Comments on: Rose McGowan Says She Was Fired By Her Agent For Speaking Up “About The Bullsh*t In Hollywood”

By: Sure

Sure — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:05:54 +0000

Doris – It\’s exactly thinking like that, that\’s the problem. The reason there are "not enough good female directors" (in your opinion, although the I am pretty sure you haven\’t ventured out and looked for many) is simple because there ARE not enough female directors working in the industry. Because there not given the chance to. Directors like Jill Soloway (who by the way speaks about this very issue a lot) who had to produce the incredibly successful and brilliant Transparent herself in order to get it made at all, prove that it\’s about inequality in opportunities.

By: Paulina Plazas

Paulina Plazas — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:05:54 +0000

@Glass I don\’t think it\’s fare to speak on their behalf. How do you know they have no interest in directing big budget films? It\’s like saying that because Cuarón made Y tu mamá también then he probably does not want to do Harry Potter. In the world of independent film where many of these women have worked, one can, to a certain degree, be self-made. You write your script and go hustle to get the financing. But in the world of studio films one has to get hired for the job. Andrea Arnold (nor any other woman) can direct Harry Potter if WB does not even consider hiring a woman for the job. Is not about women not making big films but about women not getting hired to direct big films. I love Anime, I love comic book adaptations, I have been watching Spiderman since I was a kid (the \’68 series and Spiderman and his amazing friend my personal favorites but whatever). My point? Even if I ever direct an indie that gets some success (like Marc Webb) it is statistically impossible for me to get a job to direct an adaptation of Spiderman (because unlike Marc Webb, I am a girl). That\’s my point.

By: Glass

Glass — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:05:54 +0000

@PAULINA – My immediate reaction to seeing your list – lots of really good filmmakers who would have no interest in directing the blockbusters everyone is saying is deprived of female directors. They\’re drama filmmakers and may they only make the films they want to make – especially Andrea Arnold.

By: Paulina Plazas

Paulina Plazas — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:05:54 +0000

To everyone saying women do not make for talented directors, google these: Agnès Varda, Susanne Bier, Penny Marshall, Claudia Llosa, Mira Nair, Jane Champion, Agnieska Holland, Lucía Puenzo, Joan Chen, Lynne Ramsay, Sofia Coppola, Bigelow, Lone Scherfig, Ann Hui, Dee Rees, Sarah Polley, Haifaa al Mansour, Mary Haron, Andrea Arnold, Lexi ALexander, Maïwenn, Zana Briski, Paola Mensoza, Jennifer Lee, Cherien Davis, Asia Argento, Emmanuelle Bercot… I can keep going. The talent is there, it\’s always been. The opportunities? Not so much.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:05:54 +0000

Sofia Coppolla? Seriously? She\’s awful. Everything since Lost in Translation has been laughably bad.

By: day

day — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:05:54 +0000

This year alone Elizabeth Banks and Sam Taylor Johnson have both delivered blockbusters that made huge profits. So much so that both their films have already greenlit sequels. The problem is not that women can\’t deliver the box office or that they can\’t deliver a great film. The problem is that they aren\’t given the same opportunity that men are because most studios are run by men and so is most independent film financing. We can point to this same problem with the heads of corporations and Congress, it\’s not an isolated incident. It\’s really crazy, considering women are 51 percent of the population and they aren\’t being represented properly anywhere.

By: Sir Farts a Lot

Sir Farts a Lot — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:05:54 +0000

So, she got Tim Hunt-ed, huh? What a delightful irony!

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:05:54 +0000

Oh, sorry. Didn\’t realize that the Playlist deletes comments that don\’t follow the \’Hollywood is Sexist\’ storyline.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:05:54 +0000

This woman seems unhinged. ALWAYS a good idea to tell your employers to hashtag bring it.

The problem is that women don\’t support women. The Babadook was a great little horror movie. NO ONE saw it. Also, HBO produced a great little mini-series called Olive Kitterage. Written by a woman, directed by a woman, produced by a woman and starring a woman. NO ONE watched it.

A little less hashtag you-go-girl\’ing and a little more real world support maybe.

By: doris

doris — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:05:54 +0000

someone like Mary Harron sets a good example too — American Psycho was brilliant by any standards… the fact it was made by a female just added a layer of cool to it. It\’d be great if more female directors tackled less obviously \’female\’ subject matter and showed they can make movies just as good as men. Harron is worth 50 expendable Gareth Evanses.

By: Arlo

Arlo — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:05:54 +0000

Well that is not exactly fair Doris, why do female directors have to be held to such higher standards? There are plenty of male directors who make conplete indie duds and blockbuster flops all the time. The truth is even when men fail in the industry they are still given way more opportunities than women. Plus an indie male director just needs one decent film before graduating into blockbuster territory, just look at Trevorrow, Marc Webb, Gareth Edwards, Rian Johnson and Josh Trank. I\’m happy for them but it\’s not like they had to jump through hoops or win a Palm d\’Or to get noticed.

And Sofia Coppola and Kathryn Bigelow are a dime a dozen they have both been in the industry long enough to fund their own films or have the connections to still get their
Films out there. Plus they\’re both oscar winners. What about the women who are just trying to get their foot in the door? Ridiculous to set these standards for new female directors. We represent half the audience, we should at least be represented by half the directors, writers and producers.

By: Binko Caruso

Binko Caruso — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:05:54 +0000

Don\’t you at least proof your headline!?

By: doris

doris — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:05:54 +0000

what the industry needs, quite frankly, is a higher caliber of female filmmaker. Sofia Coppolla and Kathryn Bigelow are genuinely brilliant, with a keen visual sense, storytelling skill, and a superb handle on performance and tone, etc. Their movies put the majority of male filmmakers to shame. A lot of female directors sadly just don\’t deliver great work. That\’s the real issue.