Latest articles by Monika Bartyzel
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Girls on Film: Independent film's shining, female-centric example
feature Big Hollywood blockbusters treat women as an afterthought. Independent film is a totally different story.
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Wish I Was Here is Zach Braff's latest exercise in painful self-indugence
feature The film's successful Kickstarter campaign allowed him to make exactly the film he wanted to make: Garden State 2.0
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Girls on Film: A documentary series that finally puts women back in the history books
feature PBS and MAKERS have teamed up to shed light on the unjustly forgotten accomplishments of women over the past 50 years
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Girls on Film: Ginger & Rosa's rare insight into teenage girlhood
feature British period pieces are teaching us lessons that Hollywood so often ignores
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Girls on Film: The immortal Mike Nichols
feature The legendary director, who died this week at 83, leaves one of Hollywood's most powerful and enduring legacies behind
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Girls on Film: How the new Carrie fails to tell the story it should be telling
feature Bullying among teenage girls has never been more relevant — but Kimberly Peirce's Carrie misses the chance to tell the real story
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Girls on Film: How They Came Together saved the romantic comedy by blowing it up
feature David Wain's satire of the romantic comedy shows just how far charm can get you
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Girls on Film: 5 TV actresses who deserve much better movie roles
feature Casting your next big Oscar contender? Call up one of these typecast actresses.
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Girls on Film: Why the Toronto International Film Festival is the best platform for female filmmakers
feature This year's festival offered 58 chances to see the latest in femme-centric filmmaking
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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: 8 femme-centric movies from the Toronto International Film Festival
feature Our roundup of the most notable movies by and about women from this year's festival
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Girls on Film: The danger of the 'female filmmaker' label
feature Calling on Hollywood to improve the roles of women carries a significant risk for female filmmakers. But someone must step up and do it.
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Girls on Film: The Hunger Games may be turning you into an idiot villain
feature The massive success of the franchise has made its core lessons about media and celebrity all the more valuable. Some of us aren't paying attention.
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Girls on Film: Gina Prince-Bythewood's ongoing struggle for racial diversity in romantic films
feature Director Gina Prince-Bythewood has spent her career making movies that push beyond Hollywood's typical definition of "diversity"
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Girls on Film: Lucy is the shot in the arm the superhero genre needs
feature By questioning the very humanity of its protagonist, Lucy shows the limitations of Hollywood's favorite genre — and points to a new direction going forward.
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Girls on Film: Will Enough Said finally earn Nicole Holofcener the recognition she deserves?
feature The talented writer-director, whose films have routinely been dismissed as "chick flicks," is a must-see for fans of Woody Allen or Jim Jarmusch
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Girls on Film: What if Lupita Nyong'o got the same roles as Jennifer Lawrence?
feature Projecting the arc of the 12 Years a Slave star's career by looking at Hollywood's other favorite leading lady
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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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Girls on Film: Why 'Me, too!' is the most undervalued phrase in Hollywood
feature When it comes to storytelling, diversity is more than an ideal — it's good for business.
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Toronto International Film Festival: 6 more movies you should know about
feature Reviews of the biggest and buzziest films from the annual festival, including Love & Mercy, While We Were Young, and Welcome to Me
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Girls on Film: A gift guide for film fans
feature Not sure what to buy for the cinephile in your life this holiday season? Check out our comprehensive guide to brilliant movies by female filmmakers.
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Girls on Film: 6 Oscar hosts who would be better than Seth MacFarlane
feature The controversial host won't be back for next year's ceremony. That's a good thing.
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Girls on Film: 5 ways movies can be as diverse as television
feature The success of shows like Orange of the New Black proves that diversity isn't just important — it's profitable
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Girls on Film: Laggies embraces a new era of self-discovery
feature Lynn Shelton's latest presents a woman who seems like she can't grow up — then pivots to challenge the very definition of adulthood
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