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Watch: Young Queen Elizabeth II Bears the Weight of “The Crown” in New Featurette

Twenty-five-year-old Queen Elizabeth II “had a massive responsibility put on her at a time when she’s grieving and she’s had a terrible loss — the death of her father. And then her whole...

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Trailer Watch: “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” Hints at Felicity Jones’ Backstory

“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”: Disney “Rebellions are built on hope.” Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) says this to rally her fellow rebels in the second official “Rogue One: A Star Wars...

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Trailer Watch: A Woman Rules the Kitchen in “Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table”

Ella Brennan was one of America’s foremost restaurateurs, and now her life is being explored in the brand new documentary “Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table.” Directed by Oscar and...

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Trailer Watch: Germany’s Delightfully Dysfunctional Oscar Pick “Toni Erdmann”

“Toni Erdmann” has had critics and audiences talking since its world premiere at Cannes back in May. Those who haven’t caught Maren Ade’s acclaimed comedy on the festival circuit finally...

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Trailer Watch: Zoe Kazan Faces “The Monster” in New Horror Film

A pulse-quickening trailer has been released for “The Monster,” a mother-daughter horror film toplined by Emmy-nominated actress Zoe Kazan. The “Olive Kitteridge” star plays a divorced...

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Trailer Watch: Isabelle Huppert is Finally Free in “Things to Come”

“I met someone.” A newly released trailer for writer-director Mia Hansen-Løve’s “Things to Come” starts on a sour note: The film’s protagonist, Nathalie (Isabelle Huppert), learns that...

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Trailer Watch: Elle Fanning Dreams of Being a “Ballerina”

Elle Fanning takes on the voice of the lead role of Félicie Milliner in the English-language version of the French animated film “Ballerina,” which has just premiered a lovely new trailer. Set...

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Trailer Watch: “It Had To Be You” Flips the Script on Marriage Proposals

Romantic comedies centering on heterosexual couples typically treat marriage proposals as a man’s job: The woman waits passively to be swept off her feet by her beloved’s grand, romantic...

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Trailer Watch: “The Edge of Seventeen” Captures How Impostor Syndrome Feels

Do you remember growing up? A lot of it sucked, right? Writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig’s film “The Edge of Seventeen” captures that feeling of thinking that everyone around you has it all...

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Trailer Watch: Natalie Portman Embodies “Jackie”

The new teaser for “Jackie,” starring Natalie Portman, begins with a bit of the final number from the 1960s Broadway musical “Camelot,” but is then eerily interrupted by a harsher string...

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Watch: “Gilmore Girls” Featurette Revisits the Past and Looks Into the Future

Pour yourself a cup — or five cups — of coffee and prepare to be transported back to Stars Hollow by watching a newly released featurette celebrating the return of “Gilmore Girls.”...

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Trailer Watch: BFFs Get in Over Their Heads in Cannes Winner “Divines”

Atrailer has been released for “Divines,” Houda Benyamina’s coming-of-age drama that won the hearts of critics and audiences at Cannes earlier this year. When asked by a teacher what she...

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Trailer Watch : Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s Creepy Sci-Fi “Evolution”

Imagine if “The Island of Doctor Moreau” was led by a group of pale, stoic women experimenting on pre-teen boys, and you’d get Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s “Evolution.” And this new trailer...

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Trailer Watch: Kristen Stewart Talks to Ghosts in “Personal Shopper”

The new trailer for Olivier Assayas’ “Personal Shopper,” starring Kristen Stewart, makes the film look downright scary. “Personal Shopper” marks Stewart’s second time teaming up with...

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Trailer Watch: Revisit 1979’s Feminism with “20th Century Women”

It’s 1979 and President Jimmy Carter is on television giving his “Crisis of Confidence” speech. Meanwhile, in the new trailer for “20th Century Women,” Annette Bening is the only one in...

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Trailer Watch: “The Crown” Feels Like It Could Take Place Today

“We have a new sovereign. Young…and a woman!” exclaims a voice in the new trailer for Netflix’s “The Crown.” The series begins in 1952 just as Queen Elizabeth II is taking the throne,...

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Trailer Watch: Ava DuVernay’s “The 13th” Critiques Mass Incarceration

Director Ava DuVernay (“Selma”) has secured the Opening Night spot at this year’s New York Film Festival, which runs from September 30-October 16, for her documentary “The 13th.” And now...

