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Cyndi Lauper to Receive Logo Trailblazer Honors for Her LGBT Activism
Throughout her 30-year-plus career, Cyndi Lauper has been known as an outspoken advocate of LGBT rights, so it comes as no surprise that the Grammy winner will be honored by Logo at its 2017...
Lynn Nottage’s New Play “Mlima’s Tale” to Premiere Off Broadway in 2018
Lynn Nottage’s follow-up to her Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony-nominated play “Sweat” will bow in 2018. Per the New York Times, “Mlima’s Tale” will premiere Off Broadway at the Public...
“Wonder Woman” Director Patty Jenkins Makes History
By now you know that “Wonder Woman” kicked ass at the box office. But here’s the cherry on top of the sundae: “Wonder Woman” helmer Patty Jenkins now holds the record for highest domestic...
Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters Sign New Three-Year Overall Deal with ABC
Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters have extended their overall deal with ABC. The showrunners of the dearly departed “Agent Carter” have signed a new three-year contract with the studio, Deadline...
Trailer Watch: Salma Hayek Takes on a Trump-Like Figure in “Beatriz at Dinner”
If you find dinner parties awkward, prepare to cringe your way through a new trailer for Salma Hayek-starrer “Beatriz at Dinner.” Beatriz (Hayek) has way more to deal with than dinner companions...
“Wonder Woman” Takes Flight at the Box Office
“Wonder Woman” and her Lasso of Truth are lighting up the box office. The New York Times writes that the superhero movie and its director, Patty Jenkins, “just broke Hollywood’s superhero...
Spec Script from “Underground” Co-Creator Misha Green Goes to Netflix
Misha Green is on a roll. Just weeks ago it was announced that the “Underground” co-creator is set to serve as showrunner on “Lovecraft Country,” a new HBO project that received a...
“Letters from Baghdad” Directors on Spy, Explorer, and Political Powerhouse Gertrude Bell
Interview by Kate Gardner Sabine Krayenbühl is an award-winning editor with over 20 theatrical documentaries and narrative features to her credit. Her work includes Oscar and Independent Spirit...
“Women Who Kill” and “Woman on Fire” Acquired by FilmRise
FilmRise has acquired two female-led films directed by women in the span of a couple of days. Variety reports that the Brooklyn-based company has secured worldwide VOD and digital rights to Ingrid...
Weekly Update for June 2: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
“Wonder Woman” Films About Women Opening This Week Wonder Woman — Directed by Patty Jenkins Today the first female superhero movie directed by a woman arrives on the big screen. Gal Gadot...
Interview: Theater Director Rebecca Taichman on Her First Broadway Show “Indecent”
Rebecca Taichman: rebeccataichman.com A fixture of Off-Broadway and regional theater spaces, Rebecca Taichman has been at the helm of many productions including “Familiar,” “Stage Kiss,”...
All-Female Shakespeare Stage Trilogy to Receive UK Theatrical Release
Filmed versions of Phyllida Lloyd’s all-women productions of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” “Henry IV,” and “The Tempest” are receiving theatrical releases in the UK. According to...
June 2017 Film Preview
“Wonder Woman” It’s June, but there’s no gloom here! The moment we’ve been waiting (literally years) for is here. Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman” starts the month off with a bang,...
Rachel Perkins’ Toni Collette-Starrer “Jasper Jones” Acquired by Film Movement
Film Movement has snagged all U.S. rights to Rachel Perkins’ “Jasper Jones,” an Australian coming-of-age drama toplined by Toni Collette. The film is based on a 2009 novel of the same name...
Rising Up: June’s VOD and Web Series Picks
“I Am Jane Doe” The release of “Wonder Woman” has Women and Hollywood reflecting on women who aren’t afraid to take charge of their situations. This month’s VOD and web series picks...
Guest Post: How Writing “The Women’s Balcony” Made Me Rethink My Relationship with Judaism
Guest Post by Shlomit Nehama My debut screenplay centers on the aftermath of an accident at a synagogue. The women’s balcony collapses, leaving the synagogue in shambles. When repairs are made...
Jessica M. Thompson’s SXSW Winner “The Light of the Moon” Acquired by Imagination Worldwide
Imagination Worldwide (IWW) has nabbed the worldwide distribution rights to Jessica M. Thompson’s “The Light of the Moon,” a press release has announced. The SXSW winner chronicles the...
New Doc About Pregnancy and Immigration in Trump’s America Available to Stream for Free
As part of their “100 Days” initiative, Field of Vision and Firelight Media have released “An Uncertain Future,” a press release announced. Chelsea Hernandez and Iliana Sosa’s short...
Netflix Nabs Rights to Olivia Milch’s Lucy Hale-Starrer “Dude”
“Pretty Little Liars’” famous time jump took its high school protagonists five years into the future, but the show’s star, Lucy Hale, is set to return to high school one last time. She and...
Carey Mulligan to Topline and Produce Film About Vietnam War Reporter Kate Webb
Carey Mulligan has booked her next role. The Oscar-nominated actress will topline “On the Other Side,” a drama about the experiences of real-life Vietnam war correspondent Kate Webb. According...
Hailee Steinfeld Eyeing Lead Role in “Transformers” Spinoff “Bumblebee”
Hailee Steinfeld may be teaming up with an Autobot. The Hollywood Reporter writes that the Oscar-nominated actress is in talks to topline “Bumblebee,” Paramount’s first “Transformers”...
“Wonder Woman” Helps Take a Piece Out of the Glass Ceiling for Women in Film
I’ve been tracking women working in Hollywood and the global film industry for ten years now. Way back when I first started writing for this blog having a woman direct a female-led superhero movie...
Trailer Watch: “Birthright” Documents the Real-Life “Handmaid’s Tale”
Civia Tamarkin’s upcoming documentary “Birthright: A War Story” depicts the so-called pro-life campaign for what it really is: an assault on women’s reproductive choices. For many...
Fighting to Be Heard: Crowdfunding Picks
Even as women fight for their own spaces in Hollywood, it’s important to remember the kinds of stories about women that are typically told. Many of Hollywood’s female-centered stories focus on...