52 Films Directed By Women: 27. A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS (Director: Natalie Portman)
Recognising that she might never again get as good a role as Nina, the over-dedicated ballerina in Darren Aronofskys 2010 film, Bl…
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52 Films Directed By Women: 26. JACK (Director: Elisabeth Scharang)
The film Jack that most people know is the one starring Robin Williams as a 10 year old boy with an ageing disease. He looks like …
52 Films Directed By Women: 25. KUNG FU PANDA 3 (Directors: Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Alessandro Carloni)
Kung Fu Panda 3 only half-qualifies as a film directed by a woman, since Jennifer Yuh Nelson shares the credit with Alessandro Car…
52 Films Directed By Women: 24. FOR HERE OR TO GO (Director: Rucha Humnabadkar)
For Here or To Go, an entertaining look at the travails of an Indian tech worker, Vivek Pandit (Ali Fazal) wishing to change emplo…
52 Films Directed By Women: 23. MAGGIE’S PLAN (Director: Rebecca Miller)
Rebecca Miller (born 1962) alternates film making with novel writing. She is a filmmaker whose feature debut, Angela, was released…
52 Films Directed By Women: 22. A SERIOUS GAME (DEN ALLVARSAMMA LEKEN) (Director: Pernilla August)
Hjalmar Sderbergs 1912 novel A Serious Game has been adapted for the screen before, by Rune Carlston in 1945 and Anja Breien as Ga…
52 Films Directed By Women: 21. DON’T CALL ME SON (MÃE SÓ HÁ UMA) (Director: Anna Muylaert)
51 year old Brazilian writer-director Anna Muylaert (born 21 April 1964) is no overnight success. Her first feature, Durval Record…
52 Films Directed By Women: 20. MUSTANG (Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven)
Deniz Gamze Ergven joins Susanne Bier, Agnieszka Holland, Cristina Comencini, Marleen Gorris, Mira Nair, Coline Serreau, Maria Lui…
52 Films Directed By Women: 19. TAKING STOCK (Director: Maeve Murphy)
For writer-director Maeve Murphy, Taking Stock, a crime caper set predominantly in Londons Kings Cross district, represents a chan…
Film Review: Star Wars – The Force Awakens – not exactly fan fiction
I am keenly aware that the world doesnt need another review of Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens. Nevertheless, I dont want…
