“Women He’s Undressed” is a lively and revealing documentary — but not in the way the salacious title might suggest. A lot more than clothing is probed, fingered and illuminated in this stylish look at the brilliant career of three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Orry George Kelly, known professionally as Orry-Kelly. Director Gillian Armstrong (“My Brilliant Career,” “Charlotte Grey”) smartly trains her focus on several key areas of intriguing Hollywood history: the restrictive Hayes Code, closeted homosexuality among Hollywood icons, and the overbearing studio system. Of course, it also spotlights the sartorial artistry of Orry-Kelly, through the knowing commentary of renowned.
- 7/28/2016
- by Claudia Puig
- The Wrap
A Warner Bros. executive has called for more scripts written by women writers to help correct the film industry’s gender imbalance.
Speaking on a panel at the Toronto International Film Festival about financing female-led features, Niija Kuykendall, VP of production at Warner Bros Pictures, said: “I don’t get a lot of material come my way from women.
“There needs to be more agents and managers who are continuously putting script from female writers in front of me.”
Pointing to positive change, Kuykendall highlighted an increase in females running the show on Warner Brothers projects such as Denise Di Novi’s upcoming directorial debut Unforgettable - a film directed, produced, co-written and starring women.
She also referred to Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck and Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, continuing: “It’s not perfect by any means, but change is happening. There does seems to be a greater landscape of female filmmakers getting involved on bigger films.”
Persistent...
Speaking on a panel at the Toronto International Film Festival about financing female-led features, Niija Kuykendall, VP of production at Warner Bros Pictures, said: “I don’t get a lot of material come my way from women.
“There needs to be more agents and managers who are continuously putting script from female writers in front of me.”
Pointing to positive change, Kuykendall highlighted an increase in females running the show on Warner Brothers projects such as Denise Di Novi’s upcoming directorial debut Unforgettable - a film directed, produced, co-written and starring women.
She also referred to Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck and Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, continuing: “It’s not perfect by any means, but change is happening. There does seems to be a greater landscape of female filmmakers getting involved on bigger films.”
Persistent...
- 9/14/2015
- ScreenDaily
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