Books, News, Theater, Women Writers
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks is writing for the screen again. She’s penning an adaptation of Richard Wright’s influential 1940 novel “Native Son,” Flavorwire reports....
Films, News, Television, Trailers
“There are penalties for not telling the truth in a court of law,” Judge Martha Schulman (Viola Davis) warns in a trailer for Lifetime’s “Custody.” It sounds like the Judge is making a...
Awards, Films, News, Women Producers
Dede Gardner made history at this year’s Academy Awards. With “Moonlight’s” shocking Best Picture win on Sunday, the Plan B producer became a two-time Best Picture winner. She’s the first...
Films, News
Film4’s Rose Garnett is headed to the British Broadcasting Company. The Hollywood Reporter writes that, per director of BBC content Charlotte Moore’s announcement today, Garnett is the new...
Films, Television, Trailers, Women Directors, Women Writers
A new trailer has been released for Heidi Saman’s debut feature “Namour,” and it’s guaranteed to make you cringe within seconds. The spot kicks off with the movie’s protagonist being...
Awards, Films, News, Women Directors
The Film Independent Spirit Awards are adding another honor to their program. Next year’s ceremony — the 33rd installment of the Indie Spirit Awards — will hand out the inaugural...
Awards, Films, News, Women Directors, Women Writers
Accepting the César Award for Best Actress for her performance in “Elle,” Isabelle Huppert told the ceremony’s crowd, “I’m good every year, but this year you finally noticed!” According...
Awards, Features, Films, Women Directors
Now that we’ve caught our breath, we can all agree that the 2017 Oscars are going to go down in history. Wow. And yikes. We’re thrilled with “Moonlight’s” well-deserved win, but are...
Films, Interviews, News, Women Directors
Alankrita Shrivastava’s “Lipstick Under My Burkha” is an award-winning film about women reclaiming their freedom through small acts of resistance. Unfortunately, as Deadline details, India’s...
Films, News, Television, Women Directors, Women Writers
Connie Britton has booked her first post-“Nashville” gig. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that she’s signed on for a leading role in Nicole Holofcener’s upcoming Netflix ensemble dramedy,...
Features, Films, News, Women Directors
Print advertisement for Lois Weber’s “Too Wise Wives”: The Duluth Herald (Aug. 1921)/Wikimedia Commons by Carrie Rickey This five-part Truthdig series by Carrie Rickey is published in...
Features, Films, Women Directors, Women Writers
“The Girl with All the Gifts” Films About Women Opening This Week The Girl with All the Gifts (Also Available on VOD) A group of children is detained in a military base because they have...
Features, Films, News
Melissa McCarthy in “Spy” The following has been reposted from Wealthsimple with permission of the author. What are the economics of being a woman in Hollywood? We dug into the data and found...
News, Research, Television, Women Directors
So much for television being a haven for women. A report from Deadline finds that “Las Reinas,” starring Sonia Braga, is the only drama project helmed by a woman this pilot season. Liz...
We’re just as upset as you, Dr. Bailey (Chandra Wilson, frequent “Grey’s Anatomy” director): ABCSo much for television being a haven for women. A report from Deadline finds that “Las...
Films, News, Women Directors, Women Writers
Rising star Gugu Mbatha-Raw has booked yet another gig. Variety reports that the “Miss Sloane” actress will star alongside “Game of Thrones’” Michiel Huisman in “Irreplaceable You,” a...
Comedy, News, Television
Lorelai Gilmore. Sarah Braverman. Linda from HR. That’s right, Lauren Graham might have just booked her next iconic role. Deadline writes that the “Gilmore Girls” and “Parenthood” star is...
Box Office, Films, News
“Beauty and the Beast” may be “a tale as old as time,” but audiences are clearly still eager to watch the story unfold: early tracking for the film indicates that Disney’s live-action...
Documentary, Films, News, Women Directors
The “Lethal Ladies” are set to dance their way into theaters. Fox Searchlight has announced a release date for “Step,” Amanda Lipitz’s inspirational documentary about a step dance...
Books, Films, News
The Charlize Theron vehicle “The Coldest City,” based on the graphic novel by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart, has a release date and a new title. According to Deadline, the upcoming Cold War...
News, Television
Gina Torres hasn’t said goodbye to the “Suits” universe just yet. Deadline reports that the “Alias” actress is in “early talks” with USA Network for a spinoff series centered on her...
Music, News
Billie Jean King: Lynn Gilbert/Wikimedia Commons When you think about it, the opera is the perfect place to tell “the Battle of the Sexes” story. The historic tennis match between Billie Jean...
It’s looking like Kristen Stewart will topline a new blockbuster. After well-reviewed turns in indies like “Certain Women,” “Still Alice,” and “Clouds of Sils Maria,” the actress is in...
Crowdfunding, Features, Films, Women Directors
“The Last Clinics” As we find ourselves (only) 30 days into America’s new administration, the majority of female-led crowdfunding projects across the web rightfully continue February’s...
