Tag: directed by women
And Here Are All Male Nominees (Again)
Oh dear, have we not learned anything now from last year? Yesterday, the nominees were finally announced for the 91st Academy awards, and like many…
For Your Consideration: Lynne Ramsay as Best Director for You Were Never Really Here
Debuting at Cannes Film Festival in 2011, We Need To Talk About Kevin asserted Lynne Ramsay‘s place in contemporary indie cinema as a wholly unique…
10 Debuts by Female Filmmakers That You Might Have Missed in 2018
Here at Filmotomy, we champion female filmmakers, and in 2018 we watched some excellent films such as Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here, Debra…
Review: Destroyer
One positive that can be said about Destroyer, is that it takes the typically male-driven crime thriller genre, and demonstrates it through the female lens….
The Best Director Race And Women Breaking The Circle Of Familiarity
At this current rate, they could just have Natalie Portman present the Best Director category at the Oscars this year. Since it’s bound to be…
Review: Mary Queen of Scots
Scotland is cool again. From the country’s political atmosphere, striving for independence; the sexiness of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander; followed by hot-Scot director, David Mackenzie’s, Outlaw…
Alliance Of Women Film Journalists Nominations
The Alliance Of Women Film Journalists today revealed their 2018 film nominations for the EDA Awards. A group not just founded and built by women…
In a League of Her Own: Remembering Penny Marshall
If you’re not having a good time, find something else that gives you joy in life Penny Marshall Penny Marshall is perhaps best known for…
Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Announce Nominations
Women take center stage again with the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) announcing their film nominations earlier. And its a clear sign of the vast…
Online Association of Female Film Critics Nominations
Hurray for Widows, get a little bit more love in an awards season that has been guilty of major neglect. The Online Association of Female…
I Know You Would Stay if You Could: Leave No Trace Review
Debra Garnik returns with this deeply intelligent, complex, emotional film, adapted by Granik and her screenwriting partner, Anne Rosellini, from the novel My Abandonment by…
LFF Exclusive Review: The Fight
This year’s BFI London Film Festival included the directorial debut of British comedy-actress Jessica Hynes, showing off her skill behind the camera with a slice-of-life…
Interview – Half The Picture director Amy Adrion talks to Filmotomy
Exclusive interview with director of Half the Picture, Amy Adrion. With the release of her insightful, essential documentary, Adrion was kind enough to speak to…
Directed by Women September: Shot – Meshes of the Afternoon
Surrealism has always been a major part of cinema since its inception. It is quite a surreal thing to see moving two-dimensional images being projected…
