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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Nov 22

Sun, Nov 24, 2019
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Kasi Lemmons cowrites and directs Harriet, starring Cynthia Enrivo; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Aug 02

Sat, Aug 03, 2019
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Whitney Hamilton writes, directs, and stars in historical drama Union; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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my picks for tonight’s 91st Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2018’s films) (winners indicated)

Mon, Feb 25, 2019
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I correctly guessed 9 out of the 24 categories, which is appalling. I shall be in my corner reprimanding myself.

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AWFJ 2018 EDA Awards winners announced

Thu, Jan 10, 2019
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Our most honored films are Roma (five awards), The Favourite (four awards), and Can You Ever Forgive Me? (three awards).

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OFCS 2018 awards winners announced

Wed, Jan 02, 2019
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Roma wins four awards including Best Picture; Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is Best Animated Feature.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Dec 17-Jan 04

Thu, Dec 20, 2018
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It’s Christmas for movies about women! Women-centered Mary Queen of Scots, The Favourite, Second Act, and Bumblebee all open wide over the holidays. Amazing.

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Dec 21-Jan 04

Thu, Dec 20, 2018
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Women get wide releases! Christina Hodson writes and Hailee Steinfeld stars in sci-fi action-adventure Bumblebee; Deborah Davis cowrites and Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz star in historical dramedy The Favourite; more…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Wed Nov 21

Sat, Nov 24, 2018
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Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz in the midst of high intrigue in the court of Queen Anne; Alba August portrays Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Lindgren; more…

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London Road movie review: the real world’s a stage

Fri, Jun 12, 2015
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No one has done a musical like this before, keeping an uneasy beat to craft a dark replica of scared community spirit in the wake of a shocking crime.

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Cuban Fury review: so he thinks he can dance

Thu, Feb 13, 2014
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The cast is game, and hit the right notes balancing cartoonishness and charm. As sitcom rom-coms go, it’s far from the worst one ever offered to us.

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