BY Diana Drumm

Features, Films, News, Women Directors

Quote of the Day: Natalie Portman Calls for More of the “Female Gaze”

In a 25 year career and with 45 acting credits, Natalie Portman had never worked with a female director. Last year, Portman became one herself with her directorial debut “A Tale of Love and...

Festivals, Films, News, Trailers

Trailer Watch: Jessica Sula is a Fish-Out-of-Water in Rebecca Johnson’s “Honeytrap”

Raised by her grandparents in Trinidad, 15-year-old Layla (Jessica Sula) moves to Brixton, London to find an uncaring mother and a whole new set of rules and pressures from the area’s teen set. On...

Awards, Books, News, Television

Movies are Officially Dead — Meryl Streep is Heading to Television

Film history, as it shall be written, will cite this announcement as a musical triangle in the blaring orchestra that sounds the death knell of big screen cinema. Following the footsteps of Gloria...

Films, News, Trailers, Women Directors

Trailer Watch: Talulah Riley’s Wildlife RomCom “Scottish Mussel”

Boy meets girl. Girl is saving mussels from pearl poachers. Boy is a pearl poacher. Hijinks and romance commence with the aid of doofus-y friends, a strapping American rival for the girl’s...

Films, News, Television, Women Writers

Apply Now to Writers Guild’s “Made in NY Writers Room” Fellowship

The Writers Guild of America, East has teamed up with The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and the New York City Department of Small Business Services to launch the Made in NY Writers...

Features, Films, Women Directors

No More Excuses, Just Hire More Women

According to the Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative’s latest study, 29 female directors were involved in 800 of the top-grossing films between 2007 and 2015 (excluding 2011). 29 out...

Books, Films, News

Julianne Moore Cast as Opera Singer in “Bel Canto” Adaptation

Oscar-winner Julianne Moore is set to play a world-famous American soprano in an upcoming adaptation of Ann Patchett’s “Bel Canto.” Directed by Paul Weitz , the film finds Moore’s Roxanne...

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