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#SummerHours Memoirs: Carrie Fisher

The late icon's memoir delivers big time for Star Wars fans, and is bittersweet in light of her recent passing.

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#SummerHours: Book to Screen…and Back Again: Postcards from the Edge

Read the book then see the movie - or vice versa. Either way is a win with Carrie Fisher's Postcard from the Edge.

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Terry’s Picks: Carrie Fisher, Star Wars, BBC America

Carrie Fisher: I was saddened by the loss of icon Carrie Fisher (and her mother Debbie Reynolds) last week. This piece in Indiewire sums up what so many of us are feeling: “In both the stories she told about her life and the stories she represented as a fictional icon, Carrie Fisher taught us that...

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WEEKLY ROUNDUP: THE FEMALE FORCE, YEAR-END LISTS & FUN ADVICE

Star Wars (finally) opened. The female cast members discuss being part of a new history. The end of 2015 marks the beginning of lists. Here’s a range of fun lists to enjoy. We expected more from these movies this year. These were some of the best movies directed by women in 2015. 2015 had great new tv...

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