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more about #womeninhollywood more comments → LBB: Across the Universe Lost in Translation Marie Antoinette Lovely and Amazing Friends With Money Love & Sex The Holiday Bridget Jones's Diary Bride and ... more » rodmanstreet: TOP TEN: (in no particular order) American Psycho - Mary Harron Bridget Jones' Diary - Sharon Maguire Julie & Julia - Nora Ephron Lost in Translation.... more » Casquivana: The Hurt Locker is fantastic. I loved it. And I love Bill Murray, madly. So I have no idea what to say when people talk about Sofia Coppola being such... more » MyNameIsChris: Yeah, this is sad as usual... it did make me just notice that Jane Campion really didn't do much this decade. more » winner: Um. That list blows. more » mariamariamaria: Slightly off topic, but whenever I hear Oscar talk about Gabby I hear her telling Ellen about being asked for the first 30 seconds of her Oscar ac... more » samethingwedoeverynightpinky: My bigger fear was that someone would try to capitalize on her fame and success by giving her a starvation diet makeover. I know she has loads of body... more » J.D.Regent: fucking, talk show host? like the only other sometimes-fat black woman you can think of? that is insulting. personally i think gabby is gonna need ... more » lalaland13: But the problem is, there are so few roles that don't hinge on a specific look. Maybe the script isn't terribly specific, but a casting director might... more » Perhaps Not: Stanley Crouch is a good writer but he has no idea what he's talking about in that article. He rattles off the names of a half-dozen ingenues and wond... more » sybann: You know what? When an actor is this good - you write FOR her. I hope there are writers in Hollyweird that have the stones to take that on. more » futuremrsrickankiel: I can't for the life of me find it now, but I recall reading an interview with Sidibe where she said that she's been portrayed in a number of articles... more » Lisabel (ne: Dagnabbit): Can someone ask Mindy Kaling to write a starring-vehicle for Gabby right now? I would totally see it (even if it's a romantic comedy), and I wouldn't ... more » rodmanstreet: Here's hoping she's bright enough and talented enough to write her own material, because I doubt any mainstream Hollywood d-bag would do her justice. ... more » FotoVerite: This is why I keep hoping one day I will be a famous film director. Cause I so want to cast her for the lead in a romantic comedy. more » -
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About Those Best of the Decade Lists...
The Hollywood Reporter's list of top ten films of the decade includes none directed by a woman, points out Women and Hollywood. They're taking suggestions for the decade's best women-directed films. The Hurt Locker? Lost In Translation? [Women & Hollywood] -
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After Precious: Does Hollywood Have A Place For Gabby Sidibe?
"I think people look at me and don't expect much," Precious star Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe has said, "Even though I expect a whole lot." Rapturous reviews testify to Sidibe's prodigious acting skills. But what should we expect from Hollywood? More » -
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Hollywood Needs To Take Women, Fangirls Seriously
The Princess and the Frog doesn't hit theaters until December 11, but it's already making money — and it joins New Moon and Precious as proof that audiences respond to female-driven stories.
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Will Strong Female Characters Ever Make A Comeback On The Big Screen?
Hilary Swank's latest film, Amelia, is currently taking quite a critical drubbing, bad news for the film, and, as Ann Hornaday explores in today's Washington Post, for the increasingly small pool of strong female roles for women in Hollywood. More » -
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The Man On Nikki Finke's "Most Powerful Women In Hollywood" List
Elle magazine's Women in Hollywood issue includes a "Power List" by Nikki Finke — the woman (who writes like a man") behind Deadline Hollywood. The blog Women In Hollywood zeroes in on Finke's list, which has one man on it. More » -
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Why Didn't Whip It Bring In More Bank?
Whip It did not do well at the box office over the weekend; it came in at sixth place and was crushed by Zombieland. Women & Hollywood's Melissa Silverstein writes, "I'm sad." That makes two of us! Here's what's weird:
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Get To Know Hollywood's Real Leading Ladies
Names you may not know, but should: Team Todd, (producing Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland); Amy Pascal, co-chair of Sony Pictures; Stacey Snider, CEO and Co-chair of DreamWorks; The Hurt Locker's Kathryn Bigelow… and seven more. [Forbes.com] -
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Nepotism Is Alive & Well In Hollywood, Even When It Isn't
Melissa Rosenberg, co-executive producer for Dexter, wrote the script for New Moon, and is also writing the script for the third Twilight flick. But, she tells The Wrap's Eric Estrin, her big break in Hollywood came from someone's huge mistake: More » -
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Breaking: Hollywood Dominated By White Male Directors
The New York Times' Michael Cieply scanned the big studio schedules and reports that "Hollywood directors are pretty much what they have always been." White. And male. Women & Hollywood's Melissa Silverstein says: "No shit, Sherlock." More » -
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The Streep Effect: Measuring Meryl's Midas Touch
Sienna Miller and Megan Fox may be "hot" young things with summer blockbusters (GI Joe; Transformers) and recent glossy magazine covers (Vogue; Elle) but it's Julie & Julia star Meryl Streep who, economically speaking, has a "midas touch." More » -
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Women Make Movies: Julie & Julia Boiling Hot At Weekend Box Office
Although G.I. Joe was number one at the box office over the weekend with $56.2 million, Julie & Julia, which came in at number two (and $20.1 million) can be considered a total success story. A few reasons why: More » -
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Newsweek Wonders Why Katherine Heigl Is Annoying — We Try To Answer
"Why is Katherine Heigl so annoying?" asks Sarah Ball. It's classic Hollywood: One year you're dolled up on the cover of Vanity Fair; the next, gossip sites are calling you a chain-smoking uppity bitch. Sadie and I discuss over IM. More » -
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"Hollywood Goes Crazy Over What We Have To Wear…"
…Said Sigourney Weaver in a discussion about action heroines. Star Trek's Zoe Saldana fumed: "We fight a room full of men over whether we should wear pants… They think I can do [action] in a shirt and Gucci boots." [EW] -
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Mad Women
Interesting! Of the 11 writer/producers on Mad Men, 7 are women: Lisa Albert, Dahvi Waller, Cathryn Humphris, Robin Veith, Maria Jacquemetton, Marti Noxon (Buffy!) and Kater Gordon. Plus: Sneak a peek at the Season 3 press kit here. [Vulture] -
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When Female Exploitation Films Are Flat-Out Fun
A UCLA Film & Television Archive series kicks off tonight, looking at prison flicks, biker pictures and slasher movies — made by women. It's called "No She Didn't!: Women Exploitation Auteurs," and features some hard-to-find titles with interesting themes: More » -
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The Ugly Truth About Women And Raunchy Comedy
A story about "raunchy" comedies (like Katherine Heigl's new flick The Ugly Truth) in Monday's Variety asks, "Can girls out-gross guys at box office?" Melissa Silverstein of Women & Hollywood has a better question: If they can, is it progress? More » -
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Who Would Play You In The Movie Of Your Life?
Oh, come on. Like you've never thought about it.
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Flicks For Chicks Compete Against Big-Budget Blockbusters
Last summer was chock-full of dick flicks: male-character-dominated movies like Hulk, Hancock, The Dark Knight and Hellboy, among others. This summer, The Proposal is just one of a few films with female leads. More » -
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Mohican Son
Wondering what happened to Madeline Stowe? Well, she's reinvented herself as a writer/director. Her first project: A drama about a woman (Weisz) attacked by Comanches and rescued by a frontiersman (Jackman). Hmm. [Variety]
