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1.Hollywood’sGlassCeiling,DirectorVersion

ByMELENARYZIKDecember10,2009,4:

50pm

InSunday’sArts&Leisure,ManohlaDargislooksatthestateoffemalefilmmaking,athornytopiciftheBaggereverbattedaneyelashatone,andfindsthat,forallthetalkaboutthisbeingabanneryear—withstandoutperformancesbyMo’Niquein“Precious:

BasedontheNovel‘Push’bySapphire,”MerylStreepin“Julie&Julia,”andCareyMulliganin“AnEducation,”andthemillionsandmillionsofadoringfemale“Twilight”fans—it’sstillfarfromanequalslate.

“Ofthealmost600newmoviesthatwillbereviewedinTheNewYorkTimesbytheendof2009,about60weredirectedbywomen,or10percent,”shewrites.Ofthose,veryfewweremadebymajorstudios,andeventheindiescanprovideasteppingstonebutrarelyastepup.Isitsexism?

Creativeconservatism?

Hardtosay,butthereality,shewrites,isthat,inthemovies,womenstill“needtodeveloptheirownmuscles.”

Directors—andartistsingeneral—areoftenloathetodiscusstheirworkwithintheprismoftheirgender,andtheBaggercanunderstandwhy:

it’shardtocommentonwhatit’sliketodosomething‘asawoman’whenit’sallyou’veeverbeen.

“Wedon’tnecessarilywanttodotheall-women’spanelanymore,”NancyMeyerssaidatthepremiereofhermovie“It’sComplicated”onWednesdaynight.

AlongwithNoraEphron,Ms.Meyersisoneofthefewfemaledirectorswhosemoviesmakebigboxoffice.IfawomanalsowontheOscarforbestdirectorthisyear—like,say,KathrynBigelowfor“TheHurtLocker”—wouldthatmakeiteasierforstudiostogreen-lightmoviesmadebywomen?

“It’shardformetoknowhowpeoplewhorunstudiosthink,”Ms.Meyerssighed.“You’reassumingtheywouldequatethelogicofthat.”Thisinatonethatsuggestedthat‘logic’and‘studiohead’donotbelonginthesamesentence.

Otherfilmmakersweremoreprescriptive.

Atthepremiereof“BrightStar”inthefall,theAustraliandirectorJaneCampiontoldtheBaguettethatotherprofessionscouldserveasamodelforhowtoachieveequality.

“Lookatwomeninmedicineandlaw,”shesaid.“It’scomingup50-50.It’scauseit’stransparent—thesystem’stransparent.Inmedicineandlawtheysittheexams,theydowell.InHollywood”—wheretheonlytestishowwellyouworkaroom—“it’sobscure”howtomoveahead.

2．CraftingtheCrunchof‘Invictus’

ByMELENARYZIKDecember102009,9:

01am

PierreAndrieu/AFP/GettyImagesBody-slamming,rugby-style.

ClintEastwood’s“Invictus”benefitsfromhavingtheweightofhistory,thethrillofsportandanuancedperformancebyMorganFreemanasNelsonMandela.A.O.ScottwritesinFriday’sTimesthattheconvergenceofpoliticsandrugby“providesanoccasionforsomepotent,intelligentfilmmaking—amoviethathitsyousquarelywithitsvisceralimpactandstaysinyourmindforalongtimeafter.”

WhatstuckwiththeBaggerwasthesoundofthefilm:

thecacophonyofthecities,thecheeringoftensofthousandsoffansattheclimacticmatch,thecrunchoftheplayers,allservedasadevicetoampupthedrama.TheBaggerspoketoAlanRobertMurray,whohasworkedwithMr.Eastwoodasasupervisingsoundeditorfor31years,winninganOscarforhisworkin“LettersfromIwoJima,”aboutwhatittakestoconveythatsonically.

Mr.Murray,55,wassortofsurprisedtohearfromus.“Firstofall,”hesaid,“thanksfornoticing.Alotofpeoplejustthinkthesoundhappenswhentheyshootthemovie.”

Itdoesn’t,andthere’salotmoretoitthanyoumightthink.FunfacttheBaggerlearnedinthisinterview:

thederivationoftheterm“cowhit,”usedtoheightenacontactsound.“Somepeople,ifthey’redoingawarmovie,they’llgooutandactuallypurchaseacarcassandrecorditforbulletimpacts,”Mr.Murraysaid.Whoa.

Q:

Howdidyouapproachthesoundinthisfilm?

A:

Sinceit’sallbasedonrealevents,wewantedtoechothatinthesound,too.Westuckwithrealism.Wewantedtoknowwhattheexperienceoftherugbyplayeris,whathehearsonthefloorofthestadiumwith60,000peoplecheering,andjustgettingintothetimeperiod.WewentandrecordedalotinSouthAfricaandtriedtobeaccuratetothebackground.Myrecorderwenttotheshantytowns.Wefoundcirca1990phonesthatwebelievedwouldbeinMandela’soffice.WewenttoRobbenIsland—thejaildooryouhearisactuallyMandela’scelldoor.Wegottorecordinhiscell,whichiskindofeerie.

Q:

Wasitdifficulttocapturethesoundoftherugby?

