someone else notices that movies are hardly ever about women as people…

Sat, Sep 12, 2009

Plus: It’s okay if girls make movies, as long as we can talk about their bodies and their clothes when they show up at film festivals.

Yes, it’s the latest installment of my regular column The Week in Women, over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy.

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tomservo

Sat, Sep 12, 2009 3:04pm

Aren’t a lot of women really interested in fashion? I’ve even heard rumors that some women watch the Oscars just to see what the stars are wearing. Besides, doesn’t Miss Cody dress kinda whacky to get noticed? (There’s nothing wrong w/ that, by the way.)