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Archive for April, 2006

Patriarchy in the media: Geena Davis and “Where the Girls Aren’t” in media

Friday, April 21st, 2006

Media for young children
Geena Davis portrays the U.S. President on “Commander in Chief” and is founder of the organization See Jane, whose research finds that “male characters still dominate television, movies, and other media for young children.
“Since women and girls make up half of the human race, the presence of a wide variety of female [...]

Nicole Holofcener on using self-criticism creatively

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

Nicole Holofcener
Being overly critical of our work and ourselves can deflate our creative vitality. But we can also use self-criticism for powerful and meaningful creative work, such as writer and director Nicole Holofcener has done with her new film “Friends With Money.”
I put my foibles out there
She comments in an article, “I think that [...]

Having it all: What is real success?

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

Rebecca Romijn
Rebecca Romijn says of her character in her new tv series “Pepper Dennis” that she “gets in her own way. She thinks you can’t have it all and, of course, everyone’s version of ‘all’ varies. But I think there’s a way to do it with grace and joy. People think that if you have [...]