The MUFF Society

[movieposteroftheday]

Festival poster for OBIT (Vanessa Gould, USA, 2016)

Designer: TBD

Poster source: The Hollywood Reporter

[keyframedaily]

Chantal Akerman with assistant director Marilyn Watelet after the US debut of Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975).

Photo by Babette Mangolte.

[feministfilmmaker-blog]

Why Does Hollywood Keep Disrespecting Melissa McCarthy?

There’s no cautionary tale more sobering than a movie star who makes five profitable movies in a row.

“Hollywood is now fine with actresses being powerful, as long as it can maintain some control over how “power” is defined.”  This article is great. Whether you like Melissa’s movies or not, you can’t deny she’s a f’n comedic genius! AND! “This is not just a remarkable run; it is literally a singular one. No other woman or man unaided by a franchise in the last five years has emerged from nowhere to become such a completely dependable movie star, appearing in one successful film after another and regularly creating product that turns a profit, while maintaining a successful foothold in TV as well.”

[hardcockforhitchcock]

“I’ll make a bet. The more you deny, the stronger I get. You start to change when I get in. The Babadook growing right under your skin.” 

-The Babadook (2014)

[sridevi]

But I’m a Cheerleader (1999)

[fuckyeahwomenfilmdirectors]

The women directors of Cannes 2016

In Competition

Maren Ade (Germany)Toni Erdmann Andrea Arnold (United-Kingdom) American Honey Nicole Garcia (France) Mal de Pierres

Un Certain Regard

Delphine & Muriel Coulin (France) The Stopover Maha Haj (Israel) Personal Affairs Stéphanie Di Giusto (France) The Dancer

Out of Competition

Jodie Foster (USA) Money Monster

[orphanblack]

Meet some of the amazing crew of Orphan Black!

Tatiana wanted to introduce you to some of the people who bring Orphan Black to life from behind-the-scenes. Scroll through the photos for Tatian’s short intros and visit the gallery on bbcamerica.com for the full captions!

[andrewhozier]

There are people out there that need our help.

[micdotcom]

Ghost in the Shell whitewashing continues to fuel online backlash

Hollywood still is not learning its lesson when it comes to whitewashing and yellow face. A new photo released today shows Scarlett Johansson as Motoko Kusanagi in the upcoming adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, sparking Ming-Na Wen and many others to speak out online. This isn’t even the first example of Hollywood whitewashing this week. Cough cough Marvel.

[grandefilms]

Marie Antoinette (2006), dir. Sofia Coppola

[fuckyeahwomenfilmdirectors]

Women directed April U.S. releases

April 1 Gayby Baby dir.  Maya Newell (LIMITED + VOD) Standing Tall dir. Emmanuelle Bercot (LIMITED)

April 8 The Invitation dir. Karyn Kusama (LIMITED + VOD)

April 15 Echo Park dir. Amanda Marsalis (LIMITED + VOD) Elvis & Nixon dir. Liza Johnson (WIDE) Rio, I Love You dir. Stephan Elliott, Fernando Meirelles, José Padilha, Paolo Sorrentino, Andrucha Waddington, Vicente Amorim, Guillermo Arriaga, Im Sang-soo, Nadine Labaki & Carlos Saldanha (LIMITED) Sky dir. Fabienne Berthaud (LIMITED + VOD) Weiner dir. (LIMITED) Josh Kriegman & Elyse Steinberg

April 22 The Meddler dir. Lorene Scafaria (LIMITED) Nina dir. Cynthia Mort (LIMITED + VOD) Sworn Virgin dir. Laura Bispuri (LIMITED)

April 29 Ratchet & Clank dir.  Kevin Munroe & Jericca Cleland (WIDE) A Beautiful Planet dir. Toni Meyers (LIMITED)

[castandloose]

The Largest Analysis of Film Dialogue by Gender, Ever

Lately, Hollywood has been taking so much shit for rampant sexism and racism. The prevailing theme: white men dominate movie roles.

Sound science, infuriating conclusions.

[oldfilmsflicker]

Itty Bitty Titty Committee, 2007 (dir. Jamie Babbit)

[flmblr]

“You’re beautiful.” — Respire (2014) dir. Mélanie Laurent

[salon]

Watch SNL‘s Sasheer Zamata mock clueless white-dude privilege in painfully hilarious video

[king-emare]

This is on my block

[marypickfords]

But I’m a Cheerleader (1999)

1,2,3,4, I won’t take no anymore. 5,6,7,8 - I want you to be my mate. 1,2,3,4 - you’re the one that I adore. 5,6,7,8 - don’t run from me cause this is fate.

[arzekoenig]

I am the one that runs from both the living and the dead. Hunted by scavengers, haunted by those I could not protect. So I exist in this wasteland, reduced to one instinct: survive.