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jennifer yuh nelson The Smurf Ghetto: Hollywoods New Glass Ceiling for Women Directors
What’s the top-grossing film directed by a woman? (Hint: It’s not ‘Big’ or ‘You’ve Got Mail’ or ‘It’s Complicated,’ and it’s certainly not ‘The Hurt Locker.’)

Give up? It’s ‘Kung Fu Panda 2.’ As Entertainment Weekly’s Inside Movies blog notes, Jennifer Yuh Nelson’s summer 2011 cartoon hit has grossed $ 637.6 million worldwide, beating the record set by Phyllida Lloyd’s ‘Mamma Mia!’ ($… Continue reading The Smurf Ghetto: Hollywood's New Glass Ceiling for Women Directors

Summer movies and escapism have always gone together like popcorn and artificial butter substitute, but this year the dream factory seems to have short-circuited. Instead of serving up soothing respites from an all-too-real world where nobody can find a job and no one can agree on anything, Hollywood’s message seems to be: You think that’s bad? Let me tell you, brother, it could be a whole lot worse.

How much worse?

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