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Review: Confirmation, with a dash of Lemonade
I never thought I'd see Confirmation since I don't have HBO, but Dish had a promotion going to get people to watch HBO and Showtime all weekend. The only thing I wanted to see on HBO was Kerry Washington as Anita Hill in the film Confirmation.
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Author Virginia DeBoltPosted on April 25, 2016 April 25, 2016 Categories Movies, NewsTags Angela Wright, Anita Hill, Beyoncé, Clarence Thomas, Confirmation, Grace Gummer, Jennifer Hudson, Kerry Washington, Kristen Ariza, Lemonade, Prince, Wendell Pierce, Zoe Lister-Jones2 Comments on Review: Confirmation, with a dash of Lemonade
Watch This: Trailer for Confirmation with Kerry Washington
Confirmation is an HBO movie about the Anita Hill testimony in the confirmation hearings for now Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Kerry Washington plays Anita Hill in this biopic. Wendell Pierce plays Clarence Thomas. Continue reading "Watch This: Trailer for Confirmation with Kerry Washington"
Author Virginia DeBoltPosted on February 16, 2016 February 16, 2016 Categories MoviesTags Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, Confirmation, Kerry Washington, Susannah Grant, trailers, Wendell PierceLeave a comment on Watch This: Trailer for Confirmation with Kerry Washington
HBO Discovers Women: Will I Have to Subscribe?
HBO is coming out with a new app for Apple TV, iPad and iPhone called HBO Now that subscribes to all the HBO content for $15 a month. I may have to consider using it, because HBO has suddenly discovered women.
Upcoming on that network is a Billie Jean King film called Battle of the Sexes, about tennis star Billie Jean King. King will be played by Elizabeth Banks. Paul Giamatti will play Bobby Riggs. There's a lot more to the story of that tennis match than just a tennis match. I hope the film will include all that background and history.
There's a film called Ms. about the founding of Ms. Magazine and Gloria Steinem. Steinem will be played by Marisa Tomei. Ms. Magazine was an important and powerful inspiration in my life. Gloria Steinem is a woman I admire tremendously. I'm always telling people we need a national holiday named for Gloria Steinem. How could I miss a film about her?
Confirmation is about Anita Hill's role in the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Hill will be played by Kerry Washington. The thing I recall about Anita Hill at those hearings is how calm and collected she was. She was surrounded by an ocean of pompous asses and she remained steadfast and calm in telling her story.
HBO is planning a series on the Salem witch trials called The Devil You Know . It features a lot of men, but quite a few women, too. Co-writer on the project is Jenji Kohan. I'm sold right there. Among several featured female characters will be Ever Carradine as the wife of a character played by Eddie Izzard.
The biggest thing on HBO, Games of Thrones , has never interested me for even one second. Same with Boardwalk Empire . I'd watch Treme if it's still possible to watch it, maybe True Blood .
But movies about women, now that's catching my eye. HBO, you're getting hard to resist.
Author Virginia DeBoltPosted on March 18, 2015 Categories Movies, TV seriesTags Anita Hill, Battle of the Sexes, Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs, Clarence Thomas, Confirmation, Eddie Izzard, Elizabeth Banks, Ever Carradine, Gloria Steinem, HBO, Jenji Kohan, Kerry Washington, Marisa Tomei, Ms., Paul Giamatti, The Devil You KnowLeave a comment on HBO Discovers Women: Will I Have to Subscribe?