by Alyson Faye Rhodes (Aly Rhodes) According to The Guardian newspaper article (2018) of the 1100 films surveyed in the last 11 years, only 4% were directed by women. So that’s 22 male directors hired for every woman. …

The Forceful Women in Val Lewton’s 1940’s RKO Horror Films. By Alyson Faye Rhodes (Aly Rhodes) Val Lewton (1904–1951) aka ‘The Sultan of Shadows’ The Russian-American novelist, film producer and screenwriter was the driving force behind the new, low budget, dedicated horror ‘B’ film unit at RKO in the 1940’s…