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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Wed Jun 06

Fri, Jun 08, 2018
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Bryce Dallas Howard revisits Jurassic Park. Zosia Mamet revisits an old relationship.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Jun 01

Fri, Jun 01, 2018
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Shailene Woodley faces disaster at sea; Claire Danes confronts trouble at home; and more…

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri Jun 01

Fri, Jun 01, 2018
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Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen are friskily inspired by Fifty Shades of Grey; and more…

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dreaming of a female-gazey Han Solo movie…

Sun, May 27, 2018
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…maybe one directed by a woman who understands why we love this scoundrel.

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thank the Maker, the Brian Daley Han Solo novels are available on Kindle

Sun, May 27, 2018
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I haven’t read these since I was a kid, but back in the day, they did fulfill my tween hankering for more Han Solo.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri May 25

Fri, May 25, 2018
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Elle Fanning invents science fiction; Natalie Dormer overhears a murder; more…

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri May 25

Fri, May 25, 2018
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Sheila Hancock climbs a mountain; Saara Chaudry becomes a boy; more…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri May 18

Fri, May 18, 2018
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Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen read a book.

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri May 18

Fri, May 18, 2018
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Saoirse Ronan has trouble on her honeymoon; Laetitia Dosch has trouble with everything; plus, documentaries about women navigating personal and political strife.

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is it wrong to see a ‘Quiet Place’ soundtrack album as wrong?

Sat, May 12, 2018
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I mean, ya gonna listen to the score to remind you how quiet the movie is?

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