BY Laura Berger
Justina Machado and Roxann Dawson Are Bringing “The Horror of Dolores Roach” to Amazon
Justina Machado has a new show in the works. The “One Day at a Time” alumna has been tapped to lead a series adaptation of “The Horror of Dolores Roach” in development at Amazon....
Trailer Watch: Rose Matafeo Falls for a Famous Actor in “Starstruck”
An underemployed millennial living in East London crosses paths with a movie star in “Starstuck,” an HBO Max series from comedian Rose Matafeo. A new trailer for the comedy sees Jessie...
“Never Have I Ever’s” Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to Star in Becca Gleason Rom-Com “The Netherfield Girls”
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is saying goodbye to Paxton Hall-Yoshida and Ben Gross and hello to Mr. Darcy in “The Netherfield Girls.” The “Never Have I Ever” star has signed on to...
Trailer Watch: “Sisters on Track” Race Toward Their College Dreams
“You’ve got to work for your dreams. They don’t just come because you say, ‘Oh, please come,'” we’re told in a new trailer for “Sisters on Track.”...
Catherine Hardwicke and Kate Beckinsale Team Up for Family Drama “Prisoner’s Daughter”
Kate Beckinsale will topline Catherine Hardwicke’s next feature. Deadline reports that the pair are teaming up for “Prisoner’s Daughter,” a family drama about a “tough...
“CODA,” “Zola,” and More to Screen at Sundance Film Festival: London
The most celebrated film of Sundance 2021 is heading across the pond. “CODA,” which made history as the first film to ever receive all three top U.S. Dramatic honors out of Park City,...
Trailer Watch: Mary J. Blige Reflects on the Legacy of “My Life” in New Doc
Mary J. Blige is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her most influential work. The nine-time Grammy winner and Oscar-nominated singer and actress reflects on her 1994 album “My Life” in...
Jodie Foster Will Receive Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes This Year
Jodie Foster is joining the likes of Agnès Varda, Jane Fonda, and Jeanne Moreau. The actress, director, and producer is set to receive Cannes Film Festival’s Honorary Palme d’Or,...
Jude Weng Comedy “Leftover Daughters” in Development at NBC
After stints on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “The Good Place,” and “Black-ish,” Jude Weng is getting her own series. Deadline reports that NBC has put “Leftover...
Sophia Banks Will Direct Survival Thriller “Street Rat Allie”
Sophia Banks has lined up her next gig. Currently in post-production on her feature debut, Michelle Monaghan-starrer “Black Site,” Banks has been tapped to helm survival thriller...
Trailer Watch: Jamila Wignot Honors a Visionary Choreographer & the Boundlessness of Black Joy in “Ailey”
“When I was 14 I discovered the theater and it touched something in me — but there was nobody Black,” says Alvin Ailey in a new trailer for Jamila Wignot’s...
Amma Asante Attached to Write and Direct “Levittown” Limited Series
Amma Asante is set to tell another story inspired by true events. The “A United Kingdom” and “Belle” helmer is signed on to pen a series adaptation of David Kushner’s...
Poorna Jagannathan to Star in Megan Griffiths’ “I’ll Show You Mine”
Poorna Jagannathan is set to topline Megan Griffiths’ latest feature. The “Never Have I Ever” actress will play an author who “has made a career of examining her own...
Anna Kendrick and Chloe Okuno Book a Date with a Serial Killer in Netflix Pic “Rodney & Sheryl”
Anna Kendrick’s quest for love is taking an unexpected turn. The “Love Life” star and exec producer is booking a date with a serial killer for her next project. The Oscar-nominated...
Pick of the Day: “Cruella”
Emma Stone and Emma Thompson light up the screen — and make a compelling case for re-teaming them in the future– in “Cruella,” Disney’s live-action prequel to ”101...
Trailer Watch: Rose Byrne Builds an Aerobics Empire in “Physical”
“You don’t know what I’m capable of,” says Rose Byrne in a new trailer for “Physical.” Set in ’80s San Diego, the Apple TV+ series tells the story of Sheila...
Regina Hall Will Star in Adamma Ebo’s Megachurch Comedy “Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul”
Regina Hall is taking a break from Wall Street to lead a megachurch. The “Black Monday” actress has been tapped to star in “Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul,” Adamma Ebo’s...
AFI DOCS Reveals 2021 Program, 52 Percent of Films Are Directed By Women
AFI DOCS has once again reached gender parity. This year’s lineup includes 77 films from 23 countries, with 52 percent of the titles directed by women, 40 percent by BIPOC directors, and 18...
Trailer Watch: Ilana Glazer Has a Hellish Pregnancy in “False Positive”
Ilana Glazer won’t let gaslighting distract from her mother’s intuition in “False Positive.” The Hulu pic sees the “Broad City” alumna playing Lucy, who begins to...
Niki Caro and Charlize Theron Team Up for Netflix Pic About Gender Equality in Surfing
Niki Caro is returning to the sea to tell another female-led story about overcoming odds. The “Whale Rider” breakout, who most recently helmed Disney’s live-action...
Elizabeth Banks Will Direct, Produce, and Appear in Series Adaptation of “Red Queen” at Peacock
Elizabeth Banks is adding yet another project to her slate. The multi-hyphenate is attached to direct, appear in, and exec produce a series adaptation of Victoria Aveyard’s novel “Red...
Elisabeth Moss, Michelle MacLaren, & Daina Reid Will Direct Apple’s Series Adaptation of “Shining Girls”
Elisabeth Moss is expanding her directing résumé. Deadline reports that the Emmy-winning “Handmaid’s Tale” star is set to share directing duties on “Shining Girls”...
Trailer Watch: Karen Gillan Fights For Her Life in “Gunpowder Milkshake”
Karen Gillan gets some much-needed backup from Lena Headey, Michelle Yeoh, Angela Bassett, and Carla Gugino in “Gunpowder Milkshake,” an action pic that sees the “Guardians of the...
Trailer Watch: “Ahead of the Curve” Pays Tribute to Curve Magazine and Explores Lesbian Visibility
“There wasn’t a glossy magazine for lesbians anywhere,” says Melissa Etheridge in a trailer for “Ahead of the Curve.” Featuring interviews with celebs and activists...
Teaser Watch: Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, & Gemma Chan Are Immortal Superheroes in Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals”
Chloé Zhao is following up her intimate portrait of a modern-day nomad with a Marvel blockbuster. The history-making “Nomadland” director’s latest, “Eternals,” is...
Dawn Porter Named 2021 Guggenheim Honoree by American Film Institute
Dawn Porter is following in Barbara Kopple, Laura Poitras, and Freida Lee Mock’s footsteps. AFI Docs, the American Film Institute’s documentary film festival, announced that it will...
Pick of the Day: “In Treatment”
Ten years after its Season 3 finale, HBO therapy drama “In Treatment” returns for its fourth season with a different protagonist. Uzo Aduba takes the reins from Gabriel Byrne as the star of...
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, & Kathy Najimy Return for “Hocus Pocus 2,” Anne Fletcher Directing
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy will lure a new generation of little children into a land of enchantment: the trio are set reprise their roles as the Sanderson Sisters in a...
Trailer Watch: A Film Censor Investigates Her Sister’s Disappearance in “Censor”
Described by writer-director Prano Bailey-Bond as an exploration of “how memory, films, reality, and fiction interact,” “Censor” is set in 1985 and tells the story of Enid (Niamh...
Trailer Watch: Jennifer Hudson Demands “Respect” in Liesl Tommy’s Aretha Franklin Biopic
Told that “singing is sacred” and that she has “a talent they call genius,” a young Aretha Franklin is taught that “what’s most important is that you are treated...
Angela Robinson in Final Talks to Direct Warner Bros. Remake of “The Hunger”
Angela Robinson is reuniting with the undead. The “True Blood” alumna, who most recently wrote and directed 2017’s “Professor Marston & the Wonder Women,” is set to...
Teaser Watch: St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein Team Up for “The Nowhere Inn”
“It was supposed to be a music documentary — concert footage, interviews. You know, I wanted people to know who I really am. One of the reasons why I wanted to make a documentary in the...
Estelle Parsons to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor at 2021 Theatre Women Awards
Estelle Parsons is set to receive a major honor at the League of Professional Theatre Women’s (LPTW) Theatre Women Awards virtual gala. The Oscar winner and five-time Tony Award-nominated actress...
Dawn Porter to Direct Multi-Part ESPN Doc About Title IX’s Impact on Women in Sports
Dawn Porter has yet another project in the works. Earlier this month it was announced that the Emmy-nominated director would helm “Tulsa and the Red Summer,” a documentary about the 1921...
Issa Rae Is Rebooting “Project Greenlight” at HBO Max
Issa Rae is spearheading a “Project Greenlight” reboot at HBO Max. The Emmy-nominated “Insecure” co-creator and star is set to appear in every episode of the...
Lindsey Beer Will Direct “Pet Sematary” Follow-Up at Paramount Players
“Pet Sematary” is rising from the grave. A new installment of the franchise is in the works at Paramount Players. Lindsey Beer is set to make her directorial debut with the follow-up to...
Trailer Watch: Skateboarding Transforms an Indian Village in “Skater Girl”
“Skating is the best thing that happened to me,” says Rachel Saanchita Gupta in a new trailer for “Skater Girl.” “I feel like I belong. There’s no one to control...
Garrett Bradley’s Naomi Osaka Documentary Will Open AFI Docs
Garrett Bradley’s follow-up to her Oscar-nominated portrait of a modern-day abolitionist is set to open AFI Docs 2021. The fest will host the world premiere of the “Time”...
Pick of the Day: “Us Kids”
Described by director Kim S. Snyder as “a coming-of-age story about a bunch of regular teenage kids who live their lives against the backdrop of this horrendous national issue of gun violence,”...
Trailer Watch: High School Seniors Risk It All for a Chance to Win $50,000 in “Panic”
A teenage girl risks her life for a shot at a better future in “Panic,” an upcoming Amazon Prime YA drama. Based on Lauren Oliver’s novel of the same name, the series is set in a...
Pick of the Day: “144”
An all-access look into a WNBA season like no other, “144” takes viewers inside the bubble of the 2020 season, which saw the league creating a single site at the IMG Academy in Bradenton,...
Saela Davis & Anna Rose Holmer to Direct Psychological Drama “God’s Creatures,” Emily Watson to Star
Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer are re-teaming for a psychological horror pic. “The Fits” collaborators are currently in production on A24’s “God’s Creatures,”...
Kristine Stolakis Conversion Therapy Doc “Pray Away” Lands at Netflix
“Pray Away” has found a home ahead of its world premiere at next month’s Tribeca Film Festival. Deadline reports that Netflix snagged rights to Kristine Stolakis’ conversion...
Trailer Watch: Pink Brings Her Family on the Road in “All I Know So Far”
“I want it to be worth it for my family. It’s a concert, it’s a tour, but it’s also the story of our life,” says Pink in a new trailer for her upcoming Amazon Prime...
Regina King to Direct and Produce “Bitter Root” Comic Adaptation
Regina King is following up her Oscar-nominated feature directorial debut with a comic adaptation. Deadline reports that the “One Night in Miami” helmer has closed a deal with Legendary...
Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein’s “How It Ends” Lands at MGM American International Pictures
Zoe Lister-Jones’ journey to the last party on the last day on Earth has found a home. Variety reports that MGM’s American International Pictures label snagged rights to “How It...
Trailer Watch: Julianne Moore Is a Grieving Widow Embarking on a Scavenger Hunt in “Lisey’s Story”
“Was it real or was it my imagination?” asks Julianne Moore in a new trailer for “Lisey’s Story.” Based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name, the eight-episode...
Apply Now: Women and Hollywood Editorial Fellowship
Women and Hollywood is looking for two editorial fellows for the second half of 2021. The position will begin on July 1 and end December 23. Applicants must be willing to commit to 10-15 hours per...
Jessica Ellis on Telling a Different Kind of Story About Women in the Woods in “What Lies West”
Jessica Ellis is an award-winning screenwriter making her feature debut as a writer-director with “What Lies West.” She’s an AFI graduate, has won the Sloan Fellowship, the Black...
Hot Docs Winners: “One of Ours,” “Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy,” & More
The 28th edition of Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival has come to a close. The fest announced the winning films in this year’s official competition and the recipients of...
“Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters” Acquired by Kino Lorber
Rosalynde LeBlanc and Tom Hurwitz’s tribute to “D-Man in the Waters,” a trailblazing ballet inspired by the AIDS crisis, has secured distribution. Kino Lorber scored North American...