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Andrea Berloff to Adapt “The Kitchen” Comic Series for New Line Cinema
Great news for fans of comics and female-fronted stories: “The Kitchen” is coming to the big-screen. The Vertigo comic series, which The Tracking Board notes “has been celebrated for its...
Netflix Making Margaret Atwood’s “Alias Grace” Into Miniseries with Sarah Polley
After the success of “Making a Murderer,” Netflix is keen on continuing the addicting trend that is true-crime entertainment. Now, the streaming site has just green-lit a six-hour miniseries...
Clio Barnard Starts Shooting “Dark River,” Starring Ruth Wilson
Principal photography for Clio Barnard’s “Dark River,” a family drama starring Ruth Wilson (“The Affair”), has kicked off. Filming will take place in Yorkshire, a county in Northern...
Trailer Watch: Andrea Arnold’s “American Honey” Hits the Heartland
Andrea Arnold’s much-anticipated “American Honey” will soon hit theaters, and a gorgeous new trailer has just been released. If we weren’t already really excited about this film, the...
Inspirational Women in Theater To Be Celebrated By London’s Tonic Theatre
Tonic Theatre is launching an event to honor women in theater. The inaugural celebration will take June 22 at the Ambassadors Theater in London, England. Lucy Kerbel, Tonic’s director, will...
Amma Asante’s “A United Kingdom” to Open 60th BFI London Film Festival
The 60th BFI London Film Festival, which runs from October 5–16 this year, will open with “A United Kingdom,” directed by Amma Asante (“Belle”). The film will make its European premiere on...
Paramount Acquires Julia Cox’s Black List Script “Do No Harm”
In total, 16 of the 81 scripts featured on the 2015 Black List, or 20%, were written or co-written by women. The list included Julia Cox’s “Do No Harm,” which has now been acquired by...
Ryan Murphy Creates Foundation For Diversifying Directors
Ryan Murphy, creator of “Glee” and “American Horror Story,” is launching a foundation within his 20th Century Fox-based production company aiming to diversify Hollywood, according to The...
Sony Pictures TV Kicks Off Diverse Directors Program: Apply Now
Sony Pictures Television is accepting applications for its Diverse Directors Program, now in its third year. The program aims to offer opportunities to directors with diverse backgrounds. Fifteen...
“I Dream Too Much” Writer-Director Katie Cokinos on Her Bright and Uplifting Coming-of-Age Story
Katie Cokinos began her film career in the late 1980s working at Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) in Houston, where she co-produced Eagle Pennell’s “Heart Full of Soul” in 1989. She...
Judi Dench to Play Queen Victoria Once Again
Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench will play Queen Victoria in Working Title Films’ “Victoria and Abdul.” According to a press release, the film is slated to go into production this year...
Eight Female Producers on What it Takes to Make it in Hollywood
This year’s Women in Film Crystal Award for Excellence in Film went to eight female producers: Denise Di Novi, Lianne Halfon, Lynda Obst, Jane Rosenthal, Paula Wagner, Lucy Fisher, Lauren Shuler...
Catch a Sneak Peek of “Ghostbusters” With Its Screenwriter Katie Dippold
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced an upcoming event centered around one of summer’s most anticipated releases. “Ghostbusters” won’t hit theaters until July 15,...
“Me Before You” Director Thea Sharrock Attached to Next Project “The Selection”
After the great success of “Me Before You,” director Thea Sharrock has been hired for another book-to-film adaptation, Variety reports. Sharrock is attached to direct YA novel “The...
Nicole Kidman to Star in Big Screen Version of Anna Ziegler’s “Photograph 51”
Playwright Anna Zielger will adapt her play “Photograph 51” for the big screen, The Tracking Board reports, and Nicole Kidman, who starred in the 2015 West End production, is attached to star....
ACLU Supports NY Film and TV Diversity Bill
The ACLU is putting pressure on New York legislators to pass a bill that would make the state the first to grant financial incentives to TV shows that hire women and minority writers and directors,...
Trailer Watch: Sick of the 2016 Election? How About “Roseanne for President!”
“Here I go, running for president,” Roseanne Barr declares in the new trailer for the doc, “Roseanne for President!” The film, which follows Barr’s unsuccessful 2012 campaign for...
