Ava DuVernay
-
Women and Hollywood0 commentslike2tweet0
2012 The Year in Review
We took a look back on the news for women in and around Hollywood in 2012 and here are the topics we think resonated this past year. Let us know what you think and if we missed any big news of the year.
Read More » -
Women and Hollywood2 commentslike6tweet5
Cross Post: Heroines of Cinema: An A-Z of Women in Film in 2012
Since this column began in August, it has profiled a wide variety of women - fictional and real, contemporary and historic - whose achievements in film have been considered worthy of attention. Given the difficulty in characterising a single year in film, even through a specific prism such as gender...
Read More » -
Indiewire2 commentslike79tweet124
Heroines of Cinema: An A-Z of Women in Film in 2012
Given the difficulty in characterising a single year in film, even through a specific prism such as gender, I have opted for the catalogue format of an A-Z review.
Read More » -
Women and Hollywood0 commentslike2tweet0
Women's Film Critics Circle Name Zero Dark Thirty Best Movie of 2012, Ava DuVernay Wins Josephine Baker Award
The Women’s Film Critics Circle have announced their 2012 picks. And as she continues to sweep the awards circuit, Kathryn Bigelow and Zero Dark Thirty won several awards including Best Movie by a Woman. Ava DuVernay was awarded the Josephine Baker award for Middle of Nowhere. Anne Hathaway wa...
Read More » -
Women and Hollywood1 commentlike104tweet0
Ava DuVernay's Middle of Nowhere Wins Big at The African-American Film Critics Association Awards
The African-American Film Critics Association announced their best of 2012 yesterday. Leading with 4 awards is Ava DuVernay’s Middle of Nowhere. Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty was chosen for Best Picture and Sally Field for Best Supporting Actress. Cicely Tyson will be receiving one ...
Read More » -
Women and Hollywood8 commentslike4tweet44
The NAACP Image Awards Nominations Ignore Ava DuVernay
Dear Nominators of the NAACP Image Awards:
Read More » -
Women and Hollywood10 commentslike5tweet22
The Hollywood Reporter's Director Roundtable Omits Women
Yesterday was a good day with the Sundance numbers news. But we were reminded not to get overexcited about those numbers since women directors only made up 17% of the worldwide competition and 30% of the Next section. Even though we must celebrate the good news that women acheived parity...
Read More » -
Shadow and Act4 commentslike8tweet17
ut
There was quite a bit to be digested within the release buy Ava Duvernay's name quickly got my attention. Duvernay is being lauded at the Third Annual Athena Film Festival, A Celebration of Women and Leadership. Congrats to Ava Duvernay!
Read More » -
Women and Hollywood0 commentslike1tweet0
Athena Film Festival Honors Gale Anne Hurd with The Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award
The third annual Athena Film Festival, co-founded by our own Melissa Silverstein, has announced the recipients for this year’s Athena Film Festival Awards, which honor actors, directors, producers and others involved in the film community for their contributions and leadership.
Read More » -
Shadow and Act2 commentslike36tweet0
For New Yorkers Who Missed It: Special Screening Of 'Middle Of Nowhere' w/ Ava DuVernay Present, 11/27
If you're a New Yorker who didn't get to see the film during its theatrical run here in NYC (it's no longer playing in this market, although it continues to expand to others), you should know that there'll be a special screening of it at the Museum Of The Moving Image in Queens,...
Read More »
fresh from the blogs
-
Critic and Filmmaker Spar on Facebook over Sundance ...Criticwire
-
What Are You Seeing This Weekend? 'Would You Rather' ...The Playlist
-
Starting TONIGHT: Richard Pryor Retrospective At BAM, ...Shadow and Act
-
Berlin: Damon on Affleck’s ‘Rough Spot,’ 'Promised ...Thompson on Hollywood
-
Hollywood Sexist of the Day: Rex ReedWomen and Hollywood
-
VIDEO ESSAY: Why SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Should Win ...Press Play
-
Good Night, Lost Boy(s)The Lost Boys
-
SIDE EFFECTSLeonard Maltin
on 
