Director Amma Asante on the set of A United Kingdom. Photo by Stanislav Honzik. © 2016 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved A United Kingdom, a film based on historic events, is being released just after Valentine’s Day on February 17th here in the states. Directed by Amma Asante, a UK-born daughter of …
Read MoreOscar nominations were announced this week. Women working behind the camera inside and outside Hollywood and their supporters around the world were chagrined, if unsurprised, to see the list of Best Director nominations comprised entirely of men. Worse yet, director Mel Gibson, who has been accused of anti-Semitism and repeated domestic violence, took the place …
Read MorePerhaps you’ve heard. There’s a peaceful transition of power happening in Washington DC this weekend. Also happening this weekend is potentially one of the largest protest gatherings in recorded history. There are hundreds of thousands making their voices of dissent and protest heard by marching in Washington, but with numbers reaching over a million by …
Read MoreThe Ten Best Women-Directed Films of 2016 With the beginning of 2017, we have to stay positive about the changes, however slow, that are happening in the film community for women in film. Parity won’t ever happen without agitating for equality and consideration in terms of women film directors and all production artists working below …
Read MoreMost Americans can remember exactly what they were doing when the towers fell on 9/11. It is the national tragedy that connects us all. Before that, though, there was another day of communal sadness and shock in this country. For people of a certain age, it’s the day that John F. Kennedy was killed. Everyone …
Read MoreIf any of you people have more than five years in the rearview mirror of leaving yourself at seventeen behind, let me remind you. It isn’t any kind of fun. I mean, Janis Ian’s song says it all. In case you’d like a refresher, this week’s release THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN is ready and able …
Read MoreARRIVAL is the science fiction film for people who avoid them because they see them as vapid, effects-driven, plot deficient time-drains. Fans loyal to the genre will also embrace the film, which is about a linguist who is tasked with translating the language of recently landed aliens, in order to open inter-species communications. Auteur director …
Read MoreA documentary has flown in just when parents of little girls are looking for ways to reaffirm their power, and its name is THE EAGLE HUNTRESS. The movie follows Aisholpan, a 13 year old nomadic child who lives in the Altai Mountains in Central and East Asia, who decides she wants to become an eagle …
Read MoreThis Weekend The Middleburg Film Festival Celebrates Women in Film: A wide range of films and panels feature women in front of and behind the camera. 2016 has been a topsy-turvy year for women. On the one hand, it’s possible we’ll elect the first female president in history. On the other, disrespect and ignorance around women’s …
Read MoreQUEEN OF KATWE: Disney, director Mira Nair, and an A-list cast of color deliver an inspiring true story out of Africa QUEEN OF KATWE may have flown under your radar up until now, but it’s time to find out why you should see this new release. When a woman who has directed such successful indie …
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