Cate Blanchett launches program to empower female, trans & nonbinary filmmakers
Cate Blanchett launches program to empower female, trans & nonbinary filmmakers
“We’re missing an enormous creative opportunity by not diversifying...
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I mourn for the times when quality of ones work was all that mattered, not what they take up the ass. These days you are suppose to pretend movie is good because director dyes her hair pink and has different pronouns. And we wonder why quality of movies went down hill.
That’s never been the case though. It’s all about connections. You could have the greatest script ever, but if you don’t know the right people with money it’s not getting made.
Until recently Hollywood has very much been an old white guy’s party. Old white guys tend not to be very accepting of others.
So, as an old white guy, I will say: this doesn’t bother me.
It's so funny how my comment was removed as transphobic, when I am advocating for meritocracy and away from gender discrimination. Am assuming you are more in the right than not. Connections always meant everything in the business world. Still I'd prefer if movies were made based on skill and quality... not how directors identify. But then again, it's transphobic it seems.
Hmm I agree, I didn’t read it as transphobic at all. I agree that movies should be produced on the merit of the script alone, but the fact is that they haven’t been in the past. Hopefully one day programs like these won’t be necessary.
Doubt they will have meaningful impact. All that said, drop a look at A24 pictures. They have give complete creative rights to the directors. Sometimes this results in awesome movies, sometimes in flops, but at least they are approaching this from an artistic point of view and not just like another investment.
Oh yeah I love A24. As much as a Marvel nerd as I am, the best movies don’t come from Hollywood these days.
(Not interested in talking about Marvel in this thread though, just using them as an example of a thing I do like from Hollywood. I’m aware they’ve been shitting the bed on a few projects the past few years but I like it anyway)
best movies don’t come from Hollywood these days
Completely agree. At least most of them don't come from Hollywood.
And we wonder why quality of movies went down hill.
Yes, it’s the dyed hair women that are ruining the quality of movies, such as the the female director for 2019 Cats -checks notes- Tom Hooper…or the dreck that was The Expend4bles directed by noted female…Scott Waugh. And of course we can’t forget about the female director of Morbius, Daniel Espinosa.
Don’t use your bad faith criticism of the arts as a way to mask your uneducated and brainlet takes. I’m so sick of you morons encroaching into media spaces and contributing absolutely nothing besides the same 5 NPC talking points since 2016.
Go watch the Sound of Freedom or whatever other US Military sponsored propaganda you’re used to.
