Women’s Pictures: This interesting piece in Vulture makes a strong case for the idea that in modern times, the “women’s pictures” of Hollywood’s Golden Age have moved to television.
Underwritten Characters: Laugh (or cry) along with Underwritten Female Character: The Movie, a fake trailer for a movie you’ve seen unfortunately too many times.
Stony Brook: Two great films featuring the work of NYWIFT members will screen at next week’s Stony Brook Film Festival. Leslie McCreave is the producer and director of the documentary How Sweet the Sound: The Blind Boys of Alabama, and Jennifer Snowdon was the makeup department head for the comedy No Pay, Nudity.
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