Women and Hollywood

Melissa Silverstein is the founder and editor of Women and Hollywood, one of the most respected sites for issues related to women and film as well as other areas of pop culture. Women and Hollywood educates, advocates, and agitates for gender parity across the entertainment industry.

She is also the co-founder and Artistic Director of The Athena Film Festival. The 4th annual festival will take place from February 6-9, 2014 at Barnard College in NYC.

Melissa recently published the first book from Women and Hollywood, In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing, which is a compilation of over 40 interviews that have appeared on the site.

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Women's Films Opening - June 8, 2012

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By Melissa Silverstein
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June 8, 2012 12:32 PM
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Sometimes when I read about guys getting hired for gigs I just shake my head and wonder how the fuck did this guy get the job? Case in point the news that Anthony and Joe Russo have been hired to direct Captain America 2.

By Melissa Silverstein
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June 8, 2012 11:57 AM
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Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister Jones Show Their Love for the Rom Com

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I only wish I had liked their movie Lola Versus as much as I liked this. The film opens today.

By Melissa Silverstein
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June 8, 2012 10:30 AM
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I saw this film last night. I was totally and completely blown away. I can't even articulate my reaction to it right now. One of the most interesting, different and without a doubt one of the best films I have seen in a long, long time. The lead of this film is an amazing 6-year old girl, Quvenzhane Wallis. The film opens on June 22.

By Melissa Silverstein
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June 8, 2012 9:22 AM
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Actress Jenna Elfman who will return to TV next season as the First Lady in the comedy 1600 Penn will be the host of the annual Crystal + Lucy Awards. If I lived in LA I would so be at this event supporting the work of Women in Film. It's one of the rare occasions to celebrate women in the business.

By Melissa Silverstein
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June 7, 2012 1:53 PM
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I was able to attend the Women's Media Center premiere of Peace, Love and Misunderstanding on Monday evening. As I was watching the movie, and the great Jane Fonda play a hippie stoner grandma with long flowing grey hair I thought to myself damn, this woman is good. It also made me think about her remarkable body of work as an actress.

By Melissa Silverstein
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June 7, 2012 11:44 AM
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TV Critics Organizations Roll Out Their Nominees

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The Critics Choice Television Awards and the Televisions Critics Association have both released their list of nominees. It is clear that the critics in both organizations love Downtown Abbey, Homeland, Breaking Bad, New Girl and Girls.

By Melissa Silverstein
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June 7, 2012 10:46 AM
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Starring Andrea Riseborough a single mom running with the IRA. It premiered at Sundance and will open in the UK on August 25 and will open in the US in 2013. Description from imdb: "Set in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son's welfare."

By Melissa Silverstein
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June 7, 2012 9:53 AM
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This blog post was created in response to a question I asked after reading the piece Are Recent Action Heroines Really Role Models? in Boxoffice Magazine.

By Inkoo Kang
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June 6, 2012 1:01 PM
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The Third Annual Lilly Awards

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In advance of the Tony Awards next Sunday where no women writers were nominated, The Third Annual Lilly Awards (named after playwright Lillian Hellman) were handed out in NYC. The awards are conferred by the Committee for Recognizing Women in Theater which is made up of 25 professionals working in the theatre.

By Melissa Silverstein
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June 6, 2012 12:41 PM
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