Women Directors & The Curse Of Twofer Tokenism

By Maria Giese One of the most important issues facing women directors today is the…

How Hollywood Lists Keep Women Directors Jobless

By Maria Giese Nearly 40 years ago, in 1976, the California Advisory Committee to the…

7 Solutions For Women Directors In 2014

By Maria Giese Just days ago, USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism reported that…

The DGA/Studio Agreement – Feminist Analysis

By Maria Giese “Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay on Wednesday announced that the…

Why Women Directors Are Shut Out Of Hollywood

By Maria Giese In the art world, the work women do is often assigned merit…

Women Directors: To Sue Or Not To Sue?

By Maria Giese When the Director Guild of America’s Women’s Steering Committee was officially established…

Michael Franklin: Hero To Women Directors

By Maria Giese In 1979, the DGA “Original Six” directors: Susan Bay, Nell Cox, Joelle…

Women Helmers In Media’s Brave New World

“TV in ten years is going to be 100% streamed.  On demand.  Internet Protocol. Based…

DGA Tribute: Next Moves for Women Directors

By Maria Giese The DGA hosted an event Saturday night to celebrate the six women…

DGA Diversity Lists: The Killing Chokehold On Women Directors

Do DGA Lists result in producing a small, static pool of unfairly advantaged women directors and effectively keep others shut out?

How The DGA Used New By-Laws To Silence Women Directors

By Maria Giese The Director’s Guild of America needs to adopt a distinct mandate in…

The “Women Directors” Crisis In-a-Nutshell

By Maria Giese WHY IT MATTERS: Hollywood, for all its outspoken liberalism, is an industry…

DGA Women Deny Their Own Political History

By Maria Giese Eighteen months ago, when DGA women hoped to celebrate the 35th anniversary…

DGA President Blocks Jobs For Women Directors

By Maria Giese Hollywood approaches increasingly dangerous crossroads for Title VII violations with the convergence…

Video Dispatches: MORITURI, WARLOCK & BRONCO BILLY
Video Dispatches: MORITURI, WARLOCK & BRONCO BILLY

In Video Dispatches, we cover some of the newest home releases. This week: Morituri (1965), Warlock (1959), and Bronco Billy (1980).