Feminism | Posted by Jamie N on 03/19/2010

A Call to Arms

Kathryn Bigelow

If women are going to continue to break down barriers and keep the fight of feminism alive, we have got to lay off the girl on girl crime. This is something that affects women of all ages. Several weeks ago in Salon Magazine I read an article by  Martha P. Nochimson, an established former NYU professor and author, take down Katheryn Bigelow simply because she didn’t like her movie. Okay, The Hurt Locker wasn’t her cup of tea, but Ms. Nochimson took it to an extremely unacceptable and unprofessional place by not just criticizing Kathryn Bigelow’s work but Kathryn Bigelow herself. Sadly, the go-to put down of name calling was present, but for me, she also employed a much more damaging approach when she pitted two women (also successful filmmakers)…

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Pop-Culture | Posted by Julie Z on 03/16/2010

Kathryn Bigelow: The Woman Behind the Landmark

Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow made history on March 7th when she became the first woman to win the award for Best Director. And to be honest, up until that point I knew very little about her. I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only one, since she hasn’t exactly been the most prevalent director of our time.

I haven’t seen the Hurt Locker because, frankly, it is my junior year of high school and when I emerge, blinking at the unexpected brightness of the sun after hours of light generated by my computer screen I usually take shelter at a friend’s house so that they might remember I still exist.

So, instead, I did what I do best and took to Google. Apparently, Kathryn Bigelow has directed Point Break – a bank robbery type movie –…

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Feminism | Posted by Adam D on 11/6/2009

Thinking in Technicolor: A Dilemma in Modern Film

Coen Brothers: where are the women?

In discussing the decline of quality in contemporary film, the conversation often focuses on easy targets such as remakes, sequels, and poor public taste.  Yet these complaints are by no means unique to the current cinematic climate.  The near complete lack of films featuring female protagonists by male directors in recent years indicates a far more disconcerting trend. Though excellent work this year from Jane Campion and Kathryn Bigelow proves that the fairer sex retains a strong voice in modern cinema, women are virtually absent from the recent opuses of The Coen Brothers, P.T. Anderson, and the other auteurs du jour.  While talented in crafting their female characters, Quentin Tarantino and Lars von Trier too often toe the line of misogyny, no matter how much…

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