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Lucinda Coxon

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Wed Sep 19

Fri, Sep 21, 2018
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Anna Kendrick investigates the disappearance of her friend Blake Lively in A Simple Favour; Lea Carpenter cowrites action thriller Mile 22; more…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Aug 31

Fri, Aug 31, 2018
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Laura Nix directs a documentary about teenaged inventors; Lucinda Coxon writes a gothic horror tale; more…

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Where Are the Women? The Danish Girl

Wed, Jan 13, 2016
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It’s about a transgender woman, sure, but it’s ultimately little more than a showcase for a male actor to show off his range and be “brave.”

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The Danish Girl movie review: sometimes it’s hard to be a woman

Wed, Jan 13, 2016
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Safe, conventional, and not particularly sympathetic to women, cis or trans. Mistakes the external signifiers of femininity with actually being a woman.

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