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Helen Mirren Shuts Down Sexist Behavior in Her First Talk Show Interview
Dame Helen Mirren is, without question, who I’d like to be when I grow up. The English actor, who has won the triple threat of an Academy Award, a Tony and several Emmys, has had a long and noted...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: Sia’s Music Video for “The Greatest” Memorializes...
Sia’s music video for her song “The Greatest” is a tribute to the Orlando nightclub shooting. In the video, 49 dancers (the same amount of people massacred at the Pulse night club) perform a powerful...
View ArticleWhat’s Up With Karen Gillan’s Super Sexualized Jumanji Character Costume?
Day 1 of shooting “Jumanji” is officially in the can. We had a amazing first day. The chemistry & energy of our cast & crew was beyond amazing!!!! This movie is going to be dope as hell….Can’t...
View ArticleKaren Gillan Comes Out in Defense of Jumanji Costume, Promises Story Reasons...
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: #JUMANJI Our dope 90’s vintage costumes will all make sense when our plot’s revealed. Truuuuuust me😂👊🏾. The journey continues.. “Moose Finbar” (Kevin Hart). “Ruby Roundhouse”...
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Taraji P. Henson Describes Being Paid “Sofa Change,” Charged Her Own Location...
Taraji P. Henson’s fantastic Academy Award nominated performance in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Queenie is now a much more bittersweet watch with the news that Henson was apparently paid...
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Tippi Hedren’s Memoir Recounts Predatory Behavior and Horrifying Assault by...
Trigger warning for descriptions and discussion of sexual assault. “It’s about time I stop letting everyone else tell my story and finally tell it myself,” 86-year-old Tippi Hedren writes. Excerpts...
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Mila Kunis Is Done Compromising, Criticizes Hollywood’s Boy’s Club
Mila Kunis is done with the objectifying, sexist bull-hickey in Hollywood. Kunis posted an essay on Medium titled, “You’ll Never Work In This Town Again…” The title references a threat she received...
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27 Animation Features Submitted for Oscars Consideration Severely Lacking in...
While there are many amazing women and girls at the center of this season’s animated movies like Moana or Zootopia, the fight for a 2017 Oscar nomination is indicative of a problem behind the camera....
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Tippi Hedren Explains Why She Went Public About Alfred Hitchcock’s Sexual...
We covered Tippi Hedren’s memoir, Tippi, not too long ago as it was the first time the 86-year-old actress openly discussed the sexual harassment and abuse she suffered at the hands of iconic director...
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Dear Kathleen Kennedy: If No One Gambled On Newbie Blockbuster Directors, We...
Last week, we reported on an interview Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy did with Variety about Rogue One and the upcoming Han Solo anthology film. We talked about what she had to say about those projects,...
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Bernardo Bertolucci’s Treatment of Maria Schneider While Filming Last Tango...
Content warning for discussion of sexual assault. We need to stop excusing rape, assault, and harassment that disguises itself as a controversial means for art. The infamous ending scene of Bernardo...
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[UPDATED]: Emmy Rossum Halts Renewal on Showtime’s Shameless to Fight For...
[UPDATED 12/9/16 at 7:41PM ET: The headline and second paragraph have been corrected to make clear that Showtime’s Shameless has not actually been renewed for an eighth season yet, and therefore, is...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: Confuse Yourself With This Westworld Mystery Question...
If you’re still reeling a little bit from that Westworld finale, you’re not alone. So why don’t you go ahead and really double down on that feeling by watching this incredible supercut of literally...
View ArticleHulu Original Harlots Tells the Story of 18th Century Sex Work, All with...
I’ve been interested in Hulu’s upcoming original series Harlots ever since I heard about it last October, and now we’ve finally got our first teaser-trailer of the series. Why am I already on board?...
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Debra Messing’s Early-Career Stories of Harassment in Hollywood Really Should...
This week was the MAKERS conference, featuring speeches, stories, and interviews from trailblazing women (and men), centered around this year’s theme of #BeBold. But as women talk about their power,...
View ArticleWomen and Hollywood Put a Spin on The Hamilton Mixtape to Talk About...
Although we might be seeing some improvements for women behind and in front of the camera, it’s important to remember that our job is no where near done. Women and Hollywood, who have continuously...
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The Era of the Socially Acceptable (and Totally Misogynistic) Hatred of Anne...
It’s been just over four years since the 2013 Oscars, when Anne Hathaway won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Les Miserables. That was also around the time that it became socially...
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Binders At 2017 BinderCon Seek To Save World From A Bind - Pun shamelessly...
Binders. You’ve heard the word out of 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s lips when addressing pay equity in the workforce by hiring women. “And I — and I went to my staff, and I...
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Johnny Depp Reportedly Nixed a Female Villain for Pirates 5 Because He...
I haven’t given much thought to the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales because 1. I think I’ve reached the end of my own personal ability to care about Johnny Depp, and 2. This...
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Yet Another Woman Steps Forward to Accuse Roman Polanski of Having Assaulted...
Many people would like to believe that instances of sexual assault are one-time offenses, but far too often they are indicative of a pattern of behavior. If you can do this to one person, it’s likely...
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