Searching for Debra Winger is a documentary that searches for an honest opinion from women within the film industry. With a tremendous gathering of women, this documentary is definitely worth the watch to see all the influential women in Hollywood.
... (read more) Searching for Debra Winger is a documentary that searches for an honest opinion from women within the film industry. With a tremendous gathering of women, this documentary is definitely worth the watch to see all the influential women in Hollywood.
Making her directorial debut, actress Rosanna Arquette reveals what it means to be a woman in film. As Searching for Debra Winger debuted at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, Arquette drew inspiration from Michael Powell’s classic1948 film The Red Shoes, as a young woman is forced to choose between her love of being a dancer or the love of her life. Arquette employees this theme when dealing with workingwomen in film today, while exploring the radical balancing act: being a successful working actress, as well as a Mother and partner or wife. While consequently leaving Arquette questing why one of the great Hollywood actresses (Debra Winger) decide to leave Hollywood?

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Mid-life crisis documentary by awful actress, Rosanna Arquette, in which she came across as a Oprah-wannabe... not a good documentary at all. Feminists are sure to like it.

Pretty amazing how many extraordinary actresses Rosanna Arquette was able to lasso into sharing opinions and experiences about being an actress in the film/tv industry. Built on the premise of why did Debra Winger exit the industry so early, and what... (read more) Pretty amazing how many extraordinary actresses Rosanna Arquette was able to lasso into sharing opinions and experiences about being an actress in the film/tv industry. Built on the premise of why did Debra Winger exit the industry so early, and what makes being a woman in hollywood so rewarding and so challenging at the same time. I recommend this film to any women who are considering the acting business.

Rosanna Arquette has a mid-life crisis and makes a decent documentary giving you a peek into the lives and work of some of Hollywood's finest actresses. Often self-indulgent but rarely boring, I was entertained for the entirety of its 99 minute runni... (read more) Rosanna Arquette has a mid-life crisis and makes a decent documentary giving you a peek into the lives and work of some of Hollywood's finest actresses. Often self-indulgent but rarely boring, I was entertained for the entirety of its 99 minute running time and, in the end, the film got a conversation going, which is never a bad thing. As a side note, I was gonna go with 2.5 stars but the quality of a few select interviews in this movie pushed it up another half-a-notch.

Absolutely loved it! Basically it's a doumentary about women in Hollywood and the eternal question, how do you manage career and family? But with these women it's different because they're all public figures. I loved how candid everyone was, espec... (read more) Absolutely loved it! Basically it's a doumentary about women in Hollywood and the eternal question, how do you manage career and family? But with these women it's different because they're all public figures. I loved how candid everyone was, especially Debra Winger, and how much it made me proud to be a woman.

It was okay. I was torn between thinking these were just whiney actors bemoaning the choices they had to make and sympathizing with the lack of roles for older women. Those actors who truly chose to put their children first and drop out of hollywoo... (read more) It was okay. I was torn between thinking these were just whiney actors bemoaning the choices they had to make and sympathizing with the lack of roles for older women. Those actors who truly chose to put their children first and drop out of hollywood won my respect with their simple grace about the whole thing.