Women Writers

Sundance Trailer Watch: Middle of Nowhere - Written and Directed by Ava Duvernay

I am so impressed by this woman and how she is making movies about African American women on her terms. I really liked her first film, I Will Follow. We will try and cover this at Sundance, but here is a taste.

Diablo Cody, Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig Get Nominated for WGA Awards

It seems that women's orginal work is being recognized this year by the WGA with two out of the five slots for original screenplay taken by women.  Diablo Cody was nominated for Young Adult and Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo got a nod for Bridesmaids.

Lame Idea of the Day - Making a Bridesmaids Sequel Without the Lead Bridesmaid

The Hollywood Reporter released a story yesterday saying that Universal was planning on moving ahead with a Bridemaids sequel but that star/co-writer Kristen Wiig as well as co-writer Annie Mumolo are not interested in being a part of it.

Cross-Post: 20 Years of Black Lesbian Cinema Before Pariah

The Iron Lady

Interview with Abi Morgan - writer of The Iron Lady

I was lucky enough to meet the multi-talented Abi Morgan who has had an amazingly successful year with The Hour, Shame and The Iron Lady on the day after the premiere of The Iron Lady in NYC. Women and Hollywood: How does a person have two major movies (Shame and The Iron Lady) in one year? How...

Pariah - written and directed by Dee Rees

Most of this review was written after screening the film at the Toronto Film Festival.  It has been augmented.

Interview with Dee Rees - Writer and Director of Pariah

Pariah opens in limited release tomorrow.  I was able to catch it and the Toronto Film Festival.  Here is my conversation with writer/director Dee Rees.

Interview with Adepero Oduye star of Pariah

This is the week when Pariah starts to roll out and I can't say emphatically enough that when this film comes to your town, you must see it.