WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Photo via snl.wikia.com Now Seth Meyers can have better conversations with SNL’s Cecily Strong Sarah Silverman is old, sensitive and only “kinda” racist? Hmmm… (Video) After NINETY years Time magazine names Nancy Gibbs as their 1st female Managing Editor. Breaking Bad’s Laura Fraser discusses Lydia yet reveals nothing. Smooth! (Video) The Kelly File (great name) is the new 9pm vehicle...
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You can’t allow FEAR – for your character, or offending someone – to interfere with your #writing. Why: http://t.co/M5G6Th6B2a #scriptchat — Lucy V Hay (@Bang2write) September 18, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js -@annelabarba
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photo via Go Into the Story If you spend money on an entry fee for a competition, you want it to be well-spent, which means getting past the first few rounds. When you make the semi-final rounds, your logline goes out to production companies and agents who want to read your script. That is success....
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photograph via Saturday Night Live Congratulations to Carol Burnett! Uh, what took so long? Au revoir Beast! Tina Brown has other plans… ABC is in a buying mood. *Meet these two Directors–Piro Honkasalo & Judy Kibinge. “What the hell is subtext?” Explained. Tina’s coming! Tina’s coming! *I know, it’s the same website but I couldn’t choose just one....
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Congratulations @Malala on winning the 2013 International Children’s Peace Prize! #inspiring #education http://t.co/BSHRJwLeGt — Acumen (@Acumen) September 9, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js -@annelabarba
READ MOREFlix Not to Miss: Katy Perry: Part of Me
When my daughter begged me to rent Katy Perry: Part of Me, I was skeptical; but she was insistent, and I like Katy Perry’s music. I was expecting a slick, packaged, overly long concert flick. I was pleasantly surprised. The movie is loosely structured around the arc of Perry’s marriage to and subsequent break-up from...
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Photo via Getty Images Sarah-Siegel Magness replaces Michael Radford as Castro’s Daughter Director. A funny thing happened… to comedian Cameron Esposito on her late night debut. There’s more work to do but women are making “incremental growth” in primetime TV. Film school not your thing? It wasn’t hers or hers either. Keep shooting ladies! Hanging out with actress Olivia...
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“Afternoon Delight” director Jill Soloway talks on Lena Dunham, unlikeable characters, and women behind the camera http://t.co/OM4mmXeXOS — Northstar Pictures (@NorthstarPics) August 31, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js -@annelabarba
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Photo via Nigel Parry Long weekend = Long Roundup ((Cue applause)) Adios Matt & Al… Robin’s back full-time! Woman to Woman: Tips on producing, creating tight scripts & habits for overall success. Elizabeth’s favorite Peggy moments. Anna takes on Skylar haters. The legendary Nichelle Nichols talks Star Trek, NASA–and the 1st interracial kiss on television. (video) Brie Larson is a big reason behind the buzz of Short Term 12....
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My new #Storify: Black Twitter Responds to Several Media Affronts http://t.co/4tLhCnEugb #abcreports #smartblackwomenoftwitter — Jasmine Armand (@JasmineArmand) August 28, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js -@annelabarba A DePaul journalism student covers the Fast Company debacle and the ABC debacle in one entertaining nutshell.
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Photo Olaf Blecker for The New York Times Charged with espionage? Want to spill secrets? Contact Laura Poitras. The 1st single, working woman on tv, Marlo Thomas was “born to be a feminist.” Exec-Producer Gale Hurd explains what she does on The Walking Dead & how she got there. Screenwriting advice for the “Lisa’s” (self included) of the world....
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Here are 7 poignant GIFs that break down “the worst thing we do to girls.” http://t.co/mtAvqxOEJd — Upworthy (@Upworthy) August 15, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js –@annelabarba
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Be warned, if you haven’t caught up to season 8 of Breaking Bad, there may be some spoilers below. The final eight episodes of Breaking Bad are here. In its fifth and final season on AMC, the show has attracted an avid fan base (the first episode of the final eight was the highest rated in cable...
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On #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen; Feminism Is Not Black And White http://t.co/VBY8yRGALB #MissRep by @freedom_writer — Miss Representation (@RepresentPledge) August 13, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js – @annelabarba
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The film summer isn’t complete without the teenage sex romp film. Running the spectrum from crude (Sex Drive and American Pie) to dramedy (The Sure Thing and Losin’ It ), rarely do these genre movies portray teenage girls eager to lose it with as much gusto and determination as teenage boys; that has now changed with...
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2013 OMMA Awards Jury We embrace New Media at NYWIFT in all its forms. The OMMA Awards have extended their deadline to enter to August 16th. With “Best Vine Execution or Instagram Video” added as a new category this year, it will be exciting to see what this year’s all female jury selects in these...
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Photo via thefeministwire.com Congratulations Katherine Oliver! Late-Night viewing gets a serious revamp at PBS, a playful one at MTV. Director Gwyneth-Horder Payton makes it known “I am the leader here.” Issa Rae’s awkwardness is fitting into Hollywood quite nicely. Philippa Gregory & Emma Frost’s The White Queen KILLS on Starz! – KELLY GLOVER
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Disagree. Hiding the rare women of color who star in a film, even for neutral reasons, deserves specific criticism. http://t.co/0SviANHihU — Linda Holmes (@nprmonkeysee) August 6, 2013 – @annelabarba //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
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