Month: February 2015
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A Great Kickstarter Project by Lady Parts
If you can, please support this excellent Kickstarter campaign from Lady Parts. Read the Lady Parts blog, follow @LadyParts on Twitter and see the actual casting calls that actresses are reading every day. It’s appalling what women are asked to do and be on film. Lady Parts is doing her best to bring awareness and…
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Watch This: Trailer for Welcome to Me
I think winning $86 million in the lottery would make everyone go a little crazy, but in Welcome to Me, the main character is already crazy. Welcome to Me stars Kristen Wiig as a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder. She spends her winnings on buying herself a TV show which is about her and stars…
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The Old Ain’t Dead Best Actress of All Time Award
We just watched the 2015 Oscars. The two women who won Best Actress Awards this year were Julianne Moore and Patricia Arquette. Both wonderful actresses – accomplished, talented and deserving. Sometimes the Oscars give Lifetime Achievement Awards. I want to give an award like that. I want to give the Old Ain’t Dead Best Actress…
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New Rules for the Emmys
I’m more interested in the Emmys than the Oscars. After 3 hours of watching the Oscars last night, there were 2 awards given to women. Big whoop. The Television Academy has more female writers, directors, cinematographers and such to choose from. So changes in the Emmy rules may be significant. The Television Academy announced several…
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Watch This: Hey, Academy, I’m a Woman
I love this funny video. It was directed by Leslie Korein and written by Kim Kalish. In fact, by damn, let’s see every name involved in the video: Director: Leslie Korein Director of Photography: Carissa Dorson Producers: Kim Kalish and Andrea Schwartz Writer: Kim Kalish Editor: Lauren Gaudite Make-Up: Emily King Brown Production Assistant: Jasmine…
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Sundance: She is a Best Director
Here’s a video from the Sundance Institute in which filmmakers including Jane Fonda, Greta Gerwig, Kristen Wiig, Lesley Headland, Mindy Kaling, Ava DuVernay and others discuss the importance of female voices. I found it interesting and inspiring.
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Review: An Invisible Sign
An Invisible Sign got terrible reviews from all the critics. And, as often happens, I love the very movie the critics hate. Spoilers ahead.
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Review: Obvious Child
Obvious Child was advertised as “The most winning abortion themed rom-com ever made.” The title comes from the Paul Simon song of the same name.
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Review: Barefoot
Barefoot can now be steamed from services like Netflix and Amazon Prime. It’s a rom-com starring Evan Rachel Wood and Scott Speedman, released in 2014. Spoilers ahead.
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An Orphan Black Fix Because the New Season is Far, Far Away
I’m Just Waiting For Season 3 To Start. #OrphanBlack #Helena pic.twitter.com/Ewm3e9S01W — John Maslany (@Maslanyobsessed) February 12, 2015 @MaslanyObsessed expressed my thoughts exactly! It seems like forever since season 2 of Orphan Black ended. And the wait for season 3 feels endless. We have to wait and wait and wait until April 18! Orphan Black…