Trailers
Trailer Watch: “Hidden Figures” Introduces the Black Women Who Got Us into Space
“We go from being our father’s daughters, to our husbands wives, to our baby’s mothers,” says Janelle Monáe’s character in the new trailer for “Hidden Figures.” But that’s no longer...
Trailer Watch: “Long Way North” Heroine Sets Out on a Frigid Quest
Shout! Factory Films has announced a release date for the animated film “Long Way North” and unveiled a new trailer in anticipation. The film, according to its official synopsis, is set in the...
Trailer Watch: “Rogue One” Reveals Your Favorite Villain
The familiar, heavy breath of Darth Vader is a lingering presence over the end of the new trailer for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” but our female lead, Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) seems...
Trailer Watch: Kathy Bates’ Love is Unconditional in “The Great Gilly Hopkins”
A new trailer has been released for “The Great Gilly Hopkins,” Lionsgate Premiere’s upcoming adaptation of Katherine Paterson’s National Book Award-winning 1978 children’s novel. The...
Trailer Watch: Alison Maclean’s “The Rehearsal” Goes Inside the Actor’s Brain
If any non-actor person were to walk in on an average acting class, they’d probably be really freaked out. The strange exercises that actors do to perfect their craft seem utterly odd to an...
Trailer Watch: Netflix’s “Project MC2” Highlights Young Women of STEM
If you have Netflix and kids, you may want to check out the series “Project MC2.” Season 1 is already up, and Season 2, for which a new trailer has just been released, premieres quite soon. The...
Trailer Watch: Amy Adams Makes First Contact with Aliens in “Arrival”
It’s a rare thing these days if we get an alien invasion flick that doesn’t feature extraterrestrials out to destroy the world. It seems that aliens wanting to interact with Earthlings rather...
Trailer Watch: Maura Asks to Be Called Mom on “Transparent”
Viewers will be reunited with the Pfefferman family in just over a month, and fortunately “Transparent” fans have a newly released trailer for Season 3 of the series to tide them over until it...
Trailer Watch: “The Eagle Huntress” Goes Where No Woman Has Gone Before
Sony Pictures Classics’ inspiring new documentary “The Eagle Huntress” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to great reviews, and now the new trailer adds a familiar voice...
Trailer Watch: “Moana” Olympics TV Spot Puts Female Lead Front and Center
This weekend’s Rio Olympic coverage brought forth a new TV spot for Disney’s upcoming, female-led animated film “Moana,” and the fierce personality of the titular character is an encouraging...
Teaser Watch: Issa Rae Hits the Town and Gets Rejected in “Insecure”
HBO has unveiled a teaser trailer for “Insecure,” the premium cable network’s eagerly awaited new half-hour comedy series from Issa Rae. The “Awkward Black Girl” YouTube breakout created...
Trailer Watch: Cannes Hit “The Handmaiden” is a Sexy and Stylish Revenge Thriller
A trailer has arrived for “The Handmaiden,” a stylish new revenge thriller from Korean director Park Chan-wook (“Stoker,” “Oldboy”). While the film is based on Sarah Waters’ 2002 crime...
Trailer Watch: “The Love Witch” Casts an Enchanting Spell on Vintage Horror Fans
Fans of retro horror comedies are in for a delightful blast from the past with Anna Biller’s “The Love Witch.” A newly released NSFW trailer for the film introduces Elaine (Samantha Robinson),...
Trailer Watch: Nicole Byer Finds Her Voice as a Comedian in “Loosely Exactly Nicole”
A hilarious trailer has been released for “Loosely Exactly Nicole,” a new MTV comedy starring actress and comedian Nicole Byer (“Girl Code”). The clip kicks off with Byer, who is playing a...
Trailer Watch: Léa Seydoux’s “Beauty and the Beast” Goes Back to French Roots
French actress Léa Seydoux wowed American audiences with her emotional performance in the Cannes-winning film “Blue is the Warmest Color.” Disney’s live action remake of “Beauty and the...
Trailer Watch: Get Olympic Fever with “Kerri Walsh Jennings: Gold Within”
The 2016 Summer Olympic Games kick off in Rio on August 5 and beach volleyball player Kerry Walsh Jennings will be competing for the fourth time. In anticipation of Walsh Jennings attempting to win...