Liz Garcia Sets Her Second Feature Film
Liz Garcia is set to direct her second feature film. According to The Tracking Board, Garcia will write and direct “One Percent More Humid.” Garcia will produce through her La Pistola, Inc....
“Making a Murderer” Creators Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos Adapting New TV Series with George…
“Making a Murderer” Creators Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos Adapting New TV Series with George Clooney The female filmmakers behind Netflix’s hit true crime series “Making Murderer” will...
Stacey Snider to Replace Jim Gianopulos As Head of Fox
There’s a lot of movement going on at Fox, where Chief Executive Jim Gianopulos will step down from his post next year, replaced by Stacey Snider, who was brought on less than two years ago as...
Helen Mirren Adds “Fast and Furious 8” to Her Eclectic Career
Dame Helen Mirren is about to drive a suped-up race car. The prestigious actress has confirmed that she’s signed on to appear in “Fast and Furious 8.” In an interview with Elle Magazine,...
ESSENCE Festival Names Tina Knowles-Lawson Winner of the Inspiring Leadership Award
Tina Knowles-Lawson is best known for being Beyonce’s mother, but her accomplishments extend far beyond raising an uber successful daughter: Knowles-Lawson is a philanthropist, author, and fashion...
“Orphan Black” Renewed for Fifth and Final Season
The good news: “Orphan Black” is returning for a fifth season. The bad news: Season 5 will mark the end of the series. The fifth and final season, composed of 10 episodes, is set to air in 2017....
“Wicked” Musical Coming to the Big Screen
After almost 13 years on Broadway, “Wicked” is finally set to fly on the big screen. Universal has announced that the musical film adaptation of the hit show and book will open in theaters...
Zoe Saldana Was Denied Child Care and Wishes More Women Were on Sets
It’s becoming more and more common for actresses to reveal the issues of sexism they’ve faced on set, from studios, and in their careers. Only when the problems are talked about will we have any...
Margaret Atwood Wins PEN Pinter Prize
Margaret Atwood has been named this year’s recipient of the PEN Pinter Prize, an honor celebrating champions of free speech. The Canadian writer is perhaps best known for her novels “The...
Anne Hathaway Becomes Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women
Oscar winner Anne Hathaway has a new role to play: the actress has been named a global goodwill ambassador for UN Women, the UN agency working towards gender equality and female...
Whitney Houston Documentary Coming From Miramax and Roadside
Miramax has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Whitney,” the officially authorized Whitney Houston documentary that’s in the works, Deadline has reported. Miramax will team up with Roadside...
Anika Noni Rose to Produce and Star in Shirley Chisholm Biopic
Anika Noni Rose is attached to produce and star in a film based on Shirley Chisholm, Shadow and Act has reported. Chisholm was the first African-American woman elected to the United States Congress,...
5,000 Women Descend on Washington D.C. to Discuss the #StateofWomen
Yesterday, I was one of the masses (and I mean masses) of women, and a couple of men in the audience for the United State of Women conference, sponsored by The White House. I was blown away by...
Award-Winning Female Composers Recognized at “The Women Who Score” Concert
Of the 112 original scores eligible for an Oscar last award season, only three, or 2.7 percent, were composed or co-composed by women. Female composers are sorely underrepresented in the industry,...
Sally Potter’s “The Party” to Star Patricia Clarkson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Cherry Jones
Patricia Clarkson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Cherry Jones, and Emily Mortimer are set to star in Sally Potter’s “The Party,” Variety has reported. That means that three-quarters of the female...
Trailer Watch: Rachel Weisz Gets Taken to Court in Holocaust Drama “Denial”
A gripping trailer has been released for “Denial,” Rachel Weisz’s upcoming courtroom drama. The hotly anticipated film was just given an Oscar-friendly release date of September 30, and the...
CBC Takes Steps to Hire 50% Female Directors for Scripted Dramas
Canadian public broadcaster CBC announced that at least half of the episodes of some of its most popular scripted programs will be directed by women. The move reflects the ongoing discussion about...
