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  1. Maggie Gyllenhaal questions lack of women directors

    Venice Film Festival jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal said women face systemic barriers in film, outpointing the lack of female directors in the main competition category. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #venicefilmfestival #filmfestival #womendirectors #director #genderequality #films Read the story here: 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on Facebook: Follow Reuters on X: Follow…

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  2. Furious, women’s rage in action

    Furious puts women's rage in the center of the plot. It opens with one of the strongest first episodes I've seen in a long time. An FBI agent named Alice (Emmy Rossum) is assigned to find the killer of a rich man. More rich men are killed quickly. Alice realizes she's chasing a serial killer. Beware, there are some spoilers ahead. […]

    oldaintdead.com/furious-womens

  3. H is for Hawk, a touching study of grief

    H is for Hawk is based on a true story. It is an adaption of the book by the same name by Helen MacDonald. Claire Foy stars as Helen in this touching look at how a goshawk helped a woman cope with the loss of her father. […]

    oldaintdead.com/h-is-for-hawk-

  4. The Map of Longing, Spanish series on Netflix

    The Map of Longing (El mapa de los anhelos) is a Spanish series about love and loss, sisterhood, and grief. There's a bonus love story mixed in with this six part limited series. […]

    oldaintdead.com/the-map-of-lon

  5. Elle, a prequel to Legally Blonde

    Elle comes from the world of Legally Blonde. In season 1 of this series, Elle Woods, played by Lexi Minetree, is a junior in high school and dealing with some major life changes. […]

    oldaintdead.com/elle-a-prequel

  6. Weekly Watches: The Testaments and Margo’s Got Money Troubles

    Two excellent TV series I'm watching weekly are at a point where I'm ready to talk about them. They are The Testaments and Margo's Got Money Troubles. Normally I like to wait until something is complete so I can binge it. This is because I'm quite old and my memory is gone. But these two series are so powerful and strong, they make an indelible impression. Let's see how the old brain holds up. […]

    oldaintdead.com/weekly-watches

  7. His & Hers, a mystery that doesn’t quite work

    His & Hers is a mystery series starring Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal. Thompson plays Anna, an ambitious television reporter in Atlanta, and Bernthal plays Jack, a detective with the sheriff's department in the small town where they both grew up. […]

    oldaintdead.com/his-hers-a-mys

  8. Goodbye June from first time director Kate Winslet

    Goodbye June adds director to Kate Winslet's list of accomplishments. She also stars in this touching story about a family as it comes together for the passing of the family matriarch, played by Helen Mirren. […]

    oldaintdead.com/goodbye-june-f

  9. Long Bright River, Amanda Seyfried plays a cop with secrets

    Long Bright River tells a grim and dark tale starring Amanda Seyfried as a Philadelphia cop who is invested in her community. There are police procedural aspects to the story, but it's essentially a psychological exploration of one family's secrets and lies. […]

    oldaintdead.com/long-bright-ri

  10. Janet Planet review: a mother/daughter relationship

    Janet Planet tells the story of 11 year old Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) during one long summer in 1991. Her mother, Janet (Julianne Nicholson), is the planet around which Lacy orbits as she watches people cycle in and out of their lives in this quiet film. […]

    oldaintdead.com/janet-planet-r

  11. Lonely Planet review, is it just me or are romcoms getting better

    Lonely Planet stars Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth in a romcom about a successful writer who goes to a writers' retreat in Morocco to finish a book. She meets a younger man and everything changes. […]

    oldaintdead.com/lonely-planet-

  12. Baby Fever review: two seasons of this Danish comedy/drama

    Baby Fever (Skruk) is a serious comedy about a woman doctor in a fertility clinic. It's a 30 minute show with 2 seasons now on Netflix. The comedy is light and the drama is ongoing because the doctor is a mess in her personal life. She's a great doctor, but whew, does she screw things up.

    Simone and Nana share everything

    Nana (Josephine Park) works with a colorful cast of characters in the fertility clinic. Her best friend Simone (Olivia Joof Lewerissa) is the receptionist. Her boss Helle [...]

    oldaintdead.com/baby-fever-rev