Music

Listen to Rufus Wainwright's Oscar Eligible Song for 'Any Day Now,' Exclusive to Indiewire

The recently announced list of the 75 original songs eligible for an Oscar nomination for the 85th edition of the awards show reads more like a Grammy scorecard with artists like Arcade Fire, Fiona Apple, Florence and the Machine, Dolly Parton, Rick Ross, Paul Williams, Owl City, John Legend, Katy P...

Call Me Maybe - Feminist Ryan Gosling Edition

Who says feminists have no sense of humor?  This is from the folks at the School of Social Work at Portland State U.

Feminist Pussy Riot Band on Trial in Russia

Something horrific is going on in Moscow that needs a lot more attention.  Three women who are members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot were jailed several months ago for "hooliganism" and "inciding religious hatred" for staging an peaceful protest action at Moscow's...

Wish Me Away: Interview with Directors Bobbie Birleffi and Beverly Kopf

This is a repost of the interview I did at the premiere of the film last summer at Newfest in NYC.  The film opens in NYC today and is also available on demand.  Info here.

Guest Post: One Woman's View of Composing In/Out of Hollywood

Writing a blog for a website called Women & Hollywood presents an interesting opportunity for this film composer who dwells primarily in the world of independent documentaries.  While not really being part of Hollywood’s entertainment mainstream, I’ve had many of the same experi...

Cannes Trailer Watch: The Sapphires

The film premiered to wild applause in Cannes.  The Weinstein Company has already snapped this Australian film up.  It opens in Australia in August.  The rest of the world TBD.  Here's the description from IMDB:

Kids In America

Yuck

A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, August 19, 2010, Death by Audio, Brooklyn, NY