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Kate Mara to Star in Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Female Marine Drama ‘Megan Leavey’
“Fantastic Four” actress Kate Mara will star as another kind of heroine in the upcoming military biopic “Megan Leavey.” Directed by “Blackfish” helmer Gabriela Cowperthwaite, “Megan...
Hannah Minghella Takes Over TriStar at Sony
Staff reorganization among Sony’s brass has led to Hannah Minghella’s appointment as president of the studio’s TriStar division. The new position will offer Minghella “substantial latitude...
‘Empire’ Creator Lee Daniels Developing Drama About Girl Band
Following the mega-success of “Empire,” Fox has bought another series from writer-director Lee Daniels: a drama about the tensions within a cobbled-together girl band. The Atlanta-set...
Trailer Watch: Elle Fanning Stars as Trans Teen in Multi-Generational Family Drama ‘About Ray’
An extended family comes to terms with the gender transition of one of their own in director Gaby Dellal’s drama “About Ray.” Elle Fanning stars as the titular Ray, a high-school student...
Issa Rae’s Long Road: When Are We Finally Going to Stop Wondering if Women of Color Are “Relatable”?
Five years ago, HBO greenlit Lena Dunham’s “Girls,” betting that the romantic misadventures of an educated, upper-middle-class twentysomething white girl and her friends were resonant enough...
Trailer Watch: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Are Gorgeous, Unhappy, Possibly Violent ‘By the Sea’
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Eve Ensler Producing Web Series Starring and Written by Trans Woman About Dating
The new web series “Her Story” features playwright Eve Ensler (“The Vagina Monologues”) as a producer and trans activist Jen Richards as its star and co-writer. Richards has penned the...
Julie Klausner’s a Master of the Poison Pen With ‘Difficult People’
Salim and Mara Brock Akil Sign Deal With Warner Bros. TV
Husband-and-wife team Salim and Mara Brock Akil have signed a multi-year deal with Warner Bros. TV. The Akils’ partnership with the studio will take effect in May 2016, upon which Brock Akil will...
Apply for a 10-Day Retreat for Women of Color Directors and Screenwriters
Spotting a woman director of color helming a studio film orshowrunning for a network can be like finding a Puya Raimondi — that rare flower that blooms every 100 years. There are plenty of...
Cecily Strong and Jessica Chastain to Star in April Prosser’s Wing-Woman Comedy ‘Plus One’
Cecily Strong of “SNL” and Jessica Chastain of, well, movie-star fame have been cast in the upcoming comedy “Plus One.” Written by April Prosser, “Plus One” will be one of the first...
Reese Witherspoon Makes Producing Deal with ABC Studios
After optioning several female-driven books for big-screen adaptation, Reese Witherspoon and her producing partner Bruna Papandrea are looking to develop projects for the small screen. Witherspoon...
Study: An Epidemic of Invisibility Afflicts Female, Racially Diverse, LGBT Characters
A new study from USC has found that Hollywood is failing pretty much anyone who isn’t a straight white man. A 700-film, 30,000-character study was undertaken by USC’s Media, Diversity, &...
The Women of Color Heroes We Both Need and Deserve
This summer has been a pretty big one for nerd culture so far. Nerd Christmas came and went with this year’s San Diego Comic-Con”: “Ant-Man” premiered; the trailers for “Superman v....
HBO’s Upcoming Docs: Autism Portrait ‘How to Dance in Ohio,’ Urban Portrait ‘San Francisco 2.0,’ More
“How to Dance in Ohio,” Alexandra Shiva’s chronicle of three autistic girls’ preparations for Prom, and “San Francisco 2.0,” Alexandra Pelosi’s examination of that city’s...
Christina Applegate to Star as Unconventional Psychologist in Family Dramedy by Kathleen Robertson
Christina Applegate is apparently eyeing another return to TV. The “Vacation” actress is currently attached to star in the Lionsgate TV dramedy “Your Time Is Up,” a family saga centered on...
Wolfe Video Donates 100 Lesbian Films to June Mazer Lesbian Archives
Wolfe Video, the largest exclusive distributor of LGBT movies, is celebrating its 30th anniversary by donating its complete library of lesbian films — about 100 or so — to the June L....
Watch: Amy Schumer Takes on Gun Violence (VIDEO)
Amy Schumer has become a star by being one of the funniest people alive about feminism, but recent events have forced her to publicly embrace other politics as well. After a man killed and injured...
UFC Champion Ronda Rousey to Star in Movie Adaptation of Her Autobiography
After knocking out her opponent in an instantly famous 34-second match, UFC star Ronda Rousey became a household name over the weekend. Now Hollywood is calling. Rousey, who has appeared in “The...
Little White Lies Lists 100 Greatest Movies by Women Directors
Last month, the BBC created a list of the 100 greatest American films ever made. Appallingly, only three female co-directors made the cut: Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer on “Grey Gardens” and Maya...
4 of the Top 5 Indies of 2015 (So Far) Feature Female Protagonists
Indiewire has published its annual running list of the year’s highest-grossing independent films. The unsurprising takeaway? Plenty of moviegoers are interested in watching stories about women....
MoMA Film Benefit to Honor Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett will be saluted by the Museum of Modern Art as part of the institution’s annual film benefit. In addition to the Oscar winner’s filmography, MoMA’s film department will...
Trailer Watch: Anne Hathaway is the Boss in Nancy Meyers’ ‘The Intern’
Quote of the Day: Robin Wright: “We Need a Female Che Guevara” to Fight Hollywood Sexism
“We need a revolution, we really do,” proclaimed Robin Wright in a new interview with the London Evening Standard. “Thank God gender equality is finally being talked about and making news,”...