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50 Films Made By Women – Part 7 of 10

There’s a slight French, sisterly vibe in the 7th part of 50 Films Made By Women – likely not deliberate. Please do continue with us…

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50 Films Made By Women – Part 6 of 10

Here we have stories of dreamy adolescence, and the struggles of emerging into womanhood. What I also witness is girls on films offering social awareness and…

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Genre Blast: Dear Old Dad – Fathers on Film

Fathers’ Day calls for recognition of fatherhood as it is portrayed in the cinema, and that is as varied as the number of film writers…

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50 Films Made By Women – Part 5 of 10

I see nightmares of suicide, I see tales of abandonment, survival, and grief. I see psychos and murderers, and potential world destruction. Oh, it’s just…

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Baby Driver Review & Edgar Wright Interview

Baby is not slow. He might seem slow, but he moves at speed to the beat of his own drum. Edgar Wright’s passion project is…

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50 Films Made By Women – Part 4 of 10

We venture to New Zealand, and Australia this chapter. I implored many female film-lovers to step forward and contribute here, believe me, but they were,…

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50 Films Made By Women – Part 3 of 10

Ten more leading ladies behind the camera for you now as we continue our 50 Films Made By Women. We go back ninety years, We…

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50 Films Made By Women – Part 2 of 10

These 100 Films Made By Women (in 20 parts) might not be the all-time greatest films that women have directed, might not be Oscar winners,…

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50 Films Made By Women – Part 1 of 10

And so we go back to the start. One hundred films directed by women. We’ve come a long way to get here, so listen up…

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Genre Blast: A Murder, a Mystery & the “Who-Done-It” Game

What is it about murder mysteries that captures our imaginations, not just in cinema, but books, television – even the evening news? Is it the…

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Film Honors: 1983

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

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Genre Blast: Adventure – "We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat!"

It will probably happen one of two ways at some point in your life: you will search out adventure on your own, or, in some…

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Woo L.A. Bonus Podcast: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Hey everybody, this is our bonus episode of the Write Out of LA Podcast that Jonathan, Eric, and I recorded where we discuss the Marvel…

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Film Honors: 2006

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

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