Alysia Reiner’s ‘Inner Bitch’
Alysia Reiner photo by Josh Merwin. Award-winning actress and NYWIFT Member Alysia Reiner is not a bitch, but she does play one on the new Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Set in a women’s prison, Reiner portrays Natalie “Fig” Figueroa, the tough-as-nails assistant warden. Based on the memoir, Orange is the New Black: My Year in a...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: July 9
GO CHECK OUT: Les Coquillettes opening at Museum of Modern Art on July 17th at 7:00 PM. The film’s Writer and Director, Sophie Letourneur, will be there for an opening night with a Q & A.The film is about three women who attend the Locarno Film Fest and is hilarious. It played at this year’s MOMA’s New Directors/New...
READ MOREWomen Behind the Lens: Cate Shortland
Filmmaker Cate Shortland Writer and Director Cate Shortland, shares her thoughts on balancing family with filmmaking, the benefits of TV writing, and discusses her most recent film, Lore, winner of multiple awards including the Cinematography Award, Golden Starfish Award for Narrative Feature, and the Jeremy Nussbaum Prize for Provocative Fiction at the Hampton International Film...
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(source:hqparadise) UN Women + Geena Davis = Global gender film research. YES! Watch the trailer for Wadjda,the 1st Saudi film by a female director. Just what we need, another critical female. No seriously, we need it. We knew this would happen. ((fist pump)) Al Jazeera America snags Soledad O’Brien. Can we please have more, better female antiheroes to enjoy?...
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One hell of an essay in @The_Rumpus : http://t.co/6L7wlueNvo — Sheila O’Malley (@sheilakathleen) July 1, 2013 – @annelabarba
READ MOREFlix Not To Miss: We Need To Talk About Kevin
The summer blockbusters are here to thrill and delight us with special effects; however, the psychological thriller is an overlooked genre that can deliver twists as jarring as any action movie. One such thriller We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011), a film based on the best selling book by Lionel Shriver, can easily be placed...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: July 2
Check Out: the ads next time you’re on the subway. NYWIFT member Amy Nicholson’s documentary Zipper is currently showcased on subway cards and bus shelters as part of the “Made in NY” Marketing Credit. Nicholson’s film examines the battle over an American cultural icon, a 38-year-old carnival contraption called the Zipper in the heart of Coney Island’s amusement district....
READ MOREGet Social This Summer!
New York Women and Film and Television (NYWIFT) wants you to be more social this summer, not just with our fabulous organization but with other NYWIFT members as well. We have over 4000 ‘likes’ on Facebook and 3000 followers on Twitter and we’d love to promote our members’ projects to the world! In July and August, if...
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Whoopi Goldberg is giving us more than daytime talk show opinions. Who are you to judge? Female movie critics give advice to aspiring critics. This is “splendid” news from across the pond. Wait, Gabrielle Union was a mean, hateful, “little turd” to her peers?! Oh, Paula. (Hey, it’s everywhere. I had to post it) —KELLY GLOVER
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When he says “terrorist” he means “a woman speaking.” Don’t forget this. #standwithwendy pic.twitter.com/fa49h6Kl3k — Andrea Phillips (@andrhia) June 26, 2013 – @annelabarba
READ MOREFlix Not To Miss: The Bling Ring & Spring Breakers
Young women turning to a life of crime for kicks – a popular subject in two recent films that make a great double bill. In theaters now, The Bling Ring is Sophia Coppola’s follow up to the spectacular Somewhere (2010). The Bling Ring tells the true story of a group of California teenagers who break into celebrity homes while...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: June 25
Ava Duvernay and NYWIFT member LeVera Sutton at the premiere of Venus VS. Excited About: Ava Duvernay’s Venus Vs. It premiered last night at the Paley Center. It is a knock out, to use the wrong sports metaphor. It will be the opening film of ESPN’s Nine for IX series and premieres on July 2....
READ MORENYWIFT EVENT FLASHBACK: Ava DuVernay
“Renewed Energy with Women Filmmakers of All Stripes” Director Ava DuVernay discusses the future of women in film at a NYWIFT Film and Q&A Event held November 27, 2012. DuVernay was the first African-American woman to win the Best Director Prize at Sundance for her film, Middle of Nowhere. – MICHELE ST JOHN (@theReelScoop)
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Photo credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. Melissa McCarthy doesn’t embrace Hollywood’s limitations. Director Freida Mock discusses her poignant documentary Anita. The highly anticipated 50 Shades movie has a woman writer AND director! This comedy actress roundtable is hilarious. As President of NBC Entertainment, Jennifer Salke tries to build diversity. We can thank Bill Murray for a bit of...
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Two is Just Too Many Women for Spiderman to Deal With | Women and Hollywood http://t.co/x6dC59SlNO — Melissa Silverstein (@melsil) June 19, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js From the @NYWIFT list NYWIFT Members. – @annelabarba
READ MOREFlix Not to Miss: Fish Tank
Fish Tank written and directed by Andrea Arnold was a break out hit for one of its stars Michael Fassbender and it put Arnold on the map as a director when it won a BAFTA award for Outstanding British Film. Fish Tank stars Katie Jarvis (Mia) as a 15 year old girl living in a...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: June 18
Go Check Out: the entertaining and quirky My Best Day, now playing at re-Run in Dumbo. The film’s director, Erin Greenwell, is the recipient of a NYWIFT Nancy Malone Directing Award. Just Read: this article by director/writer Maria Giese about the potential use of the “null hypothesis” as a remedy for women in the US....
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Matilda The Musical. Photo credit: Joan Marcus. Females ruled the Tony Awards! Joss Whedon has “Much” to say about feminism & female superheroes. Sooo, do actresses over 40 have clout or not? Consider changing the name of your Facebook fan page. The Real talk show is geared towards younger women of color. Holla! To all women directors,...
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