Orange Is the New Black returns June 17. The show has rightly earned praise for its nuanced, moving portrayals of female inmates of all stripes, and serves as a reminder of how far things have come in terms of images of incarcerated women on screen. In appreciation of series creator Jenji Kohan and the cast and crew's elevated take on the subject matter, we're looking back at the bleak and often exploitative history of the strange "women's prison drama" film genre. The portrayal of women in prison can be split - as most of Hollywood can - into two periods: Pre- and Post-Code.
- 6/15/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Orange Is the New Black returns June 17. The show has rightly earned praise for its nuanced, moving portrayals of female inmates of all stripes, and serves as a reminder of how far things have come in terms of images of incarcerated women on screen. In appreciation of series creator Jenji Kohan and the cast and crew's elevated take on the subject matter, we're looking back at the bleak and often exploitative history of the strange "women's prison drama" film genre. The portrayal of women in prison can be split - as most of Hollywood can - into two periods: Pre- and Post-Code.
- 6/15/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Katherine Green, Svp and Managing Editor of Hln, is leaving as new Gm Albie Hecht refocuses the network’s primetime and daytime strategy. Green joined Hln in 2011 after three years at CNN International, where she’d served as Svp and Gm. At Hln, Green oversaw overall on-air presentation, editorial content and digital platforms, and coordinated development of new programming. At CNN International, Green was responsible for all of the editorial production, program and schedule development, network talent, and day-to-day operations of international production centers in Atlanta, London, Hong Kong, and Abu Dhabi. efore joining CNN, she was news director at the Fox O&O in Washington, DC, Wttg-tv, for nearly a decade. In a memo to “Team,” Hecht, who was named to head Hln in September, said, “With a new baby on the way, Katherine wants to be a full-time mom before deciding her next move.” He also noted that...
- 11/26/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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