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She Said 

Universal Pictures
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21 November 2022
Zoe Kazan (left) and Carey Mulligan in She Said, directed by Maria Schrader

There is a scene in Maria Schrader’s film She Said where two New York Times journalists debate the merits of pursuing an investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse, given, as one of them says, that actresses already have a voice. ‘Are there other women to be looking at?’, she asks.

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Scandals of Classic Hollywood by Anne Helen Petersen

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April 2015, no. 370
Eloise Ross reviews 'Scandals of Classic Hollywood' by Anne Helen Petersen

Bette Davis once described Hollywood actors as American royalty, a cohort that answered the core human desire to look up to something. Those Hollywood actors who became stars (so named because of the stars in Paramount Pictures’ logo), thus served a purpose not only by acting, but also by representing societal and cultural ideals; not an easy demand, as such ideal ...