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Athena Film Festival: Jodie Foster Reflects on Need for Female Directors by Hilary Lewis at The Hollywood Reporter

Festival Encourages Women in Film to ‘Wear the Pants’ by Stuart Miller at The Wall Street Journal

Interview: ‘Girlhood’ Director Celine Sciamma on Race, Gender & the Universality of the Story by Zeba Blay at Shadow and Act

5 Fabulous Feminist Films from Sundance by Natalie Wilson at Ms. blog

“Fresh Off the Boat,” Margaret Cho & the Asian American TV Family by Amy Lam at Bitch Media

HBO Gives Greenlight to Issa Rae Comedy ‘Insecure’ by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

Film Independent Directors Close-Ups: Ava DuVernay by Jana Monji at RogerEbert.com

The Psychology of Inspirational Women: The Walking Dead’s Michonne And Carol by Dr. Janina Scarlet at The Mary Sue

That Time Sleater-Kinney Hung Out With “Broad City.” by Sarah Mirk at Bitch Media

100 Years Later, What’s The Legacy Of ‘Birth Of A Nation’? at NPR

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Diversity Wins Big at SAG Awards by Anita Little at Ms. blog

With shows like ‘Empire,’ ‘Black-ish’ and ‘Cristela,’ TV is more diverse than ever by Cecilia King at The Washington Post

‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot Sets All-Female Cast, Release Date by Daniel Kreps at Rolling Stone

Let’s Not Stop at Ghostbusters—Let’s Remake ALL Movies with Just Women by Lindy West at GQ

On Wealth and Women on TV by Sady Doyle at The Baffler

Iranian-American Filmmaker Breaks Out Of Boxes, Into The Box Office by Shereen Marisol Meraji at NPR

How the Media Exacerbates and Erases Black Women’s Suffering by Jenn M. Jackson at For Harriet

Lisa Kudrow’s “The Comeback” Shows How the Television Industry Hasn’t Changed by Hannah Steinkop at Bitch Media
Hooray for “The Fosters,” the Show About a Dynamic Family With Two Moms. by Riel Lise at Bitch Media
The best films we saw at Sundance by Claudia Puig at USA TODAY 

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Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks: Awards Edition

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Golden Globes

Strong Female Lead: A Feminist Golden Globes Show by Megan Garber at The Atlantic

Breaking Through Hollywood’s Celluloid Ceiling by Jenevieve Ting at Ms. blog

Watch Gina Rodriguez’s Tearful Golden Globe Speech by Jamilah King at Colorlines

‘Ask better questions’: Amy Poehler’s inspired feminist Golden Globes campaign against the awards show gender divide by Helen Nianias at The Independent

Who Won the Golden Globes? Women. by Jill Filipovic at Cosmopolitan

The Biggest Lesson From This Year’s Golden Globes: Women’s Stories Matter by Sophie Kleeman at Mic

Margaret Cho Has No Regrets About That Golden Globes Running Gag by Alison Willmore at BuzzFeed

Oscars

Some Thoughts on the 2015 Oscar Nominees by Roxane Gay at The Toast

The “Selma” Best Director Oscar Snub: What It Means To a Black Female Filmmaker by Nijla Mumin at Shadow and Act

It’s No Surprise That the Oscars Snubbed “Selma” by Evette Dione at Bitch Media

White, Male by Michele Kort at Ms. blog

People Are Tweeting Their Thoughts About The Fact That #OscarsSoWhite by Emily Orley at BuzzFeed

Why female filmmakers need powerful allies by Monika Bartyzel at The Week

Why Ava DuVernay’s ‘Selma’ Oscar Snub Matters by Scott Mendelson at Forbes

2015 Oscar Nominations: A Dark Day for Women in Hollywood by Melissa Silverstein at Women and Hollywood

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The Many Truths of “Selma” by Zillah Eisenstein at Ms. blog

The Melissa Harris-Perry Syllabus 1.11.15 at msnbc

The ‘Selma’ “Controversy” Isn’t About History; It’s About Oscars by Jason Bailey at Flavorwire

The real American Sniper was a hate-filled killer. Why are simplistic patriots treating him as a hero? by Lindy West at The Guardian

Scarlett Johansson is the Wrong Choice for “Ghost in the Shell” by Bayan Atari at Bitch Media

Geena Davis Is Launching A Film Festival That Celebrates Women And Diversity by Ada Guzman at BUST

To get nominated for an Oscar, it’s still best to be a mediocre movie about a white guy by Todd VanDerWerff at Vox

Of Femmes, Films and Fatales by Regan Reid at Paste Magazine

Let 2015 Be the Year the Female Fuckup Goes Mainstream by Sarah Seltzer at Flavorwire

Rose McGowan Champions the Need for More Female Voices at NYFCC Gala by Nigel M Smith at IndieWire

Being a “Difficult” Woman on TV and the Refreshing Brilliance of ‘The Comeback’ by Harry Waksberg at Splitsider

Allison Williams Says Tracy Flick Was the Inspiration for Marnie on Girls by Nate Jones at Vulture

