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Women on Film
May 31, 2001
Women on Film, Summer Antidotes, Part II
Anothr brief list of female-centered alternativs to summer blockbusters.
Apr 30, 2001
A Weighty Issue
Why is it a bigger deal when a woman gains weight for a role than when a man does the same thing?
Mar 18, 2001
Funny Ladies
Comic actors get little respect -- especially when they're women.
Feb 24, 2001
The Year of the Woman -- Almost
This year's Oscar nominations seem a bit more estrogen powered than normal.
Jan 17, 2001
Beyond the Madonna-Whore Complex
Though the Madonna-Whore dichotmy is still at play in film, some recent offerings give us some more fully realized female characters.
Dec 17, 2000
With friends like these....
While movies about male friendship vary in style and subject matter, flicks about female buddies very often fall into the same old rut.
Nov 17, 2000
The Unknown Woman
Character actresses often go unrecognized. Well, no more.
Aug 14, 2000
The Horror Heroine
From Scream to What Lies Beneath, the victimized heroines of horror movies always have a few core things in common.
Jul 11, 2000
An Antidote to Summer
Sick of summer's testosterone-soaked action flicks? Here's a sampling of selections that deal with things female.
Mar 23, 2000
The Last Action Heroines
No female action stars, you say? I beg to differ!
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