I thought this was particularly interesting in light of my recent Godfather rant...
Excerpted from The Hollywood Reporter article "Thumbs Down" by Randee Dawn - 12/5/08
"A whopping 70% of reviewers of theatrical film releases were men, and each male critic wrote on average 14 reviews -- compared to only nine for the female reviewers. Of the papers that published original reviews, 47% had none written by female critics, staff writers or freelancers. Only 12% had none written by male contributors. "This study really gave us another piece of the puzzle when it comes to talking about the nearly seamless dialogue that occurs among men about movies," notes Dr. Martha M. Lauzen, executive director of the Center. "Women reviewers do tend to write about women directors, or about films featuring female protagonists. Since they comprise only 30% of the reviewers, that means films featuring women are less likely to be reviewed -- putting those films at a disadvantage" in the marketplace."
- Thanks to James for the link: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/womeninentertainment/e3i4386920ea440276d599755f9e8230e13
Also in that issue, the 100 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood. #1 - no contest of course. But if you'd like to see who else is playing with the boys, here's the link: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/features/womeninentertainment/list.jsp
Most surprising to me: All top 10 are Presidents, Chairmen or CEOs of studios - including traditional male-stalwarts MTV and Disney. Does this mean we might be seeing more princesses and rock stars with body fat? (I'm not holding my breath....) Angelina Jolie and Tina Fey are the only two actresses on the list besides Oprah, showing the true meaning of Hollywood: money, honey. And for my pal Cassidy (13 years old), Miley Cyrus just squeaked in at #100. Go, Hannah! (so long as I don't have to watch the show...)
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It's interesting to note that as the corporations have taken over Hollywood, there are more women in positions of power. You'd think the traditionally male dominated corporate world would be more resistant to change. What I want to know is the ratio between men and women at the creative positions like writing and directing. I mean, even with acting, most women are just window dressing and are relegated to character roles once they hit their mid-thirties. But that's another subject.
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