BY Women and Hollywood
Book Excerpt: Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted
Treva Silverman is an Emmy winning television writer known for her work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. You can find more information on Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted here and here. Excerpt from MARY...
Trailer Watch: Paloma – Written and Directed by Julia Stiles on WIGS
As we’ve previously reported, Julia Stiles has made herself a force on the hit YouTube channel, WIGS that does scripted dramas and features with female leads. Stiles is currently starring in...
New Clip from Mara Brock Akil’s Being Mary Jane – Starring Gabrielle Union
We reported back in September that powerhouse Mara Brock Akil with husband/development partner Salim Akil were creating a new show for BET, Being Mary Jane, starring Gabrielle Union. The show...
Blue is the Warmest Color Author Slams Sex Scenes in Film Adaptation
Everyone has been buzzing about Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue is the Warmest Color throughout all of Cannes and even more since its win of the coveted Palme d’Or. The three hour lesbian...
Heather Graham Talks About Roles for Women, Sexuality and Expectations
Last week, we reported that Michelle Rodriguez, fed up with the writing of female characters, has been doing her own writing. And it looks like Heather Graham is doing the same thing. In an...
TIFF Rerun: Interview with Margarethe von Trotta and Barbara Sukowa – Director and Star of Hannah Arendt
Originally published on October 29. Hannah Arendt opens in New York today and in Los Angeles on June 7th. Last, but not the bit least is a conversation with master director Margarethe von Trotta...
Jessica Chastain, Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon Being Considered for ‘Rodham’
As expected some of the most talented women in Hollywood are being considered to play Hillary Clinton in the upcoming Rodham. Jessica Chastain, Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon and Amanda...
Audrey Tautou Doesn’t Want a Hollywood Career
In a recent interview with Radio Times, Audrey Tautou said she doesn’t want a Hollywood career because of the scrutiny that actresses go through. The Amelie actress, who starred in The Da Vinci...
Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska to Star in ‘Carol’
Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska are set to star in Carol–an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Price of Salt. Phyllis Nagy wrote the screenplay and Todd Haynes is set to...
Cannes 2013 Wraps Up Another Festival Full Of Sexist Issues
The Cannes Film Festival wrapped up Sunday evening with the announcement of the Palme D’Or and for a festival that continues to think and say that it does not have a “woman problem”...
Blue is the Warmest Color Wins Palme D’Or at Cannes
On a day where there was a march in Paris against gay marriage that turned violent (same sex marriage becomes legal in France on Wednesday), the three hour lesbian drama Blue is the Warmest...
Weekly Update May 24: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Weekend Fill The Void – Written and Directed by Rama Burshtein I saw Fill the Void back in September at the Toronto Film Festival. It’s been making its...
Julianne Moore on Women and Aging in Hollywood
We didn’t think that it was possible for Julianne Moore to be even more incredible. The acclaimed actress recently did an interview with DuJour magazine for their June issue. In it the...
New Trailer: Byzantium – Starring Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton
IFC Films has just released a new trailer for Byzantium, based on Moira Buffini’s play which she also adapted for the screen. The film follows Clara (Gemma Arterton) and Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan)...
Females Make Up Only 22% of Top Film Critics
In a new study released today by the Center for Study of Women in Television and Film, the stats about female critics at the top sites, newspapers and outlets shows that the business is still very...
Sue Kramer to Direct Amy Fine Collins’ ‘The God of Driving’
Sue Kramer, director of Gray Matters, is set to direct her adaptation of Amy Fine Collins’ The God of Driving: How I Overcame Fear and Put Myself in the Driver’s Seat (with the Help of a...
Trailer Watch: As Cool As I Am – Starring Claire Danes and Sarah Bolger
As Cool As I Am, based on the novel by Pete Fromm, is about Lucy (Sarah Bolger), a teen girl who is trying to grow up and figure out her life. However, Lucy has to deal with and take care of her...
The Importance of Changing Perspective
Since I write on the web, I spend a lot of time, as you can imagine, in front of my computer. Most days all day (except for a couple of dog walking breaks.) But this spring due to the...
Lake Bell On Women Directors: If You Happen to Have a Vagina, That’s Okay
Lake Bell, director of the anticipated summer film In A World, spoke in an interview for her latest film that she acts in, Black Rock, directed by Katie Aselton, about being a woman director in...
Forbes Names World’s 100 Most Powerful Women
Forbes has just named the World’s 100 Most Poweful Women of 2013. And it’s a very impressive list. It includes women in politics like Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany who was...
Zooey Deschanel Directs New She & Him Music Video
Last week, Rashida Jones made her directorial debut with a music video for Sara Bareilles’ “Brave.” This week, Zooey Deschanel, announced her own directorial debut with the She...
Sony Head Amy Pascal on Women Directors: The Whole System is Geared for Them To Fail
Holy crap. In a revealing interview with Forbes’ Dorothy Pomerantz on the occasion of the publication of the most powerful women in the world list, Sony studio chief Amy Pascal, the only...
Star Trek Writer Sort of Apologizes for Misogyny in the Film
After Star Trek Into Darkness premiered this weekend, my Twitter feed was in a frenzy discussing a scene where Dr. Carol Marcus (Alice Eve), a USS Enterprise science officer, suddenly and without...
Interview with Tassie Cameron – Creator and Executive Producer of Rookie Blue
The summer used to be a void of new TV shows. No more. Now summer has a bunch of series — many that star women like Rizzoli & Isles and Covert Affairs. Another one of those...
Disney Renders Merida Even More Unrecognizable
Remember when we all felt some vague relief while we briefly thought that Disney had pulled the new, sexy Merida due to protests. Brave creator, Brenda Chapman, called Merida’s makeover...
