Violet Wister, the would-be campus reformer played by Greta Gerwig in Whit Stillman’s weird, wacky and mostly wonderful college comedy “Damsels in Distress,” arguably doesn’t make much of a heroine.

Gone are the days when the Indian heroine danced in chiffon saris, held a dupatta coyly over her head, and fell in love with the hero at first glance. Today’s female lead is anxious, angry, wounded, ...

EAGLE – Take one beautiful heroine in distress, mix in one tormented prince under a nasty spell, throw in an enchanted teapot and candlestick, and mix it all up with Walt Disney’s special brand of ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Streetdance 3D actress is playing the third lead in Andrea Arnold’s version of the English classic. Burley wowed critics over here with her performance in the Streetdance movie. She was ...

One Piece has been distinct in its representation of women long before the series became popular. According to Eiichiro Oda, unlike in other manga, he isn't falling into the typical damsel in distress ...

THE author of The Angelic Avengers, Pierre Andrezel. made, I suspect, the following plan. Why not double on everything that the public likes, thereby ensuring that his book be twice as popular. If one ...