And that child is named Miley.

Miley Cyrus's Hannah Montana movie opened with huge numbers on Friday and could make 40 - 50 million this weekend. And while most of the hype will be about the Disney machine (and rightfully so), I have to hope that this also wakes Hollywood up to the fact that females can open movies. Yeah, it's a long shot but a boy can dream, can't he? Can't Evan Rachel Wood (left) get a chance?

The reason I bring this up is because I just read Entertainment Weekly's list of funniest actresses. The list is kind of silly because there's no way to really say who is "funnier" (I mean, Jane Lynch vs. Jessica Walters vs. Allison Janney alone could keep people arguing for weeks) but what it really showed was the fact that Hollywood has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to actresses and, unfortunately, they are all being wasted.

For a while I wondered why actresses like Wood, Amy Adams, Taraji P. Henson, Isla Fisher, Kerry Washington, Penelope Cruz, etc. couldn't seem to find the roles that would land them in the Julia/Reese class. Then I noticed that current A-listers like Renee Zelwegger and Kate Hudson can't even find good roles. How in the world is an up-and-coming star going to get their chance? No wonder most talented actresses head over to TV; Samantha Who? might not be the greatest show in the world but it's probably much better than anything Christina Applegate was getting offered by film studios.

Look at this year. The next movies getting a wide release with female's as the #1 lead are "Drag Me to Hell" and Sandra Bullock's "The Proposal". This is basically it for women. Horror films or rom-coms that seem like they were supposed to come out in the late 90's. Finally there are some more female-centric films in August & September but the year will be basically 2/3's over until the women get a shot. Also, why put them all together? With the finals of March Madness and baseball's opening day just happening, don't you think now is a time in which women would have some leverage on their boyfriends when it comes to what movie they go see?

Hollywood has a class of actresses that might just be able to hold their own against the Golden Era leading ladies like Hayworth, Hepburn, Lombard, Loy, etc. Give them a chance. If it means remaking those classic era films, fine. Do something. Hollywood can't let this much talent go to waste.