Comments on: Getting Over the Hump- Nominating a Woman for Best Director

By: Elise

Elise — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:15:20 +0000

Forgot to mention: click on my name to get to the XX Cinema Blog. Thanks!

By: Elise

Elise — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:14:19 +0000

This is totally why I started my blog, XX Cinema–to raise awareness about all the female-directed movies that are out right now. I think of it as a complementary project to the Women & Hollywood blog! There are lots of DVDs up there right now because of the X-Factor Filmmakers Contest (http://xfactorfilm.bracketeers.com/), but I like to focus on new movies and film festivals.

Also: I really liked “Bright Star,” but I LOVED “An Education.”

By: Faye

Faye — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:40:10 +0000

I really need to get off my duff and see Bright Star and An Education! Hurt Locker and Kathryn Bigelow deserve nominations and maybe even wins.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:32:57 +0000

I saw all three films (The Hurt Locker, Bright Star & An Education) and thought they were fantastic! The Hurt Locker could have made a lot more money if it had gone wide earlier, with more advertising. The theaters were packed a month in to the run.

Bright Star was stunning in a completely different way. Rarely have I been so deeply moved by a film. It’s a beautiful movie, finely crafted and nuanced. I fear it might be overlooked by a mostly male academy. Jane Campion and Kathyn Bigelow should both be nominated for Best Director. Is there a film God we can pray to?

By: Jan Lisa Huttner

Jan Lisa Huttner — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:01:13 +0000

MS QUESTION: “The the question I am asking is how do we get women noticed without any type of critical mass in the voting bloc?”

JLH ANSWER: Combination of Critical Support & Box Office Clout!!! THE HURT LOCKER has an extemely high “Rotten Tomato” score (98%), so if it crosses a minimal box office threshhold, it’s in. Great films are much easier to forget if they don’t generate good box office. These two factors (Critical Support & Box Office Clout) propelled SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE to the very top last year. But if women do not support films by women filmmakers, then they’ll never get noticed during awards season.

Melissa has helped diagnosis the problem, but what about you… Have YOU seen BRIGHT STAR &/or AN EDUCATION?!? If not, then YOU are part of the problem, not part of the solution. It’s easy to blame others, but in THIS case I really, really believe that the fault, dear Brutus is in ourselves :-(

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By: Lou

Lou — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:45:50 +0000

It will be such a friggin’ cop out to not have AT LEAST 2 of the nominations go to women, based on the year’s films. Imagine the hoopla if 3 of the spots go to women – they’ll act like it “proves” a lack of sexism in Hollywood blah-de-blah-blah when really the fact that it’s still a big deal for a woman to even be nominated proves that it’s a misogynist industry.

By: Deaf Indian Muslim Anarchist

Deaf Indian Muslim Anarchist — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:51:50 +0000

Hey that’s awesome you’re gonna organize a party for Jane Campion. Anyway. I don’t know how to answer your questions cos I ain’t really an expert on the voting issues in the Academy, BUT I really hope Kathryn Bigelow wins for Best Director. I will be so PISSED OFF if she doesn’t.