"actresses" Articles & Blogs:
Women actors make way less money than men
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I’m sure this is no shock to anyone but the new Forbes list of top earning actresses is out and while some women earn a ton of money from acting and endorsements, they make way les than their male peers.
The top female earner was Angelina Jolie with $2...[Read on] |
You Give Me One Dollar, I’ll Earn You $44
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Sometimes I don’t know how Forbes comes up with all these lists that they run. Here is their latest. Actresses who provide the biggest bang for the buck.
The woman who provides the biggest bang for the buck is Naomi Watts. She doesn’t star in b...[Read on] |
Stereotyping Latina Actresses
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Even though you probably wouldn’t recgnize her name, you have defintely seen Lupe Ontiveros on some TV show or movie over the last couple of decades. I will always remember her as America Ferrara’s mom in Real Women Have Curves.
Ontiveros has spent...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Sir Ian McKellen
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I love it when guys stand up for their female colleagues. 4,000 people and Sir Ian McKellen have signed a petition urging British broadcasters to get a clue and stop discriminating against women over 45.
Here’s what he said:
People might have though...[Read on] |
Kristin Scott Thomas lets loose
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While being interviewed by the Guardian for her film Nowhere Boy about the teenage years of John Lennon, Kristin Scott Thomas talked about her life and her career and had some very interesting things to say.
The moment that Kristin Scott Thomas knew she ...[Read on] |
Sexism Watch: Double Dose
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Jeers to the Hollywood Reporter for convening a year end discussion with high-profile producers round-table without a SINGLE WOMAN! Please don’t tell me a single female producer was not available.
Here are two points, from the conversation of note:...[Read on] |
Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur left off Oscar memorial montage
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While last night was certainly an excellent night for women in film, the Academy seems to have forgotten two great actresses from their memorial montage: Bea Arthur and Farrah Fawcett, who both passed away in 2009.According to Leslie Unger, spokespe...[Read on] |
Countdown: One Week to Julie & Julia
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While The Proposal with Sandra Bullock has exceeded expectations, we all know the one movie that women have been waiting for all summer is now only one week away — Julie and Julia. I have a sense that women are going to come out and see this in droves...[Read on] |
Women at Cannes- Not Enough
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The Cannes Film Festival kicks off on May 13th with actresses Isabelle Huppert as the head of the jury and of the 20 films in the official competition only three are directed by women:
Fish Tank directed by Andrea Arnold
Bright Star directed by Jane Cam...[Read on] |
A Tale of two young actresses
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The NY Times ran two very different stories about two very different young actresses – Megan Fox and Kristen Stewart – who both appear in huge franchises, Fox in Transformers and Stewart in Twilight. Both women had cover pieces, Stewart in the Arts ...[Read on] |
An actress you should know: Kate del Castillo
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If you watch telenovelas you will probably know Kate del Castillo very well (she has appeared in nine), but now luckily, the English speaking world is getting to know her better.
I saw her last year in La Misma Luna and now she has an arc on Weeds as P...[Read on] |
In Love with Diane Kruger's Inglourious Basterds Footwear? Yearn No More
| Actor Christoph Waltz holding a pair of covet-worthy pumps in Inglourious Basterds. For those of you who shielded your eyes during the scalping and shooting scenes in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and instead focused on actresses Melanie Laur...[Read on] |
Thank You Shonda Rhimes
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I’ve been a little hard on Shonda Rhimes this season for some of the decisions she has made on Grey’s Anatomy, most notably the issues surrounding the departure of Brooke Smith. But as the show celebrates its 100th episode tonight I want to say a bi...[Read on] |
Hollywood’s Top Earning Women
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Forbes has put together its first ever list on the top earning Hollywood women, and not surprisingly to me, half the top earners are over 40.
(PS this list is different from the list of highest earning women celebrities which came out earlier)
The list:...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Sophie Okonedo
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I saw Invictus over the holidays. There were some very interesting things going on in the film especially how inspirational true leadership is and how sports can be a great connector across cultures. But one thing I thought was strange about the film ...[Read on] |
5 best things to come out of Comic Con 2009 for the ladies
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The San Diego Comic Con is on of the largest comic book and pop culture events in the nation. Every year in July, super fans from across the world gather for four days to find out the biggest and best things coming to comics, movies, TV, video games and m...[Read on] |
Women at the Box Office This Weekend
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Julia- Opens in NY & LA
Tilda Swinton is one of those actresses of tremendous talent. I always find her fascinating to watch and am amazed at how completely different she is in all her roles. But sometimes her talent outweighs the film she is in, and...[Read on] |
Happy Holiday- Some Links to Check Out
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Happy July 4th for those of you in the US. Here are some interesting stories to check out:
Women of the futurists- Galvanised by the violent energy of the futurist movement, women artists of the early 20th century wielded their brushes, needles and pen...[Read on] |
Pale male fail – Who makes the most in Hollywood
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Vanity Fair has put together a list of Hollywood’s highest film earners and not surprisingly, at the top of the list are all white men. The highest female on the list is Emma Watson who made $30 million for the latest Harry Potter films. ($15 million ...[Read on] |
Women & Hollywood: Trailer Watch
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Here are a couple of trailers for upcoming films:
First up- Amelia
This trailer is incredibly powerful. I am beyond excited to see this film. When Richard Gere asks Hillary Swank as Amelia why she wants to fly and she replies I want to be free I got...[Read on] |
Women onstage this season
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Earlier this spring I wrote how excited I was to see so many amazing women appearing on the NY stage this season. New Yorkers are lucky to get all the indie films as well as the opportunity to see such great theatre if you can afford it.
I’ve gotten ...[Read on] |
The punishment for having kids
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According to an LA Times piece, Can Julia Roberts Come Back on Her Own Terms? the person who benefited most from Julia Roberts taking several years off to have and raise her kids is Sandra Bullock who got some of the key roles that Roberts passed on. M...[Read on] |
The Double Standard for Women
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Julia Roberts’ film Duplicity opens on Friday. It’s really good. It’s good for a lot of reasons — it’s smart, it’s funny, it has great twists — which is why it should have very broad appeal. But it is a movie for adults, you actually have...[Read on] |
Interview with Regina King of Southland
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If NBC hadn’t been such a bone headed network last year in wanting to put Jay Leno in the 10pm slot (we know how that worked out) virtually eliminating all the cutting edge dramas. One show that got caught up in the disaster was Southland created by A...[Read on] |
Red Hot start to Fashion Week
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Beginning today, with National Wear Red Day, millions will celebrate the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness. Everyone can participate in the national movement by wearing their favorite red outfit, or Red Dress Pin.
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