Mother & Child…and Annette Bening

On May 7, Mother and Child, a film about a 50-year-old woman and the 35-year-old woman she gave up for adoption when she was 15, will be opening following a warm reception in the film festival circuit. Starring Annette Bening (as I’m guessing the 50-year-old woman) and Naomi Watts (as I presume the 35-year-old offspring [...]

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Sandra Bullock: Real-Life Chick Flick Icon

How ironic I mentioned Sandra Bullock in my last post in light of current events that compel her to be the star of this latest commentary. After taking a gander at the next issue of People magazine, with the artfully shot photo of Sandra Bullock in profile lovingly holding aloft her secret adoptive baby Louis, [...]

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Ryan Boring: Chick Flick Hunk #1

As part of a semi-regular feature, filmsforwomen.com will start spotlighting actors who frequently star (or have made their mark) in chick flick films. The first one we’ll be taking a look at is the Canadian-born actor named Ryan Reynolds. He recently co-starred with Sandra Bullock in the popular The Proposal and has done a few [...]

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It’s Crappy Instead of Complicated

Did any of you see It’s Complicated, the Nancy Meyers (Baby Boom, Something’s Gotta Give) film starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin that came out last Christmas? If you did–as I did–my profound sympathies. Now I’m not a cinema snob. I do like all kinds of movies, from blockbuster comic book hero films [...]

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Sex and The City 2 Trailer

Following is the trailer for Sex and The City Part 2. Check out the latest misadventures to befall Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda. Are you going to pre-order your tix or skip this grand cinematic opus? (Even if this movie turns out to be wretchedly unwatchable, I will still run to see this film). Do [...]

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Sex and The City Part Deux

On May 27, 2010 (just in time for the big Memorial Day weekend), a revolutionary event will be transpiring in the lives of most contemporary women in North America: The sequel to Sex and The City 1 will be opening all across the country! Now, I don’t mean to mock this watershed moment looming over [...]

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