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Monika Bartyzel

Girls on Film: 6 Oscar hosts who would be better than Seth MacFarlane

The controversial host won't be back for next year's ceremony. That's a good thing.

 

Girls on Film: The real problem with the Disney Princess brand

The company's wildly profitable Disney Princess line sends a dangerous and regressive message to young girls. It's not too late to fix it.

 

Girls on Film: Stories We Tell is one of the year's must-see movies

Sarah Polley's intimate, powerful documentary questions the very nature of "truth." And you have to see it to believe it.

 

Girls on Film: The danger of the 'female filmmaker' label

Calling on Hollywood to improve the roles of women carries a significant risk for female filmmakers. But someone must step up and do it.

 

Girls on Film: Why it's time to retire the term 'Manic Pixie Dream Girl'

This once-useful piece of critical shorthand has devolved into laziness and sexism

 

Girls on Film: Of course we need more female directors!

By banking on more female filmmakers, Hollywood can introduce stories and viewpoints that are all but unseen on the silver screen

 

Girls on Film: 11 female athletes who deserve their own sports biopic

Hollywood's obsession with real-life sports stories rarely extends to women — but it should

 

Why Agatha Christie is ready for a Hollywood revival

A new deal is poised to bring the bestselling mystery author's work to film and TV again — and the timing couldn't be better

 

Girls on Film: Stephenie Meyer, of The Host and Twilight fame, is not anti-women

Meyer has repeatedly been attacked for the problematic messages of her novels — but the truth is far more complicated

 

Girls on Film: Can the Veronica Mars movie make up for the show's mistakes?

Veronica Mars started strong, then stumbled. An upcoming film has the chance to make things right

 

Girls on Film: Hollywood will try anything for a superhero movie — except a female director

The film industry is full of super-talented female auteurs. But when it comes time to pick a director for big-budget blockbusters, producers prefer untested men

 
 

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