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Terry’s Picks: SAG Diversity, The Writers Lab, Inner Beauty

SAG Diversity: In contrast with an all-white lineup of Oscar nominated actors, the SAG Awards had a healthy mix of diverse nominees and winners. That said, the majority of diverse winners were for television, not film. The Writers Lab: Submissions for The Writers Lab 2016 are now open! Learn more and submit at thewriterslab.nyc. The...

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Weekly Roundup: SAG Awards, Hollywood’s Problems & Procrastination

[getty src=”462314188″ width=”594″ height=”481″] The SAG Awards was a great time for winners, nominees, and viewers. Ghostbusters new all-women cast includes new SNL “it girl” Leslie Jones.   An actual writer debunks the myth of writing workshops. What’s wrong with Hollywood?! Both Robert Redford and Nina Jacobson have strong opinions. Tina Fey’s new comedy will most probably be...

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Terry’s Picks: December 21, 2014

Image via Getty Images, Tumblr. Laying out the truth at Sundance: the 8th annual Women in Film panel highlighted the large discrepancies that still exist across the industry and awarded $32K in grants to women filmmakers. Thinking about red carpet sexism: with the above GIF of Cate Blanchett at the SAG Awards making its rounds on the...

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