Women Over 40 Rock!

I’ve recently become aware of a terrific female blogger who is on top of everything going on for and with women in the film industry. (about time, eh?) So I’m going to take this opportunity to praise Melissa Silverstein and her great blog Women and Hollywood, one of the most important and articulate bloggers out there when it comes to Hollywood and films. AND she is a woman! Yeah! She has her finger on the pulse of women and hollywood and if you want insight and perspective on the role of women in the movie business you’ll check out her entertaining, no-holes-barred, truthful look at all aspects of women in films and make her blog a daily habit.

I just recently recommended running out to see “A Previous Engagement” as soon as it opens in your area. I stated, “It’s a well-written, well executed, beautifully acted roller coaster of a romantic ride.” If you want to know more about this film read Melissa¹s interview/blog with the films’ director Joan Carr-Wiggin.

And there is another movie opening that deserves our attention. “Then She Found Me” not only stars a woman over 40 (Helen Hunt) but also is directed and written by Helen Hunt. How marvelous! Could women over 40 be on a roll right now? Will Hollywood take notice? ? Though I have not been lucky enough to see the film I certainly trust Melissas’ opinion, so I am asking you to run out to see this movie as well when it opens in your area. If you need proof that it is worth your time and money check out Melissas’ blog about Helen Hunts’ film “Then She Found Me”.

We need to support these films, “A Previous Engagement” and “Then She Found Me”. We need to continue to support films that star women over 40 until the power heads of the entertainment industry finally GET that these movies deserve to be made, distributed, publicized and given equal play because they resonate with a very large audience and they will make big bucks if they do. Because only then will we not need to refer to it as a roll but rather a constant way-to-go-ladies high.

Debbie Zipp, blogger for In the Trenches Productions, The First Entertainment Website Celebrating the Power and Beauty of Women Over 40.