Tag: Women
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…
Filmotomy Podcast Episode 45: Female Filmmaker Favorites
Podcast 45 brings together Robin and host Bianca once again, along with yet another new, fresh face to proceedings. Audrey Fox of 1001moviesandbeyond.com jumps in…
A descent into Neil Marshall's The Descent
I made the mistake of trying to watch The Descent alone for this piece, and half hour into the film I remembered why it still…
The Brilliance That Is Saoirse Ronan As Hanna Simply Has To Be Experienced Again
Saoirse Ronan is the name at the top of the poster for the 2011 film Hanna. And rightly so. Getting your name ahead of someone…
The Woman of your Nightmares: Is Audition about Misogyny or is about Misandry?
“A truly shocking horror film about obsession gone evil, “Audition” is made even more disturbing by its haunting beauty.” Ken Eisner, Variety Miike Takashi is a…
Alice in Wanderland: Why Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore is More Than Just a “Woman’s Picture.”
Despite having an impressive filmography Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974) remains Martin Scorsese’s first and only film starring a female protagonist, but regardless of the gender…
The 90th Academy Awards Showed Signs Of Moving Forward And Backwards
How do I explain how the 90th Academy Awards went? Well, for the most part, every award went according to plan which made the ceremony…
Review: Bill Duke's 'Created Equal'
It was Thomas Jefferson that said: “[that] all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among…
Rachel Morrison Makes History With The American Society Of Cinematographers Awards Nominations
After the amazing work he’s done over the years, it looks like Hoyte Von Hoytema is finally on track to get his first Oscar nomination…
No Gold For Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple
At the very beginning of 1985’s The Color Purple, there is an affecting scene where a woman gives birth. While shooting that very scene (the…
Elena Beuca Discusses Her Directorial Debut 'D-Love' And The Inspiration Behind It
Elena Beuca‘s directorial feature debut D-Love is a poignant portrayal of her own personal journey, or at least a semi-biographical motion picture depicting a very…
For Your Consideration: Beach Rats, Best Cinematography, Helene Louvart
What makes great cinematography? Is it colorful lighting? Is it long tracking shots? Well, while those things do help create a visually intriguing experience, what…
50 Films For Halloween '17 – Women Scorned
I’m not here, as a man, to endorse the poor treatment of women, only to scan over how it does form a strong source of…
