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Films Watched in 2016 on LetterBoxd

I’m now tracking the films I’ve watched directed by women here: http://boxd.it/L4uE

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My goal for 2015: To watch 50 films by women filmmakers.  I’m now at 133.  I’m also doing the Women in Film’s #52filmsbywomen challenge.

#133 - “Just Before I Go” (2014) Directed by Courteney Cox

Watched December 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  A man (Seann William Scott) returns home to right old wrongs before he kills himself. 

Director Courteney Cox makes her feature film directing debut with this film.

[fiftyfilmsin2015]

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by female directors.  I’m now at 132.  I’m also doing the Women in FIlm #52FilmsbyWomen challenge. 

#132 - “Miss Meadows” (2014) Directed by Karen Leigh Hopkins

Watched December 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  A vigilante (Katie Holmes) is wooed by a sheriff who suspects she may have a secret. 

Director Karen Leigh Hopkins has 3 directing credits on IMDB, including “The Rose Sisters” (1998) 

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My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by female filmmakers.  This is my 131st.  Will I hit 140 before the year is out?   I’m also participating in the Women in Film’s #52FilmsByWomen challenge.

#131 - “Stop-Loss” (2008) Directed by Kimberly Peirce

Watched December 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  A young soldier (Ryan Phillippe) goes AWOL when faced with returning to Iraq because of the stop-loss directive.  

Director Kimberly Perice has 9 directing credits on IMBD, including the features “Carrie” (2013) and “Boys Don’t Cry” (1999). 

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Benchmark: 130 films by women

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 feature-length films by women filmmakers.  I am now at 130. 

Here’s the list:

130 - “Girlhood” (aka “Bande de filles” (2014) Directed by Céline Sciamma

129 - “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1992) Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui

128 - “Little Man Tate” (1991) Directed by Jodie Foster

127 - "The Romantics" (2010) Directed by Galt Niederhoffer

126 - “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar” (1995) directed by Beeban Kidron  

125 - “Cairo Time” (2010) Directed by Ruba Nadda

124 - “Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict” (2015) Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland

123 - “Just Wright” (2010) Directed by Sanaa Hamri

122 - “The Namesake” (2006) Directed by Mira Nair

121 - "The 33" (2015) Directed by Patricia Riggen

120 - “Ayanda” (2015) Directed by Sara Blecher

119 "McFarland, USA" (2015) Directed by Niki Caro

118 - "Love the Coopers" (2015) Directed by Jessie Nelson

117 - "Starstruck" (1982) Directed by Gillian Armstrong

116 - "Janis: Little Girl Blue" (2015) Directed by Amy J. Berg

115 - "By the Sea' (2015) Directed by Angelina Jolie Pitt

114 - “Monsoon Wedding” (2001) Directed by Mira Nair

113 - “One Day” (2011) Directed by Lone Scherfig

112 - “Laurel Canyon” (2002) Directed by Lisa Cholodenko

111 - “H.” (2015) Directed by Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia

110 - “Smithereens” (1982) Directed by Susan Seidelman

109 - “Jesus’ Son’ (1999) Directed by Alison Maclean

108 - “Iron Jawed Angels” (2004) Directed by Katja von Garnier

107 - “Cléo from 5 to 7″ (1962) Directed by Agnès Varda

106 - “Salaam Bombay!“ (1988) Directed by Mira Nair

105 - “The Decline of Western Civilization III” (1998) Directed by Penelope Spheeris

104 - “Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.“ (1992) Directed by Leslie Harris

103 - “Prophet’s Prey” (2015) Directed by Amy J. Berg

102 - “Queen to Play” (2009) directed by Caroline Bottaro

101 - “Party Girl” (1995) Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer

100 - “Warsaw by Night” (2015) Directed by Natalia Koryncka-Gruz

99 – “A League of Their Own” (1992) Directed by Penny Marshall

98 - “The Iron Lady” (2011) Directed by Phyllida Lloyd

97 - “Loser” (2000) Directed by Amy Heckerling

96 “Crossing Delancey” (1988) Directed by Joan Micklin Silver

95 - “Mrs. Soffel” (1984) Directed by Gillian Armstrong

94 - “Ishtar” (1987) Directed by Elaine May

93 - “The Guru” (2002) Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer

92 - “Material Girls” (2006) Directed by Martha Coolidge

91 - “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” (2004) Directed by Sara Sugarman