Trailer Watch: Meg Ryan Reteams with Tom Hanks for Her Directorial Debut “Ithaca”
Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks are reuniting on the big-screen, but what makes the collaboration especially exciting is the fact that they are joining forces for Ryan’s directorial debut, “Ithaca.” A...
Trailer Watch: “Queen of Katwe” TV Spot Makes Chess Exciting
A fun new TV spot for Mira Nair’s “Queen of Katwe” has hit the web, and it shows that while chess is often thought of as a high-brow pursuit, it can also be fun, competitive, and...
Trailer Watch: “Gilmore Girls” Returns Bringing Gossip and Pop Tarts
“Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life” “Gilmore Girls,” the much-beloved series telling the story of a mother-daughter duo in quaint Stars Hollow, Connecticut, is coming back and has a new...
Trailer Watch: “Wonder Woman” Has Arrived and There’s No Going Back
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman: Warner Bros. Did you hear that? That massive sound over the weekend? That was the collective sigh of relief let out by female comic books fans, female film fans, and...
Trailer Watch: Natalie Portman’s Directorial Debut “A Tale of Love and Darkness”
Natalie Portman premiered her directorial debut, “A Tale of Love and Darkness” at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where her promise as a director became evident. Now that the film has made its...
Trailer Watch: Patricia Arquette and Gloria Steinem Talk Women’s Rights in “Equal Means Equal”
Patricia Arquette’s 2015 Oscar speech continues to make waves. The “Boyhood” winner used her time at the podium to call for equal rights and equal pay for women, a demand she’s expounding on...
Trailer Watch: Ava DuVernay and Oprah Tackle Love, Loss, and Race in “Queen Sugar”
Ava DuVernay is finally coming to TV, and we have a newly released trailer for “Queen Sugar” to tide us over until the drama premieres on OWN. The emotional spot kicks off with the event that...
Trailer Watch: Emily Blunt is Afraid of Herself in “The Girl on the Train”
A new trailer has been released for this fall’s highly anticipated “The Girl on the Train.” In it, we hear more from Rachel Watson, the unreliable narrator who has galvanized readers since...
Trailer Watch: Hailee Steinfeld Has Growing Pains in “The Edge of Seventeen”
A NSFW trailer has landed for “The Edge of Seventeen,” a coming-of-age dramedy starring Oscar-nominated actress Hailee Steinfeld (“True Grit,” “Pitch Perfect 2”) as Nadine, an awkward...
Trailer Watch: Alexandra Pelosi’s “Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?” Exposes Campaign Money Trail
Just in time for the upcoming election, documentary filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi takes viewers behind the scenes of where American politicians find the funding for their costly campaigns. As the...
Watch: BFI London Fest’s Gala Selection “Queen of Katwe” Moving Featurette
Mira Nair has lived in Kampala, Uganda for over 27 years, but hadn’t heard of Phiona, Uganda’s female chess champion, until a Ugandan at Disney told her of the inspiring story. In this new...
Trailer Watch: A College Student Tailspins in Elizabeth Wood’s Sundance Hit “White Girl”
A trailer has landed for “White Girl,” Elizabeth Wood’s feature directorial debut. The film premiered to rave reviews at Sundance, where it was compared to Larry Clark’s “Kids,” another...
Trailer Watch: Anna Kendrick is Exiled to “Table 19”
Almost everyone has been to a wedding where you notice “the table.” The one with the singletons, old bosses, young cousins, and weird neighbors. In the new trailer for “Table 19,” Anna...
Trailer Watch: Dianne Wiest and David Oyelowo Face Off in Maris Curran’s “Five Nights in Maine”
The new trailer for Maris Curran’s directorial feature film debut “Five Nights in Maine” brings chills as two powerhouse actors, David Oyelowo and Dianne Wiest, face off in...
Trailer Watch: Clea DuVall’s “The Intervention” is the New Millennium’s “The Big Chill”
First-time feature film director Clea DuVall has taken some of your favorite TV actors, put them in a blender, and created the amazing ensemble cast that makes up “The Intervention.” In the...
