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New Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Poster
These keep getting more interesting. If you are interested keep watch on this site: Mouth-Taped-Shut, it keeps rolling out new marketing elements for the film. h/t Awards Daily
What Up With Hating on Madonna?
I’ve been watching the roll out of Madonna’s film W.E. with a lot of interest. Aside from the fact that it is a film about women directed by a woman, Madonna is a huge celebrity and I can’t...
Women’s Media Center — Social Media Award
While I am not in the habit of self promotion, I wanted you all to know that I have been nominated by the Women’s Media Center for their first Social Media Award. The award will be given out at...
New Iron Lady Picture
As they keep rolling them out, I will keep posting them. This comes via the Daily Mail in the UK. Magnetic Meryl Streep the Iron Lady plays it to perfection (Daily Mail)
Trailer Watch: In the Land of Blood and Honey Written and Directed by Angelina Jolie
An impressive trailer from first time writer and director Angelina Jolie.
Oranges and Sunshine
I walked into Oranges and Sunshine (written by Rona Munro and directed by Jim Loach) not knowing much about the story except thinking how glad I was to see Emily Watson back on screen in a starring...
Guest Post: Bayaka Women in OKA! by Lavinia Currier
Shooting the feature OKA! in the Central African Republic with the Bayaka pygmies of the forest was about as far from Hollywood as one can imagine, our ‘sets’ were forest camps of huts built by...
The Mighty Macs Finally Reaches Theatres Today
I’ve been following the film The Mighty Macs for a number of years. It’s been one of those films that has been on the brink on release for what seems is a really long time. I was very excited to...
The Gotham Award Nominations: The Women
Award season has begun and yesterday the Gotham Awards released their nominations. The awards will be handed out on November 28 in NYC. Best FeatureMeek’s Cutoff: Kelly Reichardt, director Best...
Interview with Anne Buford — Director of Elevate
After premiering this past spring at SWSX, Elevate reaches theatres this weekend. Here’s a comment from Anne on what the experience has been like since the film premiered last spring: Without...
Comments on the Age Discrimination Suit Filed Against IMDB
At first when I read about the lawsuit, I didn’t really take it seriously. Everybody’s birth dates are on imdb. I go on imdb practically every day in order to find out how old people are. I like...
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Viola Davis
I had an excerpt from her speech yesterday but here it is in full and it is worth watching and reading. I am so awed that she had the guts to say these very important words and I hope Hollywood was...
Miss Representation Directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom Premieres October 20 on OWN
Readers of this blog know that there are gender biases in media. The documentary film Miss Representation which premiered last year at Sundance (and also played the Athena Film Festival) is the film...
Rooney Mara Covers Vogue
Gearing up for the Christmas release of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, star to be Rooney Mara gets the cover of November’s Vogue. Here are some new things I picked up in the piece. Author of the...
Sign the Petition to Support The Release of Marzieh Vafamehr
I found this on Petition Australia. There are not a lot of signatures yet. Please sign! Here’s what it says: Marzieh Vafamehr has been sentenced to one year in prison and 90 lashes for her...
Elle Honors Hollywood Women
Elle Magazine celebrated the women of Hollywood at its annual event on Monday evening. The honorees included: Naomi Watts, Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Barbra Streisand, Jennifer Aniston, Stacey...
Hollywood Legend Sue Mengers Dies at 81
Sue Mengers one of the first star agents died this past weekend. I have always been interested in her story. I first came across her when reading one of the various books about Barbra Streisand. She...
Trailer Watch: W.E. — Directed by Madonna
The film will open on December 9.
One More Glass Ceiling Shattered: Patty Jenkins Signed to Direct Thor 2
This signing deserves a big toast because what it means is that a woman has broken through into the big leagues. Patty Jenkins who directed Monster which got Charlize Theron an Oscar, has been signed...
Why We All Love The Feminist Ryan Gosling Blog
Here’s a fun piece of Hollywood and Feminism and it’s a blog called Feminist Ryan Gosling. Danielle Henderson started the tumblr blog Feminist Ryan Gosling a week ago. In that week (actually it...
Final List for Foreign Films Being Submitted for Oscar Consideration
63 films have made it onto the list to be considered for the 2012 Academy Awards. There was only one added since we last tracked about three weeks ago. That means a total of 10 films are directed by...
Interview with Ami Canaan Mann — Director of the Texas Killing Fields
The Texas Killing Fields opens in the US tomorrow fresh off its debut at the Venice Film Festival. It tells the true story of the investigation of women who have gone missing in Texas. Ami Canaan...
The Top 50 TV Showrunners: The Women
The Hollywood Reporter has compiled a list of the top 50 showrunners in comedy and drama. There are a total of 15 women on the list. 6 in comedy and 10 in dramas. Several women are responsible for...
Trailer Watch: Albert Nobbs
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Jury Awards from Romania International Film Festival
Last Sunday concluded the Romania Film Festival in Bucharest where I was a jury member. There were two different sections — CineBlackSea and Women in Cinema. We gave out awards for best overall...
