Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

Although Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her does bear some similarities to Short Cuts and Magnolia in its setting (Southern California) and mood (modern malaise), and its multiple story format, its focus is exclusively on female characters, and it's possible to view each story on its own. ...more

Hollywood's lack of confidence in woman-centered films -- even one with such recognizable names and faces as Holly Hunter, Cameron Diaz, Glenn Close, and Calista Flockhart -- to draw ticket buyers to theaters has never been more obvious than in MGM's handling of this charming and provocative set of slightly overlapping stories. Developed at the Sundance Institute and shown to acclaim at its 2000 festival, Things You Can Tell was picked up for theatrical distribution by MGM, who then backed out ...more