Tag: Movies
50 Films Made By Women – Part 7 of 10
There’s a slight French, sisterly vibe in the 7th part of 50 Films Made By Women – likely not deliberate. Please do continue with us…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 6 of 10
Here we have stories of dreamy adolescence, and the struggles of emerging into womanhood. What I also witness is girls on films offering social awareness and…
Genre Blast: Dear Old Dad – Fathers on Film
Fathers’ Day calls for recognition of fatherhood as it is portrayed in the cinema, and that is as varied as the number of film writers…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 5 of 10
I see nightmares of suicide, I see tales of abandonment, survival, and grief. I see psychos and murderers, and potential world destruction. Oh, it’s just…
Baby Driver Review & Edgar Wright Interview
Baby is not slow. He might seem slow, but he moves at speed to the beat of his own drum. Edgar Wright’s passion project is…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 4 of 10
We venture to New Zealand, and Australia this chapter. I implored many female film-lovers to step forward and contribute here, believe me, but they were,…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 3 of 10
Ten more leading ladies behind the camera for you now as we continue our 50 Films Made By Women. We go back ninety years, We…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 2 of 10
These 100 Films Made By Women (in 20 parts) might not be the all-time greatest films that women have directed, might not be Oscar winners,…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 1 of 10
And so we go back to the start. One hundred films directed by women. We’ve come a long way to get here, so listen up…
Genre Blast: A Murder, a Mystery & the “Who-Done-It” Game
What is it about murder mysteries that captures our imaginations, not just in cinema, but books, television – even the evening news? Is it the…
Film Honors: 1983
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
Genre Blast: Adventure – "We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat!"
It will probably happen one of two ways at some point in your life: you will search out adventure on your own, or, in some…
Woo L.A. Bonus Podcast: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Hey everybody, this is our bonus episode of the Write Out of LA Podcast that Jonathan, Eric, and I recorded where we discuss the Marvel…
Film Honors: 2006
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…