New rule: I should not talk to my mother about sexism in film after midnight.

[cygna_hime]

Because there we are, blathering away about how Hollywood appears to be under the impression that I, as a woman, a)have no money, and b)if I have money, see no movies. (Okay, both are kind of true, but they relate to me as a student and a textual person, not as a woman.) And therefore they need not provide any movies for me. Because apparently they

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[gehayi]

I like that idea. An indie film company that makes women's films. I hope you or someone else picks this up and runs with it.

[cygna_hime]

I hope somebody does, even if I don't. Because then I could see them! And there could be movies that I enjoyed whole-heartedly! Without feeling disappointed afterwards because I just got conned into watching another straight white guys movie!

[gehayi]

I'm ever so tired of movies where the straight white male gets to do everything important and the women and minority races and non-straights are just sidekicks...or played for laughs.

[tigerdreams]

I was just saying earlier tonight that I want to see an action movie written by a woman. With explosions and things. Shootouts. Car chases. And... characterization and depth.

[cygna_hime]

Yes! Entirely! But the overwhelming message from the industry is that such a movie will not be allowed in Hollywood, because women do not watch movies, women certainly do not watch action movies, and men would be turned off by a female lead. Therefore the only solution is to make our own industry.

[gehayi]

I certainly watch action movies--if they're interesting. Regrettably, a lot of them aren't.

[sakuracorr]

About women, for women, and by women, yes!

I could write scripts?