Really Loved: Clouds of Sils Maria and the exceptional performances by Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart.
Excited to Share: Lena Dunham and Rose Byrne both started all-women production companies to get more women-centric content out in the world.
A Must Watch: Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Patricia Arquette and Amy Schumer tell it like it is about women of a certain age in Hollywood in this very NSFW sketch.
Enjoyed: how the tables are turned during press for The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Cosmopolitan asks Mark Ruffalo all the sexist questions the press usually saves for Scarlett Johansson, while letting Scarlett talk about her stunt work. #AskHerMore
Terry Lawler is the Executive Director of New York Women in Film & Television. You can find her Picks here every Tuesday.
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