Daily guide to television and radio Oct 31, 2009
Gal pals (Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis) go on a wild ride. R (1991). (Boston Globe)
Women's Conference draws nation's top leaders Oct 29, 2009
At the event Tuesday, actress Geena Davis quipped that at the current rate it will take women "500 years" to reach parity with men in Congress and major elected offices. "I don't want to wait that long," she said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
‘Eastwick’ mixes novelistic and movie predecessors with New England witchcraft history Sep 23, 2009
And as a prime-time study of the ways women get what they want - and figure out what it is they want - Eastwick has more potential than, say, a show with Geena Davis as a pious female president. The power women here are a camera-ready mix of domesticity and underachievement. (Boston Globe)
Hugh Laurie on Film Sep 22, 2009
But the work in this sphere for which he is perhaps most famous is perhaps Stuart Little (1999) In the film adapted from the E.B.White classic, Laurie took the role of the head of the Little household, with Geena Davis and Jonathan Lipnicki playing his wife and son, and Michael J Fox providing the voice for Stuart. The movie was Oscar nominated, and spawned two sequels, the second of which Call of the Wild (2005) was entirely animated. (Suite101.com)
USA TODAY Hollywood Hero Award Honors Ashley Judd for Her Work with Global Health Organization PSI Sep 17, 2009
Previous winners of the USA TODAY Hollywood Hero Award have been film and TV producer, entertainment entrepreneur and sports legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson, for his work with the Magic Johnson Foundation in providing HIV/AIDS prevention and health care education to adults and children throughout the minority community; Academy and Golden Globe Award-winning actress/producer Geena Davis, honored for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media in breaking stereotypes and improving gender... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sci Fi and Horror DVDs to Rent with... Jul 27, 2009
Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis) warns Tawny (Joy Boushel) about her boyfriend Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) in The Fly (1986). Great Quotes from Psychological Horror Films. (Suite101.com)
Palin bashing is women bashing Jul 11, 2009
In films, The Geena Davis Institute for Gender in Media based in California found that females are more than five times as likely as males to be shown in alluring apparel. The institute is concerned not only about how these messages affect women and young girls, but young males as well. (Yahoo News)
Geena Davis speaks at Maine college's graduation Jun 4, 2009
The founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media told the graduates on Sunday that studies show kids are seeing "a very unbalanced world," with three male characters for every one female. The "Thelma and Louise" star was one of five speakers at Bates' commencement ceremony. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Pixar scores big again Jun 2, 2009
Actress Geena Davis says it's critical that young people see more women in movies and TV. ... The founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media told graduates on Sunday that studies show kids are seeing "a very unbalanced world," with three male characters for every one female. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Pick of the Sydney Film Festival flicks May 28, 2009
Accidents Happen For his feature debut, talented Sydney songwriter-filmmaker Andrew Lancaster has cast Geena Davis as the mum of an accident-prone, neurotic boy. The black comedy is set in 1980s New England but was shot in St Ives. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Festival plans to push hard, pucker up and freak out May 15, 2009
There are first features from the talented short-film makers Glendyn Ivin (Last Ride, with Hugo Weaving) and Andrew Lancaster (Accidents Happen, with Geena Davis), the animated $9. 99 and new films from David Caesar (the truckie romance Prime Mover) and Rowan Woods (the American drama Winged Creatures). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Brand Down Under May 15, 2009
Written by US-born Australian resident Brian Carbee, the loosely autobiographical film stars Oscar-winner Geena Davis as part of an otherwise all-Australian cast who put on American accents to shoot the dark comedy in and around St Ives last year. "This is Brian's story and I met him as an Australian," Sydney director Andrew Lancaster says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
8 keys to a graduation speech with pomp & significance May 13, 2009
Actress Geena Davis and CNN host Fareed Zakaria. Bates College, Lewiston, Maine. (USA Today)
Attack of the killer plague movies May 1, 2009
Site Presented By Friday, May 1, 2009. What can Hollywood films tell us about our swine flu panic. (Salon)
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" May 1, 2009
Foulmouthed Geena Davis can't save a suburban yarn made by aliens (or Australians); a mythic fable of desert greed; a neo-retro horror delight. Andrew O'Hehir. (Salon)
Fashion pals lend Madonna a hand Apr 28, 2009
Plus: Billy Ray thinks of Miley as a friend; Geena Davis on ageism ... Geena Davis on growing older in Tinseltown Hollywoods lack of love for women over 40 is nothing new, but it still came as a shock to 53-year-old actress Geena Davis when she noticed the shrinking number of scripts coming her way. (MSNBC -- News)
Supermodel Kathy Ireland Lashes Out Against Pro Choice Apr 28, 2009
Geena Davis, Harrison Gilbertson, Harry Cook, Sebastian Gregory and Sarah Woods partying at the Bankside Films premiere screening at The Union Square Ballroom on Thursday. Jamie Foxx performing for guests including Kevin Spacey, "90210's" AnnaLynne McCord & Shannen Doherty as well as "Make Me A Supermodel's" Tyson Beckford at the opening of The Chandelier Room inside the W Hoboken in the Big Apple on Thursday. (Fox News)
Jeff Goldblum in The Fly Movie (198... Mar 25, 2009
Jeff Goldblum in The Fly Movie (1986): Geena Davis, John Getz Co-Star in Science Fiction Film Remake ... Geena Davis, John Getz Co-Star in Science Fiction Film Remake ... Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel also appear. (Suite101.com)
TV Needs Aaron Sorkin! Mar 17, 2009
It's not exactly in the White House - most everyone has tried to stay away from there since Sorkin owned it and "Commander in Chief" with Geena Davis failed to find its way. But "House Rules" might be the favorite of these four to make it to the schedule. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Allen launches smaller Tribeca Mar 11, 2009
Other films featured include Accidents Happen, a family drama with Geena Davis, and The Eclipse, the latest work from Irish playwright and screenwriter Conor Macpherson. The economic situation has also seen the number of sponsors and cinemas also being reduced. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
He Deserves an Oscar Award Brad P... Feb 22, 2009
He was the brief love interest of Thelma, played by actress Geena Davis. Other major motion pictures Brad Pitt has acted in include Sleepers, Seven Years in Tibet, Spy Game, Ocean s Eleven, Troy and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. (Suite101.com)
Film Review: He's Just Not That Into You Feb 14, 2009
Oh, right: those gun-toting runaway heroines played by Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, who wore old blue jeans and confidently put the moves on the men in their lives in Ridley Scott's 1991 outlaw female fantasy, drove off the cliff at their big finish. You have been missed, ladies. (International Herald Tribune)
Brad & Angelina Among Honorees on Fandango's Top 10 Best and Worst Screen Couples Lists Feb 13, 2009
Pitt appears twice on the sexiest screen couple list, also picked for his star-making tryst with Geena Davis in THELMA & LOUISE. ... Brad Pitt & Geena Davis (THELMA & LOUISE): 3. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Oh, The Horror! Feb 8, 2009
Most redeeming quality: The vast majority of horror films don't take the love story much farther than two teenagers making out on a deserted road, but this one was complex and convincing - a credit to stars Goldblum and Geena Davis. Tagline: Something went wrong in the lab today. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
