BY Laura Berger
Nicole Kidman to Adapt Norwegian Oscar Hopeful “Hope” with Amazon
Norway’s submission to the Best International Film category at the 2021 Academy Awards is being adapted into an Amazon series thanks to a Hollywood heavyweight. Nicole Kidman is bringing Maria...
Joanna Hogg’s “The Eternal Daughter” Lands at A24, Tilda Swinton Stars
A24 has scored worldwide rights to Tilda Swinton and Joanna Hogg’s latest collaboration, “The Eternal Daughter.” Screen Daily confirmed the news. Shot in secret in Wales, the drama...
Trailer Watch: “Ginny & Georgia” Sees a Mother and Daughter Exploring the Gray Areas of Life
“My mom had me when she was my age,” says 15-year-old Ginny (Antonia Gentry, “Candy Jar”) in a new trailer for “Ginny & Georgia.” As her mother Georgia...
Jane Fonda to Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes
Academy Award-winning actor, political activist, and environmentalist Jane Fonda can add Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient to her extensive list of accomplishments. According to The Hollywood...
Pick of the Day: “A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem”
Described by director Yu Gu as being at the “intersection of several worlds, including football, women’s rights, and labor rights,” “A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem” sees...
Michelle Williams Reteams with Kelly Reichardt for “Showing Up”
Michelle Williams and Kelly Reichardt are set to make their fourth feature together. Deadline reports that the frequent collaborators are reuniting for A24 title “Showing Up.” Penned by...
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always” Leads 2021 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always'” long list of accolades is growing. Already the winner of the Berlinale’s Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Dramatic...
Misha Green to Write and Direct “Tomb Raider” Sequel
After tackling secret societies, ghosts, and amorphous blobs in Season 1 of “Lovecraft Country,” creator and showrunner Misha Green has signed on to another genre project. The...
Trailer Watch: Danielle Macdonald Is An Aspiring Opera Singer in “Falling for Figaro”
Danielle Macdonald is tackling another musical genre after breaking out with 2017’s “Patti Cake$,” the story of an aspiring rap superstar. Her latest film, “Falling for...
Sundance 2021 Women Directors: Meet Prano Bailey-Bond – “Censor”
Prano Bailey-Bond is a Welsh director and screenwriter. Commissioned by Film4 to direct an episode of their Halloween focused “Fright Bites,” Bailey-Bond’s short...
Trailer Watch: Shatara Michelle Ford Tackles #MeToo and Health Care in “Test Pattern”
A fun girls’ night out transforms into a living nightmare in “Test Pattern,” Shatara Michelle Ford’s award-winning feature debut. A trailer for the drama sees Renesha...
Brie Larson and Susannah Grant Team Up for Apple Series “Lessons in Chemistry”
Brie Larson has another Apple series in the works. The “Captain Marvel” star will be tackling undercover operations and teaching molecular gastronomy on the streamer. The Oscar winner is...
Michelle Pfeiffer Will Play Betty Ford in Showtime’s “The First Lady” Series, Susanne Bier Directing
Michelle Pfeiffer and Susanne Bier are teaming up to bring Betty Ford’s story to the small screen. The Oscar-nominated actress and Oscar-winning Danish director will join Viola Davis in...
Netflix Adaptation of Alice Oseman’s LGBTQ+ Graphic Novel Series “Heartstopper” in the Works
Charlie and Nick’s love story is coming to Netflix. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a series adaptation of Alice Oseman’s YA graphic novel series “Heartstopper” is in...
Trailer Watch: A Jehovah’s Witness Has a Crisis of Faith in Oscar Hopeful “Beginning”
A Jehovah’s Witness reckons with an extremist attack and a crisis of faith in “Beginning,” writer-director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s feature debut. A trailer has arrived for the...
Black Film Critics Circle Winners: “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “One Night in Miami,” & More
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” has been named Best Film of the Year by the Black Film Critics Circle Awards (BFCC). The Netflix drama about the titular blues singer took home a number...
Stephanie Soechtig to Direct Food Safety Doc “Poisoned”
Stephanie Soechtig is uncovering more grim details about the food industry. She examined the effects of bottled water on climate change and pollution in 2009’s “Tapped” and the...
