Awards, Women Directors
Why do we care about women’s presence in the awards race? Specifically, why do we care so much about a woman getting nominated for best director? That is a great question raised in an very...
News, Women Directors
Sundance 2011 is over. The week started off with the NY Times article declaring that Sundance is a welcoming place for women directors, and it ended with a couple of women getting deals and awards....
News
Last year we celebrated the fact that Kathryn Bigelow broke the cycle for women directors in the feature category at the DGA Awards, and this year we knew that a woman wouldn’t win, because none...
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Sundance might be a more welcoming place for women, but this video reminds us how much work there still is to be done. Women’s Media Center
Women Directors
German actress Feo Aladag makes her debut as writer and director with When We Leave, a moving film about how “honor” and “tradition” can lead to devastating consequences. The film tells the...
News, Women Directors, Women Writers
Big news. A woman gets a seven figure deal. Focus Features the the studio that released The Kids Are All Right to great box office and critical success including its multiple Oscar nominations this...
Women Directors, Women Writers
When We Leave, Germany’s entry for the Academy Awards, is written and directed by Feo Aladag. It is a powerful film that tells the story of a young Turkish German woman who leaves her unhappy and...
The Hollywood Reporter has a list of the top grossing comedy films led by actresses and surprise your highest grossing female comedy actress in Meryl Streep. Her comedic films have earned $1.3...
The Game, created by Mara Brock Akil as a spin off from Girlfriends, languished with low ratings in its three years on the CW. It never was able to connect with a decent size audience and the CW...
Theater, Women Writers
I have to say this is one of my favorite plays and Hellman is one of my favorite female writers. I remember when I got to Graduate school and had to read a ton of plays (yes, I have a degree in...
Awards, Women Producers
I was able to get in touch with Alix Madigan Yorkin, producer of Winter’s Bone to get her reaction on her four nominations, including a best picture nod. We are beyond excited about being...
British comedian Miranda Hart scored three big awards at British comedy awards this past weekend. She won the best comedy actress, best new show for Miranda which she writes and stars in, as well as...
Awards, Women Directors, Women Writers
I held my breath this morning as the best picture nominations were read. It wasn’t until I heard the 10th, the one that named Winter’s Bone as a nominee that I was finally able to exhale. If I...
News, Women Writers
Bob Greenblatt, the new chief at NBC, is aggressively stepping up his pilot pickups for next season and he’s hired several women writer/creators. He has also revived that recently deceased David E....
Women Writers
Here are the female finalistsFictionJennifer Egan, A Visit From The Goon Squad, Knopf BiographySarah Bakewell. How To Live, Or A Life Of Montaigne. Other PressSelina Hastings. The Secret Lives Of...
Deals• Buck directed by Cindy Meehl goes to Sundance Selects• Circumstance written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz was bought by Participant Media. The Future- directed by Miranda July• The...
It feels like “Groundhog Day.” The most visible film festival in the US and one that showcases independent films and SURPRISE there are women making great films around town. It’s not news that...
Answer. Natalie Portman. Portman has had some successful movies but she has never been considered a box office threat, but now she clearly is with The Black Swan crossing the $80 million mark (it...
You will never believe where the headline comes from — Time Magazine Here’s the description: At a look-at-me event like the Golden Globes, nothing should trump the “Does this really...
Some goings on and reviews for women directors and women’s films Miss Representation:Sundance documentary: Are you Miss Represented? (Salt Lake Tribune) Sundance Review: ‘Miss Representation’...
Lynn’s film Women Art Revolution played at Sundance last night. I was able to interview her when the film premiered last fall at the Toronto Film Festival. Women and Hollywood: This is the most...
Women Producers
As an advocate, I have always believed that the most effective change rises from constituents and communities. In the same way, it is the personal stories of challenge and triumph that serves as the...
Paprika Steen is a big star in Denmark. Now folks in the US will get a chance to see her as her film Applause opens here in the US. The film tells the story of an actress struggling to conquer her...