90 - “Border Radio” (1987) Directed by Allison Anders, Dean Lent and Kurt Voss

89 - “Anita” (2014) Directed by Freida Mock

88 - “Midnight’s Children” (2013) Directed by Deepa Mehta

87 - “Woo”(1998) Directed by Daisy V.S. Mayer

86 - “A New Leaf” (1971) Directed by Elaine May

85 - “Me Myself I” (1999) Directed by Pip Karmel

84 - "And While We Were Here" (2012) Directed by Kat Coiro

83 - "Strangerland" (2015) Directed by Kim Farrant

82 - “Bright Star” (2009) Directed by Jane Campion

81 - “It’s Complicated” (2009) Directed by Nancy Meyers

80 - “Big” (1988) Directed by Penny Marshall

79 - “The Virgin Suicides” (1999) Directed by Sofia Coppola

78 - "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982) Directed by Amy Heckerling

77 - “Whale Rider” (2002) Directed by Niki Caro

76 - “Catch and Release” (2006) directed by Susannah Grant

75 - “Under the Tuscan Sun” (2003) Directed by Audrey Wells

74 - “The Intern” (2015) Directed by Nancy Meyers

73 - “The Holiday” (2006) Directed by Nancy Meyers

72 - “Sleeping with Other People” (2015) directed by Leslye Headland

71 - “Suffragette” (2015) Directed by Sarah Gavron

70 - “The Extra Man” (2010) Directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini

69:  “Hellion” (2014) Directed by Kat Candler

68 – “Fort Tilden” (2014) Directed by Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers

67 - “Madame Bovary” (2014) Directed by Sophie Barthes

66 - “Wuthering Heights” (2011) Directed by Andrea Arnold

65: “Walking & Talking” (1996) Directed by Nicole Holofcener

64 - “Lucky Them” (2013) Directed by Megan Griffiths

63 - “The Proposal” (2009) Directed by Anne Fletcher

62 “Learning to Drive” (2014) directed by Isabel Coixet

61 :“Near Dark” (1987) Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

60: “Jenny’s Wedding” (2015) Directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue 

59 : “Deep Impact” (1998) Directed by Mimi Leder

58 : “Unexpected” (2015) Directed by Kris Swanberg

57: ”Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson” (2015) Directed by Michelle Boyaner.

56:  “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” (2014) Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour

55 : “Regarding Susan Sontag” (2014) Directed by Nancy Kates

54: “Laggies” (2014) Directed by Lynn Shelton  

53 : “Batkid Begins” (2015) Directed by Dana Nachman

52: “What Happened, Miss Simone?” (2015) Directed by Liz Garbus

51: “Song One” (2014) Directed by Kate Barker-Froyland

50  - “Eden” (2014) Directed by  Mia Hansen-Løve

49 : “Rock n Roll Nerd” (2008) Directed by Rhian Skirving

48 : “The Wolfpack” (2015) Directed by Crystal Moselle

47 : “Ginger & Rosa” (2012) Directed by Sally Potter

46 : “Brand: A Second Coming” (2015) Directed by Ondi Timoner

45 : “The Babadook” (2014) Directed by Jennifer Kent

44 : “Day out of Days” (2015) Directed by Zoe Cassavetes

43 : “Infinitely Polar Bear” (2014) Directed by Maya Forbes

42 : “In a Perfect World…” (2015) by Daphne McWilliams

41 :  “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” (2015) Directed by Marielle Heller

40 : “Kelly & Cal” (2014) Directed by Jen McGowan

39 : “Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love”” (1996) Directed by Mira Nair

38  - “Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger” (2008) Directed by Cathy Randall

