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where are the women

Where Are the Women? Lila & Eve

Fri, Jul 17, 2015
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Its female protagonist and her female sidekick may be primarily defined as grieving mothers, but they do something with their grief.

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get yer Where Are the Women? lapel pins and postcards

Fri, Jul 17, 2015
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I’ve still got lots of goodies leftover after distributing Kickstarter rewards. So I’m happy to offer them to any and all now. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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Where Are the Women? the 2014 Oscar-nominated films ranked

Fri, Jul 17, 2015
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This ranking is now complete with the addition of Best Documentary nominee The Salt of the Earth. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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Where Are the Women? The Salt of the Earth

Fri, Jul 17, 2015
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Though the narration describes the male protagonist photographer’s wife as his essential collaborator, we see absolutely no evidence of this.

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Where Are the Women? Self/less

Thu, Jul 16, 2015
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This is a movie in which a woman is instructed to “wait in the car” while the male protagonist goes inside to continue driving the story. And she does.

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Where Are the Women? Ant-Man

Mon, Jul 13, 2015
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Runs right up to the notion that a woman could plausibly play the central heroic role but then backs off to engage in male-centered business as usual.

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Where Are the Women? Ted 2

Thu, Jul 09, 2015
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To add insult to the usual injury, one of the two female characters here is defined solely as the wife of a male protagonist… and he’s not even human.

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I introduce IndieWire readers to the Where Are the Women? project

Wed, Jul 08, 2015
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Pop over and give ’em some traffic, if you would (and maybe leave a comment)… [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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Where Are the Women? is dead — long live Where Are the Women?

Mon, Jul 06, 2015
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The six-month Kickstarter period for Where Are the Women? has now ended. But I’m going to continue with the project through the end of the year. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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Where Are the Women? Jackie & Ryan (aka Love Me Like You Do)

Fri, Jul 03, 2015
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Romance for the female coprotagonist isn’t the be-all and end-all of her existence, but rather something from which she draws inspiration for her life. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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