Tuesday, May 26, 2015

SEXISM: Rose McGowan's Seven Bold Tips for Fighting Sexism in the Film Industry

From Indie Wire

http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/rose-mcgowans-seven-bold-tips-for-fighting-sexism-in-the-film-industry-20150504


Here are a few actions you can take to improve and change the role of women in film and the role of film in society.
--Just because a writer or director "succeeded" at something before doesn't mean they should do it again. 
--If you know certain directors (men) behave reprehensibly, fight against their hire and offer up alternatives. BE BOLD. If someone is a known dickhead, stop their hire. If they are misogynists, stop their hire. These are not the people we need to reward. Stand up and stop perpetuating the cycle. We are responsible. Stop protecting evil. We didn't join the Mafia when we joined this business. We owe no one our vow of silence.  
--Suggest traditional men's roles be turned into ones for women. It will instantly make your work more layered. Anyone from the lead to the sidekick to a character with one line -- turn them into women. It is imperative that we start seeing women on film in other roles than The Wife or The Sexpot. How boring. Let's reflect on film what society ACTUALLY looks like: 50% female. Women are in all kinds of jobs and have complex lives, so put that on the screen. I'm curious about the plumber who says two words on film if she's a woman. What's her story? How'd she get there? People love relating to othe rpeople onscreen. So why aren't we women allowed to relate to our own lives? Where is our representation? Let's take action to change these tropes. It is time. 
--Put female writers and directors on the TOP of your lists. Do it every time. If asked why, say why not, smile and walk away. Give them something to think about. It's about time to see women in films as equals. This is a simple way to start. Remember: Just because it's been done a certain way doesn't mean it should still be done that way. The sad fact is, Hollywood is out of date. Let's bring our town into the modern world. Dwindling ticket sales are a reflection of how largely passé Hollywood films are. Let's be better, let's do better.
--Stop rewarding males that do half-ass jobs. Hire women instead of men. Be bold when you hire. Go with your gut. Go with someone interesting and not someone "safe." 
--If someone yells at you or puts you down, stop them in their tracks. Retrain them. If someone says your name wrong, you correct them, so why don't we do it when mistreated? Correct bad behavior as it happens. If Scott Rudin throws a phone at your head, throw one back and throw it harder. No one gets to abuse you. If someone is a misogynist, an abuser of talent and crew, or worse, DO NOT LET THEM GET HIRED.
--Finally, please stop viewing film and TV as product. It is not product. You and I are making documented history. We are creating a time capsule. Choose what you put in it wisely. 
We can be the change we want to see. Let's go, let's have an agenda, and let's do this. 
THIS ARTICLE IS RELATED TO: Rose McGowanSexism

Saturday, May 16, 2015

MACY'S RUNWAY SHOW TO BENEFIT ASSISTED HOME CARE AND HOSPICE ~ AT WW11 AVIATION MUSEUM, CAMARILLO 2015














NEW LYDIA CORNELL BIO and PHOTOS ~ 2015

NEW BIO AND PHOTOS from April-May Charity events



ASSISTED HOME CARE AND HOSPICE ~ SAFE PASSAGE - SAVING LIVES ~ SURVIVORS AND ABUSE VICTIMS
At WWII Aviation Museum Camarillo
CBS Studios _ I Love Lucy Event!
















CBS STUDIOS ~ SAFE PASSAGE SAVES LIVES ~ VICTIMS OF ABUSE MOTHER'S DAY LUNCHEON

NEW PHOTOS from April-May Charity events

ASSISTED HOME CARE AND HOSPICE ~ SAFE PASSAGE - SAVING LIVES ~ SURVIVORS AND ABUSE VICTIMS
At WWII Aviation Museum Camarillo
CBS Studios _ I Love Lucy Event!















Monday, May 11, 2015

LYDIA CORNELL: NEW BIO, DIRECTING AND ACTING DEMO REELS 2015

http://vimeopro.com/computersolutions/lydia-cornellLYDIA CORNELL ACTING REELS - STANDUP COMEDY, DRAMATIC, COMEDIC, ORIGINAL WRITING,



About Lydia Cornell


Cornell has been invited to contribute her writings to The International Museum of Peace, which houses letters from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mother Teresa, Maya Angelou & Sir Edmund Hillary. About Lydia Cornell

With 34 million viewers Tuesday nights on ABC primetime, and millions of fans in worldwide and first-run syndication, AFI Best Actress nominee, People's Choice Award winner and public figure Lydia Cornell is best known as the star of the hit ABC series Too Close for Comfort as Emmy legend Ted Knight’s daughter ‘Sara’. Recently seen on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, Variety’s Power of Comedy, and the Kelsey Grammer Comedy Hour. An international star of over 250 TV shows and films in 27 countries, Lydia received the Southern California Motion Picture Council’s Golden Halo Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014. She was honored with the USO's Distinguished Service Award or her trip to Beirut to visit the troops, the United Nations Peacekeeping forces. In 2014 Lydia directed the SAG film “It’s My Decision” now on the film festival circuit. One of TV’s most popular sex symbols, she is now a writer, director, producer, mother, comedienne, talk show host, women and children’s advocate, teen mentor and inspirational public speaker. Her articles have appeared in US, Herald de Paris; Huffington Post, Editor & Publisher, Macon Daily, and Lone Star Icon. She has been profiled in PEOPLE; US; A&E Biography; Entertainment Tonight; Access Hollywood; E-Channel; Eye on L.A.; Good Morning America; PM Magazine; Good Housekeeping; TV Guide; Getty Images; Wire Images and hundreds of magazines and talk shows worldwide. 

