Melissa Silverstein

Feb 25, 2024 | barnard.edu | Melissa Silverstein

Among Barnard’s numerous programs and traditions, few showcase the College’s rich artistic legacy and commitment to women’s empowerment like the Athena Film Festival (AFF). Co-sponsored by Barnard’s Athena Center for Leadership and Women and Hollywood, the annual festival — which runs from February 29 to March 3 on campus — has a wide variety of programming that includes narrative features, documentaries, short films, and conversations with filmmakers and leaders.

Sep 27, 2023 | thewrap.com | Kristen Lopez |Drew Taylor |Kayla Cobb |Melissa Silverstein

September 27, 2023 @ 9:38 AM The Disney princess has a long and fraught history, with the animated ladies of the film being as often praised for existing as they are condemned for it. And with the Walt Disney Company celebrating its centennial, co-directors Chris Buck an Fawn Veerasunthorn of the latest animated feature, “Wish,” wanted to focus on a relatable, average young heroine in Asha (voiced by Ariana deBose).

Sep 27, 2023 | thewrap.com | Drew Taylor |Kayla Cobb |Melissa Silverstein |Jeremy Fuster

September 27, 2023 @ 8:00 AM There are few Disney animated classics as beloved and revered as “Beauty and the Beast.” So you can understand why artist Tom Whalen, whose distinctive style has been brought to everything from “Avengers”-themed cans of Coke to the actual poster for Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway in Disneyland, was so excited to do a screen-print for the movie, which TheWrap can exclusively reveal.

Sep 27, 2023 | yahoo.com | Melissa Silverstein

Fall has officially arrived, and while the season is marked in Hollywood by a flurry of film festivals, it also marks the anniversary of the explosion of #MeToo across this industry. While the power brokers with skeletons in their closets hoped that this would be a passing fad, six years later this is our new normal. You never know where, or when, a shoe is going to drop — as it did in a big way this month for Russell Brand.

Sep 1, 2023 | berkshireeagle.com | Melissa Silverstein

On Aug. 26, we commemorated Women’s Equality Day, which signifies when women secured the right to vote in America. One of the architects of the effort to secure that right was Adams’ own Susan B. Anthony. What some might not know is that in the 1990s, decades after her death, Anthony became a poster woman for the anti-abortion movement. Her name fueled the creation of the Susan B. Anthony List (now Susan B.