Tag Archives: women in Hollywood

Video Essay: Polly Platt – Designing the ’80s

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Aaron

Polly Platt is best known for two phases in her long Hollywood career. First, for her work as a production designer on some of the great films of the New Hollywood era (The Last Picture Show, What’s Up, Doc?, The … Continue reading →

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The Thief Who Came to Dinner: Design by Polly Platt

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Aaron

I recently watched The Thief Who Came to Dinner for the first time. This 1973 film was written by the great Walter Hill (and it’s got the punchy script to show for it), directed by an unsung Bud Yorkin,* and … Continue reading →

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One More Reason Women in Hollywood Can’t Catch a Break

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Aaron

Just a quick entry here to highlight two recent articles about women in Hollywood: Peter Biskind’s “Sherry Lansing, Dawn Steel and Sue Mengers: When the Broads Faced the Raging Bulls in ’70s Hollywood,” (The Hollywood Reporter 9 December) and Scott … Continue reading →

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