Ellen Destroys Abercrombie & Fitch CEO’s Comments on Plus Size Women
When Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries’ comments resurfaced about refusing to sell plus size clothing earlier this month, the internet was rightfully outraged. His refusal to sell plus...
Francois Ozon Believes That Many Women Fantasize About Being Prostitutes
You gotta love the news that comes out of Cannes. In between burglaries (they should check and see if the Bling Ring posse is still in town) you get some wonderful juicy tidbits from artists which...
Kerry Washington Gives George Washington University Commencement Address
Our favorite DC fixer Olivia Pope (a.k.a. the lovely, talented Kerry Washington) gave the commencement address at George Washington University. Washington, a GW alumna, spoke about being the lead...
Tribeca: Interview with Jane Weinstock – Co-Writer/Director of The Moment
I was traveling a lot during this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, but thanks to technology I was able to catch some of the movies that I really wanted to see. One of those was the Jennifer...
Quote of the Day: Michelle Rodriguez on Female Writers
Fast and the Furious star Michelle Rodriguez is known for playing tough, take charge, bad ass women for much of her career in films like Girl Fight, Avatar, Resident Evil and on television in...
Watch This: Lauren Graham on her New YA Novel and Parenthood
Watch the insanely charming Lauren Graham talk about her new YA novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe, about a young woman who is trying to make it on Broadway in the 90s. She talks about...
British Study Shows Older Women are Pushed Off Screen
A British study showed that as women television hosts age, they are increasingly pushed off screen. The study, which looked at BBC, Sky, ITN and Channel 5, tallied that out of 481 presenters at all...
A Feminist Analysis of Rodham – the Feature Film About Young Hillary Clinton
The script Rodham by Young Il Kim has been one of the scripts on the recent Blacklist — it came in 4th — that has made significant buzz before it even starts production. While...
2013 Cannes News – Part 2
More lady news coming out of Cannes. Uma Thurman will star as controversial anti-gay activist Anita Bryant in Anita. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman will direct from a screenplay by Chad...
Jon Stewart Takes on the Merida Makeover: The Princess and the PR
Love this. Jon Stewart kicked the shit out of Disney for their Merida makeover. This ain’t going away Disney. You gotta do better. Happy Friday. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet...
Weekly Update May 17: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Weekend Black Rock – Directed by Katie Aselton Black Rock is every woman’s worst nightmare. You go out on an adventure with friends and then things go...
Why Society Needs Feminism
I found this through my twitter feed today and think it is appropriate and is a good thought for the weekend. I think this should answer all the naysayers who think young women aren’t...
Odes to Female Friendships Rule The Weekend with Katie Aselton’s Black Rock and Frances Ha
This weekend, two very different films that explore the intricacies of female friendships are hitting theaters (and VOD) near you: Katie Aselton’s thriller Black Rock and Noah Baumbach’s...
Trailer Roundup: Women Created Fall TV Shows
We’ve been reporting quite a bit about the Fall TV pick ups recently. Only 8 women created shows were picked up among all the networks which is a really depressing number. However, at least we...
Guest Post: Screaming With Your Body
Hysteria is the way to express with your body desires that the society does not accept. It’s like screaming with your body. Augustine (the lead character in my film) really existed. She was...
Women Created Shows That Have Been Canceled
The last couple weeks have been a bloodbath when it’s come to television cancellations. Great women created shows like Ann Biderman’s Southland on TNT didn’t make it. Here are...
Guest Post: Bold Broads and Daring Dames: An Interview with Kim Krizan
Kim Krizan is an Academy Award-nominated writer of the films Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. She appeared as an actress in the films Slacker, Dazed and Confused, and Waking Life. She wrote the...
Review Roundup: The Bling Ring – Directed by Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring opened up Un Certain Regard at Cannes and the reviews of the film are coming in. Here’s a roundup of reviews of the film. “The Bling Ring”...
2013 Cannes News- Part 1
Some news coming out of Cannes Pete Hammond from Deadline notes from the jury press conference which is the one time the jury faces the press during the whole festival that the presence of two female...
First Trailer: FX’s The Bridge – Created by Meredith Stiehm
Earlier this year, FX announced the 13 episode pick up of Meredith Stiehm’s The Bridge, an adaptation of Bron about the Denmark/Sweden border. Steihm’s adaptation focuses on the...
Rashida Jones Makes Directorial Debut with Sara Bareilles ‘Brave’ Music Video
Rashida Jones announced her directorial debut with Sara Bareilles’ “Brave” music video on Twitter earlier this week.. It’s a bright, poppy song with an equally...
New Poster for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
We previously reported our excitement and lack of patience for November 22nd to roll around with the unveiling of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire trailer last month. Now with the new Catching Fire...
Lucy Liu Talks About Racism in Hollywood
Lucy Liu graces the cover of online fashion magazine, Net-A-Porter’s Graphic Issue. Liu discusses some of the usual interview tropes–her sense of style, relationship status and her hit...
France vs. US – What Do Movie Stars Looks Like?
As the Cannes Film Festival kicks off here is an infographic from French TV (and in French) that breaks down the difference between the US and French film industries. Here’s what the article...
Why Women in Power Positions Matter
While we are still digesting the bad news from yesterday with the release of statistics on the low amount of women onscreen in films, TV continues to be the bright spot regarding women’s...
Sundance: Tribeca Film & Well Go Pick Up Francesca Gregorini’s Emanuel And The Truth About Fishes
After premiering at Sundance earlier this year, Tribeca Film and Well Go have picked up Francesca Gregorini’s Emanuel And The Truth About Fishes. Starring Kaya Scodelario and Jessica...