Fuck Yeah Women In Cinema

"Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady,” Ephron..."

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:55:36 +0100

““Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady,” Ephron told Wellesley’s Class of 1996 in a commencement speech. “I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble on behalf of women.””

- RIP, Nora Ephron. (via jims-whim)

Nora Ephron, Essayist, Screenwriter, Wry Woman of Letters, dead at 71

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:49:08 +0100

Nora Ephron, Essayist, Screenwriter, Wry Woman of Letters, dead at 71:

Nora Ephron, an essayist and humorist in the Dorothy Parker mold (only smarter and funnier, some said) who became one of her era’s most successful screenwriters and filmmakers, making romantic comedy hits like “Sleepless in Seattle” and “When Harry Met Sally,” died Tuesday night in Manhattan. She was 71.

The cause was pneumonia brought on by acute myeloid leukemia, her son Jacob Bernstein said.

In a commencement address she delivered in 1996 at Wellesley College, her alma mater, Ms. Ephron recalled that women of her generation weren’t expected to do much of anything. But she wound up having several careers, all of them successfully and many of them simultaneously.

Eva Mendes with director Patricia Riggen on the set of Girl In...

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:20:27 +0100

Eva Mendes with director Patricia Riggen on the set of Girl In Progress (2012)

Girl In Progress (2012) is the newest feature film from director...

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:06:32 +0100

Girl In Progress (2012) is the newest feature film from director Patricia Riggen.

Ida Lupino (4 February 1918 – 3 August 1995) was an English-born...

Thu, 10 May 2012 23:17:46 +0100

Ida Lupino (4 February 1918 – 3 August 1995) was an English-born film actress and director, and a pioneer among women filmmakers. In her 48-year career, she appeared in 59 films and directed seven others, mostly in the United States, where she became a citizen in 1948. She appeared in serial television programmes 58 times and directed 50 other episodes. Additionally, she contributed as a writer to five films and four TV episodes.

To me, what hurts me, is the fact that you are told all the...

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:43:10 +0100

To me, what hurts me, is the fact that you are told all the times: “we are equal”, like “I don’t know what is your deal” like “what is your fucking issue with this or with that?” and then… but then you realize: no, actually we are not! You are getting paid more than I, you get to have more options in terms of what you want to watch for entertainment. (x)

In conversation with filmmaker Lena Dunham.

Thu, 10 May 2012 06:15:51 +0100

In conversation with filmmaker Lena Dunham.

klokwerk: Margaret Pomeranz from ABC TV’s At the Movies joins...

Wed, 09 May 2012 03:25:44 +0100

klokwerk:

Margaret Pomeranz from ABC TV’s At the Movies joins film directors Gillian Armstrong, Ana Kokkinos and Louise Alston to discuss representations of women in contemporary Australian cinema through different perspectives | Recorded on Saturday 21 April, 5.00pm

The program coincides with the Gallery’s ‘Contemporary Australia: Women in Film’ exhibition (21 April - 18 July 2012 at GOMA) and continues the exhibition’s exploration of the rich and complex contribution of women practitioners, specifically in the field of filmmaking.

Margaret Pomeranz considers both representations of women by women and of women by men. Showcasing some of our strongest filmmaking and acting talent, this collection of films explores a range of gender power dynamics including parental relationships and the part family plays in shaping notions of womanhood, coming of age and the bold as well as the quieter stories of love and loss.

“WIGS are quality scripted dramas that are written,...

Tue, 08 May 2012 17:56:53 +0100

“WIGS are quality scripted dramas that are written, performed and directed by world class talents. We’re telling stories of women in 5-8 minute installments, chapters, short movies and little segments.”

With a plethora of of well known names flocking to the project including Virginia Madsen, Julia Stiles, Dakota Fanning, Allison Janney, America Ferrera to name a few, WIGS is a brilliant new Youtube channel dedicated to bringing the stories of women to the forefront of cultural consciousness.

thetvscreen: #56: Pariah

Thu, 03 May 2012 02:32:40 +0100

thetvscreen:

#56: Pariah

fuckyeahdirectors: Mary Harron behind the scenes of The Moth...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:08:54 +0000

fuckyeahdirectors:

Mary Harron behind the scenes of The Moth Diaries (2012)

fuckyeahdirectors: Kelly Reichardt on-set of Wendy and Lucy...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:33:13 +0000

fuckyeahdirectors:

Kelly Reichardt on-set of Wendy and Lucy (2008)

fuckyeahdirectors: Nora Ephron and Nicole Kidman on-set of...

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:36:27 +0000

fuckyeahdirectors:

Nora Ephron and Nicole Kidman on-set of Bewitched (2005)

For Your Consideration: Women Directors Missing From The...

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:09:27 +0000

For Your Consideration: Women Directors Missing From The Oscars.

We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011)

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:34:11 +0000

We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011)

The 2011 Black List of unproduced screenplays.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:36:39 +0000

The 2011 Black List of unproduced screenplays.:

pointy-earedbastard:

A little disappointed at the small number of female screenwriters and the fact that a majority of the women that made it to the list appear to have done so with screenplays about a woman trying to get a man in some form.

fuckyeahdirectors: Mia Wasikowska, Lisa Cholodenko and Julianne...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:57:20 +0000

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Mia Wasikowska, Lisa Cholodenko and Julianne Moore on-set The Kids Are Alright (2010)

"The big lie perpetrated on Western society is the idea of women’s inferiority, a lie so deeply..."

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:01:20 +0000

“The big lie perpetrated on Western society is the idea of women’s inferiority, a lie so deeply ingrained in our social behaviour that merely to recognize it is to risk unravelling the entire fabric of civilization.”

- Molly Haskell | From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies

“No matter what, people don’t think of me for glamorous parts....

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:05:23 +0000

“No matter what, people don’t think of me for glamorous parts. I’ll go to an audition or a meeting in a pretty dress, and they still think of me as depressed or embattled. Hopefully, that will change.”
Viola Davis

Thanks so much for this blog! After high school i'd like major in film! Knowing all these fantastic women have done it gives me the confidence.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:03:17 +0000

Thank you for following and thank you in advance for all the wonderful things I’m sure you’ll accomplish in your cinematic career! Best of luck for everything and check in now and then, let me know how things are going!