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Studios are reluctant to make films featuring strong female protagonists, with Julie & Julia the only hit film this year to break the trend To earn her two Oscars, Hilary Swank went mano a mano with Clint Eastwood in a boxing ring and sucked face with... Full Article at Indian Express
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summer, actress and writer Nia Vardalos blogged on the Huffington Post that, when she was pitching a project to a studio executive, he asked that she change the female lead to a man. Why? Because "women don't go to movies," he told her. Full Article at The San Jose Mercury News
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To earn her two Oscars, Hilary Swank went mano a mano with Clint Eastwood in a boxing ring and sucked face with Chloë Sevigny. But her toughest test yet might be this weekend, when box office numbers for "Amelia" come in. Full Article at OH NO THEY DIDN'T
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One of the things making me nervous this fall is the box office of movies like 'Jennifer's Body' and 'Whip It,' ... I call them 'girl-power' movies. They're the movies I dream about for my feminist future. And the fact that people didn't go to see those movies makes me want to weep.
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Because Hollywood will do whatever it takes to make money. They are not taking a principled stance against women. They just don't see the audience as going there. I'll tell you something
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One of the things making me nervous this fall is the box office of movies like 'Jennifer's Body' and 'Whip It,' ... I call them 'girl-power' movies. They're the movies I dream about for my feminist future. And the fact that people didn't go to see those movies makes me want to weep. Figuring out how to ...
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Dramas are still alive in television ... which is why we see some of our greatest actresses emigrating to TV, everyone from Mary-Louise Parker to Glenn Close to Holly Hunter.
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