Trailer Watch: Tiffany Haddish Shares Her Mic with Other Comedians in Season 2 of “They Ready”
Tiffany Haddish is bringing some much-needed laughs. The “Girls Trip” breakout and stand-up comic is introducing audiences to six more of her favorite comics in Season 2 of “Tiffany...
Trailer Watch: “Strip Down, Rise Up” Celebrates the Power of Pole Dance
“Pole can be so many things to so many different people,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Strip Down, Rise Up.” Michèle Ohayon’s vérité documentary follows...
Trailer Watch: Anna Paquin Manages Celeb Crises in “Flack”
Anna Paquin squared off with — and cozied up to — vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters on “True Blood,” but U.K. export “Flack” sees the Oscar-winning and...
Trailer Watch: Queen Latifah Helps Those with No One Else to Turn to in “The Equalizer”
“I’m the one you call when you can’t call 911,” says Queen Latifah in a new trailer for “The Equalizer.” The CBS reboot sees the Oscar-nominated actress playing...
IDA Documentary Awards: “Crip Camp,” “Time,” and More
“Crip Camp” took home the top honor at last night’s IDA Documentary Awards. Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrech’s loving tribute to a ramshackle summer camp for teenagers with...
Tina Mabry, Julie Dash, & Kasi Lemmons Join Gina Prince-Bythewood on ABC’s “Women of the Movement”
“Women of the Movement” is assembling an all-star directing roster. Deadline reports that Tina Mabry, Julie Dash, and Kasi Lemmons are joining Gina Prince-Bythewood as directors on the...
Eliza Schroeder Talks “Love Sarah,” an Uplifting Drama About “Giving Life Another Chance”
Eliza Schroeder incorporated her London-based production company, Rainstar Productions, in 2008. She’s directed and produced several short films including “Matilda,” “First, Love?,”...
Carey Mulligan to Be Honored with International Star Award by Palm Springs International Film Awards
Carey Mulligan’s awards season is shaping up to be promising indeed: “The Promising Young Woman” star has already been named Best Actress by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association...
Freida Pinto Will Topline and Exec Produce “Spy Princess” Limited Series About Noor Inayat Khan
Freida Pinto is joining the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, and Angelina Jolie: she’s set to play a spy. The “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Rise of the Planet of the...
Trailer Watch: Katherine Waterston & Vanessa Kirby Fall in Love in Mona Fastvold’s “The World to Come”
“It’s been my experience that it’s not always those who show the least who actually feel the least,” says Vanessa Kirby in a new trailer for “The World to Come.”...
Trailer Watch: An Italian-American Grandmother Ponders, “What Would Sophia Loren Do?”
“What really counts is your belief in life, in people, in everybody,” says Sophia Loren in a new trailer for “What Would Sophia Loren Do?” The Netflix doc follows Nancy...
Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond Discuss Switzerland’s Oscar Pick “My Little Sister”
Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond’s first feature, “The Little Bedroom,” premiered at the 2010 Locarno Film Festival. Their other credits include “Open Book,” a...
Trailer Watch: A 10-Year-Old Befriends a Superhero Squirrel in Lena Khan’s “Flora & Ulysses”
A 10-year-old comic book fan’s biggest dream comes true in Lena Khan’s “Flora & Ulysses.” Disillusioned by her parents’ recent separation, Flora (Matilda Lawler,...
“Insecure’s” Yvonne Orji Developing Semi-Autobiographical Comedy at Disney+, Oprah Winfrey Producing
Some bittersweet news for “Insecure” fans: Issa Rae’s HBO comedy about the personal and professional triumphs and tribulations of LA-based BFFs Issa (Rae) and Molly (Yvonne Orji) is...
Charlène Favier’s “Slalom” Lands at Kino Lorber
Charlène Favier’s feature debut has found a home. Kino Lorber acquired U.S. rights to “Slalom,” a press release announced. The coming-of-age drama about an elite athlete premiered as...
Trailer Watch: A Kosovo Woman Rebels By Starting a Business in Blerta Basholli’s Sundance Pic “Hive”
Set to make its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival later this month, Blerta Basholli’s “Hive” tells the story of a woman who rebels against her patriarchal society to provide...
Trailer Watch: Elizabeth Lo Turns Her Camera on Istanbul’s Dogs in “Stray”
A trailer has arrived for “Stray,” Elizabeth Lo’s award-winning documentary about stray dogs in Istanbul. “Turkey has a no-kill, no-capture policy towards all its stray...
Trailer Watch: Lana Condor Prepares for Life After Graduation in “To All the Boys: Always and Forever”
“It’s hard to believe what all started with a letter, a hot tub, and a diner could turn into this,” says Lana Condor in a new trailer for “To All the Boys: Always and...
Trailer Watch: Andra Day Refuses to Be Silenced in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”
Two-time Grammy nominee Andra Day takes the stage to sing “Strange Fruit” in a new trailer for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” The Hulu drama revisits how the federal...
“Saint Maud” Leads Nominations for London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
“Saint Maud’s” devoted believers are spreading the good word. Ross Glass’ debut features scored the most nominations for the 41st London Critics’ Circle Film Awards. The...
Mary McCartney to Direct Abbey Road Studios Doc “If These Walls Could Sing”
Mary McCartney is taking us behind the scenes of one of the world’s most iconic recording studios. Her upcoming doc, “If These Walls Could Sing,” will offer audiences unprecedented...
Gotham Awards Winners: “Nomadland,” “Time,” “I May Destroy You,” and More
“Nomadland” continues to dominate awards season. Chloé Zhao’s drama about a woman who moves into her camping van and travels across the American West in the aftermath of the Great...
Trailer Watch: “A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem” Exposes Exploitation
Described by director Yu Gu as being at the “intersection of several worlds, including football, women’s rights, and labor rights,” “A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader...
Trailer Watch: FBI Agent Clarice Starling Comes Out of Hiding and Hunts More Monsters in “Clarice”
“You are a woman with a very public reputation for hunting monsters,” FBI Agent Clarice Starling is told in a new trailer for “Clarice.” Set in 1993, one year after the events...
National Society of Film Critics Names “Nomadland” Best Picture, Chloé Zhao Best Director
Oscar nominations won’t be announced until March 15 but “Nomadland” is collecting a slew of high-profile accolades in the meantime. After winning major honors from the Boston...
Teaser Watch: “The Lady and the Dale” Charts the Rise & Fall of Trans Entrepreneur Elizabeth Carmichael
“I don’t want to sound like an egomaniac, but I’m a genius,” says Elizabeth Carmichael in a new trailer for “The Lady and the Dale.” The four-part HBO docuseries...
“The Sleepwalkers” Named as Argentina’s Pick for Oscars’ International Feature Category
Already the winner of 15 international film awards, “The Sleepwalkers” (“Los sonámbulos”) is one step closer to an Oscar nomination. Paula Hernández’s drama about a...
“Secret Bridesmaids’ Business” Adaptation from Deirdre Shaw in the Works at NBC
“Secret Bridesmaids’ Business” is heading stateside. NBC is developing a drama based on Seven Studios’ Australian miniseries, according to Variety. Titled “Ties That...
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Will Headline BBC Adaptation of “The Girl Before,” HBO Max Likely to Co-Produce
Gugu Mbatha-Raw has yet another series in the works. The “Morning Show” alumna is already slated to topline “Surface,” an upcoming Apple TV+ psychological thriller...
“Lords of Dogtown” TV Series Being Developed at IMDb TV, Kat Candler Writing
We’re already eagerly awaiting Season 2 of “Betty,” Crystal Moselle’s “Skate Kitchen” spinoff about an all-female skating crew, on HBO, and now it looks as though...
Jessie Barr’s Coming-of-Age Pic “Sophie Jones” Lands at Oscilloscope Laboratories
Jessie Barr’s feature directorial debut has secured distribution. Oscilloscope Laboratories snagged North American rights to “Sophie Jones” and plans to release the coming-of-age...
Apply Now: Tiffany Haddish’s She Ready Internship Program
Tiffany Haddish is holding the door open for the next generation of industry leaders and welcoming them with open arms. “I believe that children that come from different cultures deserve a chance...
Trailer Watch: “Star Trek’s” Nichelle Nichols Revisits Her History with NASA in “Woman in Motion”
“I said if they let me in the door I will open it so wide they will see the world,” says Nichelle Nichols in a new trailer for “Woman in Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the...
Trailer Watch: Children Navigate Death and Grief in SXSW Winner “Beautiful Something Left Behind”
With “Beautiful Something Left Behind,” director Katrine Philp wanted to explore grief from children’s perspective. “But it is not only a film about grief — it is a film...