Comments on: Friday Staff Survey: I Bet Eisenstein Would Have Picked “Two Weeks Notice” As Well http://thenewgay.net/2009/10/were-eisenstein-alive-today-im-sure-hed-have-picked-two-weeks-notice-as-well.html For Everyone Over the Rainbow Fri, 25 May 2012 18:04:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Andrew http://thenewgay.net/2009/10/were-eisenstein-alive-today-im-sure-hed-have-picked-two-weeks-notice-as-well.html#comment-16983 Andrew Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:10:29 +0000 http://thenewgay.net/?p=16773#comment-16983 Interesting observation by Whitney, additionally on that note: other great movies by women directors: 1. Strange Days (Kathryn Bigelow, 1995) 2. Persepolis (co-director Marjane Satrapi, 2007) 3. Paris is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1990) There just aren't that many female directors in the business unfortunately. Hopefully that will change in the future. Interesting observation by Whitney, additionally on that note:

other great movies by women directors:

1. Strange Days (Kathryn Bigelow, 1995)
2. Persepolis (co-director Marjane Satrapi, 2007)
3. Paris is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1990)

There just aren’t that many female directors in the business unfortunately. Hopefully that will change in the future.

]]> By: Whitney http://thenewgay.net/2009/10/were-eisenstein-alive-today-im-sure-hed-have-picked-two-weeks-notice-as-well.html#comment-16917 Whitney Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:37:13 +0000 http://thenewgay.net/?p=16773#comment-16917 37 out of 39 films directed by men. Some awesome films by women directors: 1. <a href=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112379/ target=”_blank” rel="nofollow"><i>Antonia's Line</i></a> (Marleen Gorris, 1999) 2. <a href=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240200/ target=”_blank” rel="nofollow"><i>Water</i></a> (Deepa Mehta, 2005) 3. <a href=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152850/ target=”_blank” rel="nofollow"><i>Wendy and Lucy</i></a> (Kelly Reichardt, 2008) And a few lesbian/trans-themed movies: 1. <a href=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384504/ target=”_blank” rel="nofollow"><i>Saving Face</i></a> (Alice Wu, 2004) 2. <a href=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022183/ target=”_blank” rel="nofollow"><i>Mädchen in Uniform</i></a> (Leontine Sagan, 1931) 3. <a href=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0171804/ target=”_blank” rel="nofollow"><i>Boys Don't Cry</i></a> (Kimberly Peirce, 1999) 37 out of 39 films directed by men. Some awesome films by women directors:

1. Antonia’s Line (Marleen Gorris, 1999)
2. Water (Deepa Mehta, 2005)
3. Wendy and Lucy (Kelly Reichardt, 2008)

And a few lesbian/trans-themed movies:

1. Saving Face (Alice Wu, 2004)
2. Mädchen in Uniform (Leontine Sagan, 1931)
3. Boys Don’t Cry (Kimberly Peirce, 1999)

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