{"product_id":"women-vs-hollywood-by-helen-ohara-9781472144447","title":"Women vs Hollywood","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A \u003cstrong\u003efascinating\u003c\/strong\u003e polemic\" \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A \u003cstrong\u003epowerful\u003c\/strong\u003e, sobering and vital work\" \u003cem\u003eThe Mail on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A \u003cstrong\u003epage-turning\u003c\/strong\u003e read, peppered with humour\" \u003cem\u003eSight \u0026amp; Sound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A \u003cstrong\u003emust read\u003c\/strong\u003e\" Edgar Wright\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA call to arms from \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's 'geek queen', Helen O'Hara, that explores women's roles\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eboth in front of and behind the camera\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003esince the birth of Hollywood, how those roles are reflected within wider society and what we can do to level the playing field.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHollywood was born just over a century ago, at a time of huge forward motion for women's rights. With no rules in place to stop them, there were women who forged ahead in many areas of filmmaking. Yet, despite the work of early pioneers like Dorothy Arzner, Mabel Normand, Mary Pickford and Alice Guy-Blache, it soon came to embody the same old sexist standards. Women found themselves fighting a system that fed on their talent, creativity and beauty but refused to pay them the same respect as their male contemporaries - until now...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe tide has finally begun to turn. A new generation of women, both in front of and behind the camera, are making waves in the industry and are now shaping some of the biggest films to hit our screens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWomen vs Hollywood: The Fall and Rise of Women in Film\u003c\/em\u003e, film critic Helen O'Hara takes a closer look at the pioneering and talented women of Hollywood and their work in film since Hollywood began. And in understanding how women were largely written out of Hollywood's own origin story, and how the films we watch are put together, we can finally see how to put an end to a picture that is so deeply unequal - and discover a multitude of stories out there just waiting to be told.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47601399070956,"sku":"9781472144447","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781472144447-women-vs-hollywood.jpg?v=1777999328","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/women-vs-hollywood-by-helen-ohara-9781472144447","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}