RIP Pauline Collins - a wonderful, warm actress who touched so many lives. ‘Shirley Valentine’ proved that feminist films can be feelgood and funny, as well as life-changing. I’m rewatching the doc about her on C5 - so glad I got to contribute briefly. #paulinecollins
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Anna and Nia were joined on stage by the three stars of the film, Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss and Imogen Poots.
The three stars each deliver a powerhouse performance in HEDDA, a gender-flip reimagining of Ibsen's classic.
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Grab your seats for a recording of Girls on Film, the groundbreaking podcast, which celebrates its 7th anniversary this month. Film critic and broadcaster Anna Smith @annasmithjourno.bsky.social talks to women and non-binary creatives about films showing at BFI LFF.
Very happy to be back at BFI London Film Festival with Girls On Film!
Maika Monroe and Emma Corrin. Pic: Independent Film Company
Glad to see this news: UK PREMIERE OF JULIA JACKMAN'S 100 NIGHTS OF HERO TO CLOSE THE 69th BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 👏
LFF Closing Night Gala hosted at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 19th October. Stars Emma Corrin, Nicholas Galitzine, Maika Monroe, Amir El-Masry & more.
This week, Anna Smith @annasmithjourno.bsky.social is joined by PAST LIVES director Celine Song, to discuss her new film MATERIALISTS. Celine talks about why being a feminist filmmaker is natural to her, as well as universal topics like relationship expectations, true love, and loneliness.
💐We spoke to Jane about ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS and LIFE IS SWEET. Priya told us about her BRIDGERTON breakthrough and her role as Ria in POLITE SOCIETY. Daisy-May Hudson and Posy Sterling discuss how they met and the experience of making LOLLIPOP, as well as injustices in contemporary Britain.
🍿On Friday, Anna Smith @annasmithjourno.bsky.social hosted the third live episode of Girls On Film at Latitude festival with a variety of incredible women from film and TV: Jane Horrocks, Priya Kansara, Daisy-May Hudson and Posy Sterling.
🎬New episode alert!
🍿This week, our host Anna Smith
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sat down with Barbara Broccoli, Rebecca Taichman and John Carney to discuss the new SING STREET: THE MUSICAL. 🎸
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Girls On Film will be on stage at LATITUDE festival this week! Join us at 2.30pm Friday the 25th at 📍THE LISTENING POST for a special live podcast recording, where our host Anna Smith (@annasmithfilmcritic) will be joined by Jane Horrocks, Priya Kansara, Daisy-May Hudson and Posy Sterling.
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Girls On Film has finally hit Bluesky! We look forward to (re)connecting with those who share our mission to champion female-focused films and amplify marginalised voices on screen. Follow for news on our podcast, awards, live events and more... Here's a clip from our party in Cannes #girlsonfilm
At the end of last year, I moderated this conversation between Nicholas Hoult and James McAvoy for Rolling Stone UK. No Superman chat, as this was about their 2024, but it was a revealing and funny chat... www.rollingstone.co.uk/film/feature...
Superman poster with Rachel Brosnahan
I have a lot of thoughts about the new #Superman, one is that this Lois Lane is a smart, cynical woman with agency, a refreshingly quirky wardrobe and a self-described 'punk' attitude 👏 #RachelBrosnahan