The Academy's failure, yet again, to nominate a female director. "There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on the negative side, financiers are now dominant and making all the decisions. I can't count the ways a director's vision is compromised." Lili Taylor I opened my computer and settled to continue working on my feature script about a 'disentranced' woman in a world that could be ours, but dare not admit that it is. 'Disentranced' is the title of the film. I love this word for it basically means: To awaken from a trance or deep sleep; to arouse from a r everie . Unfortunately I wasn't able to write as I very quickly got diverted by the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards, which have been released today. I watch a lot of films, intrigued by the way performances are brought to life through direction, art design and