354. Women vs Hollywood author Helen O'Hara on the struggles and unsung heroes of women in film

354. Women vs Hollywood author Helen O'Hara on the struggles and unsung heroes of women in film

Today, film journalist, author and Empire podcast geek queen Helen O'Hara joins me to dig into her epic new book, Women vs Hollywood: The Fall and Rise of Women in Film.
We talk about how the research and writing process was effected by the pandemic, choosing which topics to cover, the forgotten early female filmmaking pioneers, how the Hayes censorship code led to better roles for women, diversity in superhero and franchise films, the 'Smurfette' principle and more.

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398. Tom Schnauz on The Monkees

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397. Patrick Fabian on Rush 'Permanent Waves' (1980)

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After eight years and almost four hundred episodes, we finally talk about Rush! Better Call Saul Star Patrick Fabian joins me to preach the Canadian gospel as we chat Geddy, Neil and Alex's classic 19...

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396. Lola Kirke on Joni Mitchell 'Hejira' (1976)

396. Lola Kirke on Joni Mitchell 'Hejira' (1976)

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395. Is Batman: Mask of the Phantasm the best Batman film? with Amon Warmann

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