I know that he is a musician and composer, but pleeeze, how can it be a good idea for Clint Eastwood to direct Beyonce in the remake of A Star is Born. This would be the fourth incarnation of the...
Women in Film hosts its fifth “Meet the Filmmakers Panel” on Sunday, January 23 at noon. Bad news for those of you without tickets, it is sold out. Panelists Include: • Joslyn...
The Super Bowl is gearing up to be one big commercial for the big Hollywood boy flicks that will premiere throughout the year. It’s not like women don’t watch the Super Bowl. They do. And...
Women Directors, Women Producers, Women Writers
First up on opening night was the coming of age story Pariah written and directed by Dee Rees. Here’s the description: “A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship,...
In early October I wrote a post talking about all the great feminist characters that were going to be seen on screen throughout the fall. I was really hopefully that several of them would make it...
While Natalie Portman has not won an Oscar (yet), she is clearly one of the biggest beneficiaries from this awards season. On Friday, Portman will be the biggest star on the most screens this...
Yesterday, the shortlist for the foreign film Oscar was released. There are two female directed films out of nine nominees. That’s 22%. The two female directors are both European, Susanne Bier for...
How cool and exciting. Noomi Rapace has signed on to play Elizabeth Shaw in the Ridley Scott directed Prometheus which even though is not yet written already has a release date of March 9, 2012....
The Berlinale has announced the full competition lineup for its 61st edition kicking off on February 10th. Out of the 20 films in competition, four are directed by women. That’s 20%. Here are the...
The BAFTA nominations were revealed today and there are some surprises. Here’s what I noticed: Complete snub of Winter’s Bone — no Jennifer Lawrence nomination No women directors...
I was excited over the potential to see a rebooted version of Wonder Women. If Battlestar Galactica, a cheesy show, can be remade into a major league great show, how can we not do some justice to...
Welcome to (the new) Women and Hollywood, your site for all things related to women and the entertainment industry. This is a feminist blog that puts women and women’s issues front...
Founder/Editor — Melissa Silverstein MelissaSilverstein is the founder and editor of Women and Hollywood. She is the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Athena Film Festival — A...
News, Theater, Women Writers
At a time when many theatres are retrenching because of financial difficulties, Arena Stage is bucking that trend and is actually expanding under the guidance of Artistic Director, Molly Smith....
For standing up for female directors and saying this backstage at the Golden Globes: I would just like to say to the academy members: why don’t you grow a pair and vote for Lisa Cholodenko...
I started out the day yesterday watching a town hall meeting on ABC’s This Week about the Tuscon shooting. It was an incredibly moving event that showed true humanity and humility. Needless to say...
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Women Directors, Women Producers
Kathryn Bigelow is getting ready to start shooting her next indie flick now that she has secured financing from Annapurna Pictures which is run by Megan Ellison. The pic written by Mark Boal will...
This is one thing I hate about Hollywood. There was a story that made its rounds in the blogosphere over the last couple of days about how top tier actresses like Keira Knightley and Anne Hathaway...
The Television Critics Association meeting in going on in LA so there is a lot of TV news coming out. A new pilot script was just picked up by Fox entitled I Hate My Teenage Daughter. Here’s the...
In this great preview piece in W by Lynn Hirschberg on director David Fincher, there are some new photos of Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander. Some things to note: Fincher thinks of Salander as a...
Isn’t it supposed to be better for women in the doc world? Haven’t there been extraordinary movies by women documentarians made this year? But still there are NO women included in the final five...
Miriam O’Reilly was a presenter on Countryfile on the BBC in 2009 when she was replaced. She claimed she was replaced because of her gender and her age. She was 51. She refused to settle and went...
According to EW, ABC is about to pick up a new series entitled Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23. When Cougar Town acquired its unfortunate title it reflected the premise of the show, but this...
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