BY Laura Berger
Dakota Johnson, Christy Hall, & Carrie Brownstein Team Up for Amazon’s “Rodeo Queens”
Dakota Johnson is joining forces with the co-creator of “I Am Not Okay With This.” The actress will follow up her role in Nisha Ganatra’s “The High Note” with another...
Trailer Watch: Michelle McNamara Investigates the Golden State Killer in “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark”
“The story of the victims — it has to be told,” says Michelle McNamara in a new trailer for “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.” The HBO docuseries is based on the late author’s 2018...
Peabody Awards: “When They See Us,” “Fleabag,” “Surviving R. Kelly” & More
The winners are in for this year’s Peabody Awards. Selected from nearly 1,300 entries and 60 nominees, this year’s recipients are described by Peabody executive director Jeffrey P. Jones...
Women Warrior Pic “Tomiris” Lands U.S. Distribution
“Tomiris” has secured U.S. distribution. Arclight Films and Well Go USA snagged rights to the action-adventure pic centering on women warriors. A press release confirmed the news. Based...
Trailer Watch: “Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn” Looks Beyond the Contradictions
“To call Roy Cohn evil, it’s true, but it doesn’t explain 100 other things about him,” says one of the characters featured in “Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy...
Dianne Houston to Direct “The Melony Armstrong Story”
Dianne Houston is paying tribute to a fellow trailblazer. The Academy Award nominee will write and direct “The Melony Armstrong Story” for Moving Picture Institute, Deadline...
Trailer Watch: “Imagining the Indian” Fights Against Native American Mascoting
“This country doesn’t really do anything voluntarily in terms of granting human rights. It comes through movements, and movements educate people,” says one of the characters...
Sheffield Doc/Fest Announces Virtual Lineup: “Shut Up Sona,” “The Go-Go’s,” & More
The UK’s most prominent documentary festival has unveiled its 2020 lineup. This year’s programming will be largely digital due to COVID-19. Sheffield Doc/Fest is “launching a VOD...
AFI Docs Announces 2020 Lineup, 61 Percent Women-Directed
Like many festivals, AFI Docs is going digital this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Film Institute just announced the full slate of films being presented online via a press release....
Pick of the Day: “Shirley”
Towards the beginning of “Shirley,” an unwanted house guest tells Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) that one of the author’s stories made her feel “thrillingly horrible.”...
Teaser Watch: Racist Terrors Abound in the Jim Crow-Era South in “Lovecraft Country”
“The American dream depends on the question: ‘What is reality?'” a new trailer for “Lovecraft Country” hints. An adaptation of the 2016 novel of the same name, the HBO...
Trailer Watch: Nina Hoss Demands Perfection of Her Violin Student in Ina Weisse’s “The Audition”
Nina Hoss develops an unhealthy obsession with her student in a new trailer for “The Audition.” Ina Weisse’s drama tells the story of Anna (Hoss), a violin teacher determined to...
Victoria Mahoney in Talks to Helm Paramount’s Adaptation of “Kill Them All”
After making history in a galaxy far, far away, Victoria Mahoney is eyeing her big studio directorial debut. Mahoney served as second unit director on 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of...
Trailer Watch: An Artist Mourns Eric Garner in “A New Color: The Art of Being Edythe Boone”
“I was never really encouraged to be an artist or anything. I don’t think anybody took me seriously,” says Edythe Boone in a trailer for “A New Color: The Art of Being Edythe...
Universal’s “Wolfman” Pic Is Being Penned by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo
Riding on the success of Elisabeth Moss-starrer “The Invisible Man,” Universal is relaunching another classic monster property. The studio is developing a “Wolfman” pic penned...
Hot Docs 2020 Women Directors: Meet Iryna Tsilyk – “The Earth Is Blue as an Orange”
Iryna Tsilyk is a Ukrainian film director and writer. “The Earth Is Blue as an Orange” marks her debut feature-length documentary film and has won a directing award at Sundance and two...
“Antigone” and “The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open” Win Big at Canadian Screen Awards
“Antigone” claimed the top prize at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards. Sophie Deraspe’s French-language family drama was named Best Picture and snagged five prizes...