Lily Tomlin, Gina Rodriguez, and Other Comedy Actresses Sound Off on Sexism at THR Roundtable
The Hollywood Reporter brought together some of the biggest names from the small-screen for its Comedy Actress Roundtable. The six hilarious participants —Lily Tomlin (“Grace and Frankie”),...
Kirsten Johnson’s “Cameraperson” Takes Home Top Honors at Sheffield Doc/Fest
Kirsten Johnson’s “Cameraperson” has been named the grand prize winner of Sheffield Doc/Fest. The documentary is a curated collection of extraordinary footage that Johnson has assembled over...
TV Land Renews “Younger” for Fourth Season
TV Land’s Sutton Foster comedy “Younger” has been renewed for a fourth season, Broadway World reports, shortly after production began on the third, which is set to premiere on September...
Watch: Kerry Washington Stands Up Against Domestic Violence
Kerry Washington is speaking out against domestic violence. For the third year, the “Scandal” star has signed on to serve as an ambassador for the Allstate Foundation Purple Purse campaign,...
Watch: Samantha Bee Rips Apart the NRA on “Full Frontal”
“After a massacre,” Samantha Bee said on the most recent episode of her show “Full Frontal,” “the standard operating procedure is that you stand on stage and deliver some well-meaning...
Celebrate Reproductive Rights at a Reading of “Spare Rib” Hosted by Gloria Steinem
More information has been revealed about Spare Rib, an upcoming reproductive rights celebration hosted by the Society for Ethical Culture. Gloria Steinem will host the event honoring the work of Dr....
Mindy Kaling Signs Multi-Year Deal with Universal TV
Mindy Kaling has secured a multi-year deal with Universal TV, Variety has reported. The deal is for acting, producing, and writing. Universal produces her current series “The Mindy Project,”...
Quote of the Day: “The Girlfriend Experience” Star Riley Keough Talks “Shitty” Roles For Women
Riley Keough plays a law student and sex worker on Starz’s “The Girlfriend Experience.” The rising star explained the allure of the meaty role to The Hollywood Reporter: the chance to play an...
Trailer Watch: “Yarn” Explores a Forgotten Art Form
Knitting might not seem like a modern day art, but a new documentary is out to prove that assumption incorrect. Una Lorenzen’s “Yarn” explores a quirky art form often ignored by the mainstream...
Helena Bonham Carter to Star in, Produce “Saint Mazie” Miniseries
Helena Bonham Carter is coming to the small-screen. The two-time Oscar nominee will star in the miniseries “Saint Maizie,” a portrait of a big-hearted New Yorker in the Jazz Age. Bonham Carter...
New TV Adaptation of “Portrait of a Lady” in the Works
A new television adaptation of Henry James’ “Portrait of a Lady” is in the works. As Variety reports, Number 9 Films, one of the producers of “Carol,” is teaming up with Red Production...
Gena Rowlands’ Collaborations with John Cassavetes Celebrated at Metrograph in NY
Metrograph is set to honor a match made cinematic heaven. The Manhattan movie theater will host Cassavetes/Rowlands, a program celebrating the collaborations between legendary screen actress Gena...
Akosua Adoma Owusu Will Adapt Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “On Monday of Last Week”
Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who last year granted Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years a Slave”) the film rights to her novel “Americanah,” will now see another of her works adapted for the...
Queen Latifah To Be Recognized at “VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens”
Multi-hyphenate talent Queen Latifah will be celebrated at “VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens.” The Grammy, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner will executive produce the event via Flavor Unit....
Nicole Kidman Joins “Top of the Lake” Season 2 with Elisabeth Moss and Gwendoline Christie
Oz’s biggest movie star is joining our favorite Australia-set series. Deadline reports that Nicole Kidman has signed on to Season 2 of Jane Campion’s feminist mystery series “Top of the...
Lisa Joy to Write “Battlestar Galactica” Movie
A long-awaited, new big-screen adaptation of the 1970s TV series “Battlestar Galactica” is in the works at Universal with a female screenwriter. Lisa Joy, executive producer and scriptwriter for...
CBS Developing Limited Series Based on Patty Hearst
Prepare for the term “Stockholm Syndrome” to re-enter public consciousness in a big way. CBS is in the midst of developing a limited series based on Patty Hearst, arguably the most famous,...