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  • February 2008

    • Oscar Smiles on Women Writers

      Associated Press  |  Feb 23, 08 10:40 AM CST

      Oscar Smiles on Women Writers

      (Newser) - When the Oscars for screenplays are awarded tomorrow, chances are pretty good that women's names will be on the envelopes. Three are up for best screenplay and one for adapted screenplay, an Oscar record. Women still make up only 19% of film writers, the AP reports, but the tide may be turning. "We all feel that a victory for one of us is a victory for all," said Diablo Cody, nominated for Juno . More »

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      Hollywood  • Academy Awards  • Juno  • Diablo Cody  • Julie Christie  • Laura Linney  • The Savages  • Away From Her  • Tamara Jenkins

  • January 2008
  • November 2007

    • The Savages : Savagely Good

      Metacritic  |  Nov 28, 07 4:30 PM CST

      The Savages : Savagely Good

      (Newser) - The Savages —a tale of middle-aged siblings forced to put their lives on hold to take care of their elderly father—is earning nearly unanimous praise for its deft mix of dark humor and brutal honesty. "There isn’t a single moment of emotional guff or sentimentality in The Savages ," writes Manohla Dargis in the New York TImes . More »

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      movie review  • Philip Seymour Hoffman  • Laura Linney

  • August 2007

    • This 'Nanny' Is No 'Devil'

      Metacritic  |  Aug 24, 07 9:08 AM CDT

      This 'Nanny' Is No 'Devil'

      (Newser) - One-dimensional characters and wooden acting cripple "The Nanny Diaries," critics say, calling the lavishly appointed frustrated-underling tale similar to "The Devil Wears Prada" in everything except quality. "They should've thrown everything away except the title and the outline," writes Michael Phillips in the Chicago Tribune . More »

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      movie  • film  • movie review  • Scarlett Johansson  • Prada  • Laura Linney  • The Devil Wears Prada  • The Nanny Diaries

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