Tribeca and Berlinale Winner “House of Hummingbird” Gets Virtual Theatrical Release
Kino Lorber and Well Go USA are teaming up to bring “House of Hummingbird” to audiences. A press release announced that the award-winning coming-of-age drama will be shown by virtual cinemas...
Awkwafina and Karen Gillan Are Reuniting for “Shelly,” Jude Weng Directing
After sharing the screen in a blockbuster reboot, Awkwafina and Karen Gillan are re-teaming for an original story. The “Jumanji: The Next Level” co-stars will topline Jude Weng’s...
Trailer Watch: Amy Heckerling Takes on the Music Biz in “Royalties”
Amy Heckerling offers a satirical look at what goes on behind the scenes of the music industry in “Royalties.” The “Clueless” director helmed the upcoming Quibi series about...
Trailer Watch: Gemma Arterton Makes an Unexpected Connection in “Summerland”
“Life is not kind,” says Gemma Arterton in a new trailer for “Summerland.” “Anguish is inevitable. What matters is how you deal with it.” Jessica Swale’s...
Lisbeth Salander Is Back, “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Series in the Works at Amazon
Lisbeth Salander is coming to the small screen. Deadline reports Amazon is developing “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” a series centering around the the brilliant hacker and vigilante. A...
Celeste Ng’s “Everything I Never Told You” Is Coming to TV
The last episode of “Little Fires Everywhere” dropped on Hulu last month, and while showrunner Liz Tigelaar would “love” to do a second season, there are no official plans for...
“Tuca & Bertie” Revived for Season 2 at Adult Swim
A Netflix cancellation won’t keep our fave loud-mouth toucan and anxious song thrush apart. The streamer announced that “Tuca & Bertie” wouldn’t be picked up for a second...
Trailer Watch: A Pageant Winner Convinces Her Daughter to Compete for the “Miss Juneteenth” Crown
A new trailer for “Miss Juneteenth” kicks off with a former beauty queen cleaning toilets. Turquoise’s (Nicole Beharie, “Sleepy Hollow”) life took unexpected twists and...
Teaser Watch: Emily Mortimer’s Mom and House Are Haunted in Natalie Erika James’ “Relic”
“This house is the only thing left. All our memories,” says Robyn Nevin in a new trailer for “Relic.” Edna’s (Nevin) daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam...
Issa López to Direct “Our Lady of Tears”
Issa López is set to direct another supernatural pic with a young cast. The “Tigers Are Not Afraid” helmer will step behind the camera for “Our Lady of Tears,” Deadline...
Trailer Watch: Janelle Monáe Is Stuck in a Nightmare in “Antebellum”
Janelle Monáe’s idyllic life comes to a grinding halt in a new trailer for “Antebellum.” We see glimpses of Veronica (Monáe), a successful author, painting, cuddling, and playing...
Trailer Watch: Charlize Theron & KiKi Layne Defy Death in Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “The Old Guard”
Charlize Theron leads a group of soldiers with an extremely rare skill set in a new trailer for “The Old Guard.” “Let’s just say we’re very hard to kill,” she...
Pick of the Day: “Blood & Water”
Puleng Khumalo (Ama Qamata) is a 16-year-old girl who has been living with a ghost her entire life — but “Blood & Water” is not a ghost story, at least not in a typical sense....
“Search Party” Creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers to Write and Direct “Monster”
Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers are teaming up for another pic. Their first joint feature, “Fort Tilden,” took home the 2014 Grand Jury Award at SXSW. Since then, they co-created...
TV Series in the Works Based on Ivy Pochoda’s “These Women”
“The Handmaid’s Tale” creator and showrunner is bringing another woman-penned novel to the small screen. Bruce Miller will develop and produce a series adaptation of “These...
Apply Now: Firelight Media’s Documentary Lab
Firelight Media’s Documentary Lab is accepting submissions for its 2020 edition. Now in its 11th year, the 18-month fellowship supports emerging filmmakers of color working on their first or...
Trailer Watch: Marina Zenovich Shows a Different Side of Lance Armstrong in ESPN Doc
“I needed a nuclear meltdown and I got it,” says Lance Armstrong in a new trailer for “Lance.” “I’m not going to lie to you, Marina. I’m going tell you my...
Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor Tapped to Pen “Legally Blonde 3”
Mindy Kaling and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” co-creator Dan Goor have signed up — hopefully on pink, scented paper — to write the third installment of the “Legally...
Teaser Watch: Gina Brillon Talks Misleading Photos and Dating Apps in “The Floor is Lava”
Gina Brillon’s third stand-up special has a premiere date and teaser. Amazon will drop “The Floor is Lava” June 5. Described as a “journey of love, laughter, and heart”...
Indigo Girls Doc in the Works from Alexandria Bombach
Alexandria Bombach will follow up her award-winning portrait of Nadia Murad, a survivor of the 2014 genocide of the Yazidis in Northern Iraq who went on to escape sexual slavery at the hands of ISIS,...
Jessica Alba to Topline Mouly Surya-Directed Netflix Thriller “Trigger Warning”
Set to reprise her role as a police detective and Navy veteran in “L.A’.s Finest’s” second season, Jessica Alba has signed on to play a vet in another action story. The...
Human Rights Watch Film Festival’s Digital Lineup Is 73 Percent Women-Directed
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival has announced the lineup for its first full digital edition. Of 11 feature docs set to screen, eight are directed by women, amounting to 73 percent of the...
Agnes Gund Doc “Aggie” Acquired by Strand Releasing
Strand Releasing has snagged North American rights to “Aggie,” Emmy-nominated director Catherine Gund’s doc about her mother, art collector and philanthropist Agnes...
Pick of the Day: “The Great”
“The Great” tells the story of woman who won’t let sexism or her hilariously incompetent husband stand in the way of her destiny. Billed as “an occasionally true story,”...
Trailer Watch: A Father & Daughter Embrace Transient Living in “The Short History of the Long Road”
Teenage Nola (Sabrina Carpenter) and her father (Steven Ogg) have made a home of the open road. The pair are always on the move in their refurbished RV, and as Nola explains it, they let the road...
Trailer Watch: Jeffrey Epstein Docuseries “Filthy Rich” Highlights a Broken System
An investigation into the life and death of disgraced tycoon Jeffrey Epstein, Lisa Bryant’s upcoming four-part Netflix docuseries “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” also spotlights a...
Reese Witherspoon Has Two Netflix Rom-Coms on the Way
Reese Witherspoon is joining forces with another streamer. The Oscar and Emmy winner just starred in and exec produced Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere” and Apple TV+’s...
“Center Stage” TV Series in the Works from Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
“Center Stage” fans have much to celebrate. The cult classic ballet drama, which turned 20 years old yesterday, will serve as the inspiration for a follow-up series hailing from...
Trailer Watch: Jeanie Finlay Documents a Transgender Man’s Pregnancy in “Seahorse”
“I’ve always wanted to have kids one day,” says Freddy McConnell in a trailer for “Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth.” “I’m going to have my own baby and I...
Trailer Watch: Hannah Gadsby Hunts for “Trauma Eggs” in “Douglas”
“Had I known just how wildly popular trauma was going to be in the context of comedy, I might have budgeted my shit a bit better. But I went and put all my trauma eggs into one basket like a...
Trailer Watch: “Suzi Q” Pays Tribute to a Groundbreaking Rock Star
“She was the first — and [she] broke the ice and kicked the door for us gals,” says The Runaways’ Cherie Currie in a new trailer for “Suzi Q.” “People...
Teaser Watch: Natalia Dyer Loves God and Internet Porn in Karen Maine’s “Yes, God, Yes”
Described by writer-director Karen Maine as “a love story between one woman and her vagina,” “Yes, God, Yes,” stars “Stranger Things'” Natalia Dyer as a teenage girl who...
Trailer Watch: Kate Nash Reminds Us Not to “Underestimate the Girl”
Kate Nash doesn’t want insecurities or a sexist industry to stand between girls and their dreams. “If you’re a girl and you’re interested in music then please don’t shy...
Trailer Watch: Elisabeth Moss Plays a Horror Icon on the Brink in “Shirley”
“I read your story. It made me feel thrillingly horrible,” an unwanted house guest tells Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) in a new trailer for Josephine Decker’s...