
Gender Bullies at the Movies: From Apatow to Weinstein
In the wake of the HARVEY WEINSTEIN SCANDAL, we’re hearing alarming accounts of atrocious violations committed against women behind closed doors. What is perhaps equally alarming is the dearth of coverage about the even more ubiquitous bullying against women that happens out in the open and contributes to a toxic environment that suggests disrespectful behavior […]

Sharon Tate: Her Exploitation Continues
The ghastly horrors that befell Sharon Tate in the final moments of her life do not belong in a horror film, and yet that’s where you’ll find them in The Haunting of Sharon Tate, currently out in limited release. Sharon Tate, actress and deceased wife of director Roman Polanski, has always been an iconic but […]

The Vindication of Girl 27
Hollywood’s well documented history of sexual abuse towards female performers did not start with Harvey Weinstein. He is merely one more player in a continuing legacy of powerful men taking advantage of their positions in the most criminal and brutal of ways. The horrible truth is that the casting couch, and much worse, has always […]

