By Elizabeth Willse

The Emmy-winning The Legend of Pancho Barnes is a feel-good movie introducing us to yet another daring, boundary-pushing woman—this one from the early days of flight.

By Elizabeth Willse

On this spookiest of all days (and nights), there’s nothing better than curling up with a supernatural tale. Here are a few recent titles that may spook and delight you.

By Elizabeth Willse

Two of the films we loved at last spring’s Athena Film Festival are now in theaters: “The Mighty Macs” and “Miss Representation.” Here’s our reviewer’s take on both movies.

By Elizabeth Willse

If you’re working on eating healthier, you need practical advice and encouragement. In her new book, WVFC contributor and registered dietician Keri Gans provides both.

By Elizabeth Willse

Coming to a theater near you next fall, this feel-good sports movie scored some provocative points in its screening at the Athena Film Festival.

By Elizabeth Willse

A standing-room-only audience joins director Jennifer Siebel Newsom in grappling with the issue of women and the media.

By Elizabeth Willse

As one of only two films by women in the race for Best Picture, Debra Granik’s Winter’s Bone is worth a second, pre-Oscars look.

By Elizabeth Willse

Flagg scores again, as she did with her beloved Fried Green Tomatoes.

By Elizabeth Willse

Even if Pat Benatar isn’t one of your rock music idols, “Between a Heart and a Rock Place” showcases her sheer, determined classiness in a business that, for women, can be intensely tough to navigate.

By Elizabeth Willse

If your mental picture of beer involves tasteless, fizzy yellow stuff, you’re in for a taste treat. Here, some top picks for your next picnic or barbeque.

By Elizabeth Willse

Straight from the recent Tribeca Film Festival, a movie that gives Helen Hunt a new way to triumph.

By Elizabeth Willse

Sure, you know you should exercise. But starting a fitness routine can be daunting. Here are 5 tips to help you get moving.

The above public service announcement aired during the Jets-Bengals playoff game on Saturday, possibly unnoticed by football fans anxious to continue cheering their teams. But some fans saw, in this simple announcement, the culmination of a dramatic story that has been building on the sidelines. Throughout this football season, growing concerns about traumatic brain injury [...]

My mom is one of six sisters. Every Thanksgiving, my mother’s family gathers at Aunt Ruthanne and Uncle Ron’s house in Connecticut. The table stretches from the dining room into the living room, with a joyous crowd of parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents and friends. “We don’t say grace,” my late Uncle Howie once quipped. [...]

Throughout her 50-year history, every bit of Barbie’s 11-inch-tall form has been the subject of scrutiny and debate. Originally introduced in 1959 as “a teen-age model,” her history has always been linked to the fashion world, and has become a tangled part of women’s girlhood memories and body images. (On Barbie’s actual 50th birthday in [...]