Did you know that only 93 percent of films released by major studios last year were directed by men? And that only 70 percent of speaking roles in films are given to men? It’s a real tragedy, and finally, women are banding together to do something about it. This is powerful stuff.
Thelma and Louise: The ultimate road movie, feminist revenge flick, 128 minutes of vicious male-bashing, the one where Brad Pitt is stoopid sexy, a punk-rock Western — however you think of this iconic 1991 film from Oscar-winner Callie Khouri and director Ridley Scott starring Geena Davis as the fun-loving Thelma, and…
Entertainment Weekly has announced its latest Entertainer of the Year, and you probably won't be particularly surprised at their pick: Sandra Bullock, who'll be appearing on the magazine's cover. This is her second time taking home the title.
Back in the good old days, all a Hollywood studio had to do to make tens of millions of dollars was release a film about a plucky, satisfyingly flawed female protagonist who finds quirky but ultimately bland love with a chesty yet tender-hearted man. Meet-cute, But I Can't Stand Him montage, scene where Everything…
The Hollywood Reporter's annual Emmy Roundtable is always super fun; we get to see some of our favorite actresses be funny and honest and like each other – and be predominantly in their 40s – whilest sitting in a semi-circle. This year's batch is Connie Britton (Nashville), Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad), Kate Mara (House…
Controversial bon bon Michael Moore wrote a piece defending Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty in Time magazine (with a longer version on his Facebook page, naturally). It raises some interesting arguments, and not all are easy to agree with. But then, this is Michael Moore, what do you expect? I'd love to see him…
Rookie founder and high school student Tavi Gevinson gave a talk at a TEDxTeen event about "strong female characters," feminism, and how the narrow ways in which popular culture views women impacts teen girls, both in fiction and in real life. It's funny and astute, and Gevinson calls for more TV shows with…
Girl Model, a new documentary that has its U.S. premiere this weekend at SXSW and a planned theatrical release this summer, is an unflinching look at the international modeling circuit, and the complicated networks of mother agencies, booking agencies, and scouts that bring girls as young as 12 from impoverished…
Once upon a time in Hollywood and Berlin, there was a New Woman running around.
While interviewing each other for Moviefone, 50/50 co-stars Anna Kendrick, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen chatted about how the press treats male and female actors. While there was a time when Rogen was fielding far too many questions about his diet and eating habits, generally reporters don't hound guys about…
Last November, fresh off a screening of the latest Harry Potter movie, I finally caved and cracked open my sister's worn copy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. A mere five weeks later, I closed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in the series, and placed it on my nightstand. Thus…
There's a new, crude sheriff in town.
"The club, it's like a whole 'nother world," says Ronnie, the founder of Shakedown, an underground Los Angeles striptease dance party run by and for black lesbians. Director Leilah Weinraub has spent eight years filming Shakedown and its key players.
What we know of the story of Vivian Maier's life and work, and of how 30,000 of her negatives came to be acquired at a Chicago estate auction by a 26-year-old real estate agent and amateur historian, is breathtaking.
In the canon of "movies that were on TV a lot in the early 90s," is one film that, upon rewatching, surprised me with its treatment of women's rise in the workplace. Also: Christina Applegate's outfits: A tribute.
"I cannot suffer any more than I have in the past month...I'm dirty all day, and I hardly ever wear make up," Madonna wrote Steven Meisel while shooting A League Of Their Own. We're all lucky she stuck it out.
That's the title of the interview with Elizabeth Gilbert in this week's Entertainment Weekly, and it's my exact perception of how Hollywood feels about women.
The horrifying rumor is that Jennifer Lopez will star in an Overboard remake. She's no Goldie Hawn, though, as my sister says, Matthew McConaughey is inevitable for the Kurt Russell role. Let's look back at the flawed but addictive original.
It was remarked recently that you know when you're a grown up when you no longer find Ethan Hawke's scruffy, smart-ass character in Reality Bites charming, but see him as the dirty hipster he is. I don't wanna grow up.
We're not the only ones who love Teen Witch's "Top That" rap sequence. The scene has spawned tributes from the likes of Alia Shawkat, Andy Samberg, Kenneth The Page, and the Totally Rad Show.
