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The following is a "closing segment" for the show which aired Thursday, July 10, 2003 at 11:00 AM EDT.
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Thursday, July 10, 2003 at 11:00 AM EDT
Girl Power

It’s the summer blockbuster season, when Hollywood traditionally leaves its big budget heavy lifting to bulky male stars in musclebound movies like “The Hulk”, “X-Men 2″, and “Terminator 3″. But there’s another stream of films this summer, too, with women front and center. Charlie’s Angels is all curves and punch. Others are deeper. We’re looking tonight at women grabbing a piece of the screen with On Point’s Movie Maven, Garen Daly, a film critic and artistic Director of the Dedham Community Theatre in Dedham, Massachusetts.

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Garen Daly, On Point’ s Movie Maven

 
 

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