lab rats–to tell her the good news. That’s because Megan, who’d quit her longtime job editing industrial safety films to take a month-long filmwriting fellowship, had come home with no money. And her phone had been cut off. So, it’s no surprise when Holley, who describes herself as an ‘eternal optimist who takes huge leaps of faith,’ admitted she really related to the struggles of the two lead characters she created Sunshine Cleaning. Read more

Posted on 11th March 2009
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