BY Laura Berger
Trailer Watch: A Movie Star Is Haunted By Trauma in Charlotte Colbert’s Locarno Winner “She Will”
A declining movie star heads to a healing retreat and begins to doubt her own identity in “She Will.” A trailer for the psychological horror pic, which landed director Charlotte Colbert...
Trailer Watch: “You Can Live Forever” Follows A Forbidden Romance Between Teen Girls
“Do you recognize yourself as a sinner?” a teenage girl is asked in a new trailer for “You Can Live Forever.” Set to debut at Tribeca Film Festival tomorrow, June 11, the...
Teaser Watch: Katie Holmes Goes Into Lockdown and Finds Love in COVID Comedy “Alone Together”
Katie Holmes is stepping behind the camera again. “We’re so conditioned to achieve things and to find the perfect mate — and then the world shuts down. The only thing that matters...
Trailer Watch: “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” in Betsy West and Julie Cohen’s Latest
“Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something,” says Gabby Giffords in a new trailer for Betsy West and Julie Cohen’s latest. “Gabby Giffords...
Trailer Watch: Hannah Marks Takes a Father-Daughter Story on the Road in “Don’t Make Me Go”
“Is this what a midlife crisis is?” a teenage girl asks her father in a new trailer for Hannah Marks’ “Don’t Make Me Go.” Wally (Mia Isaac, “Not Okay”)...
Trailer Watch: Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing Fight for Freedom of the Press in “Endangered”
“As journalists, we can’t let the truth down. We are moderators of fact,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Endangered.” From directors Rachel Grady and Heidi...
Teaser Watch: Abbi Jacobson Brings “A League of Their Own” to the Small Screen
Abbi Jacobson puts down the bong and picks up a bat in “A League of Their Own.” The “Broad City” alumna created and stars in the fresh take on Penny Marshall’s beloved...
Ava DuVernay to Receive 2022 International Emmy Founders Award
Ava DuVernay is being recognized for her trailblazing work. The writer, director, and producer will receive this year’s Founders Award at the 2022 International Emmys. The Hollywood Reporter...
Kathryn Hahn & Liz Tigelaar Team Up for Cheryl Strayed Adaptation “Tiny Beautiful Things” at Hulu
Kathryn Hahn and Liz Tigelaar are joining forces to bring a bestseller to the small screen. Hulu has picked up “Tiny Beautiful Things,” a half-hour comedy starring the former and created...
Trailer Watch: Attorney Ben Crump Takes on a Racist Justice System in Nadia Hallgren’s “Civil”
“America’s a capitalistic society. The one thing that America understands is money. If you can make them pay higher values, they will stop killing Black people. It would be an...
Kate Brooke to Adapt Crime Thriller “The Fields” for TV, Bruna Papandrea Among Exec Producers
Bruna Papandrea is bringing yet another page-turner to the screen. With credits like “Gone Girl,” “Wild,” “Big Little Lies,” and “Nine Perfect...
Trailer Watch: Maya Rudolph Is a Billionaire in Crisis in “Loot”
“I need to prove I have substance,” vows Maya Rudolph in a new trailer for “Loot.” The upcoming Apple TV+ comedy sees the “SNL” alumna playing Molly, a billionaire...
Trailer Watch: Sally Phillips Hires Hunky House Cleaners in “How to Please a Woman”
Sally Phillips starts a company dedicated to cleaning houses and giving orgasms in “How to Please a Woman.” A new trailer for the comedy introduces us to Gina (Phillips), a woman in a...
Pick of the Day: “Watcher”
Ahead of “Watcher’s” world premiere at Sundance, writer-director Chloe Okuno told us that she’s “always admired true psychological thrillers that are dedicated to...
Nanfu Wang Docuseries “Mind Over Murder” to Debut on HBO
Nanfu Wang will follow up “In the Same Breath,” her Indie Spirit, IDA, and PGA Award-nominated investigation into government responses to COVID-19 in China and the United States, with...
Adrienne Warren to Star in Hulu Drama “Black Cake,” Re-Teaming with Marissa Jo Cerar
Adrienne Warren is reuniting with her “Women of the Movement” creator and showrunner Marissa Jo Cerar. She’s been tapped as a lead in Cerar’s next project, “Black...
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, & Mary Steenburgen Kick Off Production on “Book Club 2”
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen will be likely be sipping aperitivo cocktails, lounging beachside, visiting vineyards and cathedrals, and slurping up spaghetti on their...
