Film

"Abortion Democracy:" Feminist Film-Maker Inspires Us to Speak Out for Women

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by Marcy Bloom, GIRE

December 16, 2010 - 9:31am (Print)

Sarah Diehl's film skillfully contrasts abortion policies and laws in two countries, revealing how the legal status of women is a direct result of the silencing--or empowering--of women’s voices

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Teens Talk Gender and Sexuality and Hollywood Listens

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by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

December 14, 2010 - 11:06pm (Print)

A film contest results in production by Hollywood professionals of three scripts written by female teen authors exploring the powerful and damaging messages about what it means to be male.
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Documenting Late Abortions: Two Providers Undaunted

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by Catherine Epstein

November 30, 2010 - 9:24am (Print)

An unknown number of doctors across the country perform late abortions, but unlike most, Drs. LeRoy Carhart and Warren Hern do so publicly. The film Trust Women explores their commitment to women.

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Hermione Granger: A Heroine Comes Into Her Own

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by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

November 26, 2010 - 9:19am (Print)

Hermione, an always-wonderful sidekick, has moved onto center stage. Her emotions and choices, classically heroic, anchored a piece of the epic story that would have felt muddled and rootless without her.

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Akimbo's First Ever Film Festival: Millennium Development Goals at the Movies!

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by Melanie Abrahams, International Women's Health Coalition

September 21, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

RH Reality Check is highlighting Akimbo's first ever film festival, focused on each of the eight Millennium Development Goals as a way to increase awareness of the issues about which the goals are related.

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"Greenberg:" The Groundbreaking Abortion Film You Might Have Missed

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by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

April 15, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

"Greenberg," Noah Baumbach's latest film starring Ben Stiller, isn't just another movie about a man-child character having a mid-life crisis. Instead it deals unapologetically with real issues, like unwanted pregnancy and abortion.

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Men Are From Apatow-Land, Women Are From Venus

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by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

August 7, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

In "Funny People," men are always from Mars and women from Venus--and the central question is how Mars should gently approach Venus despite his libidinous need to fornicate with her.

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Brüno Walks the Line

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by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

July 16, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Is Brüno a punch in the face to American homophobia or does it perpetuate homophobic stereotypes in the name of satirizing them?
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That's What Vampires Are For

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by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

November 26, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)

Even in the movie adaptation, Twilight's basic storyline -- "I won't bite you, it's for your own good" -- can't be changed.
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Sex And The City: Eww It's For Girls!

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by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

June 5, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

There was no way a two-hour film version of "Sex and the City" would live up to the complexity of the six-series-long show. But did half the characters need to be so flat, and the show's attempt at racial diversity such a misfire?
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