Videos
Happy Weekend: Rebel Wilson and Ellen Rap Salt-N-Pepa
Rebel Wilson is one of our favorite funny women. Pairing her up with Ellen to rap Salt-N-Pepa’s “Shoop,” (a classic song) will make your weekend. Go see Rebel sing in Pitch Perfect which is...
Trailer Watch: Stoker — Starring Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska
Stoker follows India (Mia Wasikowska) after her father’s death when her mysterious Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode) moves in with her and her emotionally unstable mother (Nicole Kidman). India begins...
PBS To Air 6 Women Focused Documentaries for Women and Girls Lead Campaign
The second part of Half the Sky aired last night on PBS — which marked the start of the Women and Girls Lead Campaign. This campaign focuses on programming that brings attention to the issues...
First Look: The Guilt Trip — Directed by Anne Fletcher
Barbra Streisand co-stars in Anne Fletcher’s The Guilt Trip as the mother of Andy (Seth Rogen) who agrees to go on a cross-country road trip with her son. Let’s hope that the film is not one...
Trailer Watch: Wadjda — Directed and Written by Haifaa Al-Mansour
As we previously reported, Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Wadjda (the first woman from Saudi Arabia to direct a feature) was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. Wadjda follows a 10 year old girl, who...
Trailer Watch: Winnie — Starring Jennifer Hudson
Winnie focuses on Nelson Mandela’s (Terrence Howard) second wife Winnie Mandela (Jennifer Hudson) as she goes through her husband’s imprisonment, her own solitary confinement and continuing...
Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, America Ferrera and Gabrielle Union Join The Respect Challenge
Some of our favorite actresses have joined The Respect Challenge, a campaign created by the non-profit Futures Without Violence. The campaign is designed to celebrate everyday heroes — someone...
Trailer Watch: Identity Thief — Starring Melissa McCarthy
Diana (the hilarious and amazing Melissa McCarthy) steals the identity of Sandy (Jason Bateman) and uses his money to live the good life in Miami. A week before his life (and credit) falls apart,...
Trailer Watch: Midnight’s Children — Directed by Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta’s latest film is an adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s beloved novel Midnight’s Children. Two children are born at midnight at the exact moment India regains their independence from...
Trailer Watch: Beautiful Creatures — Starring Alice Englert and Viola Davis
Beautiful Creatures, based on the bestselling YA novel written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, follows Lena Duchannes (Ginger and Rosa’s Alice Englert), a mysterious girl with supernatural...
Early Look at Finale of ‘Georgia’ Written and Directed by Marta Kauffman
Have you been following the great online videos being posted on the new WIGS You tube channel? If not, you have been missing out. Women and Hollywood is happy to preview the finale of...
Trailer Watch: The Patience Stone
The Patience Stone was the movie in Toronto that two separate women told me I needed to see. And boy was it worth it. It is basically a monologue performed brilliantly by Iranian actress Golshifteh...
Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg Direct Knuckleball
Who says women can’t direct sports movies? Stern and Sundberg who directed the amazing documentary on Joan Rivers, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work have set their sights now on the world of baseball...
Trailer Watch: Wuthering Heights — Directed by Andrea Arnold
The brilliant director of Fish Tank, Andrea Arnold has adapted Emily Bronte’s classic novel, Wuthering Heights starring Kaya Scodelario and James Howson. Co-written by Arnold and Olivia Hetreed,...
Trailer Watch: HBO’s The Girl
HBO has released a chilling full trailer for The Girl starring Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedren and Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock. Written by Gwyneth Hughes, The Girl looks at Hedren and Hitchcock’s...
TIFF Trailer Watch: Ginger and Rosa -Written and Directed by Sally Potter
In 1960’s London, Ginger (Elle Fanning) and Rosa (newcomer Alice Englert) are inseperable best friends who discuss everything from politics to hairstyles. But when the Cold War meets the Sexual...
TIFF Trailer: The Sapphires
The Sapphires follows a late 1960’s Australian Aboriginal girl group as they are discovered by a talent scout and go to Vietnam to perform for the U.S. troops. It will be premiering as a Special...
Trailer Watch: Rust and Bone Starring Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard stars in Rust and Bone as Stephanie, a whale trainer, who becomes close with a single father and boxer, Ali, after a devastating accident where she loses her legs. The film had its...
TIFF Trailer Watch: Free Angela and All Political Prisoners — Directed by Shola Lynch
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners, directed by Shola Lynch, is a documentary about Angela Davis, her 1970’s imprisonment and how she became an international icon. Free Angela and All...
