The Scent of a (Wo)man 2011: The Rise of the Skirts.

http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/1236301--marilyn-monroe-50-years-after-her-death

 TWC Releases "My Week w/ Marilyn" 

Today. 

This should be good, TWC is doing a great job acquiring artistically(re)done

inspired films 

I'll check it out (along with The Iron Lady).

I have my own thoughts about Marilyn Monroe pictures.

But until I see this one...

If (It's) a man's world in film, it is no more. Even along my travels, it has been Canadian women, who seem to be on the ball, much more practical, curious, and determined to get their project off the ground. We are film students, we are born delirious. I'm not saying that guys are any less determined, practical, thoughtful or creative. But let's put it this way... (THERE WOULD BE NO JAMES CAMERON OR TERMINATOR IF IT WASN'T FOR GALE ANN HURD. THERE WOULD BE NO GEORGE LUCAS AND STAR WARS IF THERE WASN'T MARCIA LUCAS.) They have been punctual, it really puts myself on the clock. But, as there has been some sort of ressurgence of female visual storytellers, films and video games geared toward a female audience. (see) Film Editing: The Women behind the Machines. I'll be updating that as fast as I can. But for the most part, there is this really special producer worth remembering that eventually died of the culture in the 1970s (Cocaine overdose). She ended up not being able to finish this film... Her name was (is) Julia Phillips.

IMDB her. She was a monster film producer back in the 1970s. I mean Monster. Producing everything and anything that would catch the eye of the deepening cinematic eye of the public. I still want to read her book AMAZON(AMZNit) "You'll never work in this town again." This is truly a great book for anyone at all interested in movies and the producing of one.

But as for Major Female Filmmaking there is just a pure resurgence since Kathryn Bigelow did it up  with the Hurt Locker and her new film that is way into production as we speak...
The (untitled) hunt for Osama bin Laden Terrorism picture. This was announced early May, and here's the 3 day old article http://collider.com/kathryn-bigelow-kill-bin-laden-release-date/127254/ 

I remember back in the day, in the theaters loving every minute of K-19(Behn and I would make up our own movies, we were an audience's nightmare in that theatre). To find out a decade later that a girl directed it... Cool.
There are countless up and comers and possible mentors.

For the African American community, it is my favorite, by far my favorite filmmaker, Darnell Martin. She got her start with a filmmaker named Spike Lee after travelling the world. Her "credentials" speak for themselves. She was the first African American Female to direct for a studio. Her body of work is visceral. Well her early stuff. She went on to direct Cadillac Records in 08 and now she's heavily involved in the TriBeCa Festivals in her native city New York City. She is contracted with Oprah's film production company. IMDB the rest. Truly incredible woman filled with synchronicity. A true testament to never give up after getting rejected from every film school of her choosing. 2nd Assistant Camera to Do the Right Thing, as a first gig is not a bad stroke of luck balanced with determination to get what she wants!

But, for right now, as we wait for anything new and exciting, Miranda July, is what's up. Too artsy for her own damn self, if you're indie, The Future is it. here's the trailer. This is just a movie I wanted to see, instead of the film "Another World" that opened in the similar light and style.

Toronto International Film Festival hilights.
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/09/17/women-directors-shine-at-tiff    

HOLLYWOOD HEADS UP: TOP 5 HOLLYWOOD STUDIO FEMALE DIRECTORS
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/vera-formiga-patty-jenkins-dee-rees-director-271501#1

Powerful women just get h(er) done! 

Mary Rozzi                                                           

     Anne Sweeney

NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment chairman Bonnie Hammer and Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chair Amy Pascal tie at No. 2 on The Hollywood Reporter's 20th annual list.

Disney/ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney tops The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Power 100 list. She's followed at No. 2 by NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment chairman Bonnie Hammer and Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chair Amy Pascal on The Hollywood Reporter's 20th annual list.

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This is the third year in a row that Sweeney has held the top spot -- she shared the 2009 honor with Pascal.
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey returned to the list but dropped out of the Top 10, while other personalities were honored for the first time, including Lady Gaga.
PHOTOS: THR's 2011 Women in Entertainment Power 100
Editors based their selection of candidates and ranking on the following:
1. Revenue generated for their companies
2. Valuation of assets
3. Number of employees overseen
4. Impact and influence within the film and television industries
5. Ability to get projects greenlighted or proximity to greenlight power
6. Reputation (general standing within the entertainment community, in addition to achievements).
COMPLETE LIST: 2011 Women in Entertainment Power 100
Rounding out the top 10:
2. Amy Pascal, co-chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment
2. Bonnie Hammer, chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment
4. Abbe Raven, president and CEO of A&E Television Networks
5. Dana Walden, chairman of 20th Century Fox Television
6. Stacey Snider, co-chairman and CEO at Dreamworks
7. Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment
8. Donna Langley, co-chairman of Universal Pictures
9. Nancy Dubuc, president of History and Lifetime Networks
10. Sue Kroll, president of worldwide marketing at Warner Bros. Pictures
In conjunction with the release of the list, The Hollywood Reporter is holding its annual Women in Entertainment breakfast for 600 showbiz leaders at the Beverly Hills Hotel (doors open at 8 a.m., event begins at 9 a.m.)
Jane Fonda will receive the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award (presented by the award's namesake, Lansing) and there will be a tribute to producer Laura Ziskin.The Help co-stars Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis, will join Kathryn Stockett, author of the novel The Help, in announcing The Hollywood Reporter's Mentoring Program, which pairs around 15 inner-city girls between the ages of 16-17 with top-level female executives in the entertainment industry.
To see the rest of the Women In Entertainment Power 100 list, click here.
*Denotes those who declined to reveal their age.