Pick of the Day: “Fanny: The Right to Rock”
An adoring fan letter to trailblazers who have yet to receive their due, “Fanny: The Right to Rock” shines a well-deserved spotlight on a history-making rock band from the ’70s....
Teaser Watch: Michelle Garza Cervera Tackles Pregnancy and the Occult in Tribeca Pic “Huesera”
“What is happening to you is quite normal. When you become a mother, you feel like you are split in two. Bleed from the inside. You literally feel like your bones are breaking,” a...
Trailer Watch: “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” Celebrates the Musician & His Anthem
“You look around and see a world that cannot be made sense of — you either raise your fist, or you say ‘hallelujah,'” Leonard Cohen observes in a new trailer for...
Kino Lorber to Release New Restoration of Ayoka Chenzira’s “Alma’s Rainbow” Presented by Julie Dash
“Alma’s Rainbow” is getting a 4K restoration. A press release announced that Kino Lorber will release a new version of Ayoka Chenzira’s 1994 feature, presented by “Daughters...
Charlotte Wells’ Directorial Debut “Aftersun” Lands at A24 Following Cannes Premiere
Charlotte Wells’ directorial debut has found a home following its buzzy world premiere at Cannes’ Critic’s Week. A24 scored North American rights to “Aftersun,” which currently...
Shira Haas to Play Conductor Ethel Stark in Aisling Walsh’s “Ethel”
Aisling Walsh is celebrating another Canadian trailblazer on the world stage. Her first big-screen feature since 2016’s “Maudie,” a biopic of Nova Scotia painter Maude Lewis led by...
Gia Coppola to Helm “superfans,” a Doc Celebrating Boy Band Fandom
Gia Coppola is paying tribute to the fanatics who worship at the altar of Joey, Nathan, Nick, Justin, Ashley, Harry, and Jungkook. She’ll follow-up “Mainstream,” her 2020...
Gilda Sheppard on Investigating a Culture of Punishment and Racism in “Since I Been Down”
Gilda Sheppard is an award-winning filmmaker who has screened her documentaries throughout the U.S. and internationally. Sheppard is a 2017 Hedgebrook Fellow for documentary film and a 2019 recipient...
Mia Hansen-Løve’s “One Fine Morning” Lands at Sony Pictures Classics, Léa Seydoux Stars
Described as “poignant” and “powerful” by The Guardian, and “an immensely satisfying collaboration that finds both auteur and star further solidifying their spots among...
Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera” Acquired by Neon
Neon has landed North American rights to Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera” out of Cannes. Deadline confirmed the news. Penned by Rohrwacher, the drama is set in the 1980s “in the...
Trailer Watch: An Affair Unravels in the French Mountains in Caroline Vignal’s “My Donkey, My Lover, & I”
A primary school teacher crashes her married lover’s family vacation in Caroline Vignal’s “My Donkey, My Lover, & I.” Though she’s far from outdoorsy, Antoinette...
Trailer Watch: Dolly Alderton and China Moo-Young Bring “Everything I Know About Love” to BBC
Dolly Alderton pays tribute to a “grubby, golden phase of life that’s so short-lived” in “Everything I Know About Love,” an upcoming BBC series based on her 2018 memoir....
Nicole Kassell to Direct Live-Action “She-Ra” Amazon Series
Nicole Kassell is set to reimagine another beloved story. Her work on HBO’s adaptation of the acclaimed graphic novel “Watchmen” scored her two Emmy nods and a win, and now...
Ava DuVernay Romantic Drama in the Works at Starz, Lauren Ridloff Stars
Ava DuVernay has yet another project in the works. The prolific Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated multi-hyphenate is set to reteam with one of writers and directors of “Queen Sugar,” Kat...
Pick of the Day: “Angelyne”
“I am not a woman,” says Emmy Rossum in the early moments of “Angelyne.” “I am an icon.” An affectionate, thoughtful tribute to LA’s Billboard Queen, a woman who...
Marielle Heller to Write and Direct Amy Adams-Starrer “Nightbitch”
Marielle Heller and Amy Adams are getting feral. The pair are teaming up on “Nightbitch,” a neo-horror pic that Searchlight has snagged worldwide rights to. They’re collaborating...
Trailer Watch: Jennifer Lopez Celebrates Milestones & Looks Onward in Amanda Micheli’s “Halftime”
“My whole life, I’ve been battling to be heard, to be seen, to be taken seriously,” says Jennifer Lopez in a new trailer for “Halftime.” Slated to open this year’s...
