Latest articles by Monika Bartyzel
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Girls on Film: The complicated legacy of Working Girl
feature On its 25th anniversary, a look back at Mike Nichols' Working Girl, which is notable for both its feminism and its many problems
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Girls on Film: The forgotten legacy of Sex and the City
feature Ten years ago, we said goodbye. A lot has changed since.
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Girls on Film: The untapped talents of Sandra Oh
feature As the multitalented actress leaves Grey's Anatomy, Hollywood needs to remember she is far more than Dr. Cristina Yang
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Girls on Film: Of course we need more female directors!
feature By banking on more female filmmakers, Hollywood can introduce stories and viewpoints that are all but unseen on the silver screen
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How Shonda Rhimes can become TV's most important creative mind
feature Ignore the luridness of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal and you'll find something truly groundbreaking
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Why The Big Chill still matters
feature More than 30 years after its original release — and with About Alex, a spiritual successor, hitting theaters — the 80s drama remains both relevant and relatable
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Girls on Film: Stephenie Meyer, of The Host and Twilight fame, is not anti-women
feature Meyer has repeatedly been attacked for the problematic messages of her novels — but the truth is far more complicated
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Girls on Film: The Heat breaks new ground by not being groundbreaking
feature Critics have attacked the film for failing to rise above the conventions of a buddy-cop comedy — even though that's exactly the point
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Girls on Film: Maleficent is less progressive than 1959's Sleeping Beauty
feature Disney frustratingly undermined the truly revisionist story it should have been telling
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Girls on Film: Why it's time to retire the term 'Manic Pixie Dream Girl'
feature This once-useful piece of critical shorthand has devolved into laziness and sexism
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Girls on Film: The troubling reason Hollywood keeps failing female filmmakers
feature "Let's just really make a change or never, ever speak of it again," Punisher: War Zone director Lexi Alexander tells TheWeek.com.
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Girls on Film: The wonderful, overlooked early films of Judi Dench
feature As the 50th anniversary of her first movie role approaches, a look back at the beginning of Dench's remarkable career
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Girls on Film: How women were written out of film history
feature Influential filmmakers like Alice Guy-Blaché were essential to the development of cinema — but modern filmmakers and historians still overlook their accomplishments
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Girls on Film: Insights from history's greatest female filmmakers
feature Words of wisdom from Kathryn Bigelow, Jane Campion, Sofia Coppola, and more
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Girls on Film: Why the Bechdel Test is still so valuable
feature Those who attack cartoonist Alison Bechdel's now-famous criteria for evaluating films have misunderstood its very purpose
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Girls on Film: It's time to push back against 'sexy' costumes for girls
feature In recent years, the Halloween costume industry has pushed 'sexy' costumes that hurt boys and girls alike. Enough is enough.
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Girls on Film: Parker Posey, powerhouse
feature On her 45th birthday, a tribute to the eclectic career of the woman once dubbed "Queen of the Indies"
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Girls on Film: There is no 'true' version of Gone Girl
feature Gillian Flynn's novel is built on subjective truths — and David Fincher's new film is just another layer of the story
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Girls on Film: 10 horror movies you probably didn't know were directed by women
feature The horror genre has a reputation for sexism — but plenty of female filmmakers have left their indelible stamps on it
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Girls on Film: Belle is one of the most groundbreaking, joyous movies of the summer
feature The indie hit, which arrived on DVD this week, broke the status quo by bringing a little-known true story into the light
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Girls on Film: 11 female athletes who deserve their own sports biopic
feature Hollywood's obsession with real-life sports stories rarely extends to women — but it should
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Girls on Film: Frances Ha and the art of living
feature The acclaimed film, which is available on both DVD and Netflix Instant this week, is a celebration of "the dance of life"
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Girls on Film: The Bling Ring is about all of us
feature As Sofia Coppola's new film shows, we no longer care about having experiences. It's all about documenting them so obsessively we don't realize we're having them
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Girls on Film: The superhero genre's 'giant green porn star' problem
feature Ignorant, sexist attitudes about female superheroes haven't changed — and until we demand it, they never will
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