Flix Not To Miss: Blackfish
Before you take the kids to Sea World this summer, watch Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary exposé Blackfish (2013). Blackfish focuses on the dangerous job of Sea World trainers, which has been the subject of OHSA review for more than 20 years. Numerous trainers have been seriously injured or killed at aquatic parks, such as Sea World, all...
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Still from La Pointe Courte by Agnès Varda There was a bit of controversy bouncing around the internet last week when Spike Lee wrote a list of “essential” films stating, “I’ve Been A Professor At The NYU Graduate Film For The Past 15 Years.The 1st Day Of Every Class I Hand Out My List Of Films...
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When does Shonda Rhimes sleep?! Congratulations Cheryl Boone Isaacs! This is worth posting again and again… HBO’s Fall (Documentary) line up has me considering pay cable. Orange is a hit! Taylor Schilling isn’t bad luck after all. Only 1 female? Well, there aren’t any Spike Lee films on his list either. – KELLY GLOVER
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The Canyons may not be “good.” But it’s alive, and Lindsay Lohan is its soul http://t.co/VpxaEsdyxB — Stephanie Zacharek (@szacharek) July 30, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js – annelabarba
READ MORENews and Documentary Emmy Nominees
We are very proud of our NYWIFT members nominated for an Emmy ( and in some cases multiple nominations) in the News and Documentary categories: Bobbi Birleffi – Producer/Director Laverne Berry Co-Executive Producer of Wish Me Away on Showtime Laurens Grant – Producer/Director of Jesse Owens on American Experience/PBS – Primary Researcher, Jesse Owens Shilpi...
READ MOREFlix Not To Miss: Women Who Rock
Along with movies, rock-n-roll is one of America’s greatest exports. So this summer, let’s celebrate two of the best rock-roll-movies. Before she showed us The Kids Are Alright, Lisa Cholodenko wrote and directed Laurel Canyon, a great rock movie with one of the best parts written for an actress. Christian Bale plays Sam, an uptight doctor who...
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photo from Salon.com Gravity Director Alfonso Cuaron defends choosing Sandra Bullock. NBC’s Tamron Hall’s new crime show hits close to home. Do we need more complicated women on TV? Yes, please! UPM Allegra Clegg loves the emotional & logistical difficulties of her career. – KELLY GLOVER
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YOU GUYS. This is a thing. I love it: Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘Notorious R.B.G.’ Tumblr Is Amazing http://t.co/3RWva4G49Y via @HuffPostWomen — Kyle Jennings (@kylepjennings) July 24, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js – @annelabarba
READ MOREPower Players In the News
Christine Vachon and Sheila Nevins If you’ve ever attended a NYWIFT Power Player Breakfast you know what a unique experience it is – a crack of dawn opportunity to absorb the sage advice of a seasoned industry professional over a cup of coffee and croissant. Our most recent Power Player Breakfast speaker Christine Vachon, the...
READ MOREFlix Not To Miss: An Action Trio of Kathryn Bigelow
Last week Entertainment Weekly published a list of the 100 All Time Greatest Movies. It is interesting to note that out of the 100 films, sadly only three were directed by women– Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker (#74), Jane Campion’s The Piano (#92), and the Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstal’s Olympia (#84). None of these film made...
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guess i’m part of “Black Twitter” cause i actually give a shit about racism in america – http://t.co/kYAYpy29Hg — Amanda Lin Costa (@TheLoneOlive) July 17, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js –@annelabarba
READ MOREAVOID THE TRAP: ADVICE FROM LIFE COACH JIM ARNOFF
Life Coach Jim Arnoff interviewed by the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching A Jim Arnoff workshop attendee asked how she could hide on her resume the several years she spent caring for her ill father. This is indicative of what Arnoff calls “a trap”- a way that female professionals unintentionally cut themselves off from...
READ MOREFlix Not To Miss: Fill The Void
Immerse yourself in the culture and traditions of an orthodox Hassidic Israeli family in Rama Burshtein’s excellent Fill The Void. Burshtein’s film follows Shira (Hadas Yaron), an 18 year old Israeli girl looking forward to her proposed pairing and arranged marriage to another boy her age. When her older sister Esther dies in childbirth leaving behind her husband...
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This Dustin Hoffman clip that’s kicking around really is pretty wonderful. http://t.co/FqGLR0MHIC — Linda Holmes (@nprmonkeysee) July 9, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js – @annelabarba (who couldn’t help crying when she watched it)
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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 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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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
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