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Why is Hollywood going for bloke?
Movies seem increasingly preoccupied with men and their problems, leaving female actors on the sidelines, writes Tim Robey.
Casting your eyes over this year's roster of film award contenders, you'd be forgiven for wondering why women, more than ever, have been relegated to the margins. The stories Hollywood wanted to tell last year were about fathers and sons, the American west, and machismo run amok.
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