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From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media LLC) Six (6) films written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theaters this week: Framing John DeLorean Funan Ghost Fleet Late Night Nureyev Pavarotti So far, I have only been able to see three. Of those three, I liked two a great deal, and I […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Six films written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theaters this week: Always Be My Maybe Free Trip to Egypt Mouthpiece Renegade Dreamers The Spy Behind Home Plate Too Late to Die Young
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Three films written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theaters this week: Booksmart The Proposal Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Eight films written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theaters this week: A Dog’s Journey Aniara Ask For Jane The Souvenir The Sun is Also a Star The Third Wife The Wandering Soap Opera We Have Always Lived in the Castle
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Seven films written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theaters this week: At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal Charlie Says The Hustle My Son The Silence of Others Wine Country
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Eight films written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theaters this week: Bardo Blues Decade of Fire Long Shot Knock Down the House UglyDolls
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Eight films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Above and Beyond: NASA’s Journey to Tomorrow Bill Coors: The Will to Live The Hate U Give Living In the Future’s Past Moynihan Private Life Trouble Venom Four of these films — […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Four films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Dog Days Madeline’s Madeline Skate Kitchen The Swan All of these films are narrative features (no docs) and of these four, so far I seen three: Madeline’s Madeline, Skate Kitchen & The Swan. […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Eight films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Christopher Robin The Darkest Minds Never Goin’ Back Nico, 1988 Night Comes On Milla The Miseducation of Cameron Post The Spy Who Dumped Me All eight of these films are narrative features […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Five films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: 93Queen The Bleeding Edge Good Manners Puzzle The Row Of these five, so far I seen three. Two — 93Queen and The Bleeding Edge — are docs. One — Puzzle — is a narrative feature. […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Six films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Far From the Tree Generation Wealth Love & Bananas Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms Pin Cushion The Rise of Eve Of these six films, I have seen three to date: Generation Wealth, […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Five films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Dark Money The Devil’s Doorway Gaguin: Voyage to Tahiti Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind What Will People Say Of these five, so far I seen four. Two — Dark Money and Robin […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Only two films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Constructing Albert Bleeding Steel Constructing Albert is a doc. Bleeding Steel is a narrative feature (albeit short on narrative). Frankly, I can’t recommend either of these films, but forced to choose between them, […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Six films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Dark River Hover Leave No Trace Love, Cecil Recovery Boys Woman Walks Ahead Of these six, so far I seen four. One — Love, Cecil — is a doc. Three — Dark River, Leave No […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Five films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Boundaries Lobster Cop Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Never Steady, Never Still Spiral I saw three, all of which were narrative features. Boundaries is a routine American multiplex dramedy, whereas the other […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Only one film written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week, but luckily, going to see The Year of Spectacular Men with two other members of FF2 Media was a lovely way to spend an afternoon in June 🙂
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Six films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Half the Picture Middleground Nancy Ocean’s 8 The Valley Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist Of these six, so far I seen three. Two — Half the Picture and Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist — are […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Two films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: The Texture of Falling Yadvi – The Dignified Princess Of these two, so far I have only seen one — Yadvi – The Dignified Princess – a narrative feature. So obviously Yadvi […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Five films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: The Gospel According to Andre How to Talk to Girls at Parties In Darkness Mary Shelley Summer 1993 Of these five, I was able to see four. One — The Gospel According […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Only one film either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week but it is a multiplex extravaganza as well as a giddy delight. Book Club stars Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton & Mary Steenburgen. I saw it, I loved it, and […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Seven films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat The Last Horsemen of New York Life of the Party Lu Over the Wall Mountain (2017) Revenge What Haunts Us Of these […]
Ring the bells: The fifth annual Athena Film Festival opened at Barnard College in Manhattan last night under the magnificent leadership of Co-Founders Kathryn “Kitty” Kolbert and Melissa Silverstein. And this year, FF2 Media is a Silver Level Co-Sponsor 🙂 The first film was Dawn Porter’s Trapped about the consequences of new TRAP laws–Targeted Regulation […]
NYC Shout-Out: Celebrate the 9th annual International SWAN Day on Broadway! Join us on Sunday, March 27 for opening weekend at the new Broadway musical Waitress! Tony winner Jessie Mueller (Beautiful) stars as “Jenna” in this uplifting new musical celebrating female friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie. Inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s beloved film, […]
FF2 Media is proud to announce the launch of The Bechdel-Wallace Test! Formerly known as “The Bechdel Test,” based on the 1985 comic strip by cartoonist Alison Bechdel, the measurement of female significance in film is now “The Bechdel-Wallace Test.” The change honors Liz Wallace, a friend of Alison Bechdel and the originator of the test. How […]
Founder of The Bechdel Test Fest, Corrina Antrobus, was dismayed at the poor representation of women in film. In 2013, only 15% of the top 100 films released had a female protagonist. By June 2014, less than half of cinematic releases passed the Bechdel Test (a scene with two female characters talking about something other […]
Peek Inside the June ’15 Issue of Glamour Magazine Page 36: Interview with actress Judy Greer “Why should a man make more than me?” Page 38: Sidebar “Pop Quiz = Who Earned More?” Page 130: Chat with filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom Page 160: Cover Story on Anna Kendrick Glamour: The discussion about gender bias in […]
By Associate Editor Brigid K. Presecky Aside from crime-fighting heroines in dystopian worlds or century-old Disney princesses – strong, relatable girl characters are almost nonexistent in the multiplex. Young girls are looking elsewhere for relatable entertainment: their phones, their tablets, and their laptops. YouTube has more than one billion users. Every minute, 300 hours of video […]
Exclusive Interview with University of Connecticut Alumna and Activist Kylie Angell by FF2 Associate Editor Brigid K. Presecky ************************* BKP: How did you get involved with It Happened Here? KA: I started working with fellow activists at the end of my fifth year at UConn on the Title IX complaint and we were asked if we […]
By Associate Editor Brigid K. Presecky After venturing out to see The Duff for the second time, I have come to the realization that actress Mae Whitman has been a permanent fixture in the background of my 22-year-old life. As this week marks International Women’s Day, Whitman should be recognized for her outstanding acting in […]