37 :  "Two-Bit Waltz" (2014) Directed by Clara Mamet

36 : “The Yes Men Are Revolting” (2014) Directed by Laura Nix & The Yes Men

35 : “Hateship Loveship” (2013) Directed by Liza Johnson

34 :  “Afternoon Delight” (2013) Directed by Jill Soloway

33 :  “Real Genius” (1985) Directed by Martha Coolidge

32 : “Gemma Bovery” (2014) Directed by Anne Fontaine

31 : “May in the Summer” (2013) Directed by Cherien Dabis

30 : “Frida” (2002)  Directed by Julie Taymor

29: “Girlfriends” (1978) Directed by Claudia Weill

28 : “A Dry White Season” (1989) Directed by Euzhan Palcy

27 : “Amy’s Orgasm” (2001) Directed by Julie Davis 

26 : “Peeples” (2013) Directed by Tina Gordon Chism

25 : “Belle” (2013) directed by Amma Asante

24 : “Step Up All In” (2014) Directed by Trish Sie

23 : “Paris Is Burning” (1990) Directed by Jennie Livingston 

22 : “Sunshine Superman” (2014) by Marah Strauch 

21 : “Paris-Manhattan” (2012) Directed by Sophie Lellouche

20 : “Aloft” (2014) Directed by Claudia Llosa

19 :  “Very Good Girls” (2013) Directed by Naomi Foner

18 : “Black Nativity” (2013) Directed by Kasi Lemmons

17 : “Adore” (2013) Directed by Anne Fontaine

16 : “Office Killer” (1997) Directed by Cindy Sherman

15 :  “Pitch Perfect 2″ (2015) Directed by Elizabeth Banks

14 : “The Freebie” (2010) Directed by Katie Aselton 

13 : “The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio” (2005) Directed by Jane Anderson

12 : “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006) Directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton

11 : “Buddy” (1997) Directed by Caroline Thompson

10 : “Bachelorette” (2012) Directed by Leslye Headland

9 : “Bessie” (2015) Directed by Dee Rees

8 : “Every Secret Thing” (2015) directed by Amy Berg

7: “Hot Pursuit” (2015) directed by Anne Fletcher

6 : “Ride” (2015) directed by Helen Hunt

5 :  “Welcome to Me” (2015) directed by Shira Piven

4 : “Dance, GIrl, Dance” (1940) Directed by Dorothy Arzner

3: “Something New” (2006) directed by Sanaa Hamri

2 : “Love & Basketball” (2000) Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood

1 : “Fifty Shades of Grey” (2015) Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson

[fiftyfilmsin2015]

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by women directors.  I’m now at 130.  I’m also doing Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge.

#130 - “Girlhood” (aka “Bande de filles” (2014) Directed by Céline Sciamma

Watched December 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  A sixteen-year-old living in the projects get deeper and deeper into the thug life.

Director Céline Sciamma also directed the features “Tomboy” (2011) and “Water Lilies” (2007)

[fiftyfilmsin2015]

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by female filmmakers.  I’m approaching 130.  I’m also doing Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge.

#129 - “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1992) Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui

Viewed November 2015, on ENCORE

Synopsis:  The movie that launched the series, Buffy (Kristy Swanson) is a cheerleader turned reluctant slayer.  

Director Fran Rubel Kuzui also directed “Tokyo Pop” (1988)

[fiftyfilmsin2015]

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by female directors.  I’m currently at 120+.  I’m also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsByWomen challenge.

#128 - “Little Man Tate” (1991) Directed by Jodie Foster

Watched November 2015, on Encore

Synopsis:  A single mother (Jodie Foster) fears she’s losing her genius son.

Director Jodie Foster has eight directing credits on IMDB, including “The Beaver” (2011) and “Home for the Holidays” (1985). 

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My goal for 2015: to watch fifty films directed by women in 2015.  I am also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge.  I am now at 125+.

#127 - "The Romantics" (2010) Directed by Galt Niederhoffer

Watched November 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  A group of college friends gather for a wedding. 

