"harpo-studios" Articles & Blogs:
The Most Powerful Women in Hollywood
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In conjunction with its Women in Entertainment breakfast, The Hollywood Reporter has published its annual list of the most powerful women in Hollywood. My thoughts are that the list is pretty much the same from last year especially in the top 10 with a c...[Read on] |
Paramount Pictures has a gender (and race) problem
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The folks at Racebending who advocate for just and equal opportunities in film and TV, have been tracking race issues related to the recently released film The Last Airbender. While doing their research they have revealed some disturbing trends at Pa...[Read on] |
The Princess and the Frog: Old School Awesome
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When I found out Disney had reopened their hand-drawn animation studios and announced plans to do another 2D feature in the tradition of their old classics, I was SUPER excited. So I braved the weekend crowds on Saturday to check out The Princess and the ...[Read on] |
Oprah Winfrey, DOT, NHTSA, and Others Endorse National "No Phone Zone Day" Friday, April 30
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"A call or text isn't worth taking a life," says entertainer Oprah Winfrey. "We must not allow more mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, sisters and brothers to die before we take action against distracted driving. Let's put a stop to it now, by join...[Read on] |
Two women start new film studio
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Mary Dickinson and Charlene Fisher announced the formation of DFIS on Friday which will develop, produce, market and distribute films with a budget of up to $10 million dollars.
They plan to produce 10-12 independent pictures per year and have $150 milli...[Read on] |
Studio films are directed by white men
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In a no shit sherlock moment, The NY Times took a look at who has been in the director’s seat for the major studio releases this year.
Of the 85 or so live action films to be released by the big studios in 2009 — Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Ent...[Read on] |
Women & Hollywood in the Press
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Here are two pieces about New Moon where Women & Hollywood was featured last week.
From CNN.com – Hey Hollywood, the Fangirls are Calling:
But successful female-centric films often are dismissed as flukes instead of viewed as trends, says Melissa Silv...[Read on] |
What Bigelow Effect? Women Directors to Acheive Parity in 2060…Maybe
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I’m a little late to this party but I wanted to give a big shout out to Elisabeth Rappe at Film.com for her awesome and thorough piece: In What Year Will Female Directors Make Up Half the Workforce?
She makes some really great points and reiterat...[Read on] |
Raising the barre: The reinvention of classical ballet
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If you think Swan Lake or The Nutcracker when you think of ballet, think again. Many contemporary troupes are forging new ways to enchant modern audiences by demonstrating that ballet is a living dance form. Check out just a few of the ways in which bal...[Read on] |
Saving Grace to end its run next summer
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Saving Grace is ending its run after after only three seasons. Honestly, I am surprised. From what I read, TNT still wanted the show but its production company FOX TV studios declined the pickup based on money.
Strange. Canceling a show with an Emm...[Read on] |
Donald Trump Unclear on Roe v. Wade Decision
| • The Japanese government is considering restricting re-entry access to evacuated areas surrounding the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant until all the radioactive containment water has been removed. Removing the water safely could take months. [The Huffington P...[Read on] |
Get Your Earth Day Freebies
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Ask not what you can do for the environment, but what the
environment can do for you? This Earth Day — thanks to all the
companies and organizations trying to connect with the eco-crowd — you
can ask both. Start by taking advantage of these free deal...[Read on] |
Will Women Rule the Box Office This Summer?
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One of Variety’s stories today leads with the following headline “Women take center stage at summer B.O.” Psych. It seems that finally people are thinking about how women have box office potential to match the guys.
About fing time.
Warner Broth...[Read on] |
A View from the Set: Gurinder Chadha
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There’s a special place in my heart for Gurinder Chadha the writer and director of one of my favorite films, Bend it Like Beckham. If you haven’t seen it yet, you must put it at the top of your Netflix list. That movie minted money all across the ...[Read on] |
Movie Review: Made in Dagenham - Striking a blow for women
| I had the chance to attend a screening of Made in Dagenham last night at the Raleigh Studios and recommend it to anyone with a social conscience who might have trouble remembering that women didn't always have equal rights.
In fact the film should be req...[Read on] |
Women Matter at the Box Office
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The LA Times takes a look at the summer season so far. Things started off very hot (Star Trek) but have cooled off considerably. Here’s what they’ve learned:
Women make a difference
Female ticket buyers made up nearly half of the audience for th...[Read on] |
Jill Clayburgh: Breaking Boundaries for Women On Screen
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I heard the sad news this morning about the passing of Jill Clayburgh from leukemia at 66.
I hadn’t thought about Clayburgh in a while not since the cancellation of the under appreciated Dirty Sexy Money, but upon hearing the news I was immediate...[Read on] |
Young women save The Lovely Bones
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Back in November The Lovely Bones was on all awards watchers list just due to Peter Jackson previous pedigree. No one had seen it, yet it was based on a best selling book and had awards potential written all over it. Then people starting seeing it and...[Read on] |
Cannes news about women directors
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The good news is that as the Cannes Film Festival has started the press is still asking questions about why there are no women in competition.
Here are some pieces that I found that address the topic.
Jury President Tim Burton in an interview with the N...[Read on] |
The Elle Power List – 2010
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For the second year in a row, Elle Magazine asked Nikki Finke to put together a list of the most powerful women in Hollywood.
Personally, I liked the days when the list was 1-100 and it was straightforward. The list seems to have lost its bite (if it ...[Read on] |
New Line is the place for women’s flicks
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While Sex and the City’s success might not have changed all of Hollywood’s minds about women as a market one place where women are getting new found attention is New Line the studio that produced the film.
New Line, which has been around for 40 years...[Read on] |
Disney’s Princess Half Marathon
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A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post about Endurance Races for women. In compiling a list of races specifically for those with a xx chromosome I can’t believe we overlooked last weekend’s Princess Half Marathon! C’mon. Who can resist a fairytale week...[Read on] |
Eat Pray Love
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Elizabeth Gilbert was miserable. She crashed out of her marriage, careened into another relationship way too quickly and was just overwhelmed and seriously fucked up. She needed a change — not just a haircut or new clothes — a fundamental change...[Read on] |
Silver Surfer: 72 year old Kitty Pechet wins ESA Open Women title
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Seventy-two-year-old Grand Legend Kitty Pechet didn’t let the 32 degree water temperature and 28 degree air temperature stop her from winning the Open Women’s title at the 2009 England Mid-Winter Regionals....[Read on] |
Variety’s 10 Screenwriters to Watch
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Here are the women on Variety’s 10 screenwriters to Watch. It is really focused on comedy writers and seems to have a bit of a feminist bent. Here’s to hoping these women make some good films that we get to see in theatres.
Emma Forrest
“I’m...[Read on] |
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