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Directing the Future Panelists Are Beating the Odds
According to an oft-cited statistic, women comprise only 9%of directors in the film industry. But the participants of the “Directing theFuture” panel at Pepperdine University School of Law’s...
Disney Renders Merida Even More Unrecognizable
Remember when we all felt some vague relief while we briefly thought that Disney had pulled the new, sexy Merida due to protests. Brave creator, Brenda Chapman, called Merida’s makeover...
Jon Stewart Takes on the Merida Makeover: The Princess and the PR
Love this. Jon Stewart kicked the shit out of Disney for their Merida makeover. This ain’t going away Disney. You gotta do better. Happy Friday. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet...
Brave Director Brenda Chapman Responds to Merida Coronation
Last week we wondered what Brave writer and co-director Brenda Chapman would have to say when she heard about Merida getting the Disney princess makeover. We suspected she’s be pissed and we...
Disney Crowns Brave’s Merida a Princess
In completely baffling and disturbing news, Disney has decided to make Brave heroine, Merida into their 11th Disney Princess. On May 11th, Merida will join the other Disney princesses in a royal...
Women’s Film Critics Circle Name Zero Dark Thirty Best Movie of 2012, Ava DuVernay Wins Josephine Baker Award
The Women’s Film Critics Circle have announced their 2012 picks. And as she continues to sweep the awards circuit, Kathryn Bigelow and Zero Dark Thirty won several awards including Best Movie...
2 Women Directed Animated Features on Oscar Shortlist
21 animated features have made it to the Oscar shortlist for best animated feature. Since over 16 films were submitted, a maximum of 5 films can be nominated. However, of these 21 animated...
Cross Post: Brenda Chapman on Writing BRAVE
Brave rocked the box office. Its themes of identity, responsibility, and family were equally appealing to boys and girls, adults and children. Its unique characters were memorable and brimming with...
Feminist Dad of the Day: Christian Bale
I was reading the Batman cover story in EW and I wanted to shaare this quote from the interview with Christian Bale. What was the last great kids’ film you saw? I have a daughter, so it becomes...
The Princess Archetype in the Movies
What kind of “princess” is better off in the woods than at home? A princess who is more like the archetype of Artemis than of Aphrodite. In three recent films, we’ve seen a shift in the...
Brave Scores $66 Million Opening Weekend
Brave from Pixar opened up at $66 million this weekend. Here’s a great quote from Grady Smith from EW in his box office roundup: For the third time this year, following strong openings from The...
Brave — The First Female Pixar Heroine
The first time you see Merida’s red curly hair flowing in the wind as she rides atop her horse going full speed at the beginning of Brave you immediately know that this is not your typical...
Quote of the Day: I Wanted To Give Girls Something To Look At And Not Feel Inadequate
This is what director Brenda Chapman thought about when created the character of Merida — the first female Pixar lead — which opens on Friday. Fairy tales have gotten kind of a bad...