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On the Lot: Hollywood's lack of female directors, New York Film Festival
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Oct 5, 2015
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On the Lot: Hollywood's lack of female directors, New York Film Festival
A government employment watchdog wants to know why Hollywood has so few women in the director's chair. This and more in this week's On the Lot.
Los Angeles, Oct. 17, 2012: Ava DuVernay, writer/director of the film "Middle of Nowhere"
In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 photo, Ava DuVernay, writer/director of the film "Middle of Nowhere," poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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A government employment watchdog wants to know why Hollywood has so few women in the director's chair. This and more in this week's On the Lot.

On this week's installment of On the Lot with

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  • A government employment watchdog wants to know why Hollywood has so few women in the director's chair.
  • Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks are the big names of the New York Film Festival, thanks to "Bridge of Spies."
  • Ridley Scott's "The Martian" had a big weekend at the box office.