"The Girls on Film project reshoots well-known macho movie scenes using female actors. It's a very simple idea that produces startling and fascinating results."
- - Mathilda Gregory, The Guardian
"That’s the beauty of The Girls on Film – after every scene you are left wondering 'what if?' or just as often, 'why not?'"
- - Sabienna Bowman, Wit and Fancy
- - Mathilda Gregory, The Guardian
"That’s the beauty of The Girls on Film – after every scene you are left wondering 'what if?' or just as often, 'why not?'"
- - Sabienna Bowman, Wit and Fancy
"Instead of big studio reboots with women, the closest we get is the indie web series, 'The Girls on Film.'"
- - Monika Bartyzel, Moviefone
"…its pure JJ Abrams."
- - Mathilda Gregory, The Guardian
- - Monika Bartyzel, Moviefone
"…its pure JJ Abrams."
- - Mathilda Gregory, The Guardian
"This is a fan film project that creates powerful, dramatic results on a shoestring budget. And, while the performances here often highlight the differences between men and women, they prove that females are just as watchable in these parts as their male counterparts."
- -Karl Hodge, Den of Geek
- -Karl Hodge, Den of Geek
"...contrary to the Hollywood stereotypes, women can play masculine scenes...if Jeff and Ashleigh get their way, we could soon see a whole new script play out on the silver screen."
- - Carolyn Jarvis, Global 16:9
"...until Hollywood wises up, we have Harrington and Hammond’s innovative and original series to keep us from forgetting what we’re missing out on."
- - Sabienna Bowman, Wit and Fancy
- - Carolyn Jarvis, Global 16:9
"...until Hollywood wises up, we have Harrington and Hammond’s innovative and original series to keep us from forgetting what we’re missing out on."
- - Sabienna Bowman, Wit and Fancy
"...these young men and women have taken it to a whole different level."
- - Melissa Silverstein, Women and Hollywood
"This fascinating project points out that a woman can bring a fresh perspective to a character that is generally given to a man."
- - Maura McHugh, Splinster
- - Melissa Silverstein, Women and Hollywood
"This fascinating project points out that a woman can bring a fresh perspective to a character that is generally given to a man."
- - Maura McHugh, Splinster
(Re: Star Trek)
"Nicely done!"
Roberto Orci, Writer of Star Trek
"While Harrington and Taxia do a superb acting job, I think many people are dumbstruck when they first encounter the recreated scene. The masculine repartee between these two women and Harrington's bloody nose challenge the idea that masculinity can only be enacted by men."
- - Lester Andrist, Sociological Cinema
"Ashleigh Harrington impressed with a though-provoking portrayal of a female James T Kirk in a scene from Star Trek 2009."
- - TrekMovie.com
"Nicely done!"
Roberto Orci, Writer of Star Trek
"While Harrington and Taxia do a superb acting job, I think many people are dumbstruck when they first encounter the recreated scene. The masculine repartee between these two women and Harrington's bloody nose challenge the idea that masculinity can only be enacted by men."
- - Lester Andrist, Sociological Cinema
"Ashleigh Harrington impressed with a though-provoking portrayal of a female James T Kirk in a scene from Star Trek 2009."
- - TrekMovie.com
"What I like about the Girls on Film project is that it shows us how thoughts expressed by characters in fiction are in fact deeply coloured by our perceptions of gender – such as the idea of being unable to know yourself without having first been in a fight. In the original piece, which is very much an anthem to anxieties over modern male identity, we take it as read that it is through fighting that men can come to know themselves. This recasting expresses those same anxieties as something we all share and need to deal with, regardless of our ostensible gender roles."
- - Sarah Cook, Bad Reputation
- - Sarah Cook, Bad Reputation
"So I was pleasantly surprised to find that the result is more than just an exercise in pastiche, or in refracting gender through a clever prism (although it is both). As I watch actors Laura Miyata and Ashleigh Harrington recreate a scene from No Country for Old Men, and do so very well, the Coen Brothers' spare, every-word-counts dialogue rises to the surface, letting me listen and appreciate it with fresh ears."
- - Mark Bourne, 'Open the Pod Bay Doors, HAL'
"They’re fun and also highlight the types of roles we do and don’t expect to see women in."
- - Gwen Sharp, Society Pages
- - Mark Bourne, 'Open the Pod Bay Doors, HAL'
"They’re fun and also highlight the types of roles we do and don’t expect to see women in."
- - Gwen Sharp, Society Pages
"The Girls on Film is such a breath of fresh air."
- - Karl Hodge, Den of Geek
"The Girls on Film deliberately choose the most blokey, testosterone-fuelled movies – the man-sweat soaked story telling that one might assume just wouldn't fly with women in the lead roles – and remakes them, straight-faced, serious and intense. And they work just as well."
- - Mathilda Gregory, The Guardian
- - Karl Hodge, Den of Geek
"The Girls on Film deliberately choose the most blokey, testosterone-fuelled movies – the man-sweat soaked story telling that one might assume just wouldn't fly with women in the lead roles – and remakes them, straight-faced, serious and intense. And they work just as well."
- - Mathilda Gregory, The Guardian
"The Girls On Film blog, a tasty little pop culture treat that's one part social commentary, one part tongue and cheek comedy… recreate famous male-male scenes, with just enough of a girly twist (ie: Tyler Durden applying lip gloss instead of smoking) to remind us that they're not taking themselves all that seriously in this clever little endeavor."
- - Morgan Shanahan, Blog Her
- - Morgan Shanahan, Blog Her
"In a film industry that seldom seems to consider women as more than sidekicks or sex objects a lot of the time, this is a really interesting way of getting us all to think about these issues."
- - Kate Townshend, Women's Views on News
"[The Girls on Film]...a new twist on gender-bending..."
- - Anne Thompson, Thompson on Hollywood
- - Kate Townshend, Women's Views on News
"[The Girls on Film]...a new twist on gender-bending..."
- - Anne Thompson, Thompson on Hollywood
The Girls on Film is an interactive web-series that remakes guy-on-guy movie scenes for your viewing pleasure.
David Wright of ABC News interviewing Ashleigh and Jeff
The Girls on Film is helmed by Canadian super-team Jeff Hammond and Ashleigh Harrington. With their combined film and television experience, the pair are the perfect duo to take on Hollywood's hits and give them a new edge.
Jeff Hammond is a director, actor, cinematographer and the CEO of Hammond Cheeze Films. Check out the site to see more of his work: HammondCheezeFilms.com
You could say Ashleigh Harrington is the next <insert awesome actress here>. She has set herself up to take over the industry as an award-winning actress, with a keen eye for detail and a storytelling knowledgebase of mythic proportions.
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