Long criticized for the lack of women directors represented, this year Cannes will see the Coppola and Ramsay films, as well as Naomi Kawase's Radiance premiering in competition, a short film directed by Kristen Stewart, the Campion series, and seven
films directed by women in the independent - minded Directors» Fortnight section.
And with Patty Jenkins's Wonder Woman breaking the record for highest - grossing live - action
film directed by a woman in the world, it's already a landmark year for women in this field.
You have to wonder if a film like this could actually win both Best Picture and Best Director, becoming only the second
film directed by a woman in 90 years to do so.
To be fair, 66 is a lot when you consider that most movie - goers probably won't see
a film directed by a woman in any given year.
Not exact matches
In fact, Wonder
Woman director Patty Jenkins was the first woman to direct a superhero movie and the film ended up as the highest - grossing movie ever helmed by a woman (along with being last year's third - highest grossing film domestica
Woman director Patty Jenkins was the first
woman to direct a superhero movie and the film ended up as the highest - grossing movie ever helmed by a woman (along with being last year's third - highest grossing film domestica
woman to
direct a superhero movie and the
film ended up as the highest - grossing movie ever helmed
by a
woman (along with being last year's third - highest grossing film domestica
woman (along with being last year's third - highest grossing
film domestically).
Despite all the attention paid lately to the lack of gender diversity
in the role, the portion of
films directed by women declined last year, to just 7 %.
According to a study from the Center for the Study of
Women in Television and Film, the number of women directing films may actually be declining, with the top 250 highest - grossing domestic films going from 7 percent in 2015 to 5 percent in 2016 being directed by w
Women in Television and Film, the number of
women directing films may actually be declining, with the top 250 highest - grossing domestic films going from 7 percent in 2015 to 5 percent in 2016 being directed by w
women directing films may actually be declining, with the top 250 highest - grossing domestic
films going from 7 percent
in 2015 to 5 percent
in 2016 being
directed by womenwomen.
Co-written
by Nick Hornby and Cheryl Strayed, and
directed by Jean - Marc Vallée (of Dallas Buyers Club fame) this
film is unflinching
in it's portrayal of a
woman wild and, ultimately, freed.
These difficulties are exaggerated
in the
film adaptation, A Good
Woman, written
by Howard Himelstein and
directed by Mike Barker.
The Homesman is written,
directed and produced
by Tommy Lee Jones, who also leads the
film as a claim - jumping rascal of a man saved from a hanging
by a pioneer
woman (Hilary Swank) who has a unique request
in return.
In fact, eight of the ten movies I included in my top ten of the festival were led by a female performance, five of the ten films were directed by wome
In fact, eight of the ten movies I included
in my top ten of the festival were led by a female performance, five of the ten films were directed by wome
in my top ten of the festival were led
by a female performance, five of the ten
films were
directed by women.
Organizers say that 43 % of the competition
films in this year's festival were
directed by women and that 38 % were
directed by people of color.
Rich: The «
films directed by women» part of your prompt is sadly irrelevant this year — unless Phyllida Lloyd developed serious
directing chops between Mamma Mia and The Iron Lady, or the Academy suddenly takes a shine to the amazing Kelly Reichardt, no
films directed by women will really be
in the conversation.
For all of the times the Academy has nominated
films directed by women for Best Picture, the directors have declined except for four times: Lina Wertmuller
in 1976, Jane Campion
in 1993, Sofia Coppola
in 2002, and Kathryn Bigelow
in 2009.
But watching it is, distilled into a pure essence, watching the
film debut of one of our national treasures, Willem Dafoe,
in a
film directed by the
woman who would next helm Near Dark, and of the man who would play the Cowboy
in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive and serve as producer on Lynch's «Twin Peaks» and Wild at Heart, which reunited him with Dafoe.
Here's a list,
in no particular order, of 20 of the 40
women - centric
films —
films either starring, written or
directed by women — expected to be released sometime this year (as always, release dates are subject to change):
We've discovered a lot of great
films directed by women at Cannes — just not
in the Official Competition.
I've been enjoying a lot of the Trailblazing
Women programming myself but since we're in the middle of Schocktober, I thought I'd set aside some time to highlight some of my favorite horror films and thrillers directed by women who have left their macabre mark on a genre that many mistakenly assume is not very female frie
Women programming myself but since we're
in the middle of Schocktober, I thought I'd set aside some time to highlight some of my favorite horror
films and thrillers
directed by women who have left their macabre mark on a genre that many mistakenly assume is not very female frie
women who have left their macabre mark on a genre that many mistakenly assume is not very female friendly.
Three of this year's 21
films in competition were
directed by women.
