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Introducing October’s Women and Horror Series

I grew up being deathly afraid of horror movies. I’d flip quickly through channels that had anything horror related on to prevent nightmares. As I grew up my taste for horror began to...

Documentary, Features, News, Women Directors

Guest Post: Afghan Doc Subject from The Network Flees to the Netherlands

In 2011, I spent 3 months in Afghanistan making The Network, a film set behind the scenes at Afghanistan’s largest media company, Tolo. The film is about the power of media to effect social change...

News, Television

Smallville’s Super Girl, Laura Vandervoort, to Produce Series About Girl with Superpowers

Laura Vandervoort, who played Supergirl Kara on Smallville, has created Super Duper Deelia, a series for young girls. Vandervoort, who will also executive produce, explained her motivations for...

News, Television

Halle Berry Heading to TV with CBS Series

We have all noticed the recent trend of actresses like Anna Faris and Toni Collette trying their hand at network TV. It seems to be the medium where women can work and play interesting characters....

Box Office, News

Gravity Has Biggest October Opening in History

Gravity hit big at the box office over the weekend, grossing much more than was predicted for Alfonso Cuaron’s sci-fi epic starring Sandra Bullock. The film grossed $55.6 million, making it the...

News

What Does Women and Hollywood Mean To You?

I wanted to share with you the news that I am going to be one of this year’s recipients of the Susan B. Anthony award this Wednesday night from the NYC chapter of the National Organization for...

Box Office, News

My First Forbes Piece: Gravity — A Step Forward for Women Onscreen

I believe that it is important to talk about the issues related to women and Hollywood to as wide as audience as possible. That’s the only way we will make progress. So, I am happy to report that...

News

TV Pilot News Roundup for October 7

Here’s some exciting women written and produced TV pilot news that’s happened in the last couple weeks. Diablo Cody returns to the small screen with Prodigy for Fox, Liz Garcia will be...

News, Weekly Update, Women Directors, Women Writers

Weekly Update for October 4: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You

Films About Women Opening This Weekend Concussion — Written and Directed by Stacie Passon Concussion was one of my favorite movies at Sundance this year. It was truly a revelation. Robin...

News, Women Producers

Nahnatchka Khan and Reese Witherspoon Team Up on Happily Ever After

Disney has picked up Happily Ever After from Don’t Trust the B creator, Nahnatchka Khan. Reese Witherspoon is on board to star and produce the project through with her Pacific Standard partner,...

Features, News, Television

How Will We Remember ‘Breaking Bad’s Skyler White?

In the lead-up to the final half-season of Breaking Bad, AMC’s much-admired show about an Albuquerque chemistry teacher who began cooking and selling methamphetamine when he received a cancer...

News

Jane Fonda Will Receive AFI Lifetime Achievement Award

Jane Fonda will be the 42nd recipient of the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. Fonda has appeared in over 40 movies since her debut in 1960’s Tall Story....

News, Trailers, Videos

New Trailer: Diana — Starring Naomi Watts

Here is the first domestic trailer for Diana, starring Naomi Watts. The film covers the period during the last two years of Diana’s life while she was dating surgeon Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews)...

News

Natalie Portman Teams with Marvel for STEM Mentoring Program for Girls

Natalie Portman has teamed up with Marvel to announce the Ultimate Mentor Adventure, a mentor program/contest that gives girls the opportunities to interview women working in science, technology,...

Features, News

The Big O: How Sandra Bullock Found Her Own Sense of Gravity

AsSandra Bullock embarks on her spellbinding one-woman space odyssey in AlfonsoCuaron’s stunning 3-D thriller Gravity at theaters this weekend, let usconsider her extraordinary trajectory right...

News

Quote of the Day: Jennifer Lawrence to Hollywood’s Diet Police “Go F*** Yourself”

In the upcoming November issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK, Jennifer Lawrence speaks about the time she was labeled as “fat” by producers and told that if she didn’t lose weight, she’d be...

Interviews, News

Sundance Interview Rerun: Concussion — Directed by Stacie Passon, Produced by Rose Troche, Starring Robin Weigert

Originally published on February 1st. Concussion opens in theaters and on VOD on October 4th. Concussion was one of my favorite movies at Sundance this year. It was truly a revelation. Robin...

News, Statistics, Television, Women Directors

DGA Report: Women Represent Only 14% of TV Directors

The DGA has released its annual report tracking the statistics of directors on episodic TV shows for the 2012–2013 season, and the news is that there is no news. The numbers have remained pretty...

News, Videos

Trailer Watch: Frozen — Co-Directed by Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee, co-director of the upcoming Frozen, is only the second woman in Disney history to direct a Disney animated feature. Frozen, is an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale,...

News

Oprah Will Receive The Hollywood Reporter’s Sherry Lansing Leadership Award

Oprah will be the 2013 recipient of The Hollywood Reporter’s Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, which is given to a woman who is a leader and pioneer in the industry. To say that Oprah is a pioneer...

Features, Films, Guest Posts, News

Wonder Woman Fan Film Shows Up Hollywood

With superheroes dominating the box office and pop culture landscape, it’s simply astonishing that there hasn’t been a female-lead film added the mix yet. While Marvel has a dearth of male...

Films, News, Women Writers

October Film Preview

We’ve come off an impactful September for women in film with Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Wadjda breaking boundaries for women directors in Saudi Arabia and being the country’s first Oscar entry;...

News, Women Directors

“No One Can Say it’s a Level Playing Field” — Catherine Hardwicke Ignites Discussion on Women Directors

Catherine Hardwicke, director of Thirteen and Twilight, spoke candidly to Variety about her career. After Hardwicke directed Twilight, which was a huge deal for a woman director, she admitted that...

News

Aline Brosh McKenna to Write Live Action Cruella de Vil Film

Cruella de Vil is the latest Disney bad girl to get the live action treatment. Maleficent with Angelina Jolie playing the Sleeping Beauty villain already has finished filming and will be released...

News, Women Directors

Citizen Jane Film Festival and Summit

I’m heading to Columbia, Mo for the Citizen Jane Film Festival which celebrates independent films by independent women. I will be a part of the Citizen Jane Summit which is going to discuss the...

News, Television

CNN and NBC Cancel Hillary Clinton Projects

After both CNN and NBC announced that they were both developing projects about Hillary Clinton — a documentary and a miniseries respectively — it caused a panic to say the least. The...

News, Trailers, Videos

Trailer Watch: New Trailer for Philomena — Starring Judi Dench

Philomena, starring Judi Dench, has taken the festival circuit by storm — receiving critical praise at Toronto and nabbing the Best Screenplay award at Venice. Dench plays Philomena, a woman...

News

Natalie Portman Gives Some Real Talk About Feminist Portrayals in Hollywood

Natalie Portman, in an interview for Elle UK, gave some surprisingly blunt real talk about what Hollywood considers feminist portrayals of female characters. Portman has been outspoken about wanting...

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