The tone of the documentary is not “I am woman hear me roar.” Instead, it is a collection of revealing mini-memoirs in which the pain of rejection, longing and loss, and the stress of complex lives are expressed in fifteen singular ways. It’s not always pretty, but it is real.
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.
Can you imagine what would happen if a woman as heavy as Chris Christie ran for President? Press coverage about her size would be nonstop. Her eating and exercise habits would be critiqued. The media would scream every time she was photographed with a donut in her hand.
Troops in Afghanistan may have jolted the politicians into action when they asked Adm. Mike Mullen if they would be paid if a deal isn't reached on the debt ceiling.
A standing-room-only audience joins director Jennifer Siebel Newsom in grappling with the issue of women and the media.
“We do big things,” President Obama said. Here’s hoping we do more of them in 2011.