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SPOTLIGHT December 2020: Eda Reiss Merin, Actress, Activist and inspiration for AWFJ’s EDA Awards

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Susan Wloszczyna bertold brecht, charles laughton, disney, eda reiss merin, eda sawards, ghostbusters, group theater, highway to heaven, jennifer merin, spotlight, susan wloszczyna, turner and hooch

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists’ EDA Awards, presented annually during awards season and at various festivals during the year, are currently in their 14th year, and are well known to the film industry for categories honoring female filmmakers, along with the more general award categories that are presented by the Academy and other movie awards organizations. The EDA Awards are well known, but many industry people — including some who’ve received them — don’t know much about their name. Why EDA? Since December sees AWFJ in full awards season activism, this is a good time to share the EDA story. Hence our December SPOTLIGHT is focused on actress and activist Eda Reiss Merin.

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GHOSTBUSTERS, GHOSTHEADS, THE INFILTRATOR, EQUALS, CAFE SOCIETY and more July 15 Openers – Reviews by Jennifer Merin

July 17, 2016July 17, 2016 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments CAFE SOCIETY, don't blink robert frank, EQUALS, ghostbusters, GHOSTHEADS. THE INFILTRATOR, the backcoats daughter, THE STUDENT BODY

Ghostbusters in no way satisfies the clamor for more women’s stories on screen. Ghostheads, a documentary about the phenomenally loyal

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GHOSTBUSTERS: When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough — Commentary by Thelma Adams

July 17, 2016May 19, 2020 Thelma Adams 0 Comments ghostbusters

I rolled my eyes the moment I heard about a Ghostbusters reboot with an all-woman cast—even if it teamed Melissa

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GHOSTBUSTERS – Review by MaryAnn Johanson

July 12, 2016 MaryAnn Johanson 0 Comments ghostbusters

Holy moly, Kate McKinnon has gone and created an instantly iconic new character in gleefully reckless physicist and tinkerer Jillian

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GHOSTBUSTERS — Review by Susan Granger

July 12, 2016July 17, 2016 Susan Granger 0 Comments ghostbusters

The infectious charm of the original “Ghostbusters” (1964) was the goofy chemistry between bright, slyly satiric “SNL” comedians (Dan Aykroyd,

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, July 10 – July 16: GHOSTBUSTERS

July 11, 2016July 17, 2016 Nikki Baughan 0 Comments Chris Hemsworth, ghostbusters, Kate McKinnon, Katie Dippold, kristen wiig, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Nell Minnow, nikki baughan, Pam Grady, Paul Feig, Sandra Kriaisirideja

Opening July 16, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Ghostbusters, the hotly-awaited new all-female reboot of the beloved sci-fi franchise from director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy) which stars Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones as the quartet of spook swatters.
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THE WEEK IN WOMEN: ZOOTOPIA comes home, Paul Feig on GHOSTBUSTERS backlash, MARY POPPINS sequel and more -Brandy McDonnell reports

June 12, 2016June 12, 2016 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments elizabeth banks, ghostbusters, mary poppins, Paul Feig, pitch perfect, the week in women, zootopia

Women’s Week news roundup, covering the arrival of Zootopia on DVD and Blu-ray, Paul Feig response to all the Ghostbusters

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THE WEEK IN WOMEN: Oscars Aftermath, GHOSTBUSTERS, and more – Brandy McDonnell reports

March 7, 2016 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments geena davis, ghostbusters, hollywood diversity, oscars, Patricia Arquette, the week in women

The Oscars and Ghostbusters offer opportunities for real talk about diversity, plus Geena Davis reminds us why women’s equal representation

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THE WEEK IN WOMEN: FURY ROAD on DVD Brings Furiosa Home, plus Kudos for Blanchett, Hathaway’s Sci-Fi and McCarthy Hypes GHOSTBUSTERS – Brandy McDonnell comments

August 31, 2015September 20, 2015 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments Anne Hathaway, charlize theron, ghostbusters, Mad Max Fury Road, Melissa McCarthy, Paul Feig, the shower, the week in women

Invite Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) into your home when Mad Max: Fury Road releases on Blu-ray and DVD this week. Cate Blanchett to receive the BFI Fellowship at London Film Festival in October. Anne Hathaway will produce and star in The Shower, a Scifi comedy with a kick ass female lead. Melissa McCarthy is stumping to boost interest in Paul Feig’s not-so-hotly-anticipated all-female Ghostbusters reboot. Read this week’s The Week in Women.