6 Tips to Writing Strong Female Characters that Actually Rock: an open letter to my male allies
Creating STRONG female characters that defy sexist clichés is one of the easiest ways to write original work! A talented student of mine was working on a farcical action film.
A Poem to Filmmakers
I wrote so many scripts for years I wrote with guts and blood and tears While waiting for a prince to show Who’d read my work and quickly know –
Amy Schumer & Trainwreck – what filmmakers, critics, and my husband might miss
Amy Schumer and Vanessa Bayer in Trainwreck I only review movies I like. For example, anything Amy Schumer does. Like, Trainwreck for example 🙂 It’s on principal that I only
An Open Letter from a Female Director
Below is an open letter I wrote in 2009 before producing my first feature film, Foreign Letters. The letter was published at the time by Women and Hollywood and as
Being Sixteen
On my 45th birthday, I read poems that I wrote as a teenager. Here’s one I wrote about being sixteen: I was given a present When I turned sixteen I
Best Movies of 2019
My pick of top three movies of 2019 tackle greed, racism, cruelty, divorce, and let’s throw in the holocaust while we’re at it. So why do they uplift? Because that’s not