Archive for March, 2010

AWFJ Women On Film - The Week In Women, March 26, 2010 - MaryAnn Johanson

Win an Oscar, lose your husband? Who let a girl do serious journalism? and Read more

Posted on 27th March 2010
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AWFJ Women On Film - “How To Train Your Dragon” - Review by Cynthia Fuchs

Hiccup is particularly moved by Astrid, whom he envisions in slow motion from a low impressive angle, blond hair blowing and sword utterly massive. < href="http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/123030-how-to-train-your-dragon/" trget="new">Read more>>

Posted on 27th March 2010
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AWFJ Women On Film - “How To Train Your Dragon” - Review by Susan Granger

If you’re looking for fanciful family fun, your destination should be this animated 3-D action adventure/comedy from the makers of “Shrek,” “Madagascar” and “Kung Fu Panda.” Read more

Posted on 27th March 2010
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AWFJ Women On Film - “Bluebeard” - Review by Cynthia Fuchs

Meat. It makes for a particular cinematic experience when Marie-Catherine (Lola Créton) sits down to eat some with her betrothed. Read more>>

Posted on 27th March 2010
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AWFJ Women On Film - “Bulletproof Salesman” - Review by Cynthia Fuchs

Contemplating his status as a war profiteer, armored vehicle salesman Fidelis Cloer is at once practical and philosophical. Read more>>

Posted on 27th March 2010
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AWFJ Women On Film - The Week In Women, March 19, 2010 - MaryAnn Johanson

The Liz Lemoning of American pop culture; women aren’t interesting, according to Hollywood, just bitter and complainy and Read more

Posted on 20th March 2010
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AWFJ Women On Film - “Hubble 3D” - Movie Review by Jennifer Merin

The seven astronauts on the Hubble mission are heroic characters. But even more compelling is the extraordinarily beautiful footage — shot by an astronaut with an IMAX camera or through the eyes of Hubble — that takes us on awesome exploratory voyages into outer space. Hubble 3D is a thrill ride from start to finish. Read more>>

Posted on 20th March 2010
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AWFJ Women On Film - “Mother” - Movie Review by Cynthia Fuchs

The question Mother comes back to repeatedly has to do with watching, and consequentially, knowing. Read more>>

Posted on 20th March 2010
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AWFJ Women On Film - “A Prophet” - Susan Granger reviews

Winning the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and securing an Oscar nomination as Best Foreign Film, this gritty French crime thriller revolves around Malik El Djebena (Tahar Rahim), an illiterate, non-religious Arab street orphan who is sentenced to serve six years in prison in an area near Marseilles after scuffling with police. Read more

Posted on 20th March 2010
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AWFJ Women On Film - “Repo Men” - Cynthia Fuchs reviews

Remy is yet another white boy malcontent who gleans enlightenment from his multicultural associates. Read more>>

Posted on 20th March 2010
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