Archive for November, 2009

AWFJ Women On Film - The Week In Women, November 13, 2009 - MaryAnn Johanson

Women do so go to the movies, though we maybe shouldn’t watch TV, and Megan Fox is sexy! Read more

Posted on 14th November 2009
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AWFJ Women On Film - “2012″ - Betsy Pickle reviews

In “2012,” there’s got to be a morning after, if for no other reason than formulaic disaster epics have to have some measure of hope at the end.

And make no mistake: “2012″ is a formulaic disaster epic — to the 10th power. As in, with its characters dodging the non-stop dangers of massive earthquakes, lava fireballs, tumbling architectural landmarks and behemoth tidal waves, it seems as much like a prototype for a theme-park virtual thrill ride as it does a movie. Holy shifting tectonic plates, Batman! Read more

Posted on 13th November 2009
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AWFJ Women On Film - “2012″ - Susan Granger reviews

Does anyone remember how ominous it was when calendar turned from 1999 to 2000? Alarmists warned that Y2K might make all our computers fail, and I suspect that we’ll feel the same way - in retrospect - when December 21, 2012, comes and goes, despite so-called end of the Mayan calendar. Read more

Posted on 12th November 2009
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AWFJ Women On Film - Releasing November 13, 2009

AWFJ highlights films made by and about women: Read more

Posted on 9th November 2009
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AWFJ Women On Film - The Week In Women, November 6, 2009 - MaryAnn Johanson

The Super Bowl for women will be hosted by men, what’s so mysterious about women, and more. Read more

Posted on 8th November 2009
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AWFJ Women On Film - “Precious” - Susan Granger reviews

Ever since this grim, gritty, urban drama won kudos at the Sundance, Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals and the endorsement of Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, it’s been generating industry hype and Oscar buzz, building on its themes of prejudice, incest, poverty and AIDS.

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Posted on 6th November 2009
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2008 AWFJ EDA Awards in the News

AWFJ’s 2008 EDA Awards and Top Ten lists received global coverage in consumer and industry media, and at fan and special interest Websites. Here, selected from thousands of items available on the Internet, is a rather randomly organized list with links to of some of our favorites, Read more>>

Posted on 3rd November 2009
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AWFJ Women On Film - Carole Zabar’s Film Activism - Joanna Langfield interviews

Mention “Zabar’s” to any New Yorker and mouthwatering dreams of the legendary gourmet emporium immediately pop into mind. But not all members of the Zabar family are to be found behind the deli counter, slicing Nova Scotia salmon. For the past several years, Carole Zabar has been cooking up a remarkable professional legacy of her own — and it’s all spreading a message of peace and love through film. Read more

Posted on 1st November 2009
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AWFJ Women On Film - Releasing November 6, 2009

AWFJ highlights films made by and about women: Read more

Posted on 1st November 2009
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