Her essays are collected in many books including The American Century[1] and American Movie Critics.[2] Rickey was an early champion of female filmmakers. During her tenure as a movie reviewer, she covered technological evolutions in the industry from the video revolution to the rise of digital film, and has profiled artists and filmmakers from Clint Eastwood and Sidney Poitier to Elizabeth Taylor and Nora Ephron.
Biography
Rickey grew up in Los Angeles, California, where she developed a lifelong interest in film. She attended the University of California, San Diego (AB 1974, MFA 1976) where she studied with Manny Farber and worked as his teaching assistant.[3] Between 1975 and 1976 Rickey participated in the Whitney Museum of American Art's Independent Study Program.
Rickey contributed chapters to The Power of Feminist Art,[10]The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll,[11] among many other collections. She is included in the book Feminists Who Changed America[12] for her role in chronicling the work and the progress of women artists and filmmakers in articles and catalogue essays.
In 2018, she won the award for Best Commentary (Film/Television) from the L.A. Press Club for her serve, "What Ever Happened to Women Directors?"[13] and won a regional Emmy (Mid-Atlantic division) for best Documentary for the film, "Before Hollywood: Philadelphia and the Birth of the Movies."[14]