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Melissa Silverstein: New Moon Brings a New Dawn in Hollywood

On Friday morning Hollywood woke up to the realization that fangirls can be as rabid as fanboys.  By Saturday morning they realized that two BIG records had been broken, including the highest midnight screening opening and the best opening date in ...

From MELISSA SILVERSTEIN, Huffington Post,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Entertainment Weekly,  Sandra Bullock,  Taylor Lautner,  Dakota Fanning,  Michael Sheen

Melissa Silverstein: A Tale of Two Young Actresses

The NY Times ran two very different stories about two very different young actresses - Megan Fox and Kristen Stewart - who both appear in huge franchises, Fox in Transformers and Stewart in Twilight.  Both women had cover pieces, Stewart in the Arts & ...

From MELISSA SILVERSTEIN, Huffington Post,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Megan Fox,  Kristen Stewart,  Jodie Foster,  Liv Tyler,  Kate Beckinsale

Melissa Silverstein: Jan Chapman - The Woman Behind So Many Great Films

One of my longtime obsessions has been finding Australian films, especially those directed by women.  It began almost 20 years ago when I first saw My Brilliant Career and I was blown away.  Thinking back now seeing that movie was another one of my ...

From MELISSA SILVERSTEIN, Huffington Post,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jane Campion,  Gillian Armstrong,  Mira Nair,  Julie Taymor

Melissa Silverstein: Precious in the Age of Obama

I have not stopped thinking about Precious since I saw it almost a week ago.  This is a movie that unleashed many emotions many that have been hard to articulate properly.  Here are some of the things I've been pondering (more on the film's content to ...

From MELISSA SILVERSTEIN, Huffington Post,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Gabourey Sidibe

Melissa Silverstein: Where We Are as Women (In Film)

There must be something in the water because over the last week there have been several substantive pieces and one panel (which I will blog about later) discussing women and film.  These discussions are not new, they happen all the time, but having two ...

From MELISSA SILVERSTEIN, Huffington Post,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Washington Post Company,  Manohla Dargis,  Meryl Streep,  Georgia O'Keeffe,  Cate Blanchett

Melissa Silverstein: Interview with Lone Scherfig- Director of An Education

Danish director Lone Scherfig is one of several women being mentioned this year for a potential best director nomination for her critically acclaimed film An Education.  Here's what I wrote earlier about the film.  She took some time to answer some ...

From MELISSA SILVERSTEIN, Huffington Post,  20 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Lone Scherfig,  Peter Sarsgaard,  Nick Hornby,  Carey Mulligan

Melissa Silverstein: Rape is a Feminist Issue

So here we are on day three of Polanskigate on my blog.  Have to say that the amount of comments I've gotten on the site over the last couple of days has been incredible, however I wish as many people would comment on an interview with a woman director ...

From MELISSA SILVERSTEIN, Huffington Post,  2 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  Facebook Inc.

Melissa Silverstein: Interview with Sally Potter, Director of Rage

Sally Potter is a filmmaking icon.  She is an outspoken, visionary, feminist director who has been on the cutting edge of the indie world since she started making films.  That being said, Potter's work is an acquired taste, and her new film Rage she is ...

From MELISSA SILVERSTEIN, Huffington Post,  29 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Jude Law,  Judi Dench

Melissa Silverstein: Fatal Promises: A Look at Human Trafficking

It is absolutely unacceptable that we have a slave trade in the 21st century.  It is beyond belief - Emma Thompson I saw this Fatal Promises on Saturday and I have not stopped thinking about the topic.  It's not because Emma Thompson was there and was ...

From MELISSA SILVERSTEIN, Huffington Post,  16 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Emma Thompson

Melissa Silverstein: Casi Divas- Interview with Director Issa Lopez

Casi Divas tells the story of four very different women vying in a contest to become the next big telenovela star.  It is a story infused with dreams of changing your life and desires for celebrity and success but if you think it is all gloss you will ...

From MELISSA SILVERSTEIN, Huffington Post,  20 Aug 2009

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