Influential Women in Television History

Influential women in television history such as Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, and Ellen DeGeneres have served as idols for girls, young women, aspiring actresses and female comedians. These women have helped to shape the general population of women and their sense of strength and empowerment. Here is a list of 5 examples of strong women […]

[Review] Spy

After achieving stardom with her standout performance in Bridesmaids, Melissa McCarthy has become a divisive figure, at once a reliable box-office draw while being frequently accused of only being able to play one type of character and one style of comedy. Spy is her third collaboration with director Paul Feig, for whom she will also […]

[SXSW Interview] Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy (Spy)

Video by Elijah Alvarado. To coincide with the film’s theatrical release, we are re-releasing our Spy interviews from this year’s SXSW. Paul Feig has risen up as one of Hollywood’s best directors for comedies thanks to films like Bridesmaids and his penchant for creating strong female characters in a socially-aware landscape that asks for such positive depictions. It’s this […]

[Trailer] Tammy

[youtube id=”pX1-TNEpQ74″] Melissa McCarthy always to be so hit or miss with me. For example, her performance on Bridesmaids was hilarious, but I absolutely despised Identity Thief. However, she is a girl of the Chicagoland area,  and her overall good natured vibe keeps me hoping she will do more work. The most recent film she is to star […]