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 Melissa Silverstein is a writer, blogger and marketing consultant with an expertise in the area of social media regarding women and Hollywood. She is the founder and editor of Women and Hollywood, one of the most respected sites for issues related to women and film as well as other areas of pop culture. She is the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Athena Film Festival – A Celebration of Women and Leadership at Barnard College in NYC. The third annual festival will take place from February 7-10, 2013.

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Why Girls Still Matters in Season 2

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Last night was a huge lady-centric night for television with the delightful Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosting the Golden Globes, the premiere of season two of the criminally underwatched Enlightened starring a terrific Laura Dern (PLEASE WATCH THIS SHOW) and, as I’m sure you’ve seen from the posters, billboards and magazine ads -- season two of Girls also premiered.
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  • By Kerensa Cadenas
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  • January 14, 2013 12:27 PM
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More: Girls, Lena Dunham, Feminism, Women Writers

Thoughts on the Golden Globes - Girls Literally Ruled

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Last night, I ended up watching the Golden Globes in real time (with the commercials too.) The reason why that was possible was because of twitter and because I was having such a good time watching the show.  It felt lighter than in years past.  I am guessing a lot of that had to do with the tone that Amy Poehler and Tina Fey in their terrific opening monologue (which you can see below and is worth another watch.)  They told some really funny jokes and the one I enjoyed most was their statement of support for Kathryn Bigelow.  "When it comes to torture I trust the lady that spent 3 years married to James Cameron."  Awesome.
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  • By Melissa Silverstein
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  • January 14, 2013 11:00 AM
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More: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Golden Globes, Awards, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Kathryn Bigelow, Lena Dunham, Comedy, Girls

Cher to Bring More Glamour to Television Screens with 60s Focused Project

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Personal life icon and owner of my favorite Twitter account, Cher, has recently inked a development deal with Logo, an LGBT focused network that has blessed lives with RuPaul’s Drag Race.
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  • By Kerensa Cadenas
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  • January 14, 2013 10:00 AM
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More: Cher, Television

Critics and Film Lovers Respond to Kathryn Bigelow Snub

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After Kathryn Bigelow’s name wasn’t announced for Best Director during yesterday’s Oscar nominations, film and entertainment critics as well as movie lovers were outraged causing a vast social media discussion of why Bigelow was snubbed.  Some mentioned sexism, the mostly male based Oscar voting body and the discussion of torture surrounding Zero Dark Thirty.
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  • By Kerensa Cadenas
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  • January 11, 2013 3:00 PM
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More: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty, Women Directors, Academy Awards, Sexism, Politics

Guest Post: How to Do an Abortion Plotline

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When Amy tearfully asked Drew, “Do I look normal?” following her abortion procedure in the latest episode of Parenthood, it spoke to the narratives often pushed by the anti-choice movement: That abortion is not only damaging and shameful, but also irreparably changes a woman.
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  • By Lauren Barbato
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  • January 11, 2013 2:00 PM
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More: Television, Parenthood, abortion, Feminism

2 of 15 Films in Berlin Competition Line Up Directed by Women

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The Berlin International Film Festival announced their full competition line up for the Golden Bear. Two of the nine films from this most recent announcement are directed by women. As we previously reported, 0 of the 7 (there is one special screening) earlier announced films in competition were directed by women.  While this is better than the 0 that were at Cannes last year, 2 out of 16 is still too low.
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  • By Melissa Silverstein and Kerensa Cadenas
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  • January 11, 2013 1:00 PM
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More: Berlin International Film Festival, Women Directors, Emmanuelle Bercot, Pia Marais

Elisabeth Moss and Holly Hunter Talk Jane Campion's Top of the Lake at TCAs

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At the Sundance Channel’s Television Critics Association panel last week, everyone was buzzing about Top of the Lake, Jane Campion’s epic seven part miniseries starring Elisabeth Moss and reuniting Campion and her The Piano star, Holly Hunter after 20 years.
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  • By Kerensa Cadenas
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  • January 11, 2013 12:00 PM
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More: Jane Campion, Elisabeth Moss, Holly Hunter

DGA Announces Television and Commercial Award Nominees

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Earlier this week the Directors Guild of America announced their film nominees.  In addition, they also announced nominees for television and commercials. There are quite a few women nominated for the awards including Lena Dunham for Girls.
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  • By Kerensa Cadenas
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  • January 11, 2013 10:15 AM
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More: Women Directors, Directors Guild of America, Girls, Lena Dunham, Lesli Linka Glatter

2013 BAFTA Nominees Include Kathryn Bigelow, Judi Dench, Lynne Ramsay

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On the heels of learning that 4 out of the 5 nominated for BAFTA’s Rising Star Award are women, comes the full list of the 2013 BAFTA awards nominees.  Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal and Zero Dark Thirty are there for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Picture, as is Jessica Chastain for Best Actress. Judi Dench is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Skyfall.  Lynne Ramsay got a nomination for her short film, Swimmer.  Writer/Director of I Am Nasrine, Tina Gharavi was nominated for Outstanding Debut by a British writer, director or producer.
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  • By Kerensa Cadenas
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  • January 10, 2013 3:00 PM
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More: Women Directors, BAFTA, Kathryn Bigelow, Lynne Ramsay, Zero Dark Thirty, Judi Dench, Tina Gharavi

Good and Bad Surprises Come with 2013 Oscar Nominations

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Oscar nominations were announced this morning and per usual there were the surprises, both of the good and bad variety. Nine year old Quvenzhané Wallis becomes the youngest Best Actress nominee for Beasts of the Southern Wild, Kathryn Bigelow shockingly did not receive a Best Director nomination for Zero Dark Thirty and the much lauded film about sexual assualt in the military The Invisible War received a Best Documentary nomination.
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  • By Kerensa Cadenas
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  • January 10, 2013 12:10 PM
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More: Beasts of the Southern Wild, Zero Dark Thirty, Academy Awards, Women Producers, Women Writers, The Invisible War, Quvenzhané Wallis

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