Director Galt Niederhoffer also directed the TV movie “Six Chicks in a Kitchen” (2000) and “Myth America” (1998).

[fiftyfilmsin2015]

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films directed by women.  I’m now at 125+. I’m also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge.

#126 - “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar” (1995) directed by Beeban Kidron  

Watched November 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  Three drag queens (Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo) travel across country in a convertible. 

Director Beeban Kidron has 19 credits on IMDB, including the features “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” (2004), “Amy Foster” (1997), “Used People”(1992), and “Vroom” (1998). 

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Part 2 of 2:  5 of the 15 female directors photographed for the recent New York Times cover story whose films I’ve seen this year.  My goal for 2015: to watch 50 films by women directors.   I’m also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge. 

[fiftyfilmsin2015]

Part 1 of 2:  10 of the 15 female directors photographed for the recent New York Times cover story whose films I’ve seen this year.  My goal for 2015: to watch 50 films by women directors.   I’m also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge. 

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Benchmark: 125 Films by Women

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by women.  I am also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge.   I have surpassed my goal.  I have now hit the 125 mark.   How many more can I see before the year is up? 

125 - “Cairo Time” (2010) Directed by Ruba Nadda

124 - “Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict” (2015) Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland

123 - “Just Wright” (2010) Directed by Sanaa Hamri

122 - “The Namesake” (2006) Directed by Mira Nair

121 - "The 33" (2015) Directed by Patricia Riggen

120 - “Ayanda” (2015) Directed by Sara Blecher

119 "McFarland, USA" (2015) Directed by Niki Caro

118 - "Love the Coopers" (2015) Directed by Jessie Nelson

117 - "Starstruck" (1982) Directed by Gillian Armstrong

116 - "Janis: Little Girl Blue" (2015) Directed by Amy J. Berg

115 - "By the Sea' (2015) Directed by Angelina Jolie Pitt

114 - “Monsoon Wedding” (2001) Directed by Mira Nair

113 - “One Day” (2011) Directed by Lone Scherfig

112 - “Laurel Canyon” (2002) Directed by Lisa Cholodenko

111 - “H.” (2015) Directed by Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia

110 - “Smithereens” (1982) Directed by Susan Seidelman

109 - “Jesus’ Son’ (1999) Directed by Alison Maclean

108 - “Iron Jawed Angels” (2004) Directed by Katja von Garnier

107 - “Cléo from 5 to 7″ (1962) Directed by Agnès Varda

106 - “Salaam Bombay!“ (1988) Directed by Mira Nair

105 - “The Decline of Western Civilization III” (1998) Directed by Penelope Spheeris

104 - “Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.“ (1992) Directed by Leslie Harris

103 - “Prophet’s Prey” (2015) Directed by Amy J. Berg

102 - “Queen to Play” (2009) directed by Caroline Bottaro

101 - “Party Girl” (1995) Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer

100 - “Warsaw by Night” (2015) Directed by Natalia Koryncka-Gruz

99 – “A League of Their Own” (1992) Directed by Penny Marshall

98 - “The Iron Lady” (2011) Directed by Phyllida Lloyd

97 - “Loser” (2000) Directed by Amy Heckerling

96 “Crossing Delancey” (1988) Directed by Joan Micklin Silver

95 - “Mrs. Soffel” (1984) Directed by Gillian Armstrong

94 - “Ishtar” (1987) Directed by Elaine May

93 - “The Guru” (2002) Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer

92 - “Material Girls” (2006) Directed by Martha Coolidge

91 - “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” (2004) Directed by Sara Sugarman

