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Women in Movies

Some Things Never Change For Women In Hollywood

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 05.15.2013 | Women

Despite articles declaring it to be the "Year of the Woman" in Hollywood, 2012 wasn't actually all that great for female actresses. According to a ...

Gee, Maybe Audiences Will See An Action Movie That Stars Women

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.08.2013 | Entertainment
Robert J. Elisberg

This is an article that I wrote on the Huffington Post almost two years ago, on May 5, 2011. Given that today is International Women's Day, I thought ...

Afternoon Delight Breaks Taboos and Barriers for Women on Screen

Nisha Chittal | Posted 03.29.2013 | Entertainment
Nisha Chittal

Afternoon Delight's realistic portrayal of women's lives and its cast of women characters make it a refreshing change from most female-centric movies. First-time feature director Jill Soloway has created a film that is both hilarious and sad, and real but still fun.

WATCH: On-Screen Women Dance Like Nobody's Watching

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.24.2012 | Women

Love is not all you need, laughter is not necessarily the best medicine, and while money doesn't buy happiness, neither does poverty. But it is a trut...

George Clooney Stands Up For Women

Posted 03.06.2012 | Entertainment

Forget the looks and charm: George Clooney is a ladies' man because he's a stand up guy. The Oscar-winner, who scored a handful of Golden Globe nomin...

7 Types Of Women You'll Never Meet Off-Screen

The New Yorker | Posted 11.26.2011 | Women

A few years ago, I sat down for a meeting with some executives at a movie studio that I will call Thinkscope Visioncloud. Thinkscope Visioncloud had p...

The Mysterious Disappearance of Hollywood's Trailblazing Women

Francine LeFrak | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Francine LeFrak

Last year was a painful one for movies about fearless women struggling for rights, freedom and equality. Has feminism in film become passe?

Women's Films: A New Box Office Trend?

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Melissa Silverstein

As of today, there are two women-centric films -- Sex and the City and Mamma Mia! -- in the top 10 at the box office for the year.

Men Play Presidents in the Movies and in Real Life

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Melissa Silverstein

The last time a woman played the president on the big screen was 1999 when Lynne Thigpen took on the role in Bicentennial Man.