A Wrinkle
In Time director Ava DuVernay is the first woman of color to direct a film with a $ 100 million - plus budget, and alongside her «little brother,» Black Panther's Ryan Coogler, she crossed another milestone this past weekend, which marked the «first time films by black directors with $ 100 million plus budgets have ever placed in the first two box office spots,» as CNN puts i
In Time director Ava DuVernay is the first
woman of color to
direct a
film with a $ 100 million - plus budget, and alongside her «little brother,» Black Panther's Ryan Coogler, she crossed another milestone this past weekend, which marked the «first time
films by black directors with $ 100 million plus budgets have ever placed
in the first two box office spots,» as CNN puts i
in the first two box office spots,» as CNN puts it.
Billy Crudup, who recently starred
in The Stanford Prison Project, is set to play the male lead
in 20th Century
Women, an Annapurna film written and directed by Mike Mills and co-starring 21st century women Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, and Greta Ge
Women, an Annapurna
film written and
directed by Mike Mills and co-starring 21st century
women Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, and Greta Ge
women Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, and Greta Gerwig.
New York
Women in Film and Television is offering grants of in - kind post-production services to documentary films directed and produced by New York area — based women filmma
Women in Film and Television is offering grants of
in - kind post-production services to documentary
films directed and produced
by New York area — based
women filmma
women filmmakers.
Of the 21
films in Competition at Cannes this year, only three are
directed by women.
In directing «The Space Between Us,» Peter Chelsom, who takes an acting part in the film as the voice of a robot, is on a similar wavelength by dealing with the space between one young man from Mars and one young woman from Eart
In directing «The Space Between Us,» Peter Chelsom, who takes an acting part
in the film as the voice of a robot, is on a similar wavelength by dealing with the space between one young man from Mars and one young woman from Eart
in the
film as the voice of a robot, is on a similar wavelength
by dealing with the space between one young man from Mars and one young
woman from Earth.
Wadjda, both the first
film to be shot
in Saudi Arabia as well as the first to be
directed by a Saudi
woman, may not be infallible, but it is a sharp commentary that pierces to the heart of things just as well as its eponymous protagonist pierces our own hearts with her quirky, rebellious ways.
In a series of firsts for the festival, there were 51 rookie filmmakers represented, and eight of the 16 films in official competition were directed by wome
In a series of firsts for the festival, there were 51 rookie filmmakers represented, and eight of the 16
films in official competition were directed by wome
in official competition were
directed by women.
The Gal Gadot - starring, Patty Jenkins -
directed film made history
by making $ 100 million
in its opening weekend, the biggest opening for any
woman -
directed movie.
Based on the iconic DC Comic book, Wonder
Woman has earned more than $ 410 million in the U.S. and over $ 820 million worldwide, set numerous box office records, including becoming the highest - grossing film directed by a woman, the highest - grossing superhero origin film domestically, and the largest opening for a female - led comic - based
Woman has earned more than $ 410 million
in the U.S. and over $ 820 million worldwide, set numerous box office records, including becoming the highest - grossing
film directed by a
woman, the highest - grossing superhero origin film domestically, and the largest opening for a female - led comic - based
woman, the highest - grossing superhero origin
film domestically, and the largest opening for a female - led comic - based
film.
For the second year
in a row my favorite
film of the year was not
directed by a
woman, but as per tradition it was also a queer romance.
I watched 32 new release
films directed by women (with my total new - to - me
directed by women clocking
in at 79 this year; more on that when I do my year - end review tomorrow).
Tully is
directed by Canadian filmmaker Jason Reitman, of the
films Thank You for Smoking, Juno, Up
in the Air, Young Adult, Labor Day, and Men,
Women & Children previously.
The ultimate haptic heroine of the AFI FEST was the unnamed protagonist of Krotkaya (A Gentle Creature), the third narrative
film of the Berlin - based Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitza.45 The Russian title is that of the original short story
by Dostoyevsky (1876) about a meek young
woman inexplicably committing suicide, but,
in its country of production (France), the
film is called Une Femme douce — like the 1969 adaptation of the same story
by Robert Bresson
directed.
Starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan (who also co-wrote the screenplay), and
directed by Stephen Frears, the
film tells the true story of a disgraced journalist whose latest assignment is helping an elderly
woman find the long lost son she was forced to give up decades ago while living
in a convent.
After Franco won Best Actor
in a Musical or Comedy for the
film at the 75th Golden Globes Sunday, several
women accused him of sexual misconduct on Twitter, including a cryptic tweet
by Ally Sheedy, who appeared
in a 2014 Off Broadway production that Franco
directed.
