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Actress Evan Rachel Wood Outs Her Abuser in HBO’s Phoenix Rising
“What is this feeling? It’s the feeling of being believed!”— actress Evan Rachel Wood. It’s clear that even as a young teen, actress Evan Rachel Wood had affinity for edgy dramas. But, as it turns out, her film roles were … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Berg, Brian Warner, Domestic Abuse, Evan Rachel Wood, Film History, HBO, Marilyn Manson, Phoenix Rising, Rape, Sexual Assault, Women's Issues
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Tina Turner Is Simply the Best on HBO
“I had an abusive life. It’s a reality so you have to accept it,” says Tina Turner, as she contemplates the physical and emotional blows she absorbed as the abandoned child of sharecroppers in Nutbush, TN, and as the physically … Continue reading
Oprah Owns The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
“The story is about loss and identity, the power of knowing your own story and how it manifests itself inside of you,” says George C. Wolfe. “It’s about the desire to know so that you can be a more complete human being.” … Continue reading
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning Rebroadcast on PBS
As we nervously anticipate the Federal cuts in funding for women’s and low-income services, health care, the arts, public TV production and programming, I salute tonight’s timely PBS rebroadcast of Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning. This powerful documentary debuted on … Continue reading
Tennis Legend Althea Gibson Profiled on American Masters
Sometimes it’s best to turn a blind eye to a film’s missteps and focus instead on the relevance and timeliness of its subject matter. That’s definitely the case with Althea, the latest installment in PBS THIRTEEN’s American Masters’ series premiering tonight, Friday, September 4, … Continue reading
Liz Swados Takes the High Road in My Depression on HBO
Born in 1951, Elizabeth Swados was a wunderkind, given the range of talents she enjoyed to great success while still in her twenties: composer, performer, music conductor, writer, illustrator. Then regarded as avant-garde, her creative spirit proved to be as natural as life … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cable, Film, Illustration, Music, Theater, Theatre
Tagged Children's Books, David Wachtenheim, Depression, Elizabeth Swados, HBO, Linda Feferman, Mental Health, My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It), Robert Marianetti, Sigourney Weaver, The Girl with the Incredible Feeling, Women's Issues
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Touching Take on Twin Sisters Debuts on PBS
It’s not every day that you get to see the work of a Norwegian documentary filmmaker on American TV, but tonight I encourage you to jump at the chance to catch the U.S. broadcast premiere of Twin Sisters on Independent Lens (PBS, Monday, October 20, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET. … Continue reading
Posted in Film, TV
Tagged Adoption, China, Chinese Americans, Family Relationships, Independent Lens, Mona Friis Bertheussen, Norway, Norwegian Cinema, PBS, Twin Sisters, Twins, Women's Issues
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Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning Debuts on PBS
If you’ve ever doubted the important role played by artists as catalysts for social change, I suggest you tune in to American Masters on PBS tonight (9 p.m.- 11 p.m. ET, check local listings for air times in your region) and catch Dorothea Lange: … Continue reading
Finding Vivian Maier and 20 Feet from Stardom
Coincidentally, two of the best documentaries I’ve seen lately focus on women who spent a good part, if not all, of their creative lives hiding in plain sight. Director Morgan Neville’s 20 Feet from Stardom capped a year of accolades with a … Continue reading
Women on the Verge of an Oscar
“All I ever wanted was to find my son Anthony. I was never able to tell him that I loved him.” –Philomena Lee 2013 was a fascinating year for women in the movies. I’m especially encouraged by the unusually rich slate … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Award Nominee, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Best Actress Nominees, Best Supporting Actress Nominees, Blue Jasmine, Cate Blanchett, CBS News Sunday Morning, Eva Marie Saint, Jennifer Lawrence, Judi Dench, Lupita Nyong'o, Philomena, Philomena Lee, Women on Film, Women's Issues
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