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Comedy Essays

6 min read

The Bend and Snap, works every time: an essay on ‘Legally Blonde’

by Amy Wasney

August 28, 2019

Elle Woods spent so much of her life playing by the rules that had been laid out for her, bending under the weight of what society wanted her to be.
Chicago, Indie Films, Indigenous in Film, Interviews, Now Playing

35 min read

Fish out of water: Haroula Rose on ‘Once Upon a River,’ directing Maya Hawke, and much more

by Matt Fagerholm

August 9, 2019

I’m Greek, my family is from Greece, but I grew up in the Midwest, and I also love Americana as well as folk and country music. Who gets to have

Comedy Essays

7 min read

Chosen ‘Family’

by Danielle Acton

July 18, 2019

Family is about the lengths you will go to listen and hear others, not just the blood bonds that you have. Kate and Maddie are each other's chosen family, and
Chicago, Comedy, Interviews

4 min read

Comedy duo Alyse McGuigan and Kana Felix are bringing dynamic female characters to the stage and screen

by Alison Marcotte and Rebecca Martin

June 29, 2019

Chicago-based comedians (and writers for Cinema Femme magazine) Alyse McGuigan and Kana Felix have been passionate about comedy since grade school. “I was very shy growing up. I was always

"A League of Their Own" Essays, Documentaries, Interviews

10 min read

Why was ‘Thelma & Louise’ such an impactful film? Jennifer Townsend’s documentary explores why

by Rebecca Martin

June 27, 2019

I recently spoke with Townsend over the phone about how she created this fascinating documentary and how things have changed for women in film since "Thelma & Louise" came out
Chicago, Comedy, Interviews

10 min read

Patti Vasquez brings representation onstage and behind the mic

by Rebecca Martin

June 11, 2019

Patti Vasquez is a renaissance woman: She’s the host of “The Patti Vasquez Show” on Chicago’s WGN Radio, a stand-up comedian, and the founder of With Kind Words, a consulting

Interviews

3 min read

Comedy Issue Cover Artist: Tavi Veraldi

by Rebecca Martin

June 10, 2019

Tavi Veraldi is talented Chicago-based illustrator, film buff, and overall stellar person. With her edgy, comic-book style, horror-inspired art, and pop art look, Tavi’s style is distinctive and reminds me

Comedy, Film Festivals, Interviews

10 min read

The Women of Tribeca

by Pamela Powell

June 5, 2019

Film festivals afford you an opportunity to meet filmmakers from all over the world who are involved in the industry in many different capacities. And this year, at the 2019

Comedy, Interviews, Screenwriting

23 min read

From Hollywood to Chicago, Katherine O’Brien is helping aspiring screenwriters

by Rebecca Martin

June 3, 2019

Cinema Femme is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and

Comedy, Interviews

10 min read

Cleveland comedian Sam Dee is creating spaces for women in comedy

by Alison Marcotte

May 30, 2019

For the past several years, Sam Dee has been creating inclusive, creative spaces for comedians and audience members in Cleveland. She cocreated the comedy advice show Share-apy in 2017, cofounded

Comedy, Coming of Age, Interviews

7 min read

Ten years later, the world is ready for ‘Booksmart’

by Pamela Powell

May 29, 2019

There are two main reasons Olivia Wilde's directorial debut "Booksmart" is getting such high praises: Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever.
Comedy Essays

6 min read

‘Booksmart’: Class of Gen Z

by Danielle Acton

May 29, 2019

Throw a reunion if you've graduated within the last ten years because "Booksmart" is the most accurate depiction of what it's like to be a high schooler in the 2010s.

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