Article Requests

Many of our readers have asked for links to both articles from NY and LA Times. Here they are again: I don’t know whether to say enjoy or not… hmm.. either way continue the discussion on our forum:

NY Times article (May 4, 2008)”Summer Movies: Is There a Real Woman in This Multiplex?
By MANOHLA DARGIS / Males are playing superheroes, funnymen, even leading ladies. Females aren’t so lucky.

And the very disturbing article in the LA Times by Patrick Goldstein “Film Directing Is Still A Man’s World” regarding the lack of women directors in Hollywood. The article was so incredibly one-sided and although statistically accurate the reasons seem absurd.

Here at MoviesByWomen.com we’re working to change this perspective in a very positive way. We’re the team that puts out the First Weekenders Group Weekly Email that promotes features directed by women so that we can affect change at the box office – the only place that counts. Here are some other action items we do: The MoviesByWomen.com Podcast Channel is your destination for news from the front lines of women working in Hollywood. The channel lineup includes a weekly radio styled-show, and vodcasts (video podcasts) of the industry’s hottest directors keep you in the loop. You don’t need an ipod, you can play it all right from your computer ! Also, tune in at itunes and youtube.com.

•BRAND-SPANKIN’ NEW: MBW PODCAST 15: Join award-winning author and film historian Cari Beauchamp in this spectacular show on the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood. Haven’t heard of Frances Marion, Anita Loos, Dorothy Davenport, or Alice Guy? Learn the real film history! Our hosts, directors Tara Veneruso, Stephanie Young, and Lucy Rodriguez-Watson, get the full scoop. You don’t want to miss this audio episode! [This follows our series on Women Directors: The REAL STATISTICS. Our last episode MBW14 featured statistician Martha Lauzen, ph.D].

{Photo Feature Frances Marion featured in Cari Beauchamp’s book Without Lying Down}