Gender in Comedy by Boring Old Raphael on Tumblr

The 2015 Athena Film Festival Trailer Is Here! by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

 

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A List of All of Women and Hollywood’s End-Of-Year Coverage by Melissa Silverstein and Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

Tim Burton Film “Big Eyes” is a Big Indictment of Art-World Patriarchy by Andi Zeisler at Bitch Media

Margaret Keane’s Eyes Are Wide Open by Carl Swanson at Vulture

In Hollywood, It’s a Men’s, Men’s, Men’s World by Manohla Dargis at The New York Times

The Women of Hollywood’s Men’s Men’s Men’s World by Melissa Silverstein at Women and Hollywood

The Best of Black Television in 2014 by Curtis Caesar John at Shadow and Act

9 Ways The Media Failed Women In 2014 by Alexandrea Boguhn, Olivia Kittel, Olivia Marshall, and Lis Power at Media Matters for America

10 Reasons It Was Actually a Great Year for Women in Movies by Katey Rich at Vanity Fair

How Pop Culture Can Change The Way We Talk About Abortion by Lauren Duca at The Huffington Post

The 10 Most Feminist Ads of 2014 by Brianna Kovan at Ms. blog

 

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The year in TV: How the shows of 2014 remade “masculinity” on television by Sonia Saraiya at Salon

Why Aren’t We Talking About the Sexual Assault in ‘Beyond the Lights’? by Shannon M. Houston at Shadow and Act

An Updated ‘Annie’ And The Tradition Of Nontraditional Casting by Bob Mondello at NPR

Why a Black Annie Is So Significant by Imran Siddiquee at The Atlantic

Why is Hollywood Scared of Wonder Woman? by Veronica I. Arreola at Bitch Media

Women of “Action!” by Denene Miller at Essence

Jennifer Lawrence: Legal Tipping Point for Women in Hollywood? by Maria Giese at Ms. blog

Sony Hack Reveals the Insufferable Whiteness of Hollywood by Tanya Steele at Shadow and Act

Amy Pascal Sets Back Women in Hollywood and Race Issues in One Fell Swoop by Joanne Cronrath Bamberger at the broad side

The Interview: just one subplot in Sony’s troubled big picture by Justin McCurry at The Guardian

Hollywood has a race problem — and it’s on display in Ridley Scott’s new movie ‘Exodus’ at PRI

First Look: Queen Latifah To Star As Blues Icon Bessie Smith In 2015 HBO Film by Stacy-Ann Ellis at Vibe

The Final Hobbit Film: One Kick-Ass Chick Among the Sausagefest by Natalie Wilson at Ms. blog

The Queer Women of Color Video Streaming Service That’s Cheaper Than Netflix by Jamilah King at Colorlines

The Most Important Feminist Film Moments of 2014 by Melissa Silverstein at Women and Hollywood

Ava DuVernay Has Multi-Episode TV Series on “Black Experience in America” in the Works by Sergio at Shadow and Act

As an Urban Feminist, I Was Surprised to Fall in Love With “Nashville.” by Aya de Leon at Bitch Media

 

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Ava DuVernay Earns Her Way Into the History Books – First Black Woman Director to Be Nominated for a Golden Globe Award by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow and Act

Shonda Rhimes: “I haven’t broken through any glass ceilings.” by Maya Dusenberry at Feministing

2015 Golden Globe Nominations at The Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Golden Globes Justifies Its Existence With Nods for ‘Transparent,’ ‘Jane the Virgin,’ Julianne Moore in ‘Maps to the Stars’ by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

Cheryl Strayed Talks About “Wild,” Feminism, and How Hollywood Made Her Even Sweeter by Sarah Mirk at Bitch Media

2015 Sundance Film Festival Preview by Sam Fragoso at RogerEbert.com

Amy Schumer is producing a new show with comedian Rachel Feinstein by William Hughes at A.V. Club

African-American Film Critics Assn. Names ‘Selma,’ ‘Belle,’ ‘Unbroken’ Among 2014’s Top Films by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

The best new Strong Female Characters are the weak ones by Tasha Robinson at The Dissolve

Netflix Set to Debut Nina Simone Documentary Next Year by Yesha Callahan at The Root

The 39 Most Iconic Feminist Moments of 2014 by Elizabeth Plank at Mic

Top Ten Pre-Code Films by Brandy Dean at Pretty Clever Films

Gender Equal Genre: Women Filmmakers Spotlighted at Etheria Film Night by Kristofer Jenson at dig Boston

Remembering Comedian and Disability Rights Activist Stella Young by s.e. smith at Bitch Media

Four Lessons From The Media’s Conflicted Coverage of Race by Eric Deggens at NPR

A Timeline of the Abuse Charges Against Bill Cosby [Updated] by Matt Giles and Nate Jones at Vulture

 

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A Woman Directed the Scariest Horror Movie of the Year, Maybe of the Decade by Laura Parker at The Cut

Amy Berg Partnering With Nate Parker for Doc About the “Black Male Crisis” by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

Chris Rock Pens Blistering Essay on Hollywood’s Race Problem: “It’s a White Industry” at The Hollywood Reporter

