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Watch: “Rogue One” Clips Tease More of the Latest “Star Wars” Heroine
In anticipation of the arrival of our next “Star Wars” heroine, some new clips and featurettes from “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” have been released. Hitting theaters on December 16,...
Watch: A Female Comedian’s Looks Are Torn Apart by “The Focus Group”
Comedian Sara Benincasa has dreamed up hilarious and horrifying nightmare fodder. Imagine having your style and body mercilessly evaluated by a focus group while in a state of undress. Now witness...
Trailer Watch: The King and the President Cross Paths in Liza Johnson’s ‘Elvis & Nixon’
It takes a lot of chutzpah to send the President of the United States a letter that reads, “I can and will do more good if I am made a Federal Agent at large” — especially when such a...
Trailer Watch: ‘Chevalier,’ Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Buddy Comedy from Hell
A U.S. trailer has arrived for “Chevalier,” award-winning Greek director Athina Rachel Tsangari’s hilarious dark comedy about middle-aged male frenemies. A group of six men aboard a luxury...
Trailer Watch: ‘Adult Life Skills’ Makes it OK To Be Messed Up
Rachel Tunnard is a BAFTA “Brit to Watch” and was named as one of the “Creative England 50” in 2015. Her short film “Emotional Fusebox” was nominated for a BAFTA and a BIFA. Her feature...
Trailer Watch: Emily Blunt Mesmerizes in ‘The Girl on the Train’
Meet Rachel Watson, the unreliable narrator who has galvanized readers since Paula Hawkins’ “The Girl on the Train” was released in 2015. Rachel and her suspenseful, sordid tale are headed to...
Trailer Watch: Elle Fanning is a Hyper-Stylized Killer in ‘The Neon Demon’
The pressures of being a starlet in Hollywood is something that “The Neon Demon” star Elle Fanning (“Maleficent”) probably knows all too well. Now her experiences, and the experiences of...
Trailer Watch: ‘Our Little Sister’ Might Be This Year’s ‘Mustang’
“Our Little Sister,” another foreign Cannes 2015 favorite, is finally hitting the U.S. and a new trailer has premiered making the film seem like it may be this year’s “Mustang.” (I.e. a...
Watch: Lupita Nyong’o, Julianne Moore, Misty Copeland and More Inspire at Variety’s Power of Women Event
On Friday, April 8, Variety’s third annual Power of Women New York gathering took place. The event recognizes six women for their philanthropic efforts. This year’s honorees were Oscar winners...
Trailer Watch: Felicity Jones Rebels in ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’
Not six months after “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens” and the “Rey-wakening” do we have another female-led “Star Wars” character entering our hearts as the new trailer for...
Trailer Watch: Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda Talk Vibrators and Booze in ‘Grace and Frankie’ Season 2
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are back for Season 2 of “Grace and Frankie,” and if a newly unveiled trailer from Netflix is any indication, the dynamic duo — and viewers — are in for one...
Watch: Film Experts Explain Movie Jail for Women Directors in ‘The 4%: Film’s Gender Problem’
A new clip has been released from Caroline Suh’s EPIX docu-series “The 4%: Film’s Gender Problem.” The video features film experts, executives, directors, producers and behind-the-scenes crew...
Elizabeth Banks Launches Online Comedy Platform for Women
Elizabeth Banks has announced the launch of WhoHaha, a new digital comedy platform she co-founded. The actress’ feature directorial debut, “Pitch Perfect 2,” grossed over $287 million on a...
Trailer Watch: Animal Rights Evolve in Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker’s ‘Unlocking the Cage’
A trailer has arrived for “Unlocking the Cage,” Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker’s eye-opening Sundance animal rights doc. “When you imprison a chimpanzee, the chimpanzee understands that...
Trailer Watch: Nancy Buirski Honors a Great in ‘By Sidney Lumet’
A trailer has arrived for “By Sidney Lumet,” a heartfelt tribute from one director to another. Emmy award-winner Nancy Buirski (“Afternoon of a Faun”) premiered her documentary about the...
Trailer Watch: Amy Schumer Takes the Throne as Khaleesi of Comedy in ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Season 4
Season 4 of “Inside Amy Schumer” premieres later this month — the same week that Season 6 of “Game of Thrones” kicks off. Riffing on the highly anticipated return of the HBO series, a...
