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OFCS 2022 awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 24, 2023
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Everything Everywhere All at Once leads with six wins; The Banshees of Inisherin takes fours awards. Twelve films overall earned awards.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Feb 21

Sat, Feb 22, 2020
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Autumn de Wilde directs and Eleanor Catton writes Emma., starring Anya Taylor-Joy; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Feb 14

Fri, Feb 14, 2020
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Autumn de Wilde directs and Eleanor Catton writes Emma., starring Anya Taylor-Joy; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Emma. movie review: this queen bee has a bitter sting

Fri, Feb 14, 2020
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A sly, penetrating zing and a frisson of Insta-influencer horror — of the oppression of performative perfection against a marzipan backdrop — renders Austen’s fluff and nonsense deadly serious.

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire May 10

Sat, May 11, 2019
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Aretha Franklin headlines concert documentary Amazing Grace; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Apr 05

Sun, Apr 07, 2019
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Taraji P. Henson costars in historical drama The Best of Enemies; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri Nov 16

Fri, Nov 16, 2018
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J.K. Rowling writes another Harry Potter spinoff; Emily Atef writes and directs a portrait of European film star Romy Schneider; more…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Oct 26

Fri, Oct 26, 2018
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Abby Epstein directs medical-marijuana documentary Weed the People; Frances Causey directs racism documentary The Long Shadow; more…

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri Jul 13

Fri, Jul 13, 2018
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Holly Hunter and Sarah Vowell are back as half of the superhero family the Incredibles; Anya Taylor-Joy and Mia Goth are caught up in a family secret; and more…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Apr 13

Fri, Apr 13, 2018
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Sophie Fiennes profiles Grace Jones, Chloé Zhao tells a cowboy’s tale, and more…

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