When last year I spoke with Illeana Douglas we discussed her work highlighting the accomplishments of women behind the camera. We also talked about her involvement as executive producer of the Kino Lorber five-disc collection “Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers.” As I've discovered, Douglas is continuing her mission by hosting TCM’s annual “Trailblazing Women” series for the second year in a row. ... more >
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TRAILBLAZING WOMAN: Illeana Douglas on hosting a show on TCM and women in cinema
Musings on a changing film industry
A conversation with recipient Kristin Fairweather about Ryan Murphy’s HALF Initiative
New mentorship program offers clear, forward-looking vision
There is always a time when the topic of Female Directors becomes pertinent. Kathryn Bigelow winning her Oscar for “The Hurt Locker” certainly raised the subject. But that was seven years ago. Now, Patty Jenkins’s recent “Wonder Woman” success is picking up the topic. The problem seems to be continuing the trend. In an effort do just that, writer/producer Ryan Murphy (“American Horror Story," ... more >
Brad’s Status is an audience-pleaser
"The world hated me, and the feeling was mutual"
Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams and Jenna Fischer
Directed by Mike White
"Brad's Status" is one of the better films I've seen in a long time. Mike White has crafted a movie, and a hero, that is sad, funny, smart, maddening and 100% human. Ben Stiller has been criticized for overexposure, usually when he appears in four junky slapstick comedies in one season, but I think audiences will want more of him after the one-two punch of "Brad's Status" and the (almost nearly ... more >