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Trailer Watch: “Good Girls Revolt” Tackles Sexism in Journalism

If there’s one thing that “Mad Men” never sufficiently got into in its last days, it was the budding women’s rights movements of the 1970s. Well, a new Amazon series called “Good Girls...

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Trailer Watch: “Newtown” Doc Examines the Aftermath of Sandy Hook Tragedy

“I don’t think that any of us that were in there feel like anyone needs to know specifically what we saw,” says an interviewee in a newly released trailer for Kim A. Snyder’s “Newtown.”...

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Trailer Watch: “Hidden Figures” International Spot Shows More History

“I’m a negro woman, I’m not going to entertain the impossible,” says Janelle Monáe’s “Hidden Figures” character at the prospect of becoming an engineer. But as her colleague replies,...

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Trailer Watch: “Amanda Knox” Trial Gets the Doc Treatment

The Amanda Knox case had the world on edge, with viewers glued to the news. Was this young woman a murderer? Or trapped in a backwards justice system that punishes women for being sexual? “Either...

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Trailer Watch: Rebecca Hall Mesmerizes as a Depressed Newscaster in “Christine”

Christine is an on-air reporter who is “always on the lookout for a positive human interest story.” Her boss has another approach to the news: “If it bleeds, it leads.” This tension is one...

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Trailer Watch: “Moana” Takes to the Sea

It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for Disney’s “Moana,” and with this new, full-length trailer finally hitting, the reality is that she’s getting closer. “Moana,” Disney’s...

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Trailer Watch: A Young Woman Disguises Herself to Play Sports in “Girl Unbound”

Erin Heidenreich’s documentary “Girl Unbound: The War To Be Her” tackles the story of a young Pakistani woman who lived as a boy for many years just to have the chance to play...

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Trailer Watch: Jessica Chastain Puts Up a Fight in “Miss Sloane”

The best Actress Oscar Race continues to heat up. If the new trailer for “Miss Sloane” is any indication, Jessica Chastain will be joining the running as well. “Miss Sloane,” according to...

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Trailer Watch: Issa Rae Makes a Change in New “Insecure” Full Trailer

“Go shorty. It’s your birthday. But no one cares cause I’m not having a party. Cause I’m feeling sorry for myself,” Issa Rae sings into her bathroom mirror, fully capturing the hilarious...

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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...

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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...

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Trailer Watch: “My Art” Explores Life as a Female Artist at Age 65

Laurie Simmons might be extra famous for being Lena Dunham’s mom, but for decades she’s had a successful artistic career of her own. Now she’s returning to film in “My Art,” which follows...

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Trailer Watch: “Below Her Mouth” Benefited From an All-Female Crew

Sometimes kicking the men off set leads to a more authentic performance, and that’s exactly what “Below Her Mouth” was going for, as is revealed in its steamy new trailer. The film was...

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Trailer Watch: Family Drama Fuels Hope Dickson Leach’s “The Levelling”

A young woman returns home under terrible circumstances in “The Levelling,” writer-director Hope Dickson Leach’s feature debut. A tense trailer has been released for the drama, starring...

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Trailer Watch: Kristen Stewart Teaches Her First Class in “Certain Women”

“It’s so lovely to think that, if I were a man, people would listen and say OK. That’d be so restful,” says Laura Dern in the new trailer for Kelly Reichardt’s “Certain Women.”...

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Trailer Watch: Isabelle Huppert Fights Back in “Elle”

Isabelle Huppert’s latest film “Elle” is bound to be considered controversial. Telling the story of a woman’s reaction to and actions after being violently raped, the story veers into...

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Trailer Watch: Bella Thorne is an Overnight Sensation in “Famous in Love”

Meet “Famous in Love,” your next delicious guilty pleasure. Freeform has released a trailer for the upcoming series about young Hollywood led by rising star Bella Thorne (“The DUFF,” “Big...

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Trailer Watch: “Miss Hokusai” Reveals the Woman Behind Japan’s Most Famous Artist

“We don’t cook. We don’t clean. It gets too dirty, we move,” says O-Ei in the new trailer for “Miss Hokusai.” Instead, she and her father, a famous artist, spend countless hours painting...

