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I’ve bought tix for Brave this weekend — have you? Support Pixar’s 1st lead female protagonist! Opening box office matters!
Did anyone see the Push Girls premiere on Sundance last night? Read this article for more deets on the new inclusive reality show!
So ridic excited for Ryan Murphy’s newest: “The New Normal” THIS FALL! Co-created with lesbian writer Ali Adler, it features an awesome single mom and a gay couple looking to become parents.
“We, the undersigned, encourage an industry-wide discussion about this issue, and call on the leaders throughout the industry to participate in and contribute to a dialogue about how we can, to quote Mr. Fremaux, ‘create a greater space for women within cinema.’”
a new petition sparked by the revelation that ZERO women directors will be in the main competition at Cannes this year
“I want to say a little something that’s long overdue / The disrespect to women has to got to be through / To all the mothers and sisters and the wives and friends / I want to offer my love and respect till the end”
Beastie Boys’ MCA. More about the band’s feminist legacy here.
This actress-authored article is making the rounds, and it’s definitely worth a read. Includes a great reminder: “Patriarchy is not men. Patriarchy is a system in which both women and men participate.”
“Kate will be the first ever out lesbian on Saturday Night Live in its 37 years on air. The show has had its fair share of lesbian skits, kisses and jokes, but the addition of a real live lesbian comic is really something to celebrate. Some blogs are bemoaning SNL’s choice to add another white woman to the cast instead of a desperately needed woman of color, but this is a landmark of its own.”
AfterEllen on the announcement that Kate McKinnon will be joining SNL
Glamour’s April cover features actress Jennifer Lawrence (who stars as Hunger Games‘ heroine Katniss Everdeen), in a very, very busty outfit. I’m a little grossed out by this. Yes, I know that Lawrence is of age, but she is playing a character who is 16 years old. Do we really need her this overtly sexualized? As About-face points out, “While the Glamour piece is obviously showcasing the actress (not the character), the prop she’s holding (a bow) blurs the line.” It feels like we’re looking at a sexed-up 16 year old. Ew.
Mad Men: Set Me Free from @elisakreisinger (popculturepirate) and @marcfaletti
Interested in better female reps in film? Bitch Pack is tracking film scripts that meet the Bechdel Test, and the PopChange action site is calling for industry participation in the effort. Read more here.
For Your Consideration: Women Directors Missing From the Oscars
The LA Times studied Oscar voters (whose identities are a carefully guarded industry secret), and found they are nearly 94% Caucasian and 77% male, with a median age of SIXTY TWO YEARS OLD.
2012 Oscars and the Bechdel test. Includes proposal of a new 60-second rule.
Key 2011 findings include:
- Women represented 21.7% of guests on Sunday morning news talk shows airing on NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, and Fox News
- Women comprised only 18.1 % of all radio news directors
- The 100 “most important radio talk show hosts in America” [selected by the editors of Talkers magazine and industry leaders] included only 13 solo women hosts and 3 women who co-host shows with men
- In sports news, women represented 11.4% of all editors, 10% of all columnists, and 7% of all reporters
- Of the top 250 domestic grossing films, women were 5% of the directors, 14% of the writers, 18% of the executive producers, 25% of the producers, 20% of the editors, and 4% of the cinematographers
- In the key behind-the-scenes role in entertainment television, women were 18% of the creators, 22% of the executive producers, 37% of the producers, 15% of the writers, 11% of the directors, 20% of the editors, and 4% of the directors of photography
Full report here.
