Melina Matsoukas

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When Natalie Portman wore a dress for female Directors at The Oscars , she was praised by Many - But also in the face of a counter-movement.

"you are the problem" - actress Rose Mcgowan said. "Yes, you, Natalie. Lip Service is the problem. Fake support from other women is the problem. "

McGowan is not "argues that Portman go all the way", because they have a great history of success in working with the Director of the interior self.

Portman has now responded and says the reason is that it is "a Gatekeeper at every level" to prevent such movies made always.

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Why did Portman dress cause quite a stir?

Portman walked the Red Carpet on Sunday Night the Academy Awards wearing a custom Dior dress and cape, the.

who looked exactly looked that the cloak was adorned with The Names of some of The Female members of the management Board who were nominated at this year's Academy Awards .

For The Ninth year, in the last ten years, all five best Director nominees were male.

The Female Directors stressed by Portman include Lorene Scafaria (headed hustler), Lulu Wang (The farewell), Greta Gerwig (Little Women ), Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood ), and Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim).

The Oscar-winning actress has form when It Comes to this topic. During the demonstration the category of best Director in the year 2018, the Golden Globes, She Said : "And here are the all-male candidates. "

What was the reaction to The Dress ?

at the beginning of a broad support.

"Not all heroes capes to wear, But Natalie Portman is one of them, now,"

"Bravo, Natalie,"

Natalie Portman and Timothee Chalamet presented best adapted screenplay at The Ceremony

however, a couple of social-media sleuths searched in Portman filmography, which showed The Actress has only worked with two female Directors in their careers.

And One of them was himself.

In addition to her own production company, handsome Charlie films, is not yet a film with a female Director (again, other than the Portman itself).

Two tweets, in particular, that you will receive More Than 300,000 "likes" between them.

What to say to Rose Mcgowan ? Rose Mcgowan is pictured outside The First day of Harvey Weinstein 's sexual assault trial

the Grindhouse actress wrote: "[it was] the protest, which gets rave reviews from the mainstream media for his bravery.

"Brave? No, not by a long shot. More like an actress acting the part of someone who cares. Like so Many of you do.

"I Portman find the kind of activism that make deeply offensive to those of us who actually do this work. I Am not writing this out of bitterness, I Am writing out of disgust. I just want you and the other Actresses the way. "

McGowan Portman highlighted poor track record when It Comes to The Work with and the recruitment of female Directors.

"What is it with the Actresses of her ilk? "she went on. "You 'A-listers' in The World could change if you want to take a stand, instead of the problem.

"Stop pretending you are a kind of champion for something other than itself. Until You and your fellow Actresses in the real, don get all of us a favor and hang cloak your embroidered activist, does not depend on you right. "

How has responded Portman? Natalie Portman in a picture backstage at The Ceremony with Jojo Rabbit Director Taika Waititi

While recognizing the criticism of their own previous work, Portman defended himself and pointed to other projects that you worked on, the women were at the top.

"It's true, I only have a few movies with women," She Said in a statement to Bbc News .

"In my long career, I only get a chance to work with Director inside a couple of times - I have shorts, commercials, music videos and features with Marya Cohen, Mira Nair , Rebecca Zlotowski , Anna Rose Holmer, Sofia Coppola , Shirin Neshat , and me. "

The Actress , by adding that more projects with female Directors, who are not known to the public, like.

"Unfortunately, said the movies that I tried to made a Ghost of history," She Said .

"Female films were to get incredibly hard-to-made-in-studios or to get independently funded. If these movies don't get made, women are faced with enormous challenges in the production of them.

"I have made The Experience , to help a couple of times, you pick the number of female Directors employed on projects in which they were forced then because of the conditions they faced at work.

"you are, woman-directed films face difficulties in festivals, got distribution, and awards get in because The Gatekeepers at each level.

"So I want to say that I've tried, and I'm going to try it on. I still have not successfully, I Am hopeful that we will be a step into a new day. "

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Source of news: bbc.com