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Hollywood Sexist of the Day: Rex Reed
Rex Reed’s review of Identity Thief in The New York Observer is a scathing takedown of the film, which is fine. He's entitled to his opinion. He's a critic. What’s not...
Trailer Watch: The Brass Teapot – Directed by Ramaa Mosley
The Brass Teapot, directed by Ramaa Mosley, centers around a down on their luck couple (Juno Temple and Michael Angarano) who are struggling to make it until they find a magical teapot at a local...
Let’s Talk About Gender and Women Directors at the Berlin International Film Festival
This year’s Berlin Film Festival kicked off yesterday—screening over 400 films—19 of which are in competition. Festival director Dieter Kosslick says that gender is a central...
Weekly Update: Women-Centric, Directed, Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Week Side Effects Emily (Rooney Mara) and Martin (Channing Tatum) are a successful New York couple whose world unravels when a new drug prescribed by Emily's...
Barbra Streisand, Ellen Page Directing New Films
After yesterday’s news that Melissa McCarthy would be directing her first feature, more news about upcoming women directed films has been announced. The legendary Barbra Streisand will be...
Melissa McCarthy Developing Three New Films and Directing Tammy
The very funny Melissa McCarthy announced three movies that she and her writing partner/husband, Ben Falcone will be developing with their production company, On the Day. They have also signed on to...
Athena Co-Chair Diablo Cody Helps Kicks Off The Athena Film Festival Tonight
As we here at Women and Hollywood gear up for the Athena Film Festival starting tonight at Barnard College, we are so excited and thankful for the press that has been circulating about the festival....
Bonnie Hammer and Lauren Zalaznick Take on New Roles at NBC
Bonnie Hammer will be taking on running the full NBCU’s cable portfolio. Hammer, who previously oversaw USA Network, Syfy, E!, G4, Cloo, Chiller, Universal HD, Universal Cable Productions and...
Interview with Cate Shortland – Director and Co-Writer of Lore
Cate Shortland’s Lore opens on this Friday (2/8) in New York and Los Angeles. Originally published on September 25, 2012. Lore is Cate Shortland's second film after the exciting...
Jane Campion Named President of 2013 Cannes Short Film Jury
In exciting news from Cannes, Jane Campion has been named president of the Short Film Jury and the Cinefondation at this year’s festival. Campion (who we just interviewed at Sundance) has...
Sundance Interview with Sarah Barnett, General Manager of the Sundance Channel
We got to spend a couple of minutes at Sundance with the woman behind the Sundance Channel, Sarah Barnett. We don't get to talk to executives too often so it was really nice to get her...
Julia Stiles Playing Frances Marion in Jennifer DeLia’s Mary Pickford Biopic ‘The First’
Julia Stiles has just signed on to play screenwriter Frances Marion in Jennifer DeLia’s The First, which is based on Eileen Whitfield’s biography Pickford: The Woman Who Made...
Our Favorite Super Bowl Ad Starring Amy Poehler
One of Women and Hollywood's favorite ladies, Amy Poehler, starred in a Best Buy ad during the Super Bowl as an extremely difficult customer, automatically winning our favorite Super Bowl ad of...
Sundance Interview with Lynn Shelton – Director of Touchy Feely
I had never met Lynn Shelton before last month but I already felt like I knew her. She has a way of telling us stories about other people that are really about all of us. Her new film...
A Sisterhood With a Glass Ceiling
The NY Times devoted the top story in the Arts and Leisure section this past weekend to an exciting thing happening off-Broadway, the fact that women are being regularly hired to direct shows. The...
Kerry Washington Wins Big at NAACP Image Awards
Over the weekend at the NAACP Image Awards, Kerry Washington swept the show. She won three awards. She won for outstanding actress in a drama series for her role as Olivia Pope on Scandal, and also...
Guest Post: A Perfect Ending — Lesbian Film, Art House Film or Both?
So what is it that makes a movie a lesbian movie? Does it require lesbians playing the roles of the characters? Does the director have to be gay? Is there a quota of girl on girl...
Lena Dunham’s Big Week: DGA Win, New Show and Entertainment Weekly Cover Story
Things for Lena Dunham are showing absolutely no signs of slowing down—within the past week, she’s won a DGA, is developing a new show for HBO, is Entertainment Weekly’s cover girl...
Julia Ormond’s First US TV Starring Role in Witches of East End for Lifetime
Julia Ormond has had a varied and interesting career from roles in Legends of the Fall to David Lynch’s Inland Empire. Ormond has also had roles in many TV movies and miniseries and guest...
Stoker- Starring Mia Wasikowska and Nicole Kidman
The media and art that I always tend to be attracted to, some would say, could fall into the disturbing spectrum. I like messy, complicated and at times psychotic female characters. This has ranged...
SXSW Line Up: Not Great for Women Directors
Fresh on the heels of Sundance is SXSW’s film line up. While there are some awesome women-directed films featured such as Sini Anderson's documentary, The Punk Singer, about Kathleen Hanna,...
Surprise! Go Daddy’s Sexist Super Bowl Ad is the Worst Ever
While the Super Bowl is bringing us Beyonce at halftime, another thing it annually brings are the worst of the worst in terms of sexist ads. And GoDaddy.com without fail brings the cream of the crop...
Sundance Interview: Concussion – Directed by Stacie Passon, Produced by Rose Troche, Starring Robin Weigert
Concussion was one of my favorite movies at Sundance this year. It was truly a revelation. Robin Weigert who we have seen for so many years as a supporting character in shows like...
Standing Up and For Women
When I first started Women and Hollywood I knew that I wanted to the site to support women and their roles and accomplishments in pop culture but I really did not know exactly what that meant. Now,...
Kathleen Kennedy to Receive Will Rogers Motion Pictures Pioneer of Year Award
Kathleen Kennedy will be receiving the Pioneer of the Year award at this year’s Will Rogers Motion Pictures Pioneers dinner. Last year, Kennedy was picked by George Lucas to lead Lucasfilm....
Jessica Chastain to star in Miss Julie – Directed by Liv Ullmann
Liv Ullmann, director and muse of Ingmar Bergman, is set to direct an adaptation of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie. Set in 1874, the play explores the title character’s...
Watch This: New TV Spot for Admission starring Tina Fey
As we here at Women and Hollywood learn how to cope in a post-30 Rock world, we will be glad to see Tina Fey in everything we can. Next up for Fey, is Admission, where she plays Portia, a Princeton...