Joker sequel flops hard, sparking gender bias debate
Fans call out the giant sexist elephant in the room after 'Joker 2' fails at the box office.
October 7, 2024
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Jodie Foster: Women Execs Partly to Blame for Lack of Female Directors
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The Comeback of a Queer Female Director Who Put Angelina Jolie on the Map
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Barbra Streisand Says Sexism Robbed Her of Oscar Nods
The Yentl star said Academy chauvinists and female critics undermined her efforts as a female director.
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DC has recently enlisted Cathy Yan and Ava DuVernay to direct superhero flicks while Marvel has yet to sign a single female director.
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June 5, 2017
Cate Blanchett Leads 82 Women in Protest of Lack of Women Directors at Cannes
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Men Cry Discrimination Over Women-Only Screening of Wonder Woman
Men are losing it over women-only screenings of the first female-led superhero film in 10 years.
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Keira Knightley on Bisexual Writer Colette's Modern Importance
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Op-ed: Germany's Third-Gender Law Fails on Equality
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The boundary-breaking director also hinted that the next chapter in the heroine's story will take place in the present day.
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Boys Don't Cry's Kimberly Peirce, The Intervention's Clea DuVall, and other Outfest filmmakers call for more diversity and intersectionality in LGBT storytelling.
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