Sexism

Cross Post: Late-Night TV Stand-Up Demographic Scorecard: First Half, 2012

Remember when The New York Times profiled Eddie Brill into a corner and caused an uproar both within CBS and Late Show with David Letterman -- which took away Brill's power to book stand-up comedians on Letterman after almost 11 years -- and within the comedy community, which debated whether fem...

Cross Post: Women Attend Comic-Con But Don't Run the Show

This year, 40 percent of the attendees at the just completed annual Comic-Con were women. If only that percentage was reflected in the event’s programming.

Lisa Cholodenko And Kathleen Kennedy Elected to Academy's Board of Governors

Yesterday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences elected new members to the board of governors. There are two new members, director Lisa Cholodenko and producer Kathleen Kennedy.  Kathleen Kennedy has previously been on the board and Cholodenko is a first time board member elected to ...

Great Piece at the Women's Media Center: If Women Ran Hollywood

Here's a piece from Dr. Martha Lauzen -- the guru of Hollywood stats -- that appeared on the Women's Media Center site.  She pulls a gender reverse on how Hollywood is run.

The Social Network Team to Produce Fifty Shades of Grey

Universal Pictures and Focus Features have picked The Social Network producers Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti to shepherd E.L. James’ huge bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey to the big screen.

Sexism Watch: Another Movie List Leaves Off Women

So tired of reading these lists that don't include any women.  This time it is AMC's film site which offers up a list of the 50 top directors of all time.

Crying Sexism As The Answer to an Under-performing Film

Daryl Wein is the co-writer (with partner Zoe Lister Jones) and director of Lola Versus starring Greta Gerwig which opened this Friday to a $31,000 gross in four theatres.  Personally, I didn't love the film.  You can see what I thought here.

Author Jennifer Weiner Keynotes BookExpo America's 2012 Bloggers Conference

Cross-Post: Quote of the Day: Scarlett Johansson Tired of Sexist Diet Questions

Wow, who knew I could love Scarlett Johansson so much??