90 - “Border Radio” (1987) Directed by Allison Anders, Dean Lent and Kurt Voss

89 - “Anita” (2014) Directed by Freida Mock

88 - “Midnight’s Children” (2013) Directed by Deepa Mehta

87 - “Woo”(1998) Directed by Daisy V.S. Mayer

86 - “A New Leaf” (1971) Directed by Elaine May

85 - “Me Myself I” (1999) Directed by Pip Karmel

84 - "And While We Were Here" (2012) Directed by Kat Coiro

83 - "Strangerland" (2015) Directed by Kim Farrant

82 - “Bright Star” (2009) Directed by Jane Campion

81 - “It’s Complicated” Directed by Nancy Meyers

80 - “Big” (1988) Directed by Penny Marshall

79 - “The Virgin Suicides” (1999) Directed by Sofia Coppola

78 - "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982) Directed by Amy Heckerling

77 - “Whale Rider” (2002) Directed by Niki Caro

76 - “Catch and Release” (2006) directed by Susannah Grant

75 - “Under the Tuscan Sun” (2003) Directed by Audrey Wells

74 - “The Intern” (2015) Directed by Nancy Meyers

73 - “The Holiday” (2006) Directed by Nancy Meyers

72 - “Sleeping with Other People” (2015) directed by Leslye Headland

71 - “Suffragette” (2015) Directed by Sarah Gavron

70 - “The Extra Man” (2010) Directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini

69:  “Hellion” (2014) Directed by Kat Candler

68 – “Fort Tilden” (2014) Directed by Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers

67 - “Madame Bovary” (2014) Directed by Sophie Barthes

66 - “Wuthering Heights” (2011) Directed by Andrea Arnold

65: “Walking & Talking” (1996) Directed by Nicole Holofcener

64 - “Lucky Them” (2013) Directed by Megan Griffiths

63 - “The Proposal” (2009) Directed by Anne Fletcher

62 “Learning to Drive” (2014) directed by Isabel Coixet

61 :“Near Dark” (1987) Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

60: “Jenny’s Wedding” (2015) Directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue 

59 : “Deep Impact” (1998) Directed by Mimi Leder

58 : “Unexpected” (2015) Directed by Kris Swanberg

57: ”Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson” (2015) Directed by Michelle Boyaner.

56:  “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” (2014) Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour

55 : “Regarding Susan Sontag” (2014) Directed by Nancy Kates

54: “Laggies” (2014) Directed by Lynn Shelton  

53 : “Batkid Begins” (2015) Directed by Dana Nachman

52: “What Happened, Miss Simone?” (2015) Directed by Liz Garbus

51: “Song One” (2014) Directed by Kate Barker-Froyland

50  - “Eden” (2014) Directed by  Mia Hansen-Løve

49 : “Rock n Roll Nerd” (2008) Directed by Rhian Skirving

48 : “The Wolfpack” (2015) Directed by Crystal Moselle

47 : “Ginger & Rosa” (2012) Directed by Sally Potter

46 : “Brand: A Second Coming” (2015) Directed by Ondi Timoner

45 : “The Babadook” (2014) Directed by Jennifer Kent

44 : “Day out of Days” (2015) Directed by Zoe Cassavetes

43 : “Infinitely Polar Bear” (2014) Directed by Maya Forbes

42 : “In a Perfect World…” (2015) by Daphne McWilliams

41 :  “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” (2015) Directed by Marielle Heller

40 : “Kelly & Cal” (2014) Directed by Jen McGowan

39 : “Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love”” (1996) Directed by Mira Nair

38  - “Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger” (2008) Directed by Cathy Randall

