«
»
-
Sony Head Amy Pascal on Women Directors: ...
-
The Importance of Changing Perspective
-
A Feminist Analysis of Rodham - the Feature ...
-
Francois Ozon Believes That Many Women Fantasize ...
-
Disney Renders Merida Even More Unrecognizable ...
-
Why Women in Power Positions Matter
-
The Backlash Continues: Women Onscreen Falls ...
-
Whose Responsibility Is It To Move The Dial ...
-
A Look at the Women's Films Opening in the ...
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.Email Melissa
Popular Posts
Blog Roll
- After Ellen
- Alliance of Women Film Journalists
- Arts Meme
- Awards Daily
- Bird's Eye View Blog
- Blogher
- Change.org-Women's Rights
- Chicken & Egg Pictures
- Critical Women in Film
- Deadline Hollywood
- Echidne of the Snakes
- Everyday Goddess
- Feministe
- Feministing
- Film Essent
- In the Trenches Productions
- Jezebel
- Ms. Magazine
- No Meaner Place
- New York Women in Film
- Paradigm Shift
- Pop Candy
- Power Up
- Project Lifesize
- Shakesville
- Sunset Gun
- Sydney's Buzz
- Tennessee Guerilla Women
- Women in Film
- Thompson on Hollywood
- Women in Film and TV - London
- Women in Media
- Women Make Movies
- Women's Voices for Change
- Women's Media Center
- Women Film Critics Circle
- Zelda Lily
Women and Hollywood
WGA Releases Annual Writing Report And Women Make Small Progress
The Writers Guild West released its annual diversity report on the status of women, minority and older writers. Hollywood continues to make incremental, pathetic, baby steps towards diversity. The numbers show that in a little over a decade from 1999 to 2011, women have increased their positions just 5 percentage points from 25% to 30%.
- By Melissa Silverstein
- |
- March 28, 2013 2:00 PM
- |
- 4 Comments
Peabody Award Winners Include Switched At Birth, Girls, Southland
The Peabody Awards announced the winners for their 72nd annual awards. The Peabody Awards recognize "distinguished achievement and meritorious service by broadcasters, cable and Webcasters, producing organizations, and individuals." They recognize all forms of media--including those produced for an alternative distribution i.e. internet, etc.
- By Kerensa Cadenas
- |
- March 28, 2013 10:09 AM
- |
- 0 Comments
Women Written Pilots Roundup
As pilot season continues to pick up, we wanted to bring to your attention a couple of more women-written and women centric pilots that are getting some excellent talent attached to them.
- By Kerensa Cadenas
- |
- March 27, 2013 12:30 PM
- |
- 0 Comments
Watch This: Awkward Season 3 - Created by Lauren Iungerich
- By Kerensa Cadenas
- |
- March 21, 2013 10:00 AM
- |
- 0 Comments
Watch This: Veep Season 2 Trailer
We here at Women and Hollywood are huge fans of the hilarious Julia Louis-Dreyfus and are very excited for the return of Veep, a smart, prickly and very funny look at politics through the eyes of the Vice President, Selina Meyer (Louis-Dreyfus).
- By Kerensa Cadenas
- |
- March 20, 2013 10:00 AM
- |
- 0 Comments
Directors UK and BBC Studying Lack of Women Directors
Directors UK and the BBC are working together to investigate the lack of women directors in television.
- By Kerensa Cadenas
- |
- March 18, 2013 11:30 AM
- |
- 0 Comments
Trailer Watch: Nurse Jackie - Season Five
Here's the trailer for season five of Showtime's Nurse Jackie starring the terrific Edie Falco. This season will be the first without showrunners and creators Liz Brixius and Nancy Wallem and with Clyde Phillips at the helm.
- By Kerensa Cadenas
- |
- March 18, 2013 10:13 AM
- |
- 0 Comments
Veronica Mars Movie Reaches $2 Million Kickstarter Goal
The message today is: never underestimate the power of fandom.
- By Kerensa Cadenas
- |
- March 15, 2013 2:00 PM
- |
- 2 Comments
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Mike White - Creator/Writer of Enlightened
- By Kerensa Cadenas
- |
- March 1, 2013 1:16 PM
- |
- 1 Comment
Krysten Ritter, Margo Martindale and Melanie Lynskey Nab New Pilots
Some of our favorite underappreciated actresses have been cast in pilots for the upcoming Fall TV season. The hilarious Krysten Ritter of the dearly departed Apartment 23 has been cast as the lead in Leslye Headland’s Assistance, a talent combination that is almost too perfect. The terrific Margo Martindale has been cast in a new CBS comedy pilot and Melanie Lynskey has landed a role in the new HBO comedy from the Duplass Brothers.
- By Kerensa Cadenas
- |
- February 28, 2013 11:15 AM
- |
- 0 Comments
Email Updates
fresh from the blogs
-
Guys, 'Fast & Furious' is Now the Densest, Most Complicated ...Criticwire
-
Cannes Review: Droll, Louche & Languidly Playful 'Only ...The Playlist
-
Holiday Weekend Treat: Will & Jaden Smith Rap, Jazzy ...Shadow and Act
-
Cannes Deal: Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Jarmusch's ...Thompson on Hollywood
-
Weekly Update May 24: Women Centric, Directed and Written ...Women and Hollywood
-
CANNES 2013: James Gray's THE IMMIGRANTPress Play
-
Good Night, Lost Boy(s)The Lost Boys
-
The Hangover Part IIILeonard Maltin
Recent Comments
Love it.
I recently had a producer read over a script, to which he optioned a few days later. The kick was:
It's nice to hear some honesty. The interviewer should ask questions pertainent to the
While this scene is a gratuitous and that is something that the writers, producers and Direct have
I doubt very much that "young males" make up 44% of the opening weekend B.O. My