tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post1512467564544182125..comments2024-01-14T11:45:23.991-05:00Comments on Occasional Superheroine: Demographics Of The Hollywood DirectorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-64375870954615309462009-08-26T19:27:59.874-04:002009-08-26T19:27:59.874-04:00One thing I think that's interesting about tha...One thing I think that's interesting about that there movin' picture bizness, is that many women directors make action movies, or movies that don't, inherently, appeal to focus group approved female interests. Kathryn Bigelow and Catherine Hardwicke (not counting Twilight) spring immediately to mind, as well as Julie Taymor-- though she's a bit more "woman" friendly, I guess. It's either them or the Nora Ephrons who remake the same romantic comedy over and over and over. It'll be interesting to see if Bigelow gets nominated for The Hurt Locker; I believed she'd be the first woman nominated. She won't win, of course, the ceiling busters never do (see Sidney Poitier, or, from politics, Hillary Clinton).<br /><br />The other aspect of this, naturally, is the inevitable race issue. In that regard, I'm not really sure what's going on. It seems like most of the women directors have figured out how to appeal to mass audiences (re: Men), but racially diverse directors (other than Asians/Asian Americans and, for a couple movies, anyway, Shyamalan)don't seemed to have cracked the mass audience (re: White) code. Specifically, black directors seem to only make "black movies." Granted, there's Spike Lee, but he's the exception. One could argue the Hughes Brothers, but their one foray into, ahem, white territory (From Hell) wasn't very well received (nor, really, should it have been) and their next movie is going to be The Book of Eli, which looks to be another attempt to crossover, using the mass audience approved Denzel Washington as bait. Come to think of it, even Spike Lee has trouble crossing over when his movies don't star Denzel or Ed Norton...<br /><br />I'm rambling. Sorry. ;)Rob Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407266767390318281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-63539162323791772292009-08-24T14:08:31.678-04:002009-08-24T14:08:31.678-04:00Interesting read. However, that article ignores o...Interesting read. However, that article ignores one simple fact about "Pelham." No one went to see it because it's been done to death, AND was done better in the original movie with Walter Matthau. Yes, Matthau trumps Denzel in this case, sorry.Hysanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085593008609914782noreply@blogger.com