FIRST WEEKENDERS GROUP WEEKLY UPDATE

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FEATURES DIRECTED by WOMEN

>> HIGHLIGHTS

++ Three great women-directed premieres
in L.A. this weekend

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>> PREMIERING week of March 14, 2008

Buy opening weekend tickets for films directed by women.

++ War Made Easy directed by Loretta Alper & Jeremy Earp

++ All in This Tea directed by Gina Leibrecht & Les Blank
Opens in L.A.

++ Little Chenier directed by Bethany Ashton
Opens in L.A.

++ The Unforeseen directed by Laura Dunn
Opens in LA.

Current but check your local listings.

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>>MOVIE OF THE MONTH

++ Stop-Loss directed by Kimberly Peirce
Opens March 28
Info: http://www.stoplossmovie.com/

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Tickets are now on sale for the 4th annual Reel Women
International Film Festival, which runs March 7-13 at
Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills. Now in its
fourth year, the Reel Women International Film
Festival continues to provide a valuable
avenue of exposure for talented women filmmakers, to
share their diverse stories and bring awareness to
critical issues through visual media. To purchase
tickets and view the complete festival line-up, visit
www.reelwomenfest.com. Festival contact:
dmeans25@yahoo.com or 818.749.6162

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>>IN THEATERS NOW week of March 14, 2008

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We can only make a change if we affect box
office sales! YOU can buy a ticket over the
phone in NYC or LA without actually being there.
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++ 27 Dresses directed by Anne Fletcher

++ Arranged directed by Diane Crespo & Stefan C. Schaefer

++ Beyond Belief directed by Beth Murphy

++ Billy the Kid directed by Jennifer Venditti

++ Blindsight directed by Lucy Walker

++ The Business of Being Born directed by Abby Epstein

++ Caramel directed by Nadine Labaki

++ Doc directed by Immy Humes

++ Everything’s Cool
directed by Judith Helfand & Daniel B. Gold

++ Just Sex and Nothing Else directed by Krisztina Goda

++ Liberty Kid directed by Ilya Chaiken

++ Little Chenier directed by Bethany Ashton

++ Lost in Beijing directed by Li Yu

++ Mad Money directed by Callie Khouri

++ Nina’s Heavenly Delights by Pratibha Parmar

++ Persepolis directed by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Payrounnaud

++ The Protagonist directed by Jessica Yu

++ Rails & Ties directed by Alison Eastwood

++ The Savages directed by Tamara Jenkins

++ The Unforeseen directed by Laura Dunne

++ Vivere directed by Angelina Maccarone

++ A Walk into the Sea directed by Esther Robinson

++ A Walk to Beautiful directed by Mary Olive Smith

++ War-Dance directed by Andrea Nix and Sean Fine

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>> REVIEWS OF THE WEEK: WRITTEN BY YOU

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++ 2 Days in Paris directed by Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy is truly a wonderful asset to the world of
independent film as both an actor and a filmmaker. It is
hard to believe this is her first feature. This film is so
funny and sad, truly a testament to Delpy’s giftedness as a
writer, performer, director, artist, superwoman, etc. If there
is one thing that will put any relationship to the test, it
is travel - and this film shows that so well. Adam Goldberg
is delightful - I sympathized with his character even though
I related to Delpy’s. To say Delpy is a gifted new director
is an understatement. This is a really smart and original film
and definitely not your typical romantic comedy. This is as
much a typical romantic comedy as a Woody Allen film is,
except 2 Days In Paris is kind of like if Annie Hall
made her own film.

++ Persepolis directed by Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis is a funny and heartbreaking animated memoir
of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In
Persepolis, Satrapi shows audiences that the images of
Iran that the United States has seen for so long in the
media do not make up the whole story of one country. In
Persepolis, the smallest details of growing up female
are mixed in with a very intense political situation and
the filmmakers do an excellent job of showing that the
most minute details of every day life do not stop because
of political turmoil. Persepolis is both magical and stunning.

