March 2010
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How Oscar Found Ms. Right- NYTimes
By MANOHLA DARGISPublished: March 10, 2010
KATHRYN BIGELOW’S two-fisted win at the Academy Awards for best director and best film for “The Hurt Locker” didn’t just punch through the American movie industry’s seemingly shatterproof glass ceiling; it has also helped dismantle stereotypes about what types of films women can and should direct. It was historic, exhilarating, especially for women who...
CONGRATULATIONS KATHRYN!!!
photograph from NYT.com
And the Gender-Neutral Oscar Goes To... NYT OP-ED
By KIM ELSESSER
Published: March 3, 2010
MANY hours into the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony this Sunday, the Oscar for best actor will go to Morgan Freeman, Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Colin Firth or Jeremy Renner. Suppose, however, that theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented separate honors for best white actor and best non-white actor, and that Mr. Freeman was prohibited...
Excited to Interview Molly Haskell Tomorrow
MOLLY HASKELL author and critic… She has written for many publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian UK, Esquire, The Nation, Town and Country, The New York Observer and The New York Review of Books. She has served as Artistic Director of the Sarasota French Film Festival, on the selection committee of the New York Film Festival, as associate Professor of Film at Barnard and...
Chyna Layne from Precious is in 82 Women!
Robin Hessman Interview Yesterday
We at 82 Women are thrilled that Robin Hessman is a part of our project !
Bio from http://filmmakerscollab.org/filmmakers/robin-hessman/
Robin Hessman
Robin Hessman has been a documentary filmmaker and producer for the past 15 years. She graduated from Brown University with a joint degree in Russian and Film and received her graduate degree in film directing from the All-Russian State...
Female Directors, Writers, and Producers in Film...
Stacy Smith Associate Professor, USC Annenberg
Posted: March 1, 2010 04:16 PM
Results from a USC/Annenberg study on 100 Top-Grossing films from 2007
Last week, my research team and I released a study on gender in 100 top-grossing films in 2007 (Key Findings). A few main results emerged, which I would like to highlight here. First, females do not represent “half the cinematic...