Friday, May 16, 2008

Where the women aren't

Came across an excellent article by Manohla Dargis in NYT the other day. Until she said it, I didn't realise how right she was. There really are no women in summer blockbuster movies. And when there have been women-centric films in recent times, they've not been too good, and haven't done well at the box office. In contrast though, some of the best shows on television have strong women at their centre. It's an interesting dichotomy...