++ Vivere directed by Angelina Maccarone
Vivere is a film I won’t soon forget. It is the kind of
road movie that goes against every characteristic of the
genre. Maccarone is making films that no one else has. In
Vivere, Maccarone tells three very different women’s stories
and she tells them with a unique sincerity. The filmmaker
cites Wong Kar Wai, Lars von Trier, and Billy Wilder as three
of her top filmmaker influences and it shows. Vivere is at once
stylishly heartbreaking, masochistic, and Maccarone is
versatile in the films she chooses to make. I loved Maccarone’s
Unveiled and look forward to her next film. Vivere illustrates
the loneliness of a working-class lesbian, a queer retiree,
and a pregnant teenager. No one is having an easy time in
this film, but the film is never bleak.

-All reviews by Cathy de la Cruz, www.showmeyourtitles.com / San Diego, CA

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>> COOL SITES/ARTICLES/HAPPENINGS

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Are you planning an event for Support Women Artists Now Day
(March 29)? Post it on the official SWAN Day website!
http://www.womenarts.org/swan/

Or visit http://events.womenarts.org to find info on the
117 events already planned around the world!

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Check out the newly revamped website for In the Trenches
Productions, the first entertainment website specifically
designed for women over 40:

http://www.inthetrenchesproductions.com

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>> Get inspired: Organize a home screening party!
We love the website www.filmstoseebeforeyouvote.com
so much that we’ve decided to start up our own home-screening
series. To throw your own home screening, invite over your
friends and colleagues to watch a film directed by a woman
(check our weekly DVD release section for ideas). Hold a
lively discussion or debate afterwards, just like you would
with a book group. Each month we’ll recommend a
DVD to view at your screening party.

This March we recommend Things We Lost in the Fire
directed by Susanne Bier

Send us your feedback and let’s get rocking!
news@moviesbywomen.com

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>>COMING SOON

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++ Under the Same Moon directed by Patricia Riggen
Opens March 21

++ Stop-Loss directed by Kimberly Peirce
Opens March 28

++ American Zombie directed by Grace Lee
Opens March 28 in L.A.
Info: http://www.americanzombiemovie.com/

++ Finn’s Girl directed by Dominique Cardona & Laurie Colbert
When: April 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Egyptian Theatre in L.A.
Info: http://www.outfest.org/outfest/ofwed200802.html

++ Jellyfish directed by Shira Geffen & Etgar Keret
Opens April 4 in N.Y., April 25 in L.A.

++ Then She Found Me directed by Helen Hunt
When: April 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, CA

++ The Singing Revolution directed by Maureen Castle Tusty,
James Tusty & Mike Majaros
Opens April 4 in Portland & Seattle, April 18 in D.C, April 19 in Cleveland
Info: http://www.singingrevolution.com/

++ Hats Off directed by Jyll Johnstone
Opens May 2 in L.A.
Info: http://www.hatsoffthemovie.com/

++ Frozen River directed by Courtney Hunt
Opens in August
Info: http://frozenriverthemovie.com/

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>>DVD RELEASES

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++ Things We Lost in the Fire directed by Susanne Bier

++ 2 Days in Paris directed by Julie Delpy

++ 3 Times Divorced directed by Ibtisam Salh Mara’ana
Info: http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/new_releases.shtml

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>>TELEVISION/CABLE/MISC.:

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++ Home directed by Dawn Scibilia
Premieres March 17 at 9 p.m. on PBS station Thirteen/WNET New York Info: http://homethemovie.com, http://www.thirteen.org

++ Autism: The Musical directed by Tricia Regan
Debuts March 25 at 8 p.m. on HBO
Info: http://www.autismthemusical.com

++ Editor’s Note: Please visit www.withoutabox.com
for extended festival listings.
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Email us for inquiries - news@moviesbywomen.com

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>>Hey, directors! Send us your TV or cable releases.

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>>SCREENINGS IN OTHER CITIES

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++ 4th Annual Women of Color Arts & Film Festival
When: March 20-22
Where: Atlanta, Georgia
Info: http://www.iyalodeproductions.com/wocaf2008.html

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>>SUBLETS IN N.Y. & L.A.

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>>MISC.

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The First Weekenders Group supports features directed
by women the first weekend they arrive at the box office.
The service goes to over 3,000 people who are helping
raise the box office numbers for women directed features.
Buying tickets to women directed features is how we
can make a direct impact on the industry.

We attend features directed by women the first weekend
they arrive at the box office. To accomplish this we buy
tickets and go to the movies. Please purchase a ticket
even if you cannot attend the movie that week. The
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We are not an organization, but rather a loose collective
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