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Naomi Wolf: Carrie Bradshaw Is An Aughts Icon
Naomi Wolf calling the Sex and the City narrative "radical"? Sounds like a spoof, but yesterday in The Guardian, Wolf does just that - even saying Carrie Bradshaw is an symbol of the progression of women in pop culture. More »In Knight And Day, Tom Cruise Plays That Same Guy He Always Plays
Cameron Diaz is the damsel in distress; he is the knight in aviator glasses. Shit blows up. Zzz. Irin hopes it turns out to be like True Lies. Trailer after the jump. (Or high quality here.) [Filmonic, Ain't It Cool] More »Sex And The City 2 Trailer: Dudes and Dunes
Bright Star, Dimmed: On "Female" Movies And Being Overlooked At Awards Season
Why have Jane Campion's well-reviewed Bright Star and its star Abbie Cornish so far been ignored in the awards race? There are several theories. More »The Back-Up Plan Trailer: Childbirth As Punchline
Are the fertility hi-jinks of single career women this coming decade's new romcom cliche of choice? Judging from this new trailer of Jennifer Lopez vehicle The Back-Up Plan and descriptions of Jennifer Aniston's The Baster, quite possibly. [JustJared]And Now, A Totally Spoiler Free Review Of Avatar
So I saw Avatar in 3-D last night, and though I have many thoughts on the film, I can't really go into them without spoiling the entire movie. So instead, I've decided to share 5 non-spoilery facts about the film. More »Most Overused Romantic Comedy Cliches Of The Decade
"Hard" Times: Analyzing Rihanna's New Video
Is Avatar's James Cameron A Feminist Ally?
SAG Awards: More Momentum For Actresses Of Precious, An Education
It's a mix of first-timers (Gabourey Sidibe, Carey Mulligan, Anna Kendrick, Diane Kruger, The Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner) and superstars (Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Helen Mirren). Perhaps best of all, Betty White will get a lifetime achievement award. [SAG]Can Tina Fey And Steve Carell Help Fix The Rom-Com Rut?
Following April's Date Night, Tina Fey and Steve Carell may team up again for Mail Order Groom, a "comedy about a naive single woman who can't find love" and brings home a groom from Eastern Europe. [THR]It's Complicated: The Triumph Of, And Trouble With, Nancy Meyers
Daphne Merkin's profile of director Nancy Meyers in the forthcoming New York Times Magazine skillfully captures the conflicted feelings many of us have about the work of this successful, yet ultimately limited, filmmaker. More »Box Office Analyst: "If Calling It Like I See It Makes Me An Asshole, So Be It."
Paul Dergarabedian says he too wants "good films that are female-centric and aren't just romantic fluff.... But life is not fair." Moreover, audiences should support "the types of films that they hope to see more of in the future." [Hollywood.com] More »Women Over Forty: So Hot In Hollywood This Year
Love or hate their recent movies, it's hard to ignore that Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock are having a commercially robust moment—giving more than one observer hope that the tide is turning for Hollywood women over 40. More »Robin Hood: Like Gladiator, But With Chain Mail & Horses
Trailer here. In addition, you get the terrible feeling that no one is going to sing "Oo-de-lally, golly what a day." [Buzzfeed, FirstShowing.net]Golden Globe Noms: Nods For Precious Actresses, Director Kathryn Bigelow
"Fuck Them": Times Critic On Hollywood, Women, & Why Romantic Comedies Suck
The Princess And The Frog Impacting Moms; Girls With Curly Hair
One mom says, "I'm probably more excited about this than my daughter… she doesn't realize the history of it." Another writes: "…It would be a mistake to overlook the significance of her coif." [WaPo, Time]"It’s Hard To Know Why Women Have Fared So Badly In Hollywood In The Last Few Decades…"
"This isn't just about money, or sexism. There have been women running studios on and off since 1980… trickle-down equality doesn't work… [This year] Paramount and Warner Brothers… did not release a single film directed by a woman." [NY Times]Portman Will Use Harvard-Educated Braaaaaains To Play Zombie Slayer
That's right: Natalie will star in and produce the film adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's bestselling book, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a tale which "lends a modern sense of urgency to a well known love story." [Variety]Hollywood Is A Numbers Game, And Women Are Losing
When it comes to money — you know, the thing that makes the world go 'round — Hollywood is an abysmal place to be a woman in search of equality. More »