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Trailer Watch: Ellen Page’s “Gaycation” Returns for Season 2

Season 1 of Viceland’s “Gaycation” featured Ellen Page and Ian Daniel, her gay best friend, traveling to Jamaica, Brazil, Japan, and the U.S. to explore LBGTQ communities around the world. In...

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Trailer Watch: Natalie Portman Is a Spiritualist Superstar in “Planetarium”

A gorgeous trailer has landed for “Planetarium,” Rebecca Zlotowski’s upcoming period drama starring Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp (“Yoga Hosers”) as sisters. The young American...

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Trailer Watch: Amma Asante’s “A United Kingdom” Looks Award Worthy

“Belle” director Amma Asante’s next film, “A United Kingdom” will make its world premiere September 9 during the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, then make its way to London...

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Watch: “Pitch” Inspires Kids to Believe Women Can Do Anything

If you see it, you can dream it, and you can become it. So it will come as no surprise when, after “Pitch” premieres on Fox on September 22, more little girls everywhere will want to start...

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Trailer Watch: Kate Winslet Designs Fabulous Revenge in “The Dressmaker”

Revenge is best served while wearing a fabulous dress. Kate Winslet stars as Myrtle “Tilly” Dunnage in the Australian dark comedy “The Dressmaker,” from director Jocelyn Moorhouse. Tilly is...

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Trailer Watch: Julie Dash’s “Daughters of the Dust” 25th Anniversary Remaster

“Daughters of the Dust” Julie Dash’s landmark film “Daughters of the Dust” has been remastered and a new trailer has just been released in anticipation of the film’s 25th anniversary...

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Trailer Watch: Kirsten Johnson Records Life Around the World in “Cameraperson”

A trailer has landed for “Cameraperson,” Kirsten Johnson’s award-winning new documentary. The film made its World Premiere at Sundance in January, and in June snagged top honors at the...

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Trailer Watch: “Audrie & Daisy” Doc Tackles Sex Crimes and Cyber Bulling

Netflix has released a heartbreaking trailer for “Audrie & Daisy.” The documentary chronicles the lives of two underage teen girls in the aftermath of being sexually assaulted and having the...

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Trailer Watch: Halle Berry is On a Mission to Save Her Son in “Kidnap”

Don’t mess with a mom and her minivan. In “Kidnap,” Oscar winner Halle Berry plays Karla McCoy, a woman determined to find her son after he’s kidnapped from a park. A new trailer for the...

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Trailer Watch: “Quit Staring At My Plate” Takes a Woman to Her Breaking Point

Croatian director Hana Jusic’s debut feature, “Quit Staring At My Plate,” will play in competition the Venice Days section of the Venice Film Festival. The new trailer for the film highlights...

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Trailer Watch: “Girl Asleep” Captures Teenage Angst and Imagination

Being a teenager is seriously rough, and the filmmaking debut of theater director Rosemary Myers captures the angst perfectly in the new trailer for “Girl Asleep.” The Australian comedy stars...

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Trailer Watch: Cynthia Nixon Portrays Emily Dickinson’s “Quiet Passion”

Prepare to see Miranda Hobbes as you’ve never seen her before. A trailer has been released for “A Quiet Passion,” featuring former “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon as Emily...

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Trailer Watch: “Generation Startup” Shows the Harsh Realities of Entrepreneurship

90 percent of startups fail, but the subjects of Cynthia Wade and Cheryl Miller Houser’s documentary “Generation Startup” are trying to be some of the few that succeed. The new doc follows six...

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Trailer Watch: A Female Musician Goes Against the Grain in “As I Open My Eyes”

A trailer has arrived for “As I Open My Eyes,” Leyla Bouzid’s award-winning feature debut. The coming-of-age film is set against the backdrop of the burgeoning Jasmine Revolution in Tunis and...

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Trailer Watch: “American Honey” Wants You to “Dream Baby Dream”

A new trailer for Andrea Arnold’s “American Honey” has been released, and it features Bruce Springsteen’s “Dream Baby Dream” and new voiceover narration describing the...

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Trailer Watch: The Aliens of “Arrival” Are Revealed to Amy Adams

Human beings have often misunderstood one another throughout history. Whether we speak the same language or not, miscommunications have led to catastrophic events. So imagine the pressure Amy...

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