Trailer Watch: The Other F Word — Directed by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
Nora Ephron Gets a New Project
Nora Ephron has been brought in by Sony, the studio that released Julie & Julia to write and direct the adaptation of the mini-series Lost in Austen. Here’s a short description of the...
Australian Producers of My Tehran for Sale Release Statement
Folks- this is not going away and I will do my best to keep this alive until Marzieh Vafamehr and others held in Iran are released. Yesterday, I wrote that the lead actress of My Tehran for Sale...
Guest Post: Women War & Peace: Bosnian Women Testify for Change By Pamela Hogan
For eight years as a founding producer of PBS’s award-winning international documentary series WIDE ANGLE, I made it my mission to expand coverage of under-reported global women’s issues. I’m...
Women Comedy Creators Soar This Season on TV
Something is happening on TV and we need to acknowledge it. First, all the new shows that are breaking out this season are comedies. That hasn’t happened for a long time. Second, those comedies...
Star of My Tehran for Sale to Receive 90 Lashes and One Year in Jail
Marzieh Vafamehr the star of My Tehran for Sale which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2009 has received a sentence of 90 lashes and one year in jail for being in the film. She was sentenced...
Women’s Rights Advocates Win Nobel Peace Prize
What amazing news. I am beyond inspired and excited. Three women — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman — — were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their non-violent...
Trailer Watch: My Week With Marilyn
This is a great trailer. Makes me really want to see the film.
Your Political Views and the Movies You See
The Hollywood Reporter had a poll commissioned about how political views affect people’s filmgoing habits. The results are interesting and basically say that you political views do make a...
Trailer Watch: Young Adult Written by Diablo Cody
Here’s the latest film from Diablo Cody starring Charlize Theron. Theron plays a woman who just is so full of herself that she goes back to her home town to “recue” her high school flame from...
The Highest Paid Women in Entertainment — 2011
Another Forbes list. This time women in entertainment. Oprah Winfrey tops the list at $290 million for the time between May 2010 and May 2011. Second on the list is Lady Gaga with $90 million. The...
Let the Games Begin — Teaser Trailer for The Hunger Games
I admit it. I am totally obsessed with these books. I am in the middle of the third one and find them a much easier and engaging read than Twilight. I am excited about this new films series and am in...
Emma Watson — Progressive Quote but Regressive Picture
Emma Watson stars in the upcoming My Week with Marilyn and just did an interview for the cover of UK Elle. In the interview (the full interview is not yet available online) she talks about her...
Johnny Depp Inserts Foot in Mouth in Vanity Fair Interview
Johnny Depp is the highest paid actor hauling in piles of cash to make crappy movies about being on a pirate ship in the caribbean and then making pretty unwatchable films based on Hunter S. Thompson...
Sarah Jessica Parker Unplugged
Here’s SJP talking with Bravo’s Andy Cohen at an NBCU “Power of the Purse” breakfast. https://medium.com/media/4d27489cc07caf17804240a953eb5868/href Sarah Jessica Parker Talks Modern...
New International Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Trailer
Looks like this is from Australia. It’s 2 minutes, longer than the teaser and shorter than the 4 minute version. There is less Lisbeth in this one.
Greetings from Bucharest
Hey folks. I’m here in Bucharest, Romania on the jury of the Romania International Film Festival. I am part of a jury of two competitions — one is films from the Black Sea Region, and one is...
Great Movie Title: The Kicking Queen
The NY Times has a great story about high school senior Brianna Amat from Pinckney Community High School in Michigan. This would be a great movie (probably a TV movie like on Lifetime) because it has...
Trailer Watch: The Lady
The Lady, a biopic of Aung San Suu Kyi was one of the films I liked in Toronto even though it was too long. It’s going to get a US release and there is now a full trailer available. Even if you...
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Jon Hamm
He might play a lout on Mad Men (when the hell is that show coming back on the air?) but he sure is not one in real life. The cast of Mad Men hosted a benefit for the Rape Treatment Center in LA and...
Women in Film 2011 Finishing Grants
For the 26th year, Women in Film (in LA) has announced several grants to help projects get through that last hurdle towards the finish line. The fund is supported by Netflix (so I guess I like them...
Melissa McCarthy Hosts SNL
I’m traveling abroad so I can’t access some of the clips that look so great, but I will put in links to sites that you can access in case you missed the show. From posts on the blogosphere it...
On the Road
I am heading to Bucharest, Romania to be on the jury of the Romania International Film Festival. Will check in with reports from there.
Guest Post: 10 Things I Have Learned Having Our Film CONNECTED In Theaters by Tiffany Shlain
1. CUTTING YOUR OWN TRAILERDon’t try this. Very dangerous. When you are running at full speed to complete your film on your way to your premiere, don’t fool yourself that you have the perspective...
A Snow White Who Kicks Ass
Here is a cool shot of Kristen Stewart from Snow White and the Huntsman. She looks like she is ready to kick some serious butt. New ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ pics: Kristen Stewart’s on a...
The Bridesmaids Effect
Can one successful film about women really change Hollywood’s mind about women? Could it be that Bridesmaids is really the movie to usher in a new era of change where the films that came before...