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WEEK IN WOMEN: Dahvi Waller Premieres MRS. AMERICA on FX/Hulu – Brandy McDonnell reports

April 12, 2020April 13, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments cate blanchett, dahvi waller, margo martindale, mrs america, neicy nash, phyllis schlafly, rose byrne, the week in women, tracy ullman, twiw, uzo aduba

Primetime Emmy-winning writer and producer Dahvi Waller, whose premier previous credits include Mad Men and Halt and Catch Fire was looking for an intriguing angle to delve into 1970s feminism, and she found it in Mrs. America.

Reviews

MISS VIRGINIA – Review by Carol Cling

October 19, 2019October 19, 2019 Carol Cling 0 Comments erin o'connor, matthew modine, miss virginia, motion picture institute, rj daniel hnn, uzo aduba

Just because a movie’s based on a true story doesn’t mean it’s entirely truthful. That’s certainly true of Miss Virginia, a fact-based drama about a single mother who turns community activist to save her son — and, by extension, other sons and daughters — from the mean streets of turn-of-the-millennium Washington, D.C.