http://inthetrenchesproductions.com/blog The In the Trenches Productions Entertainment Website Celebrates the Power and Beauty of Women Over 40 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:13:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Of all the wonderful things I've enjoyed in watching the current Olympics...Phelps' eight gold medals, the gymnasts, the diving, the runners, the volleyball....all of it...the above quote is my very favorite.  It was what Dara Torres, the 41 year old mother who was part of our womens' swimming team said ... http://inthetrenchesproductions.com/blog/2008/08/19/you-dont-have-to-put-an-age-limit-on-your-dreams/ This headline on a small blurb in the "Quick Take" section in the other days' LA. Times caught my eye. Lee Margulies was quoting Martha M. Lauzen, the executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State U. She had ... http://inthetrenchesproductions.com/blog/2008/08/14/not-very-many-ms-film-critics/ ‘’ Sordid Lives: The Series" debuted on July 23 on the Logo channel.  The series is an offshoot of the very successful play written by Del Shores.  Los Angeles Theater audiences are familiar with the hilarious writing style of Del Shores.  The titles of his plays hint at their rich ... http://inthetrenchesproductions.com/blog/2008/08/11/sordid-lives/ All aboard the self-esteem express! Carson Kressley is at it again. Back for a second season of Lifetime Television's How to Look Good Naked, Mr. Kressley works overtime trying to convince us that “how you carry yourself means more than having a perfect body.” This is no ordinary makeover show. Here we ... http://inthetrenchesproductions.com/blog/2008/08/07/how-to-look-good-naked%e2%80%99s-self-esteem-express/ I recently read the article “Stumbing on the Path to G-Spot Utopia” in the Los Angeles Times that not every woman has a G-Spot. Can that be right? After all that has been written about this famous location and all the worry that went into trying to ... http://inthetrenchesproductions.com/blog/2008/08/04/the-g-spot-search/ Well this film doesn’t star a woman over 40 ( it stars a 66 year-old African American male) but there are a lot of marvelous and interesting women over 40 in this magical, enlightening and inspirational new documentary. And since we’ve been talking about “therapy shopping” lately this film is ... http://inthetrenchesproductions.com/blog/2008/08/01/a-man-named-pearl-the-documentary/ We all know that it's the little extras added that make meals delicious, table settings lovely, gifts special and outfits to-die-for, but extras in movies? They make the movie. Literally. Think what a street scene in NY would look like if the only people you saw were the stars. Or ... http://inthetrenchesproductions.com/blog/2008/07/30/whats-a-movie-without-extras-unbelievable/ What do you do when you’ve lost it? What do you do when you think you can’t take it anymore? What do you do when you feel trapped or that you want to crawl out of your skin and transport yourself somewhere else, like a beach in Mexico with ... http://inthetrenchesproductions.com/blog/2008/07/25/what-do-you-do-when-the-doctors-cant-figure-it-out/ Thirty Somethings have nothing on Fabulously40.com, a new social network designed for women age 40 and beyond. Fabulously40.Com was created for every woman 40 and beyond, who is ready to celebrate this exciting stage of her life. Relationships with families, friends and even ourselves are undergoing profound change, and it ... http://inthetrenchesproductions.com/blog/2008/07/21/fabulously40com-a-social-network-with-wisdom-sass-and-class/ Earlier this week I was lucky enough  to get to a pre-opening screening of "Mamma Mia", and I'm still smiling! Not  to mention humming all the infectious songs, "Dancing Queen" and "S.O.S" among  them. - But what gave me the biggest smile and set my little heart to beating  in ... http://inthetrenchesproductions.com/blog/2008/07/18/mamma-mia-i-cant-stop-smiling-sos/