There was a time in the ‘80s when a character like Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver) was the female action hero, and ...

For a very long time, action movies have been dominated by Bonds and Bournes. Female characters were still key players in movies, but were mostly given the supporting roles beside the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Miramax. John McClane. The T-800. Captain America. These names have earned their place in the public imagination as ...

Directing action can seem like a man’s game. That’s in part because for years female directors struggled to get any opportunities, much less genre opportunities. We still talk about Ida Lupino because ...

"I think the thing that always frustrates me is the fact that guys will get a free ride," the Oscar winner says. By Carly Thomas Senior Editor, Digital Charlize Theron is calling out Hollywood studios ...

With Women Of Action, Caroline Siede digs into the history of women-driven action movies to explore what these stories say about gender and how depictions of female action heroes have evolved over ...

Actress Charlize Theron criticized the film industry for being reluctant to support female-led action films, in a new interview with The New York Times. Theron and fellow actress Uma Thurman spoke to ...

With Women Of Action, Caroline Siede digs into the history of women-driven action movies to explore what these stories say about gender and how depictions of female action heroes have evolved over ...

The 1990s witnessed a major transformation in action cinema, with the rise to prominence in Hollywood of stars like Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jackie Chan, Nicolas Cage, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the ...