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Reviews by Jan Lisa Huttner
Specials to WomenArts

As part of our campaign to increase the visibility of women artists, we have asked Chicago film critic Jan Lisa Huttner (also known as "The Hot Pink Pen") to write reviews for our website of films written or directed by women.


Links to Jan's Reviews of Current Films

Winter's Bone>>

The Kids Are All Right>>

Please Give>>

The Runaways>>

Fish Tank>>


Links to Reviews in Jan's DVD Archives

An Education>>

Brick Lane >>

Cadillac Records>>

Elegy >>

Frozen River>>

The Hurt Locker>>

Julie and Julia>>

Lemon Tree>>

The Lovely Bones>>

Look Both Ways>>

The Namesake >>

The Nanny Diaries >>

Slumdog Millionaire>>

The Soloist>>

Sunshine Cleaning>>

Trouble The Water>>

Two Days in Paris >>

Two Lives Plus One>>

The Women>>

Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg>>

The Hot Pink Pen Blog - Focus on Women Filmmakers

Jan posts news, opinions, and descriptions of WITASWAN events on her blog at www.thehotpinkpen.com>>


Reviews Posted on Jan's Website - Films for Two

Jan and her husband Rich run a website called Films for Two that offers film reviews designed to help busy couples find films they will enjoy together. They post lists every month of the films that they recommend and do not recommend.

For their recommendations for this month, please visit the links below:

Recommended Films Playing in Theatres -

http://www.films42.com/theater_choices/theater_choices.asp

Recommended Films Available on DVD or VHS -

http://www.films42.com/dvd_vhs_choices/dvd_vhs_choices.asp

Recommended Films on Television/Cable

http://www.films42.com/cable_choices/cable_choices.asp


Other Reviewers & Resources

The Fund for Women Artists has created a page with links to other websites with helpful information about women in film at:
www.WomenArts.org/swan/resources.htm


Jan Lisa Huttner is a Chicago-based film critic and the Managing Editor of Films for Two: The Online Guide for Busy Couples. (www.films42.com).  She is also the creative force behind WITASWAN (“Women in the Audience Supporting Women Artists Now”).

Jan received the “Silver Feather Award” for superior achievement from the Illinois Women’s Press Association in 2005 and 2006, and a first place certificate for "Best News Writing on the Web" from the National Federation of Press Women in 2005. Her work with WITASWAN was recently featured in an article in the Chicago Reader.

Send comments to Jan at TheHotPinkPen@msn.com.

Jan Lisa Huttner
Jan Lisa Huttner

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