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Melissa Silverstein is a writer, blogger and marketing consultant with an expertise in the area of social media regarding women and Hollywood. She 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. She is the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Athena Film Festival – A Celebration of Women and Leadership at Barnard College in NYC. The third annual festival will take place from February 7-10, 2013.

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Julie Taymor Speaks Out

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Julie Taymor has not been able to speak out since she was removed as director of Spiderman over a year ago. The legal documents have been speaking for her. But it looks like she is finally trying to reclaim her voice and gave an interview to Newsweek about all the trauma that has gone on since her scapegoating and firing.

By Melissa Silverstein
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May 21, 2012 11:30 AM
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There is nothing like reading legal papers on a Monday morning to get your blood boiling. Late last week Julie Taymor's lawyers responded to the part of the Spiderman lawsuit that has not been settled and in those papers there is a lot of information about how her collaborators conspired against her to make changes in the show without telling her and then decided to fire her because by doing that they could have a fall guy and then raise more money to make the show successful.

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 5, 2012 12:30 PM
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It's always interesting how the filing of the lawsuits get so much news and the settlements...not so much, but this one is important to note.

By Melissa Silverstein
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February 21, 2012 12:15 PM
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Most of you dear loyal readers and friends know that I am the artistic director of the Athena Film Festival at Barnard College. It is something very near and dear to my heart and keeps me quite busy this time of the year. The second annual festival will take place from February 9-12.

By Melissa Silverstein
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January 10, 2012 12:19 PM
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Here are some articles worth a look before the work takes over again tomorrow-

Cinema Blend: Arthur Christmas Director On The Logic Of Santa And Her Idea For A Sequel

New Yorker: CRASS WARFARE

LA Times: Mindy Kaling writes her own script

By Melissa Silverstein
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November 27, 2011 5:22 PM
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Melinda Sue Gordon

Last week the news came down that Julie Taymor would be the only director eligible for a Tony nomination for the Spiderman musical which is playing to robust audiences on Broadway. When asked at the Glamour Women of the Year event earlier this week about her potential nomination she said "It feels right."

While Taymor may be eligible for a Tony nod, she has not been able to settle her arbitration with the producers over money she is owed for her work and according to the NY Times is not confident that it would be resolved any time soon. So she took the next step and sued for $1 million plus future royalties. In the suit she claims that the show still uses 25% of her book without her being compensated. She is also requesting an injunction against a documentary on the making of the musical for "unauthorized use of her name and likeness."

By Melissa Silverstein
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November 10, 2011 3:00 PM
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