Women Directors and B-Movies

[Mofo Rising]

Note: I'm using "B-Movies" in the "would fit in as a review on this site" sense.

A friend in mine in film school is currently taking a "Women & Film" class.  They focus on women directors, of which there is a definite deficit.  If you need an example of that deficit, his group is focusing a report on Penny Marshall.  I suggested he do Leni Riefenstahl.  (If you know who that is, you can see the problem.  Amazingly, the lady is still alive.)

Of course, I immediately thought of women directors and b-movies.  Are there any women directors who have specialized in the b-film, or at least made a substantial mark?  Any who've made a hideously bad film that belongs on this page?

I can think of Kathryn Bigelow and NEAR DARK.  I'm sure you messgae board people, the living database of bad film, can come up with some other names.

[Vermin Boy]

The late Doris Wishman is the first one who comes to my mind.

[Brother Ragnarok]

The hell?  When did Doris Wishman die?  I saw her on Conan O'Brien like a year ago.  That sucks.  She made some great sleazy flicks.

Brother R

[kriegerg69]

Doris Wishman...

She's been dead for about a year now.

[jmc]

Has it been a year?  Maybe it has.  I thought it was more like six or seven months.

Hmmm...others.  Roberta Findlay and also Penelope Spheeris, who at least used to do B-movies and cult movies.

[Cullen]

Here are two more for you:

* Mary Lambert[/url] - She's the director of the two Pet Sematary movies, as well as a couple of Madonna videoes (according to the IMdB)

* Rachel Talalay[/url] - Talalay is the director of such films as Freddies Dead: The Final Nightmare , Ghost in the Machine, and Tank Girl
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[Evan3]

I know its not a B Movie, but scary nonetheless.

Salma Hayek's directorial debut is due out sometime next year (I hate the woman, no wonder Edward Norton drinks so much.)