37 :  "Two-Bit Waltz" (2014) Directed by Clara Mamet

36 : “The Yes Men Are Revolting” (2014) Directed by Laura Nix & The Yes Men

35 : “Hateship Loveship” (2013) Directed by Liza Johnson

34 :  “Afternoon Delight” (2013) Directed by Jill Soloway

33 :  “Real Genius” (1985) Directed by Martha Coolidge

32 : “Gemma Bovery” (2014) Directed by Anne Fontaine

31 : “May in the Summer” (2013) Directed by Cherien Dabis

30 : “Frida” (2002)  Directed by Julie Taymor

29: “Girlfriends” (1978) Directed by Claudia Weill

28 : “A Dry White Season” (1989) Directed by Euzhan Palcy

27 : “Amy’s Orgasm” (2001) Directed by Julie Davis 

26 : “Peeples” (2013) Directed by Tina Gordon Chism

25 : “Belle” (2013) directed by Amma Asante

24 : “Step Up All In” (2014) Directed by Trish Sie

23 : “Paris Is Burning” (1990) Directed by Jennie Livingston 

22 : “Sunshine Superman” (2014) by Marah Strauch 

21 : “Paris-Manhattan” (2012) Directed by Sophie Lellouche

20 : “Aloft” (2014) Directed by Claudia Llosa

19 :  “Very Good Girls” (2013) Directed by Naomi Foner

18 : “Black Nativity” (2013) Directed by Kasi Lemmons

17 : “Adore” (2013) Directed by Anne Fontaine

16 : “Office Killer” (1997) Directed by Cindy Sherman

15 :  “Pitch Perfect 2″ (2015) Directed by Elizabeth Banks

14 : “The Freebie” (2010) Directed by Katie Aselton 

13 : “The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio” (2005) Directed by Jane Anderson

12 : “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006) Directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton

11 : “Buddy” (1997) Directed by Caroline Thompson

10 : “Bachelorette” (2012) Directed by Leslye Headland

9 : “Bessie” (2015) Directed by Dee Rees

8 : “Every Secret Thing” (2015) directed by Amy Berg

7: “Hot Pursuit” (2015) directed by Anne Fletcher

6 : “Ride” (2015) directed by Helen Hunt

5 :  “Welcome to Me” (2015) directed by Shira Piven

4 : “Dance, GIrl, Dance” (1940) Directed by Dorothy Arzner

3: “Something New” (2006) directed by Sanaa Hamri

2 : “Love & Basketball” (2000) Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood

1 : “Fifty Shades of Grey” (2015) Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson

[fiftyfilmsin2015]

My goal for 2015 - to see 50 films by female directors. I’ve already at 125.  I’m also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsByWomen challenge.

#125 - “Cairo Time” (2010) Directed by Ruba Nadda

Watched November 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  A woman (Patricia Clarkson) arrives in Cairo to meet her husband, who has been called out of town on work and sends his handsome ex-coworker (Alexander Siddig) to look after her.  

Director Ruba Nadda has 18 directing credits on IMBD including the features “October Gale” (2014), “Inescapable” (2012), “Sabah” (2005), “Unsettled” (2001), “I’ll Always Coe for You” (2000), and “Damascus Nights” (1998).

[fiftyfilmsin2015]

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by female filmmakers.  I’m now at 120+.  I am also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge.

#124 - “Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict” (2015) Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland

Watched opening week in November 2015 at Sundance Sunset Cinemas.

Synopsis: Documentary about Venice modern art museum founder Peggy Guggenheim. 

Director Lisa Immordino Vreeland has also directed the doc “Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel” (2011)

[fiftyfilmsin2015]

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by women directors.  I’m now at 120+.  I’m also doing Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge. 

#123 - “Just Wright” (2010) Directed by Sanaa Hamri

Watched November 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  A physical therapist (Queen Latifah) hates that she falls into the friend zone with an injured pro basket ball star (Common) who plays for her favorite team.

Director Sanaa Hamri has also 22 directing credits on IMDB, inclulding the feature films “The Sister of the Traveling Pants 2″ (2008) and “Something New” (2006). 

[fiftyfilmsin2015]

My goal for 2015: to watch 50 films by female directors.  I am now at 120+.  I am also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge.

#122 - “The Namesake” (2006) Directed by Mira Nair

Viewed November 2015, on DVD

Synopsis: Based on the novel of the same name, this family drama follows a young man (Kal Penn) named after Gogol and his experiences growing up in American. 

Director Mira Nair’s 24 directorial credits on IMBD include features such as “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” (2012), “Amelia” (2009),  “Vanity Fair” (2004), “Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love” (1996), “The Perez Family” (1995),  and “Mississippi Masala” (1991), “Monsoon Wedding” (2001) and “Salaam Bombay!” (1988)