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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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‘Fan Girl’ Director Paul Jarrett Talks Meg Ryan, Fandom and Female Empowerment

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Kristin Marguerite Doidge
Staff Reporter

In the wake of a successful Los Angeles Film Fest premiere in June, first-time feature film director Paul Jarrett ("Fan Girl") talks fandom, female empowerment, and working with oh-so-convincing iconic film sweetheart, Meg Ryan. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Have The Oscars Finally Exposed Hollywood’s White Maleness To White People?

Comments (0) | #OscarsSoWhite, 2015 Oscars, Academy Awards, annenberg, Ava DuVernay, Commentaries, gender inequality, hollywood, Jessica Chastain, MDSCI, Oscars, racism, Selma, Stacy L. Smith, women in film

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Will Federman
Editor-in-Chief

Thursday’s Oscar nominations forced people to confront an uncomfortable truth about the movies we watch — excessive white maleness.

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