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Terry’s Picks: Suffragette, Effie Brown, Jeremy Renner

Go see Suffragette, if you haven’t already. It is well made with really good performances by Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter and is a part of women’s history that I didn’t know. But what was most eye-opening was the crawl at the end of the film showing in which years that women got the...

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Terry’s Picks: February 25, 2014

Poring Over: Inkoo Kang’s wonderful Oscars post over at Indiewire, which highlights the milestones and gaps of this year’s Academy Award nominations. Channeling: British women’s liberation leader Emmeline Pankhurst should be a breeze to Meryl Streep. The multiple Academy Award winner joins Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter in the upcoming historical drama Suffragette. Congratulating: Jessica Elbaum, who’s tapped to head Gloria Sanchez Productions, a new...

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Weekly Film & TV News Roundup

Photo via YouTube. The Women In Film panel at Sundance called out Hollywood’s sexism. Sold! Lynn Shelton’s film Laggies did well in Park City. Another promising new production company to be based in NYC. Cate Blanchett reveals a red carpet disparity. Got lights? Got camera? Here’s how to tape your own audition. Editorial Director Kierna Mayo brings...

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