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QUEENPINS – Review by Marina Antunes

September 8, 2021September 10, 2021 Marina Antunes Aron Gaudet, Gita Pullapilly, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, kristen bell, Queenpins

For some, couponing is a thrill. For others it’s a necessity. For Connie Kaminski and her best friend Jojo Johnson, it’s a multi-million dollar business enterprise. Written and directed by the husband and wife team of Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly, Queenpins stars Kristen Bell as Connie, a former Olympian and suburban housewife who finds solace in couponing and stockpiling, while Kirby Howell-Baptiste is Jojo, the victim of identity fraud whose life has been so badly damaged by said fraud that she’s been forced to move back into her mother’s home and is trying to make a name for herself as a YouTube star.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Jennifer Lee’s FROZEN II sets Box Office Record – Brandy McDonnell reports

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments Frozen II, idina mensel, jennifer lee, kristen bell, twiw, week in women

Jennifer Lee’s Frozen II exceeded industry expectations that projected the sequel would make $100 million over the weekend. It also set the record for biggest global opening for an animated film ever, hauling in $350 million worldwide.

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FROZEN II – Review by Susan Granger

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 Susan Granger 0 Comments Frozen II, idina menzell, jennifer lee, kristen bell

Based on a story by Chris Buck, Marc E. Smith, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez – which traces its antecedents to Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen” – it’s written by Jennifer Lee, who did the first installment, and co-directs with Chris Buck, once aging focusing on Anna and Elsa as self-reliant, resilient role-models for young girls.

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FROZEN II – Review by Sherin Nicole

November 20, 2019May 21, 2020 Sherin Nicole 0 Comments Frozen II, idina menzel, kristen bell

The original storyline was easier to parse and the music got into your bones a lot more. So, um, will my goddaughters and the other kids like this Frozen as much as they did the first one? I’m not sure. And as much as I found it enjoyable I don’t need to see it again and I didn’t go looking for the soundtrack either.

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VERONICA MARS, Season Four – Review by Martha P Nochimson

August 22, 2019 Martha P. Nochimson (Archived Contributor) 0 Comments amanda seyfried, eye on media, Harry Hamlin, Jacqueline Antaramian, jason dohring, kristen bell, rob thomas, season four, veronica mars

In its first three seasons, Veronica Mars was widely regarded as a sparkling feminist television series. Well, its fourth season, airing on Hulu, would seem to unmask the show as creator Rob Thomas’ 21st century version of the kind of backlash entertainment that appears right on cue whenever women make new strides toward independence, personhood, and realization of their talents and goals. Like running for president and “me too”? Suddenly, Veronica has emerged as a sinister warning to any girl who would be her own person while female. And in a very big way.

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THE WEEK IN WOMEN: Women Presenters At SAG Awards, Golden Globes Snub Women Directors but Award Oprah — Brandy McDonnell reports

December 17, 2017December 18, 2017 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments golden globes, HFPA. screen actors guild, kristen bell, oprah winfrey, sag, the week in women

Oprah Winfrey will receive the 2018 Cecil B. de Mille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday,