BY Casey Cipriani
Trailer Watch: Alison Maclean’s “The Rehearsal” Goes Inside the Actor’s Brain
If any non-actor person were to walk in on an average acting class, they’d probably be really freaked out. The strange exercises that actors do to perfect their craft seem utterly odd to an...
“Ocean’s Eight” Cast Adds Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, and Helena Bonham Carter
Warner Bros. is closing in on more cast members for its all-female installment of the “Ocean’s” franchise, officially called “Ocean’s Eight,” and thankfully the cast is a...
Stacie Passon to Direct Shirley Jackson’s “We Have Always Lived in the Castle”
Stacie Passon has co-written and will direct a film adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s 1962 story “We Have Always Lived in the Castle,” The Hollywood Reporter writes. The creepy story “centers...
Tig Notaro Breaking Ground at Amazon
Comedian Tig Notaro is gearing up for the premiere of her Amazon series “One Mississippi“ by speaking about the project at the TCA press tour this week. The series, The Hollywood Reporter via...
Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell Launch House Productions
Two powerful women in entertainment are joining forces. As Screen Daily reports, former Film4 head Tessa Ross and ex-Working Title TV chief Juliette Howell are launching a TV and Film production...
Trailer Watch: Netflix’s “Project MC2” Highlights Young Women of STEM
If you have Netflix and kids, you may want to check out the series “Project MC2.” Season 1 is already up, and Season 2, for which a new trailer has just been released, premieres quite soon. The...
Trailer Watch: Amy Adams Makes First Contact with Aliens in “Arrival”
It’s a rare thing these days if we get an alien invasion flick that doesn’t feature extraterrestrials out to destroy the world. It seems that aliens wanting to interact with Earthlings rather...
“Lizzie McGuire” Creator Terri Minsky Gets New Series Order on Disney Channel
The Disney Channel has ordered to series a new coming-of-age series called “Andi Mack” from “Lizzie McGuire” creator Terri Minsky, TV Line reports. “The single-camera sitcom,” the site...
Brie Larson to Make Feature Directorial Debut with “Unicorn Store”
Brie Larson is having a banner 2016. After winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in “Room” earlier this year, Larson was recently announced as taking on the role of...
Trailer Watch: “The Eagle Huntress” Goes Where No Woman Has Gone Before
Sony Pictures Classics’ inspiring new documentary “The Eagle Huntress” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to great reviews, and now the new trailer adds a familiar voice...
Greta Gerwig Taking Over “Little Women” Screenwriting Duties from Sarah Polley
Indie film star Greta Gerwig is taking over the screenwriting duties for Sony Pictures’ adaptation of “Little Women,” The Tracking Board reports. As we previously reported,...
Rosa Parks Musical in the Works in London
A new musical based on the life of civil rights icon Rosa Parks is in the works in London, Playbill reports. The show was written by Victoria Gimby (book and lyrics) and Stuart Matthew Price (music...
Trailer Watch: “Moana” Olympics TV Spot Puts Female Lead Front and Center
This weekend’s Rio Olympic coverage brought forth a new TV spot for Disney’s upcoming, female-led animated film “Moana,” and the fierce personality of the titular character is an encouraging...
Trailer Watch: Léa Seydoux’s “Beauty and the Beast” Goes Back to French Roots
French actress Léa Seydoux wowed American audiences with her emotional performance in the Cannes-winning film “Blue is the Warmest Color.” Disney’s live action remake of “Beauty and the...
Quote of the Day: “Bad Moms’” Mila Kunis on How Female-Led Films Are Judged Differently
Mila Kunis stars in “Bad Moms,” in which she plays a worn out mom who is tired of the pressures on mothers to be “perfect.” In some sense, Kunis is also sick of those same pressures put on...
Trailer Watch: Get Olympic Fever with “Kerri Walsh Jennings: Gold Within”
The 2016 Summer Olympic Games kick off in Rio on August 5 and beach volleyball player Kerry Walsh Jennings will be competing for the fourth time. In anticipation of Walsh Jennings attempting to win...
Matt Damon Learns His Lesson and Takes Initiative to Increase Diversity
After causing a disastrous diversity scandal on the most recent iteration of his reality show “Project Greenlight,” it seems like Matt Damon has learned his lesson and is taking steps to address...
“Beaches” Remake Starring Idina Menzel Coming to Lifetime
Broadway powerhouse and star of Disney’s “Frozen” Idina Menzel has signed on to headline a Lifetime TV movie, a contemporary remake of the 1988 Gary Marshall-directed movie “Beaches,”...
Netflix Renews “Chelsea” and “Lady Dynamite” for Second Seasons
Netflix has renewed two of our favorite funny women. As Deadline reports from the TCA’s, Chelsea Handler’s talk show “Chelsea” and Maria Bamford’s comedy “Lady Dynamite” have both been...
Annette Bening at Center Stage of New York Film Festival
The New York Film Festival, which takes place from September 30-October 16 this fall, has just announced that “20th Century Women” starring Annette Bening will be the Centerpiece...
Sequel to Disney’s “The Rocketeer” Will Feature a Black Female Protagonist
Fire up your proton packs, ladies…uh, we mean rocket packs! Following in the footsteps of the all-female “Ghostbusters,” another hero is being re-imagined as a woman. A sequel-reboot of...
Trailer Watch: “Queen of Katwe” TV Spot Makes Chess Exciting
A fun new TV spot for Mira Nair’s “Queen of Katwe” has hit the web, and it shows that while chess is often thought of as a high-brow pursuit, it can also be fun, competitive, and...
Trailer Watch: “Gilmore Girls” Returns Bringing Gossip and Pop Tarts
“Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life” “Gilmore Girls,” the much-beloved series telling the story of a mother-daughter duo in quaint Stars Hollow, Connecticut, is coming back and has a new...
Director Ry Russo-Young’s “Before I Fall” Gets Spring 2017 Release Date
The Zoey Deutch’s starrer “Before I Fall” has been given a release date, Variety reports. Open Road Films will premiere the film on April 7, 2017. The movie, directed by Ry Russo-Young and...
Australian Government Agency Will No Longer Fund All-Male Productions
Australian state agency Screen New South Wales has announced that all TV drama series must now include women in key creative roles in order to receive financing. It’s a huge step towards gender...
The Top Five Highest Grossing Indie Movies of 2016 Are Women-Centric
It’s a good year for female characters in indie movies. Out of the top ten highest grossing indie films of 2016 so far, according to Indiewire’s list, the top five feature women as...
A Record Number of Women Directors in Consideration for British Doc Awards
With 52 women on the Grierson shortlist, a record number of women are now in consideration for this year’s British Documentary Awards. As the BBC reports, Lorraine Heggessey, the trust’s chair,...
Oprah Winfrey Joining Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time”
Oprah Winfrey is joining the cast of Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” Variety has reported. The media mogul is in final negotiations to appear in the Disney adaptation of Madeleine...
“Hamilton’s” Renée Elise Goldsberry to Play Title Role in HBO’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta…
“Hamilton’s” Renée Elise Goldsberry to Play Title Role in HBO’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” “Hamilton” star and Tony winner Renée Elise Goldsberry has been cast as the...
Venice Days Lineup Highlights Female Directors
Venice Days, The Venice Film Festival’s independent arm modeled on Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight, has unveiled their lineup for the 13th fest, which runs from August 31-September 10...
Alicia Silverstone Heads to TV for a New Comedy
“Clueless” actress Alicia Silverstone is heading to TV. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Silverstone will star in the TV Land pilot “American Woman,” a comedy inspired by the childhood...
“Fresh Off the Boat” Creator Nahnatchka Khan Sells “Hair Wars” Script to Fox 2000
“Fresh off the Boat” creator and showrunner Nahnatchka Khan just sold a script to Fox 2000. The studio has landed the rights to “Hair Wars” after an intense bidding war, The Hollywood...
“Orange is the New Black’s” Samira Wiley Joins Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Poussey is heading to Hulu. “Orange is the New Black” star Samira Wiley is joining the streaming service’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Vanity Fair reports....
ReelPitch Challenge to Award $25,000 and Other Prizes to Four Emerging Filmmakers
The ReelPitch Challenge is now accepting submissions for its Audience Awards (“AudAwards”) which will go to four emerging filmmakers. Launched in 2013, Audience Awards (AudAwards) is “an...
“Ghostbusters” Toys Are Selling Well to Both Boys and Girls
Fire up your proton packs. According to Variety, toymaker Mattel has reported strong sales for its line of “Ghostbusters” toys. Both girls and boys are snatching up the action figures, which...
Oscar Winner Brie Larson Will Play Captain Marvel in Studio’s First Female-Led Movie
Ladies and gentlemen, meet your new Captain Marvel, Brie Larson. Over the weekend during the Marvel presentation at San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Larson is taking on the role in...
Trailer Watch: “Wonder Woman” Has Arrived and There’s No Going Back
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman: Warner Bros. Did you hear that? That massive sound over the weekend? That was the collective sigh of relief let out by female comic books fans, female film fans, and...
“Thelma & Louise” Returns to Theaters for 25th Anniversary
Grab your BBF and your coolest car. “Thelma & Louise” is coming back to theaters for two days only in celebration of its 25th anniversary As part of Fathom Events’ efforts to bring classic...
Wonder Woman Gets Her Own Stamps for 75th Anniversary Celebration from USPS
Credit: USPS Wonder Woman is going to be flying your mail to its final destination. The U.S. Postal Service has teamed up with Warner Bros. and DC to reveal four Forever stamps commemorating the 75th...
Trailer Watch: Natalie Portman’s Directorial Debut “A Tale of Love and Darkness”
Natalie Portman premiered her directorial debut, “A Tale of Love and Darkness” at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where her promise as a director became evident. Now that the film has made its...
Women Will Guest Program Aspen Film’s 2016–2017 Season
Aspen Film has announced special guest programmers for its 2016–2017 season and they are all women. Rachel Chanoff has been named Director of Programming for the 38th annual Aspen Filmfest, Jane...
Final “Divergent” Film Banished From Theaters, Will Instead Premiere on Television
The “Divergent” film series isn’t ending the way it began. The franchise, which is based on Veronica Roth’s novels, will see its fourth and final film appear on television as a TV movie,...
Amandla Stenberg to Star in Stella Meghie’s “Everything Everything” Adaptation
Amandla Stenberg, who played Rue in “The Hunger Games,” has signed on to star in the film adaptation the YA book by “Everything Everything” by Nicola Yoon, The Hollywood Reporter writes....
Courtney A. Kemp’s “Power” Sunday Night Move is a Success
Starz’s decision to move its series “Power” to Sunday night is reportedly paying off, multiple outlets have declared. The premiere of its third season drew an audience of 2.26 million viewers...
Maren Ade’s “Toni Erdmann” a Hit in Germany
Maren Ade’s film “Toni Erdmann” was a fan favorite at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, but it didn’t take home any of the fest’s prizes. It did, however, earn top honors from the...
BBC Films’ Christine Langan to Become CEO of Baby Cow Productions
Head of BBC Films Christine Langan is stepping down from that post to take on a new role: CEO of Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow Productions. As Variety reports, Baby Cow was started by Coogan and Henry...
Sigourney Weaver to Receive Donostia Award from San Sebastian Festival
Sigourney Weaver will receive the 2016 Donostia Award for Career Achievement at the 64th San Sebastian Festival, Variety has reported. The festival runs from September 18–26 this year in the...
Laura Dern Joins Elected Branch Governors of the Academy Along With Two More Women
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made some headway earlier this summer when it announced that it had invited a total of 683 new members to its ranks in an effort to diversify its...
Quote of the Day: Evan Rachel Wood Says Hollywood Wage Gap is “Staggering”
Evan Rachel Wood is starring alongside Ellen Page in “Into the Forest,” a tale of two sisters facing an apocalyptic event. She’ll also appear in HBO’s upcoming series “Westworld.” In...
Jennifer Morrison to Receive Trailblazer Award at HollyShorts Film Festival
The HollyShorts Film Festival has announced that Jennifer Morrison will be honored with the 2016 HollyShorts Trailblazer Award presented by Women in Film at the 12th incarnation of...
Ava DuVernay’s “The 13th” Will Be First Doc Opener of New York Film Festival
Director Ava DuVernay (“Selma”) has secured the Opening Night spot at this year’s New York Film Festival, which runs from September 30-October 16, for her documentary “The 13th.” It’s...