Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-335) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Gatekeeping : Or, who critiques the critics? -- Who's the Boss? : How we can change the picture. From Pioneers to Pariahs : How women fell silent before sound -- Factory : Putting the industry in film industry -- Underdogs : How marginalised women fought the odds -- Censorship : Or, a great way to screw everyone over -- Directors Behaving Badly : How the auteur theory twisted film -- Revolution: Movie brats and the male gaze -- Boring Legacy: Or, how franchises took over Tinseltown -- Auteur Gap : Where are all the female directors? -- #MeToo : Making Hollywood safe for everyone -- Pay It Isn't So : How to end the pay gap -- Gatekeeping : Or, who critiques the critics? -- Who's the Boss? : How we can change the picture.
Summary:
This book explores women's roles - both in front of and behind the camera - since the birth of Hollywood. how these roles are reflected within wider society and what we can do to level the playing field.
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