A:

Ourbiggestproblemwasthatrugbyisnotreallyfollowedhere,sowehadtogowhererugbyisabigthing.WewenttoAustralia,wewenttoNewZealand—wehadagreatexperiencewhenFrancewasplayingtheAllBlacks,wehad11microphonesplacedallaroundthestadium.InSouthAfrica,werecruited25guys,professionalplayersthattheyroundedupinCapeTown,andwehadaprofessionalrugbycoachthere.Wegotthemtogetherandwesetthem25-30yardsapartandsaid,O.K.,youguysrunintoeachotherashardasyoucan.AndImean,itwasjustbrutalwhatwegotback.Whatyou’rehearinginthemovieisreal.Theseguysdidn’tgetupforawhile.Theygavetheirbodiestopromotethissport.

Q:

“Sounddesign”isoneofthosecategoriesthatmakepeoplelosetheirOscarpool.Whatshouldtheybelookingfor?

A:

Ithinkthebiggestfeelingis,ifyoufeelafteryou’veseenthemoviethatyouactuallywerethere.Didwecapturetheevent,didthesoundsinterestyou,didtheybringyouintothestory—Ithinkthat’sallpartofit.Sounddesign,inourterms,Ithinkpeopleneedtounderstandthatitinvolveseverythingtheyhearbutmusic.It’squiteanencompassingjob,that’squiteabitoftheloadofthefilm.Somanypeoplethinkyouaddgunshotsorsomething—it’swaymorethanthat.Youaddbackground,yourecorddialect.Itaddsanotherlayer.It’salmost3-D.

3.FirstWaveof‘Avatar’ReviewsContradictsEarlyBuzzfrom

ByMELENARYZIKDecember11,2009,10:

00am

HoursafteritwasscreenedinLondon,LosAngelesandNewYork—andaftersomeonecalledtheSneaksharedhistakeintheBritishtabloidTheSun—theembargoonreviewsofJamesCameron’s“Avatar”waslifted,whichwasequivalenttoraisingthefloodgates.

Criticsandbloggersweighedinononeofthemostexpensivemoviesevermade,andcontrarytosomehugelynegativebuzzsurroundingthefilm,theearlyconsensusisthat,asKirkHoneycuttputitatTheHollywoodReporter,Mr.Cameronreally“iskingoftheworld.”Thedirector,hewrites:

“bringsscience-fictionmoviesintothe21stcenturywiththejaw-droppingwonderthatis‘Avatar,’”whileretaininganemotionalcore.“Afullybelievable,flesh-and-blood（albeitnothumanfleshandblood）romanceisthebeatingheartof‘Avatar.’”

InVariety,ToddMcCarthywrites,“Camerondeliversagainwithafilmofuniversalappealthatjustabouteveryonewhoevergoestothemovieswillneedtosee.”

AndGregoryEllwoodoftheblogHitFixcalledit“astunningspectaclethatshouldbecomeamonsterhitandalegitBestPicturecontender,”adding,“it’shardtobelieveit’sevenCGattimes.”

Mr.Cameronhasalreadysuggestedthathewilldotwo“Avatar”sequels.TheBaggersuggestsyoustartplanningyourNa’viHalloweencostumesnow.

4.Review:

'CocoBeforeChanel'

AudreyTautoucapturesthedesigner'sfiercespiritinthisbetter-than-averagebiopic.

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AudreyTautouportraysCocoChanelin"CocoBeforeChanel."

ChantalThomine-Desmazures/SonyPicturesClassics/AP

ByPeterRainerFilmcriticofTheChristianScienceMonitor/October16,2009Ifyou'veeverwornChanel,orwantedto,ifyou'veevertakenoutasecondmortgagesoyoucoulddabyourselfwithChanelNo.5,youmaybeinterestedtoknowthatGabrielle（laterCoco）Chanelwasnotbornintoluxury.Thisisthecomfortingbignewsbehind"CocoBeforeChanel,"abetter-than-averagebiopicstarringAudreyTautouasthedauntingFrenchdesignerwhochangedthefaceof20th-centuryfashion.

Ihastentoaddthatthismoviecanbeenjoyedevenbythoseofuswhoarefashion-challenged.Asithappens,Chanel'sideasaboutstylehappentocoincidewithmyown:

Simplicity,simplicity,simplicity.Ifyoudon'tbelieveme,takealookatsomeoftheladies'hatsinthisfilm.BeforeChanelcamealong,theyoftenresembledfeathery,upturnedfruitbowls.JustthinkofChanelastheanti-CarmenMiranda.

"CocoBeforeChanel,"whichwasdirectedbyAnneFontaineandco-writtenwithhersisterCamille,sharesthedesigner'saestheticofmodesty.WithoutagreatdealoffussthefilmmovesusalongthetrajectoryofCoco'slifefromherhumblestbeginningstohersuccessinthefinestsalons.

There'sanahamomentearlyon,thoughit'sunderstated.Cocohasbeenplaced,alongwithhersisterAdrienne（MarieGillian）,inanorphanagerunbynuns,whosewimplessheadmiresfortheirstitching.Thisisprobablytheonlymovietosuggestalinkbetweenanun'shabitandhautecouture,butitmakesalotofsense.

Cocowindsupaseamstresswho,tomakeendsmeet,entertainsnightlyataprovincialmusichall.Fendingoffthemalecustomerswhomistakeherforaprostitute,thechain-smokingCocoseemsastoughasanydamefroma1940sfilmnoir.Sheresentstheslobberyadvancesofheradmirersbutshealsoknowsthattheonlywaytogetaheadinthissocietyisthroughtheministrationsofmen.

Shebecomesthemistressofascampsophisticate,ÉtienneBalsan（BenoîtPoelvoorde）,whocomescompletewithhisowncountryestate.Cocosoontakesupresidence.TherelationshipbetweentheolderÉtienneandCocoiscomplex.Farfrom