Trailer Watch: Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart Fight Crime in ‘Electra Woman & Dyna Girl’
There’s new superheroes in town — ones who talk about kegels and eat slushies. A trailer has arrived for the film reboot of the children’s show “Electra Woman & Dyna Girl.” YouTube...
Casting Call Creators on Their Viral Video That Exposes Sexist Industry Practices
There’s no denying that women have faced sexism in the entertainment industry since its inception, but actresses in particular have it especially tough as a result of ridiculous standards of...
Trailer Watch: Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt Leave ‘Nothing Left Unsaid’
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has made a name for himself outside of his famous Vanderbilt family, but now his relationship with his socialite mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, is being explored in Liz...
Trailer Watch: ‘Love & Friendship’ Re-Teams ‘Disco’ Darlings Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny
Maybe this will be like “Last Days of Disco” but with corsets and manners?Chloe Sevigny and Kate Beckinsale have teamed up again with their “Disco” director Whit Stillman for “Love &...
Trailer Watch: Diane Kruger Murders Her Husband and Hits the Road in Fabienne Berthaud’s ‘Sky’
Babies don’t save marriages, and in “Sky,” a vacation can’t either. A trailer has arrived for writer-director Fabienne Berthaud’s latest film. The drama centers on a French couple who...
Trailer Watch: Bridget Has Baby Daddy Drama in ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’
Trailer Watch: Sharon and Rob Are Hilarious Parents in ‘Catastrophe’ Season 2
“What’s going on with you crazy bitches?” This is how Sharon (Sharon Horgan, “The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret”) greets a mommy group at the playground in a preview for...
Trailer Watch: A Bronze Medal Isn’t Enough For This ‘Veep’
Leave it to Julia Louis-Dreyfus to ask a room full men how they’d choose between their “cock and balls.” But what else can we expect from one of the brassiest female-led comedies on...
Happy Friday: Watch Emma Watson Beatbox For Gender Equality
Emma Watson continues to work her magic. The “Harry Potter” alum plans to take a year off from acting but she’s making amazing use of her time away from Hollywood: The UN Women Goodwill...
Trailer Watch: Amy Schumer Can’t Help But Expose Herself in ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Season 4
There’s no denying that Amy Schumer was practically everywhere in 2015. Season 3 of her Comedy Central series “Inside Amy Schumer” was a hit. It won Outstanding Variety Sketch Comedy Series at...
Trailer Watch: ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ is Dark and Twisty
Stand aside, Charles Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” is a little bit weirder, a little bit darker and features the wondrous Eva Green...
Trailer Watch: Sarah Follows in Beth’s Footsteps in ‘Orphan Black’ Season 4
The clone club survived Season 3 of “Orphan Black,” but they’re far from unscathed in the aftermath of clone gate. A new, action-packed trailer has arrived for the fourth season of BBC...
Exclusive: Release Date Set for Maya Vitkova’s Debut ‘Viktoria’
Maya Vitkova’s 2014 Sundance hit “Viktoria” is finally hitting U.S. theaters and Women and Hollywood has the exclusive release date. The film will premiere in New York on April 29, distributed...
Trailer Watch: Christmas Comes in April with ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Season 2 Trailer
They alive dammit! A new trailer for Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” has just hit the web and we’ve never been more excited to visit a year-round Christmas store. According to the...
Happy Friday: Watch the Women of ‘Hamilton’ Sing and Rap About Feminism for Women’s History Month
Dying to see “Hamilton” but can’t score tickets? You’re not alone. The Broadway sensation is sold out for months to come, but fortunately we have something to tide us over: The female cast of...
Trailer Watch: James Franco Is An Unreliable Narrator in Pamela Romanowsky’s ‘The Adderall Diaries’
A trailer has arrived for Pamela Romanowsky’s debut feature film, “The Adderall Diaries.” The drama is based on Stephen Elliott’s bestselling memoir of the same name and made its world...
Trailer Watch: Meryl Streep is Fabulously Off-Key in ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’
In the opera biopic “Florence Foster Jenkins,” it ain’t over ’til the deluded lady sings. Meryl Streep plays the aging socialite of the title, a woman who is not very talented, but wholly...
