"hilary-shaev" Articles & Blogs:
Hilary Swank is Wonder Woman in CONVICTION
 |
This movie should be renamed Wonder Woman, because that’s really who Hilary Swank’s character is. The film is captivating, cry-worthy, and I’m sure totally Oscar buzzed, but what really impressed me was the strong, powerful, and ins...[Read on] |
Hilary Swank Talks About Meeting the Woman She Played in “Conviction”
| From PatrickMcMullan.com Last night, buzz at a Cinema Society gig for Conviction, the upcoming legal drama, was palpable as industry insiders flocked to fete Hilary Swank and her co-stars Sam Rockwell and Juliette Lewis. But the real stars of the evening ...[Read on] |
Hilary Swank Talks Strong Female Roles
 |
Here’s a brief interview I did with Hilary Swank the other evening at the Gotham Awards.
<object width="425" height="355">
</object>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEKfhZ8AfOY
...[Read on] |
Twitter: A huge hit in sports, especially for women
 |
When Jayda Evans of the Seattle Times called me a few weeks ago and asked me what I thought about Twitter’s role in the future of women’s sports, I told her that it could only be a good thing.
Jayda, a Seattle Times blogger and writer, later publishe...[Read on] |
WNBA and 2010 Lilith Tour unite to celebrate female artists and athletes all summer long
 |
The WNBA has finally done something right on the marketing side and we’re excited to share the following news:
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the 2010 Lilith Tour — one of the highest-grossing touring festivals in the world ...[Read on] |
Hollywood Deals
 |
Some interesting things in the works:
Shana Feste (The Greatest) has been hired by Hilary Swank’s 2S Films to adapt the novel “You’re Not You” and direct it for the big screen. The debut novel of Michelle Wildgen, “You’re Not You” is about ...[Read on] |
Could a woman get nominated for best director this year?
 |
Another of the post-Cannes write ups include a supposition that 2009 might be a year where a woman could get a best director nod which would be the first since Sophia Coppola in 2003 for Lost in Translation. (H/T to Guy Lodge from In Contention for even...[Read on] |
You Give Me One Dollar, I’ll Earn You $44
 |
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] |
Women are Everywhere: National Book Critics Circle Finalists
 |
Remember way back in November when Publisher’s Weekly came up with a list of the top 10 books (not best selling books) of the year and not a single one was written by a woman? Lo and behold the National Book Critics Circle disagrees a bit and has nomi...[Read on] |
Women Centric Films at Toronto
 |
It totally sucks that there are so few female directors at Toronto. But since I am a look on the bright side kind of girl (ha ha), there are a great many interesting women centric films that will be premiering that I am excited to see (if I get press ...[Read on] |
Olympians & celebs participate in annual Red Dress Collection Fashion Show
 |
2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin was among the Olympians and celebrities who participated in the sixth annual Red Dress Collection Fashion Show on Friday, Feb. 13 at Bryant Park in New York City. February is National Heart Month, ...[Read on] |
Red Hot start to Fashion Week
 |
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.
...[Read on] |
The Award Season: The Status of Women
 |
Last week there were two pieces written about women and the awards season. The first from Sharon Waxman in the Wrap lamented the fact that films that star women are being crowded out of the best picture field (like that’s news?); and the second ...[Read on] |
Female heads of state will add luster to G20 summit
| Four female leaders who smashed through glass ceilings in the male-dominated political arena will gather in Seoul to attend the G20 summit. This will be the largest number of female heads of state present at one place in the history of the G20 summit.
Th...[Read on] |
Amelia & Motherhood
 |
It’s opening day for Amelia and Motherhood.
I am out of town today at a meeting so here are truncated reviews of both films. I will have an interview with Katherine Dieckmann writer and director of Motherhood next week.
Amelia Earhart is one of thos...[Read on] |
Top Female Celebrity Sports Fans
 |
Jack Nicholson, recently rated the No. 1 fan for his rabid following of the LA Lakers by the Bleacher Report, is to Spike Lee and the NY Knicks what Courtney Cox and the Lakers is to Carrie Underwood and the Dallas Cowboys. Or what Condoleezza Rice and th...[Read on] |
Best actress contenders – Thinking outside the box
|
The Hollywood Reporter’s Steven Zeitchik has a recent piece about how small the pool is this year for Best Actress.
He talks about how the top three potential nominees are Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia), Carey Mulligan (An Education), Gabourey Sidibe (Pr...[Read on] |
Oscar Campaigning
 |
You have to check out the NY Magazine piece that Mark Harris wrote on the Oscar campaign. The more I read and learn about this stuff, the more it resembles politics with handlers telling people what to wear, what to say, where to go and how to act.
It ...[Read on] |
WPS All-Star Weekend II: WPS Awards Ceremony through Kick-Off
| I’ve just arrived home in San Francisco and am about to start working on some video footage from the All-Star Awards dinner. But before I do, I thought it would be nice to pick up where I ended my blog yesterday and share a bit more from the WPS All-St...[Read on] |
Awards Watch: The Writers Guild Nominations
|
The Writers Guild Award is one of the strictest in the award season. Here’s how to qualify: (Feature films eligible for a Writers Guild Award were exhibited theatrically for at least one week in Los Angeles in 2009 and were written under the WGA’s M...[Read on] |
|
|
