‘RBG’ filmmakers find a rich vein: Feminist love stories
November 12, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The label “date movie” hasn’t traditionally been applied much to documentaries but filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen have twice now made non-fiction films of trailblazing female icons that also happen to be portraits of loving, supportive marriages.
Review: Julia Child with a side of food in satisfying doc
November 9, 2021 GMTThere’s a semi-serious joke on Twitter about releasing the “all-Julia cut” of “Julie & Julia.” Nora Ephron’s generation-hopping tale of Julia Child's rise and the modern young woman trying to follow her lead has its fans, but it’s no secret that the Julia Child section is just more interesting than Julie’s.
‘RBG’ filmmakers find a rich vein: Feminist love stories
September 12, 2021 GMTThe label “date movie” hasn't traditionally been applied much to documentaries but filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen have twice now made non-fiction films of trailblazing female icons that also happen to be portraits of loving, supportive marriages.
‘RBG’ directors shed light on another legal trailblazer
January 31, 2021 GMTDirectors Julie Cohen and Betsy West first came across the name Pauli Murray while working on their Oscar-nominated documentary “RBG...
With many hungry for content, Sundance market heats up
January 27, 2021 GMTThree years ago, filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West got a dream Sundance debut. They premiered their film “RBG” to a sold-out crowd with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg not only in attendance but seeing it for the first time...
Reel Talk: ‘On the Basis of Sex’
January 12, 2019 GMTSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been the topic of conversation for decades, but never has a justice been in the limelight in a positive way quite like this before.
With the documentary “RBG” directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West garnering awards and attention this year, the petite yet mighty Ginsburg is once again the focal point in a film, the biopic feature “On the Basis of Sex,” starring Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer.