Sexism

Lisa Cholodenko Talks Women Directors: "There's a Kind of Fundamental Misogyny in the Culture"

I caught Lisa Cholodenko being interviewed on Tell Me More on NPR yesterday and Michel Martin got Lisa Cholodenko to talk about issues related to female directors that I have not heard any women utter in public before. Finally a woman in Hollywood says out loud that it sucks that her film was nomin...

Sexism Watch: Worst Headline Ever

Sexism Watch: New Fox Pilot Title - I Hate My Teenage Daughter

The Television Critics Association meeting in going on in LA so there is a lot of TV news coming out. A new pilot script was just picked up by Fox entitled I Hate My Teenage Daughter.

Sexism Watch: ABC New Pilot Title

According to EW, ABC is about to pick up a new series entitled Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23.

Sexism Watch: The Black List

Once upon a time in Hollywood the black list was a very bad thing. If your name was on the black list (that supposedly never existed) you couldn't get a gig in Hollywood. It was a sucky time and should always be remembered and never repeated.

Disney Swears off Princesses

In a move that should have progressive minded parents across the country and the world cheering, Disney last week said that they would no longer be producing fairy tale movies, and folks that means no more princess movies.

Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Ryan Gosling

The Weinstein Co. is taking on the MPAA for both Blue Valentine's NC-17 rating and The King's Speech R rating. They are so serious that they hired three top tier lawyers including David Boies to kick some MPAA ass. Please folks, let's also remember that Made in Dagenham has also been screwed by the...

Stephen Colbert Asks Aaron Sorkin About the Ladies in The Social Network

Guess I'm not the only one who noticed the fact that there are so few women in The Social Network. Stephen Colbert hit up Aaron Sorkin about the lack of women on his show last night.Colbert: Can I ask you about the ladies?

The Social Network

If I take off my feminist hat, I am here to report that The Social Network is a very good movie. It will be at the top of the Oscar heap and might go all the way to the finish line. One reason is because it taps perfectly into the current zeitgeist of our culture.