5 Shows That Wouldn’t Be The Same If They Showed The Reality Of Pregnancy Discrimination by NARAL Pro-Choice America at BuzzFeed

Chicago’s Black Cinema House Hosts Rare Screening of Shirley Clarke’s Neo-Realist Film ‘The Cool World’ by Sergio at Shadow and Act

Shonda Rhimes to Be Inducted into National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow and Act

36% of 2015 Sundance Competition Films Directed by Women by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

“Jane the Virgin” Has a Surprisingly Progressive Take on Sex. by Hannah Steinkop at Bitch Media

 

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Spike Lee Demands That ‘We Stop This Madness’ at Passionate ‘Do the Right Thing’ Reading by Greg Cwik at Indiewire

It’s Official: Michelle MacLaren Will Direct Wonder Woman by Melissa Silverstein at Women and Hollywood

Vampires, Skateboards and Autonomy: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night by Abeni Moreno at Ms. blog

Sapna Samant & ‘Kimbap’ at Wellywood Woman

Interview with Filmmaker Laura Poitras About Her Powerful Documentary “Citizenfour” by Monica Castillo at Bitch Media

ADIFF Review: Director Deon Taylor Explores Real Life Racial Horror in ‘Supremacy’ by Nijla Mumin at Shadow and Act

Ridley Scott Blames Lack of Diversity in Exodus on Needing Money by Susana Polo at The Mary Sue

50 Groundbreaking Female Film Artists We’re Thankful For by Alison Nastasi at Flavorwire

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ teaser promises more multicultural galaxy by Adam Howard at MSNBC

11 Essential Native American Films You Can Watch Online Right Now at Indian Country Today Media Network
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‘Inside Amy Schumer’: Freeing the Pussy on Comedy Central by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

Michelle MacLaren In Talks to Direct ‘Wonder Woman’ Movie by Justin Kroll at Variety

Portia de Rossi, Norman Lear, Jesse Tyler Ferguson Salute TV’s Impact on LGBT Equality at Paley Center Gala by Andrea Seikaly at Variety

#FeministPrincessBride Is Your New Favorite Hashtag Game by Victoria McNally at The Mary Sue

Kim Kardashian doesn’t realize she’s the butt of an old racial joke by Blue Telusma at The Grio

TIME Magazine Faces Backlash for Attempting to Ban the Word Feminist at Ms.

One-Sentence Reviews of the Lesbian Netflix Canon by Sara Century at Bitch Media

15 Historical Queer Women Who Need Their Own Biopic Right Now by Ashley C. Ford at BuzzFeed

Is America Ready To Fall In Love With The Telenovela? by Brenda Salinas at NPR’s Code Switch

Why the Media Still Doesn’t Get Lesbianism Right by Allison Epstein at Adios Barbie

White People Don’t Get It Because They Never Had to by Tanya Steele at Shadow and Act

 

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African-American Women in Cinema Film Fest Announces 2014 Lineup (November 19-22) by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow and Act

Betty White, The Golden Girl From The Golden Days Of Television at NPR

Must-See: Spike Lee Slams The Idea Of a ‘Post-Racial America’ by Jolie A. Doggett at Essence

Natalie Dormer: “We Don’t Have Enough Young, Female Antiheroes” by Victoria McNally at The Mary Sue

In “The Fall,” Gillian Anderson Plays a Detective Who Doesn’t Care About Being Likeable. by Emily Hashimoto at Bitch Media

Trailer Watch: Martin Luther King, Jr. is a Man, Not a Monument, in Ava DuVernay’s ‘Selma’ by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

Forgotten Women of Film History: Lois Weber by Kitty Lindsay at Ms. blog

Todd Solondz Plots Sort of Sequel to ‘Welcome to the Dollhouse’ With Greta Gerwig (Exclusive) at The Hollywood Reporter

Ryan Potter – Big Hero 6′s “Hiro” by Momo Chang at Center for Asian American Media

 

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It’s Hard to Get Excited About Marvel’s New Crop of Films by Ariana Vives at Bitch Media

Intervew: Gina Prince-Bythewood on Being a Fighter, Empowering Girls, and Women in Charge w/’Beyond The Lights’ by Jai Tiggett at Shadow and Act

Will Disney Get Race and Culture Right With Moana? by Brianna Kovan at Ms. blog

Parks and Recreation, A Feminist Utopia by Arielle Bernstein at Press Play

A Timeline Of Sitcoms Featuring Families Of Color by Kat Chow at NPR’s Code Switch

Straight People Are Like This, and Gay People Are Like This in CBS’s New Sitcom The McCarthys  by Matt Zoller Seitz at Vulture

6 Lady Badasses From Zombie Films at BUST

‘Olive Kitteridge,’ Where Have You Been All My Life? by Sara Stewart at Women and Hollywood

Is Looking Your Age a Subversive Act? at The Hoopla

Making Friends: The Haunting & May by Emily L. Stephens at The Toast

Video Calls Out Catcallers, But Cuts Out White Men by Kat Chow at NPR’s Code Switch

 

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