Trailer Watch: Tatiana Maslany Is “She Hulk: Attorney at Law”
Tatiana Maslany is bidding farewell to the Clone Club and joining the Marvel empire. The Emmy-winning “Orphan Black” alumna toplines “She Hulk: Attorney at Law.” “Whose...
Teaser Watch: Alicia Vikander Is a Disillusioned Movie Star in HBO’s “Irma Vep”
“I’m young. I’m a movie star. What matters is staying sane,” says Alicia Vikander in a new trailer for “Irma Vep.” Based on the 1996 French film of the same name...
Frances O’Connor’s “Emily” Lands at Bleecker Street, Emma Mackey Stars in the Emily Brontë Biopic
From dishing out sex advice in bathroom stalls to immortalizing Catherine and Heathcliff’s love story, “Sex Education” star Emma Mackey takes on the role of an iconic author in...
Léa Seydoux Will Topline Audrey Diwan’s English-Language Debut “Emmanuelle”
Léa Seydoux has signed on to topline Audrey Diwan’s third feature, “Emmanuelle.” The erotically-charged story will mark Diwan’s English-language debut and her follow-up to...
Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley Reunite for Thea Sharrock’s “Wicked Little Letters”
Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley are set to re-team less than one year after the release of “The Lost Daughter.” Their performances in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s feature directorial debut...
Trailer Watch: Emma Thompson Announces Her Sexual Bucket List in “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”
“There are nuns out there with more sexual experience than me,” says Emma Thompson in a new trailer for “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.” From director Sophie Hyde, the...
Kerry Washington Will Lead “Unprisoned,” Onyx Collective Comedy About a Therapist & Single Mom
Kerry Washington has lined up her next project for the small screen. She’ll follow up her Emmy-nominated turn in “Little Fires Everywhere” with Onyx Collective’s...
Megan Stalter Set to Lead Hannah Pearl Utt’s “Cora Bora”
Best known for her role as a talent agent’s incompetent assistant on “Hacks,” Megan Stalter is set to step out of the office and into the limelight in “Cora Bora,”...
“Reality Bites” Series in Development at Peacock from Original Scribe Helen Childress
Cue up “My Sharona”: Lelaina Pierce is returning to the screen. A “Reality Bites” series is in development at Peacock from the scribe of the original 1994 pic, Helen...
Taraji P. Henson in Talks to Star in and Produce “Queenie” for BET Studios
The last time Taraji P. Henson played a character named Queenie, she received an Oscar nod for her portrayal. The “Curious Case of Benjamin Button” nominee is now in talks to lead and...
Trailer Watch: Rebeca Huntt Explores Her Identity and Trauma in “Beba”
“You are now entering my universe,” announces Rebeca Huntt in a new trailer for “Beba.” “I am the lens, the subject, and the authority.” The doc sees the...
Apply Now: The Writers Lab UK & Ireland Program for Women Screenwriters Over 40
Attention women screenwriters over 40: The Writers Lab (TWL) UK & Ireland is returning for a second virtual program, set to kick off later this year. Up to 12 writers will be selected for the...
Emerald Fennell and Rosamund Pike Team Up for “Saltburn”
Emerald Fennell is collaborating with another Academy Award-nominated actress. The “Promising Young Woman” breakout, who landed an Oscar for writing the revenge thriller as well as nods...
Siân Heder to Receive American Film Institute’s Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal
Siân Heder is set to accept yet another honor following a whirlwind awards season that culminated in the “CODA” writer-director landing a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar and the...
Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway Psychological Thriller “‘Mothers’ Instinct” Lands at Neon
Two Oscar-winning actresses are teaming up. Jessica Chastain, who snagged Best Actress honors this year for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” and Anne Hathaway, the recipient of the 2013 Best...
Trailer Watch: Rose Byrne Is Ready to Build a Fitness Empire in Season 2 of “Physical”
Rose Byrne is “tired of playing defense” in “Physical.” A new trailer for Season 2 of Annie Weisman’s Apple TV+ dark comedy sees Sheila (Byrne) determined to grow her...
Jennifer Phang to Direct Disney+ “Descendants” Sequel “The Pocketwatch”
Jennifer Phang is joining the “Descendants” franchise. A press release announced that she’s been tapped to helm “The Pocketwatch” (working title), a sequel to the...