News, Television, Women Writers
Marg Helgenberger is stepping into another uniform. The “CSI” alumna has signed on to star in Fox’s “Behind Enemy Lines” TV reboot, Variety reports. She’ll play a Navy Admiral in the...
Awards, Films, Women Directors
For the last several years Women and Hollywood has used the opportunity of Oscar week to share a video that focuses on the representation of women both in front of and behind the scenes...
Angelina Jolie isn’t leaving Hollywood anytime soon. While many reports have indicated that the multi-hyphenate is stepping away from the business to focus on her humanitarian work, the fact that...
Comedy, News, Television, Trailers
“Veep” used to present a heightened version of our political climate. Now our political climate seems like a caricature of “Veep.” So, obviously, we couldn’t be happier to see Selina Meyer...
Fifty-two Hollywood powerhouses are fed up with the lip service paid to Hollywood’s gender problem, and are determined to enact major, industry-wide change. “Studio and agency insiders,...
Guest Post by Molly Hughes The Land of Oz. Wayne Manor. The Overlook Hotel. The Bates Motel. Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. These iconic sets have imprinted themselves on our...
Features, Films, Research, Television
“Television is looking up; it’s moving in the right direction,” Darnell Hunt, director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA told the Los Angeles Times. “Film,...
Charlize Theron will rep the CIA in her newest project. The Oscar-winning actress is set to star in and produce Universal’s adaptation of Karen Cleveland’s upcoming spy novel “Need to Know,”...
Books, Films, News, Trailers
Susannah Cahalan investigated her own terrifying medical mystery in the New York Times-bestselling memoir “Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness,” and now Chloë Grace Moretz is depicting the...
Features, Films, Research
This should brighten up your Tuesday a bit: Women made up 29 percent of the protagonists of the 100 top grossing films in 2016. According to the latest “It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World”...
Awards, Films, News, Theater, Women Writers
Anna Deavere Smith is a reporter, actress, playwright, professor, social activist, and MacArthur genius. Deadline reports that the multi-talented “Nurse Jackie” star has added yet another...
Films, News, Trailers, Women Directors
Maud Lewis is one of Canada’s most well-known folk artists, but a new trailer for Aisling Walsh’s “Maudie” shows the painter’s humble beginnings. “Let me tell you how it is. There’s...
Events, Films, News, Women Directors
Looking for a way to celebrate International Women’s Day in London? Look no further. Join Women and Hollywood, Birds Eye View, and White Water Women for a special event Wednesday, March 8. “Bend...
Films, News, Women Writers
“Toni Erdmann” has racked up more honors. The offbeat German comedy received five awards from the International Cinephile Society yesterday, February 19. Written and directed by Maren Ade,...
The good news: the process for greenlighting a movie is relatively democratic, with most studios considering multiple perspectives via committee. The bad news: the women on those committees rarely...
News, Television, Women Directors
Three-time Golden Globe nominee Sonia Braga is headed for the small screen. The “Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands” actress has signed on to star in “Las Reinas,” a new ABC detective drama, The...
“We are only one menstrual cycle into this presidency and there is blood in the water.” That one-liner is the perfect distillation of Samantha Bee’s late night show: unapologetically feminist,...
Awards, Festivals, Films, News, Women Directors
Ildiko Enyedi’s “On Body and Soul” has been awarded the Berlin International Film Festival’s highest honor, the Golden Bear, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. The love story centers on two...
“There isn’t a person alive who hasn’t benefited from your mother’s cells,” Deborah Lacks is told in the first teaser for “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” Deborah’s mother...
News, Theater, Women Writers
The Manhattan Theatre Club has announced the full cast of the new Broadway production of “The Little Foxes.” As previously reported, Cynthia Nixon and Laura Linney are set to alternate the lead...
Books, News, Women Directors, Women Writers
Melina Matsoukas may be making her feature directorial debut. The Grammy Award-winning music and TV director is being sought as the director of Universal Pictures’ adaptation of Natalie C....
“XX” Films About Women Opening This Week XX (Anthology) — Directed by Roxanne Benjamin, Sofia Carrillo, Karyn Kusama, Annie Clark (St. Vincent), and Jovanka Vuckovic; Co-Written by Roxanne...
“I think there’s something wrong with me,” Cora Tanner (Jessica Biel) says in the newly-released trailer for “The Sinner.” That’s probably an understatement, considering she’s talking...
Films, News, Television
“Parenthood’s” Mae Whitman may be heading back to NBC. Deadline reports that the actress has joined the cast of “Good Girls,” a new drama pilot at the network from “The Family” creator...
Films, News, Women Directors
Marjane Satrapi is set to bring another graphic novel to the big screen. The “Persepolis” filmmaker will direct Working Title’s “Radioactive,” based on Lauren Redniss’ graphic nonfiction...
Comedy, Films, News, Trailers
Gloria is having a hard time. Her boyfriend broke up with her, she’s unemployed, and she just moved back to her hometown to crash at her family home. But as the new trailer for “Colossal”...
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