Read more about the article PRECISE WORDS MATTER

PRECISE WORDS MATTER

Have you ever had an employer try to put a non-compete clause in your employment contract? Chances are that you did…   You go in on the first day of work, you're handed a bunch of paperwork by your HR representative. Probably in your excitement of joining a new place you might sign documents without reading thoroughly. Some companies make you sign a non-compete Agreement, whereas some have a non-compete clause hidden in the boiler plate clauses and no one bothers to read that far. In reality, this affects a lot of people.

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Read more about the article Cecilia Mangini’s the world in shots at Venice, a living archive of over a half-century of images

Cecilia Mangini’s the world in shots at Venice, a living archive of over a half-century of images

There has been a positive shift in the last couple years for films selected for the Venice Film Festival competition. Previously, festival director Alberto Barbera stubbornly declared that films would be selected for their merits, an arbitrary selection process which resulted in few women featured in the lineups. This year at the 78th Venice Film Festival, which ran from September 1 – 11, was exceptional, with films by several women winning top awards. The Golden Lion went to Audrey Diwan’s abortion drama Happening. The feature chronicles the story of a student in provincial France who realizes she is pregnant during the countdown to her final examinations. The film was chosen for the award in a unanimous decision by the jury, presided over by South Korean director Bong Joon-ho.

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Read more about the article Jane Fonda gives Master Class on female centric filmmaking and climate change at the Cannes Filmfestival 2023

Jane Fonda gives Master Class on female centric filmmaking and climate change at the Cannes Filmfestival 2023

Jane Fonda was a guest at the 76th Cannes Film Festival for a Master Class on May 26 in Salle Buñuel. The following evening she was called on to present the Palme d' Or from the official jury. For young people today she is an important major star. Many of this new generation knows her through Grace and Frankie with seven seasons from 2015 – 2022. She spoke about the trajectory of her career and her evolution from "a blonde with a lot of hair" to a young woman that wanted to be a tomboy and ride horses". Cat Ballou (1965) was one of her first films that she liked making because of it. Four films were made with her first husband, French director Roger Vadim such as Barbarella (1969) but Fonda dismissed them as unimportant because she was basically unaware of herself as a woman. In the 1970's her focus turned to civil rights, women's rights and activism.

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