Sentences with phrase «women in the audience supporting»

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Not exact matches

Asked by a woman in the audience about her political prospects and those of other women in her identity group, Sanders urged going beyond identity politics: «Rebecca, I would be delighted to support you, but it is not good enough that you're a woman, not good enough that you're a Latina.

But in an on - stage interview with the women's magazine Brigitte on 26 June, she shocked the German media by saying, in response to an audience member's question, that she had noted other parties» support for gay marriage, and would allow a free vote at an unspecified time in the future.

Greta Gerwig who wrote and directed «Lady Bird,» which won Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, noted that «it's been such an incredible year for women in film both as actors and also writers and directors and producers and people who are really coming to the forefront to tell their stories about the world as they know it from where they are standing, and I think that the response to these projects and the support that these projects have gotten and the way that audiences are going to see them or watching them in their homes, I think all of this just makes it so much easier for the next crop of filmmakers who want to tell stories about women.»

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After all of the noble talk on the red carpet, the audience heard only the occasional mention from men of the «strong, intelligent and righteous women» in their lives (as noted by Best Supporting Actor winner Sam Rockwell).

Everything changed this year, when Patty Jenkins» Wonder Woman received widespread critical acclaim and overwhelming audience support, becoming one of the best - reviewed superhero movies of all time and the highest - grossing superhero origin movie in history.

Test audiences were perplexed i09 Kiefer Sutherland takes a supporting role in the remake of a film he once starred in, Flatliners (1990) Pajiba whiny women - fearing Ghostbusters haters are still at it, giving the movie a 3.5 rating on IMDb before the pubic has seen it Times of Israel talks to Quentin Tarantino about his career.

But in an industry that believes, against a continuously growing mountain of recent contradictory evidence, that women are not a significant enough portion of the audience for the action genre to pander to or even acknowledge, statements like these are very easily twisted to support the status quo.

But it clearly struck a nerve and served its audience, and it's difficult to begrudge the success of a movie with three talented female leads and plenty more women in prominent supporting roles (if not behind the scenes).

Franco started by asserting his support for the fight for both reform in workplace culture and greater representation of «women, people of color, people in the LGBT community» in the industry, which earned him some tentative audience applause.

Certainly there is a marketing imperative, as shows of women, African Americans, Latinos, or artists from China and India draw audiences whose interest is in regional and social issues as well as those who support the arts.

SOHO20 Gallery offers public programs to engage audiences, support the practices of women artists, and educate the public about issues surrounding women in the arts.

Mr. Rich encouraged the audience to continue speaking out in support of women's health and rights because «the people in this room, who give their time and energy to Planned Parenthood, are the greatest resource we have.»