  • Lydia’s fan base exploded last fall when she shot onto Google’s Top Trends[1] and Yahoo! Finance News’ Most Viewed News Stories[2] right behind William Buffet. Yahoo! Finance News: Lydia Cornell interviews World Leaders, Pulitzer Prize Winners, White House and Presidential Candidates for new morning drive AM radio show
  • Too Close for Comfort is back daily on Tribune Broadcasting’s comedy channel Antenna TV, on WGN and in top markets nationwide. The show has been in worldwide syndication for over 25 years.
  • Seen on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm; costarring with Robert Downey, Jr., Steven Tyler, Jon Bon Jovi and Gary Oldman in indie films at Sundance; Kelsey Grammer Comedy Hour; Host of Variety’s Power of Comedy with Rebel Wilson, Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Melissa Etheridge, Aziz Ansari, Lake Bell, Dylan McDermott, Patton Oswalt and Sarah Silverman, she co-stars in director Jordan Alan’s Cats Dancing on Jupiter with star of The Mentalist.
·      Known for her knife-sharp humor on HBO, in comedy concerts, and on morning-drive radio, Cornell has been called: “A fresh voice; one of the most original voices in America today. Deeply funny and transformative, she has been called the “female George Carlin” – only prettier.” 
·      She hosts an award-winning radio show and top-rated iTunes podcast with Hell’s Kitchen chefs, MTV stars and CLNS Sports Radio. Beats and Eats was nominated for a Stitcher Award.
·      She is currently working on a series of humor and spiritual recovery books, which will be out in 2015. She wrote, produced and directed the indie film Venus Conspiracy, which will soon be a feature film.
·      Despite rumors on TMZ and in the tabloids, Cornell did not sue Kelsey Grammer. Cornell is currently helping the FBI alongside Kelsey Grammer in a major criminal investigation. This will be revealed in an upcoming expose.
·      Lydia recently spoke at Texas A&M on overcoming domestic violence and did a documentary for Safe Passage, a battered women’s shelter.
·      She received the USO Distinguished Service Award for Beirut war zone trip.  
·      Lydia disappeared from Hollywood to get sober, raise children, write, and “find her soul in a pornographic world.” She is a talk-show host; comedienne; teen mentor on suicide prevention; a women and children’s advocate, mother, author, award-winning blogger, recovery expert and inspirational public speaker. She is in development on a new TV series and feature films.




[1] Google Hot Trends: Google Hot Trends: What is popular/what is hot Lydia Cornell in Google’s top 100 trends when a cover story on Cornell coincided with the news that her show was coming back on the air. Cornell wrote over 175 spiritual-political articles on government, politics, Obama, the election, sex and religion.
[2] Breaking Yahoo! News: Too Close for Comfort actress Lydia Cornell interviews world leaders, presidential candidates and Pulitzer Prizewinners for new radio show.






Monday, May 04, 2015

i.am.angel foundation and Space Horizons join forces ~ will.i.am and our new partnership

Project Board of Directors and Advisors: Kevin Gebert, Lydia Cornell, Morgan, 


SpaceHorizons Brings Satellite Mission Program to Boyle Heights Students : i.am.angel foundation 5/4/15, 2:15 PM
The project will combine the hands-on experience of design, building, testing, and launching a small satellite (CubeSat) along with a guest lecture series featuring members of the entertainment, science, and academic communities. The lectures will be recorded and made available to other schools in Los Angeles and across the country. It’s an extremely exciting STEM opportunity for the students of east Los Angeles.
SpaceHorizons launched their initiative last week at Roosevelt High School’s Space Day, a day of fun space-oriented activities such as building and launching bottle rockets.
SpaceHorizons’ pilot program for Roosevelt students building CubeSat satellites will be in 7 stages. Each of the 7 stages are broken into modules that follow the school calendar. They are designed to be flexible and easily modified to reflect availability of in-class teacher time, student time and guest presenters and funding.
SpaceHorizons’ 7 Stage STEM Life Cycle:
August 2015: Start of Guest Lecture Series
September 2015: Start Cubesat/Satellite Instruction
October 2015: Start Design Phase
December 2015: Conduct Design Review
January 2016: Start Assembly Phase
March 2016: Conduct Test Readiness Review and Start Test Phase May 2016: Conduct Launch Readiness Review


We can’t wait to see the day our students’ satellites launched into space! For more information on SpaceHorizons and how you can support this great initiative, please visit www.spacehorizons.org (http://www.spacehorizons.org)
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