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Terry’s Picks: Wrinkle Trailer, Doctor Who, Equality Matters

Wrinkle Trailer: I’m excited to see Ava Duvernay’s A Wrinkle in Time, the Disney adaptation of the 1963 children’s classic by Madeleine L’Engle. The film makes DuVernay the first black woman to helm a $100 million studio feature. Watch the new trailer! Doctor Who: The British cult favorite series Doctor Who announced this weekend that...

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Terry’s Picks: Hannah Beachler, Sarah Barnett, New Space

Hannah Beachler: Congratulations to Hannah Beachler, who was awarded “Excellence in Production Design for Awards or Event Special” during the Art Directors Guild Awards last week. The recognition was for her production design for Beyoncé’s Lemonade. Beachler was also the production designer on Moonlight, Creed and Don Cheadle’s Miles Ahead and her work will next...

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Terry’s Picks: Muse Honorees Blythe Danner, Lizz Winstead, Sarah Barnett

As we look forward to this Thursday’s Muse Awards, here are some of our honorees: Blythe Danner talks to The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast about her 50 year career and taking on her first leading film role at age 72 in I’ll See You in My Dreams. Lizz Winstead’s Tinder parody app Hinder, created...

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Follow #nywiftmuse on Twitter for Muse Awards Buzz on December 10

The buzz about the Muse Awards is that it’s all about the speeches. It’s not a surprise as the event is an intimate gathering of women in entertainment and those who support them. It’s a safe place for women to talk openly about their experience in entertainment. This 2012 acceptance speech from Muse winner Mariska...

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Weekly Roundup: Starts, Finishes & Remembering Joan Rivers

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Terry’s Picks: Primetime Emmy Nominations, ‘Danger Mouse’ & #LikeAGirl

Seeing: that not much has changed: Women make up only 26% of the Primetime Emmy nominees, the same number as last year. Glad to hear: that the new version of BBC’s Danger Mouse will be have more female characters. Really like: Lauren Greenfield’s video, Always #LikeAGirl, for Always brand. It challenges the sexist expression which...

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WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Photograph: Armando Gallo /Corbis Actress, Writer, Producer Greta Gerwig is bringing another sitcom to NYC! Wikipedia spearheads “feminist information activism” for their website. The BBC announces a ban on “all-male” comedy panels. Well Played BBC. Aspiring screenwriters MUST READ this “Infographic” on movie-making. This UCLA study reveals what we’ve known for years, “Hollywood is woefully out of touch” Q&A with Thelma & Louise scribe...

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