Tag / theater

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Bite-sized blog post: Marielle Heller

Marielle Heller

MARIELLE HELLER first wrote and directed her feature film The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) as a play based on the graphic novel by Phoebe Gloeckner.

The film premiered at Sundance and led to her directing for Amazon’s Transparent and Hulu’s Casual.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON (Streaming)

AMAZON (DVDs/BluRays for PURCHASE)

HULU

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The Diary of a Teenage Girl Director on What Women in Hollywood Need to Succeed
10 Directors to Watch: Secrets of Marielle Heller’s Sundance ‘Diary’
Marielle Heller on the Road to ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl’
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Casual (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Episode #2.10 (2016)
– Episode #2.9 (2016)
2015Transparent (TV Series) (1 episode)
– New World Coming (2015)
2015The Diary of a Teenage Girl

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Bite-sized blog post: Barbra Streisand

Barbara Streisand

BARBRA STREISAND is a musical theater and actress powerhouse who made her directorial debut with Yentl (1983) which she fought to get made and opened the door for future directing and producing opportunities.

Much like Mary Pickford in the early days of the industry Streisand insists on shaping her own career. She was the Oscar presenter for the monumental moment when Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON (DVDs/BluRays for PURCHASE)

HULU

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Barbra Streisand To Direct ‘Catherine The Great’ Movie
Barbra Streisand returns to the director’s chair with Bourke-White/Caldwell love story
New York Times
Fan website
Keira Knightley to Play ‘Catherine the Great’ for Director Barbra Streisand
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2009Streisand: Live in Concert (TV Special documentary)
 2001Timeless: Live in Concert (TV Special documentary)
 1995Barbra: The Concert (TV Special documentary)
 1983Yentl
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Bite-sized blog post: Gwen Arner

Gwen Arner

GWEN ARNER is a television director who also worked as an actor.

She directed for television and the stage for over twenty years. Back in 1996 in a Los Angeles Times article she commented about the prospect for women directing in film and theatre, “It’s opened up a lot now, but it’s still not as good as it should be. It just doesn’t make sense statistically. When you go into a university and [you see a] 50-50 [gender ratio] in all your creative classes and then you get out into the profession and the ratio drops dramatically, you know there’s something wrong. … It doesn’t have to do with a person’s talent or abilities.”

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON (Streaming)

AMAZON (DVDs/BluRays for PURCHASE)

FANDOR

iTUNES

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ONLINE

Los Angeles Times
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV Series) (12 episodes)

– To Have and to Hold (1998)
– Life in the Balance (1998)
– Seeds of Doubt (1998)
– Starting Over (1997)
– The Body Electric (1997)
Show all 12 episodes

 1995-1996C.P.W. (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– End of a Marriage (1996)
– Showgirls (1995)

 1996Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) (1 episode)

– I’ve Got a Secret (1996)

 1994The Cosby Mysteries (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Mirror, Mirror (1994)

 1992-1993Sisters (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– The Best Intentions (1993)
– Crimes and Ms. Demeanors (1993)
– Teach Your Children Well (1992)
– A Matter of Life and Death (1992)

 1991-1993The Commish (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– The Ides of March (1993)
– Video Vigilante (1992)
– Skeletons (1992)
– In the Best of Families (1991)

 1993Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Parental Guidance Recommended (1993)
 1992Majority Rule (TV Movie)

 1991Law & Order (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Renunciation (1991)
– A Death in the Family (1991)

 1991The Trials of Rosie O’Neill (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Time Will Tell (1991)

 1990The Outsiders (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Storm Warning (1990)

 1989-1990Alien Nation (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Crossing the Line (1990)
– The Night of the Screams (1989)
 1989Island Son (TV Series)

 1989Heartbeat (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Gestalt and Battery (1989)

 1989Tattinger’s (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Wall Street Blues (1989)
– Broken Windows (1989)
 1988Necessary Parties (TV Movie)

 1988Hotel (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Till Death Do Us Part (1988)

 1982-1987Dynasty (TV Series) (11 episodes)

– The Dress (1987)
– The Surgery (1987)
– Sideswiped (1986)
– The Decision (1985)
– The Californians (1985)
Show all 11 episodes

 1986The Colbys (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– And Baby Makes Four (1986)
– The Gala (1986)
– The Honeymoon (1986)
– The Turning Point (1986)
 1986My Town (TV Movie)

 1982-1986Falcon Crest (TV Series) (9 episodes)

– Conundrum (1986)
– Coup d’Etat (1983)
– Double Dealing (1983)
– Solitary Confinements (1983)
– The Wages of Sin (1983)
Show all 9 episodes

 1984Dallas (TV Series) (6 episodes)

– Do You Take This Woman? (1984)
– Barbecue Five (1984)
– Shadows (1984)
– Homecoming (1984)
– Hush, Hush, Sweet Jessie (1984)
Show all 6 episodes

 1984American Playhouse (TV Series) (1 episode)

– A Matter of Principle (1984)

 1983Fame (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Star Quality (1983)

 1982King’s Crossing (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Home Front (1982)

 1981Nurse (TV Series) (1 episode)

– My Life as a Woman (1981)

 1979-1980Family (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– When the Bough Breaks (1980)
– Exits and Entrances (1979)

 1977-1980The Waltons (TV Series) (13 episodes)

– The Idol (1980)
– The Fastidious Wife (1979)
– The Wager (1979)
– The Innocents (1979)
– The Diploma (1979)
Show all 13 episodes

 1978The Paper Chase (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Man Who Would Be King (1978)

 1978The Bionic Woman (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Long Live the King (1978)