
Feminist activists sprawled out on the red carpet and shouted protest chants at the London premiere of Meryl Streep’s British women’s movement drama Suffragette on Wednesday.
by Kipp Jones8 Oct 2015, 6:23 AM PST0

The London Film Festival opened Wednesday with “Suffragette“, the story of Britain’s feminist movement that fought for women’s voting rights in the early 20th century. “This is such an important movie,” said Meryl Streep, one of the film’s stars, at
by AP8 Oct 2015, 4:49 AM PST0

Academy Award-winning actress and noted feminist Meryl Streep is under fire for a controversial T-shirt she wore during a recent photo shoot to promote her new film about women’s suffrage.
by Daniel Nussbaum7 Oct 2015, 12:02 PM PST0

At the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month, Director Michael Moore used the world premiere of his latest film, Where to Invade Next, to help draw attention to Meryl Streep’s Equal Rights Amendment advocacy.
by Kipp Jones26 Sep 2015, 11:09 AM PST0

Perennial Academy Award favorite Meryl Streep has a new gig – rock star.
by Daniel Nussbaum31 Jul 2015, 9:42 AM PST0

Amnesty International has sparked a glitzy Hollywood backlash from its usual left wing fan-base by submitting a draft policy calling for prostitution to be legalised in order to promote the human rights of prostitutes. Hollywood actresses Lena Dunham, Emma Thompson, Kate
by Donna Rachel Edmunds30 Jul 2015, 5:43 AM PST0

On Tuesday, Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep personally asked members of Congress to finally stand behind the Equal Rights Amendment, according to E! News.
by Kipp Jones23 Jun 2015, 5:30 PM PST0

Actress Kristen Stewart has joined the growing list of female A-lister’s in denouncing the lack of opportunities offered to women in Hollywood.
by Kelli Serio29 Apr 2015, 1:17 PM PST0

The Oscars bring political speeches to Hollywood, and politicians in Washington are happy to cheer them on.
by Charlie Spiering23 Feb 2015, 5:15 AM PST0

Actor Russell Crowe ruffled a few feathers over the week by telling Australia’s Women’s Weekly magazine that older actresses shouldn’t complain about a lack of roles they’re being offered, which has led to one middle-aged actress firing back.
by Kelli Serio8 Jan 2015, 4:28 PM PST0

Russell Crowe dispensed some advice to his fellow thespians in this month’s issue of Australia’s Women’s Weekly, telling the magazine there are plenty of film roles for older actresses – if only they would accept them.
by Daniel Nussbaum5 Jan 2015, 2:15 PM PST0