Trailer Watch: Gina Prince-Bythewood Uncovers Racism and Police Corruption in Fox’s “Shots Fired”
A new trailer has arrived for “Shots Fired,” a 10-hour TV event from Fox. The police drama was created by wife-husband duo Gina Prince-Bythewood (“Beyond the Lights,” “The Secret Life of...
Trailer Watch: Barbara Kopple Captures “Miss Sharon Jones!”
Two-time Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple followed Grammy-nominated R&B powerhouse Sharon Jones around during what is described as “the most courageous year of her...
Trailer Watch: Anna Gunn Juggles Money, Men, and Mayhem in “Equity”
Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”) is demanding equality in a male-dominated field. “Equity,” directed by Meera Menon (“Farrah Goes Bang”), dives into the investment banking’s...
Trailer Watch: Ellen Page Makes Desperate Choices as “Tallulah”
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and that’s what faces Ellen Page in the new trailer for Netflix’s original feature “Tallulah.” The film, according to its official synopsis,...
Trailer Watch: Women Get Their Own Narratives in “Abortion: Stories Women Tell”
Much like the intense gun-safety debate going on around the country today, abortion remains a hot topic despite the fact that it was legalized decades ago. Women still have difficulty accessing...
Trailer Watch: Renee Zellweger Returns in “Bridget Jones’s Baby”
We’re not gonna lie: we’ve missed Renée Zellweger, and we’ve missed her most beloved character, Bridget Jones. So we’re delighted to see a new trailer for “Bridget Jones’s Baby,” and...
Trailer Watch: Kate Mara Attempts to Control Anya Taylor-Joy’s “Morgan”
Anya Taylor-Joy burst onto the scene earlier this year in the creepy yet subtle horror movie “The Witch” and seemed destined for stardom. Moving on from that cursed Pilgrim, she’s now...
Trailer Watch: “Difficult People” Are Back and More Outrageous Than Ever
Your favorite platonic soulmates are back, and they’re just as lovable and hateable as you remember. A hilarious new trailer has arrived for Season 2 of Hulu’s “Difficult People,” starring...
Trailer Watch: Issa Rae is “Insecure”
Issa Rae, the creator of the hit web series “Awkward Black Girl,” is about to land on HBO with her new series “Insecure.” The eight-episode, half-hour comedy stars Rae, Yvonne Orji, Jay...
Teaser Watch: Ava DuVernay’s First TV Series “Queen Sugar”
A new teaser trailer for “Queen Sugar,” the highly-anticipated new series from Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network, has just hit the web, and it’s making us here at Women and...
Trailer Watch: Romance Fiction’s Sisterhood Shines in “Love Between the Covers”
Romance fiction grosses over a billion dollars a year. Its intensely devoted readership spans six continents, and the genre is sold in 34 languages. So why aren’t people talking about this hugely...
Trailer Watch: Sarah Jessica Parker Demands a “Divorce” on HBO
As the title of “Divorce” warns, the new HBO show is not going to offer a storybook romance. A trailer has dropped for the eagerly-awaited Sarah Jessica Parker comedy series, and it doesn’t...
Trailer Watch: “The Girl With All The Gifts” Could Save the World and the Zombie Genre
When you think of the zombie movie genre, the films that pop into your head don’t necessarily include great female characters. That may be starting to change, with films like “Pride &...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Teaser Watch: “Moana” Presents Disney’s Next Feisty Heroine
Disney’s next adventurous heroine just got a little closer and a little more real, with the official teaser trailer for “Moana” released last night during the Tony awards. As we previously...
Trailer Watch: Winona Ryder’s Creepy Quest in Netflix’s “Stranger Things”
If 99 times out of 100, a missing kid is with a parent or a relative, what about the other one time? That’s what Winona Ryder’s character wants to know in this creepy new trailer for Netflix’s...
Trailer Watch: Blake Lively Takes On a Great White Shark in “The Shallows”
Looking forward to an upcoming beach vacation? The final trailer for “The Shallows” may make you reconsider cooling off in the water. Blake Lively leaves her designer “Gossip Girl” dresses...