Blue Steel

Women film directors are rare now and were even rarer in past century. Those who made their name in macho realm of action cinema tended to stand out, like Kathryn Bigelow. Yet, her films were anything but women’s films, with only few having female protagonist, like her 1990 thriller *Blue Steel*. Protagonist, played by Jamie Lee Curtis, is Megan Turner, woman who has just graduated from New York City Police Academy.…