Catch Episode 15 of herFlix, a place for films from a woman's perspective. Grab a cup of coffee and listen in on as Christina Kotlar, this month's anchor host, pays tribute to icon Nora Ephron. HerFLiX producer Vanessa Corwin interviews filmmaker Farihah Zaman on the timely health-care documentary Remote Area Medical. This episode includes an encore review of the award-winning documentary The Invisible War, with an interview of the film's...
On Sunday, July 1, the Fort Lee Film Commission sponsored events honoring first woman filmmaker Alice Guy Blache. This early cinema pioneer made magic at her Solax Studio built in Fort Lee, New Jersey. From 1912 through 1918, she made hundreds of short and feature-length films– writing, directing, producing and distributing. Madame Blache is just one reminder of New Jersey's rich film history, specifically Fort Lee's role in founding the...
Reel Jersey Girl Film Exhibit at Fort Lee Museum highlighted the role of women filmmakers such as Pearl White, Mary Pickford and Alice Guy Blache, the first women director in cinema history, built and opened her Solax Studio in Fort Lee in 1912. The first sex symbol of the American silver screen, Theda Bara worked at Fox Studio in Fort Lee from 1915-1919. This exhibit will showcase archival photos from Theda Bara's personal scrapbook. Film...
