Jennifer Merin, Author at Women's eNews

Foster’s Family Drama Leads Bevy of May Movies

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● May 8, 2011

Movies directed by Jodie Foster, Massy Tadjedin and Niki Caro burst into movie theaters in May. It’s a good thing. We need some reassurance after the latest study pointing to Hollywood’s minimizing treatment of women on screen and off.

April Movies Spring Open With ‘Queen to Play’

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● April 7, 2011

Movies opening in April release plenty of directing, scripting or acting talent by women. Stories include a French woman’s obsession with chess, a soapy circus romance starring Reese Witherspoon and an English dramatist who died young.

March Is Month-Long Treat for Movie-Going Women

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● March 4, 2011

Thanks March, for bringing us a strong showing of movies directed by women and also focused on us. The trove is richly diverse in genre, subject and style. Happy viewing, women. This month’s for us!

‘Orgasm Inc.’ Debunks Female Sexual Dysfunction

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● February 4, 2011

Hollywood isn’t showing much love to women in Cupid’s month and the Oscars offer little room for glass-ceiling breakage. But Jennifer Merin praises three documentaries on aspects of female sexuality. And don’t miss a film festival near you.

January is Month to Feast on Best Films of 2010

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● January 7, 2011

“The Woodmans” is an affecting documentary about a suicide at the center of an artistic family. It’s one of the few substantial movies to open in January. Mainly, though, it’s the month to catch up on the Oscar-buzz films of the year bygone.

‘Prospera’ Brings Dark Magic to Life in December

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● December 9, 2010

December brings a treasure trove of movies. But if there’s one not to miss in all the hurly burly of Oscar buzz and holiday fare it’s “The Tempest,” starring Helen Mirren as a Shakespearean sorcerer transformed by a director’s magic into a woman.

Rita O’Grady Joins Film Ranks of Rae and Silkwood

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● November 3, 2010

“Made in Dagenham” opens Nov. 19 and is sure to boost English machinist Rita O’Grady into the woman-worker-warrior ranks of Norma Rae and Karen Silkwood. There’s plenty more in store this month, including a thriller about Valerie Plame.

Cloistered Nun Leads Order of Outstanding Films

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● September 28, 2010

October brings a rich autumn harvest of movies where women star and direct. “Vision,” about a 12th century nun, Hildegard von Bingen, vies for top interest in a heavy-duty lineup that also includes “Secretariat,” “Freakonomics” and the last of Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander trilogy.

‘First Run Features’ Gives Female Directors the Go

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● August 27, 2010

Indie distributor First Run Features gives a big boost to films directed by women in September. Later in the month, viewers of all ages can see a thrilling animated feature about heroic owls, based on Kathryn Lasky’s beloved epic fantasy books.

‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Heads into Box Office Showdown

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● July 23, 2010

The film adaptation of “Eat, Pray, Love” opens Aug. 13, the same date as Sylvester Stallone’s high-testosterone “Expendables.” It’s a face-off that Jennifer Merin says could test male-female movie-going might.

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