Women Writers

The 2011 Black List Arrives With Very Few Women on it

The anticipation for the Black List gets bigger each year.  It was even hard getting on the site this morning and I read it was trending on twitter in LA. 

Young Adult

I heart Young Adult.  I heart it because it is an awesome and original story.  I heart it because Charlize Theron hits it out of the park as the horribly bitchy Mavis a woman stuck in her high school self because that was when she was queen.  You know when you look at the male footbal...

Interview with Diablo Cody

Diablo Cody was kindly able to take a few minutes to talk Young Adult and feminism in the film business on the eve of the opening of her new film.  It's good to know that we have a strong feminist voice out there unafraid to own up to her convictions.

New Trailer for The Iron Lady

Angelina Jolie on 60 Minutes

In case you missed it, Angelina was on 60 Minutes last night gearing up for the premiere of her directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey.

Trailer Watch: Gone

Amanda Seyfried goes all vigilante to save her sister from being the latest victim of a serial killer of young women.  Film will open Feb 2012.

Breaking Dawn Scores 5th Highest Opening Weekend Ever

Women dominated the box office this weekend.  Breaking Dawn grossed $139.5 million here in the US and another $144 million overseas making it the 5th highest opening domestic weekend EVER.  It was only a couple of million off the opening of New Moon which holds the 4th largest opening week...

Trailer Watch: W.E. directed and co-written by Madonna

I totally want to see this. 

A Few Words on Fox Writer's Intensive

I've gotten a couple of inquiries about Women and Hollywood's involvement in the Fox Writer's Intensive which is a reboot of their diversity program through a new entity which is called Fox Audience Strategy. The goal is to widen the voices that are put into the pool for employment at Fox.