Trailer Watch: Susan Sarandon Smothers Rose Byrne with Love in ‘The Meddler’
A trailer has landed for “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” writer-director Lorene Scafaria’s latest offering, “The Meddler.” The title refers to the film’s central character,...
Watch: Film Community Speaks Out About Hollywood’s Gender Problem
As we reported back in January, a new docu-series from director Caroline Suh will interrogate gender inequality in Hollywood. A video featuring interview clips with a host of high-profile names has...
Trailer Watch: Hilarious ‘Ghostbusters’ Assemble and Resolve to Save NYC
The first trailer for the new “Ghostbusters” has finally arrived. Only in Paul Feig’s all-female reboot of the classic 80s comedy franchise would we hear one of the parapsychologists confess...
Watch: John Oliver and ‘Trapped’ Set the Stage for Historic Supreme Court Case on Abortion
A recent episode of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” tackled insidious abortion laws and their devastating impact on women nationwide. In typical Oliver fashion, the segment was...
Teaser Watch: Edina and Patsy Luxuriate on the Beach in ‘Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie’
Edina (Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley) are coming to the big screen, and a teaser offers a peak at what the tremendously entertaining twosome are up to. A clip promoting “Absolutely...
Trailer Watch: A Mexican Woman Risks Her Life to Cross the ‘Hostile Border’ to the U.S.
A tense, atmospheric trailer has been released for indie thriller “Hostile Border,” co-directed and written by Kaitlin McLaughlin. “There are people who struggle and people who get what they...
Watch: ‘Eclipsed’ Playwright Danai Gurira Argues for the Need for Female Characters of Color
Trailer Watch: Greta Gerwig Falls Out of Love in Rebecca Miller’s ‘Maggie’s Plan’
A trailer has been released for writer-director Rebecca Miller’s “Maggie’s Plan.” Greta Gerwig’s name is now pretty much synonymous with oddball comedies, but she continuously offers fresh...
Trailer Watch: Rebecca Ferguson’s Spy Mission is Compromised By Love in ‘Despite the Falling Snow’
Rebecca Ferguson stole the show in “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation,” and now the Swedish actress is headlining her own spy story. Ferguson takes the lead in Shamim Sarif’s “Despite...
Watch: Critics and Cinephiles Pick Top 20 Films Directed by Women for Fandor Video Essay
Critic and filmmaker Scout Tafoya asked over 50 film writers and cinephiles to name their ten favorite women-directed films. The resulting Fandor video essay counting down the resulting top 20 is a...
Trailer Watch: ‘Orphan Black’ Season 4 Gets Premiere Date and New Preview
Trailer Watch: Meryl Streep’s Opera Singer ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ Dazes More Than She Dazzles
In the opera biopic “Florence Foster Jenkins,” it ain’t over ’til the deluded lady sings — and boy oh boy, would her listeners like it to be all over. Meryl Streep plays the aging...
Trailer Watch: Alice Returns to Wonderland and Battles Time in ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’
Trailer Watch: Mirjana Karanovic Questions What It Means to Be ‘A Good Wife’ in Post-War Serbia
A trailer has been released for Serbian actress Mirjana Karanovic’s directorial debut, “A Good Wife.” Karanovic (“Grbavica”), who co-wrote the script, stars as Milena, a homemaker living in...
Trailer Watch: Charlize Theron Unleashes the Monster Within Emily Blunt in ‘The Huntsman’
Trailer Watch: Kathy Bates Calls Melissa McCarthy Every Name in the Book in ‘The Boss’ Spot
After transforming from mousy assistant to formidable agent in “Spy,” Melissa McCarthy is all brass and bluster in “The Boss.” McCarthy plays Michelle Darnell, the self-proclaimed wealthiest...
Watch: Journalist-Activists Film From Inside the Women’s Movement in ‘Here Come the Videofreex’
Trailer Watch: Claire Rewrites History in ‘Outlander’ Season 2
The hotly anticipated second season of Starz’s “Outlander” has a premiere date and a trailer. The time-traveling Claire (Catriona Belle) has quite the burden to bear: she knows too much....