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Frances Ha: A movie about female friendship in black, white and shades of gray

Published: May 26, 2013 | Last Updated: January 6, 2016 By | Reply Continue Reading
Frances Ha: A movie about female friendship in black, white and shades of gray

Female friendship is often misportrayed in movies, films and books–probably because of its complexity. That’s why I was thrilled to see Frances Ha, a new indie film that takes a look at a friendship between two women in their late-20s.

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On Life Goes Strong – The mean girls of “The Help”

Published: August 15, 2011 | Last Updated: April 26, 2014 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading

This weekend, I saw The Help, Kathryn Stockett’s wonderful novel brought to the screen about the plight of African American maids in the South in the early 60s. Like me, many women who have seen the film say that the mean girls it portrays are strikingly similar to the ones they encounter in their own […]

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My Best Friend: How did I miss this gem?

Published: July 20, 2010 | Last Updated: July 20, 2010 By | 2 Replies Continue Reading

I watched My Best Friend (2006) this evening on Netflix (don’t know how I missed the original run) and fell in love with the movie. It’s a simple story of a wealthy antique dealer who focuses on things rather than relationships. He worries about his own mortality; specifically, who will attend his funeral when he […]

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Baffled by Bratz & Biffles

Published: November 14, 2007 | Last Updated: August 16, 2020 By | Reply Continue Reading

Besides the letter “L”—what’s the difference between a BFFL (best friend for life) and a BFF (best friend forever)? When Nathalia Ramos, 15, the actress who plays Yasmin (one of the Mattel dolls that is brought to life in Bratz, the movie) was interviewed by a reporter from the Washington Post she said: There are […]

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