The dearth of opportunities for female filmmakers is one of Hollywood's biggest problems these days, so it's cheering to note that fully half of the
films in the U.S. Dramatic Competition were directed by women, including Stacie Passion's Concussion, Lake Bell's In A World..., Jill Solloway's Afternoon Delight, Cherien Dabis's opening - night selection, May in the Summer, and.
in the U.S. Dramatic Competition were
directed by women, including Stacie Passion's Concussion, Lake Bell's
In A World..., Jill Solloway's Afternoon Delight, Cherien Dabis's opening - night selection, May in the Summer, and.
In A World..., Jill Solloway's Afternoon Delight, Cherien Dabis's opening - night selection, May
in the Summer, and.
in the Summer, and...
a no doubt incomplete list of 77
films (24
directed by women) featuring some of the most anticipated female performances
in 2017 (and beyond).
Curtis, who has
directed such
films as «My Week with Marilyn» and «
Woman in Gold,» has assembled an impressive technical team that includes cinematography
by Ben Smithard's («Belle» and TV's «Cranford» for which he won an Emmy), editing
by Victoria Boydell («The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel»), production design
by David Roger (TV's «Great Expectations»), and costumes
by Odile Dicks - Mireaux («Brooklyn» and «An Education»).
Women in Cinema: With the highest opening of 2014 and the fifteenth highest opening of all time, at the domestic box office, Mockingjay Part 1, which grossed nearly $ 122 million
in its opening weekend, might inaccurately give the impression that female
films (starring, written
by or
directed by) are making progress at the box office.
It was a year where a horror
film directed by a comedian and a movie where a
woman sleeps with a fish monster are
in serious consideration for major award nominations and might actually capture some wins.
As a
woman revisiting her past
in an attempt to access repressed experience, Dern stars opposite Ellen Burstyn, Common, and Elizabeth Debicki
in the
film, written and
directed by Jennifer Fox.
Yet again, the festival will not evade criticism for its historically gender - imbalanced selection, with only three
films in the 2016 competition slate
directed by women (one more than last year), two
in the Un Certain Regard sidebar (the lowest since 2012), and one Out of Competition.
Joanna Hogg, the
woman who
directed Tom Hiddleston
in his feature
film debut, is helming «The Souvenir: Part One,» which will be executive produced
by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert Pattinson, a recent snub for «Good Time.»
At a roundtable interview, DeWitt discussed her research for the role, how playing a real - life person informed her approach to the character, what it was like meeting the real Sue Webb, what she enjoyed most about working with Renner, what she learned about journalists and their determination to get to the truth of their story, her new
film «Men,
Women & Children»
directed by Jason Reitman, and her upcoming projects: Joe Swanberg's «Digging for Fire,» Sam Raimi's remake of «Poltergeist» with Sam Rockwell, and a small part
in the TV mini-series «Olive Kitteridge.»
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of transcendent filmmaking
in the The Lost City of Z and A Ghost Story, it was the age of foolish Spider - Man remakes / reboots / regurgitations, it was the epoch of a magnificent enquiry into belief
by the evergreen Martin Scorsese, it was the epoch of the incredulous return of Mel Gibson
in a box office hit, it was the season of Michael Haneke shining a light on our uncaring societal malaise, it was the season of manifold more people watching Baywatch, it was the spring of Aki Kaurismäki's warm - hearted but politically pressing The Other Side of Hope, it was the winter of despair at the box office results of masterpieces like Certain
Women, Aquarius and The Death of Louis XIV, we had Yorgos Lanthimos» Kubrickian masterpiece before us, we had a new Kingsman
film before us, we were all going
direct to cinematic Heaven, we were all going
direct the other way.
The Harry Potter star will play a
woman caught up
in the Chilean military coup of 1973
in a
film directed by Florian Gallenberger
From «The Seagull» to «Let the Sunshine
In,»
films directed by and starring
women dominated specialized releases this weekend.
SKA: My first question is when you were
directing Sharon Stone on set, did you ever have a moment where you just kind of thought, «Wow, this
film is really breaking down ageism
in Hollywood
by focusing on a single
woman who's
in her late forties and going into her fifties?»
In the 1980s, Gilbert
directed Educating Rita, which introduced Julie Walters to a wide audience, and Shirley Valentine — both
films about brave and funny
women trying to find themselves
by stepping outside their harsh social conditions.
Homme recently scored
In The Fade, a German
film directed by The Edge Of Heaven's Fatih Akin, which stars Diane Kruger as a
woman whose husband and son are killed
by neo-Nazis.
The 2012
film directed by Todd Louiso stars Melanie Lynskey as Amy, a 35 - year - old
woman who once had a job, a husband, and a life
in the city.