Politics

A Feminist Analysis of Rodham - the Feature Film About Young Hillary Clinton

The script Rodham by Young Il Kim has been one of the scripts on the recent Blacklist -- it came in 4th -- that has made significant buzz before it even starts production. While we hoped when the buzz began that there would be some women on the team, we were none too pleased to read that James Pons...

Watch This: The Invisible War on PBS

Make sure to watch The Invisible War airing on PBS tonight at 10pm. It's an extremely important film that examines the rape epidemic within the U.S. military. With the increase in the sexual assault numbers and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's upcoming introduction of legislation that would give militar...

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Gibney Talks Manning and Assange, Stars of his 'WikiLeaks' Expose

Until recently, nobody knew who Bradley Manning was. Now he's all over the media, having pleaded guilty to ten charges (and not guilty to 12 others) before a Maryland military judge (see his leaked testimony here) for “misusing classified data,” the unlawful possession of classified material, exposi...

A Dude to Direct Hillary Clinton Biopic

As we previously reported, a biopic about everyone's favorite lady and potential presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is in the works. The Black List scripted penned by Young II Kim focuses on the early adulthood of Hillary Rodham who has just been appointed the youngest lawyer on the House...

Trailer Watch: Shadow Dancer - Starring Andrea Riseborough

Meryl on Margaret

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died yesterday.  To say that she was a controversial figure is a huge understatement.  On top of all the discussions about her work as Prime Minister, one topic that has gotten a large amount of discussion is whether or not she was a feminist...

Thank you Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters may be leaving our television screens next year. The legendary television personality is reportedly retiring in 2014, and leaving her co-created show, The View after co-hosting it for 17 seasons.

Ashley Judd Not Running for Senate

After months of speculation, Ashley Judd has decided to not run for senate. She used twitter and her website to release her decision.  She made clear that while she has a deep commitment to Kentucky and it's people the time is not right for her to get into the race.

Bring Shola Lynch's Free Angela & All Political Prisoners to Your Local Theater

Shola Lynch's Free Angela & All Political Prisoners focuses on the remarkable life of the incomparable Angela Davis, a professor, a member of the Communist party and influential social activist who worked with the Black Panthers.