Hollywood was once the center of the global movie industry but this is changing as the Bollywood discovers new audiences in the transformative landscape of America. Deepa Metha and Gurinder Chadha are two…
Husband Material is a wonderful Indie movie from Bollywood that illustrates the kind of culture shattering film and a fresh take on sharing stories about real women and issues.
Hilary Swank’s career success in Hollywood is so much more than the Cinderella story we’ve seen in her Oscar stardom. Hilary’s passionate desire to feel connected to the world, and willingness to risk…
Mary Pickford built a career on risk-taking, talent, and hard work. But why is it that we don't know her as well as we do her male contemporaries like Charlie Chaplin?
WomanScape salutes our fem-tastic week of great women making history by sending our readers on the trip of a lifetime: the Thelma and Louise Road Trip. Get to know Geena a little more,…
Director Karyn Kusama attends a special screening of 'Up In The Air' during the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009 in Toronto. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)Women filmmakers like Karyn Kusama continue…
For the book-lover historian in you or your life, we suggest purchasing these books. They provide deeper insight into the life of Dorothy Arnzer, a trailblazing woman making movies in the 1920’s and…
As the only female director working in America from the 20's-40's, Dorothy Arzner was still able to openly criticized gender roles and sexism in the movies. She established a body of work that…
Billie Zangewa's modern reinvention of the Birth of Venus, a 15th-century renown painting by artist Sondra Botticelli, is magnificently reinvented in her work, The Black Venus. The painting is done on tantalizing silk and…
It’s amazing that it took almost an entire year for the Oscar-worthy performance of Glenn Close in the The Wife to be released in theaters this summer. But perhaps timing is everything after…