Oh, there's been hubbub a go-go since rumors surfaced that Warner Bros. is no longer doing movies with women in the lead. But is it news?
Salon seems to think so. Or it's leveraging the collision of corporate synergy and unhappy accidents, anyway. It's running an extended version of an Elle roundtable discussion on women in Hollywood [convened two months ago as is par for the course for a monthly's lead time] featuring many of the usual suspects for this sort of piece: Callie Khouri, about to give the world the Queen Latifah/Katie Holmes caper Mad Money; Lynda Obst, who last produced How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days; Nora Ephron, who thought a Bewitched remake was a good idea; Kimberley Peirce, who followed up 1999's Boys Don't Cry with...? You get the idea.
Actually, speaking of Peirce:
Kimberly Peirce: I think the indie world is actually great for women, and for gay people. Because if you have a story, you're going to be able to [tell it]. That's where a lot of women get their start. But you get into your second, your third movie, and you're building a career, and it's hitting smack up against those years when you want to have a child. I mean, you can't get bonded if you're pregnant.
Margaret Nagle: Really?
Peirce: Yeah. Is that shocking?
Oh, G-d, it's too fucking depressing, You can read the whole thing here, but it ain't news.
