Hollywood needs more female directors behind big projects.  Entertainment Weekly's list of the 25 greatest working directors from a couple weeks back was ridiculous but it did inadvertently note how there are no major female players behind the camera in Hollywood.  Catherine Hardwicke helmed one of the highest-grossing films of last year with "Twilight" but it would be a stretch to say that she could write her own ticket (she didn't even have enough clout to stay on the project because she *gasp* wanted more time). 

So Entertainment Weekly's report that Drew Barrymore may direct the "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse", the third installment in the series, is, in a weird way, pretty cool.  Barrymore's upcoming film, "Whip It!", starring Ellen Page, must be getting some pretty good responses if she's on the short list to direct such a major picture as her follow-up.  While I'm wholly-indifferent-to-downright-sour on the "Twilight" franchise, I do think that any opportunity for female directors to break into the boys club of Hollywood directing is a positive.  If it has to be for this franchise, well, so be it.