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Article: Reversing expectations: female directors are embraced by critics, and, in some cases, rewarded at the B.O.(FEMME FORCE: CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO)
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- December 5, 2008
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Talent knows neither gender nor race, but Hollywood is still a place where the opening of Catherine Hardwicke's "Twilight," at practically $70 million, is touted as "the highest ever for a female director." The day may come when "female" and "black" are no longer considered separate categories but, until then, directing is predominantly a white, good ol' boys' club.
Which isn't to say that women helmers haven't been represented on screens this year--Courtney Hunt ("Frozen River"), Gina Prince-By-the-wood ("The Secret Life of Bees"), Kelly Reichardt ("Wendy and Lucy"), Kimberly Peirce ("StopLoss"), Phyllida Lloyd ("Mamma Mia!"), ...