Trailer Watch: The To Do List — Written and Directed by Maggie Carey
The To Do List, written and directed by Maggie Carey, is a coming of age comedy about Brandy (Aubrey Plaza) who creates a check list to become more sexually experienced before she goes to college....
TIFF Trailer Watch: The Stories We Tell Written and Directed by Sarah Polley
This first documentary by the incredibly talented Sarah Polley is getting great reviews out of Venice and Telluride.
Trailer Watch: Butter
Film opens October 5. Description from IMDb: In small-town Iowa, an adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town’s...
TIFF Trailer: Inescapable — Written and Directed by Ruba Nadda
Ruba Nadda’s Inescapable focuses on a father (Alexander Siddig) whose daughter goes missing in Syria. He must go back to Syria, where he hasn’t been in decades, to find his daughter and deal...
TIFF Trailer: English Vinglish Directed by Gauri Shinde
The film captures a modern day struggle experienced all too often by the un-American elite trying to make it in America: the language barrier. Sridevi’s character, Shashi, is made to feel insecure...
Funny Video of the Day: Wing it Parenthood with Connie Britton
Outspoken Planned Parenthood supporter, Connie Britton appears in this Funny or Die video about Planned Parenthood’s budget cuts. Britton, best-known for playing the amazing and feminist Tami...
Trailer Watch: For Ellen — Directed and Written by So Yong-Kim
In theaters September 19th. For Ellen, written and directed by So Yong-Kim, focuses on a absentee father and musician (Paul Dano) who has to make the decision about whether to fight for custody of...
Must Watch Web Series: Lauren — Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
Lauren, a three part web series, directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, premiered on August 13 on YouTube’s female focused WIGS channel. Starring The L Word’s Jennifer Beals and Pretty Little...
Sparkle on Nightline
Producer Debra Martin Chase and star Jordin Sparks talked to Deborah Roberts about Whitney Houston’s last film Sparkle which is opening on Friday. Martin Chase and Houston were producing partners...
Trailer Watch: Sarah Polley Directs a Documentary — Stories We Tell
This is a busy year for Sarah Polley. Her film Take This Waltz is now in release in the US and now she has a documentary premiering at Venice and Toronto. Here’s the opaque description from the...
Thank You Women Athletes for a Great Olympics
Looking back on the last two weeks this was clearly the women’s Olympics. Aside from Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt it was the women’s stories that dominated the airwaves (at least here in the...
Trailer Watch: Diana Vreeland- The Eye Has to Travel Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland
Film opens September 21.
The Real Hunger Games
In honor of the GOP VP candidate. It’s from May but feels very appropriate today. And also remember that this guy is to the right of Romney on reproductive choice.
Meryl On Video
It seems that today is video day and I’ve got two great ones from Meryl Streep as she is promoting Hope Springs (which I hope you go and see this weekend.) The first is from Watch What...
Elizabeth Banks Stands Up for Planned Parenthood and Obama
I just wish she didn’t have to justify why she got her birth control. But at least she’s doing some talking which is more than most folks.
Trailer Watch: Nobody Walks — directed by Ry Russo-Young and written by Ry Russo Young and Lena Dunham
The film premiered at Sundance 2012 and will open in theatres on October 12
First Look at Oscar Winner Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty
The film will be released on December 19. I am wondering if it will go the route of The Hurt Locker with a platform release or will have have a wide release. I am thinking that it will be a wide...
Red Band Trailer for Bachelorette Written and Directed by Leslye Headland
Talk about raunch. Yowza. On demand — August 10, in theatres September 8. Synopsis: On the night before an old friend’s wedding, three frisky bridesmaids go searching for a little fun but...
New Trailer for Sparkle written by Mara Brock Akil
Film hits screens on August 17th. MTVNPlayer Get More: Movie Trailers, Movies Blog New ‘Sparkle’ trailer features Cee Lo Green, Whitney Houston (EW)
New Trailer: Middle of Nowhere — Written and Directed by Ava Duvernay
MIDDLE OF NOWHERE | In theaters October 12, 2012 Synopsis: Winner of the Best Director Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, MIDDLE OF NOWHERE follows Ruby, a bright medical student who sets...
Trailer Watch: Jack and Diane
Film will open in the US on November 2. Synopsis: Jack and Diane, two teenage girls, meet in New York City and spend the night kissing ferociously. Diane’s charming innocence quickly begins to...
Toronto Trailer Watch: Lore — Directed by Cate Shortland
Australian Director Cate Shortland’s first film Somersault was great and this film looks to be even better. This is one at the top of my list to see in Toronto. Music Box has the US rights but no...
Trailer Watch: Detropia — Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
This doc opens September 7. More info here. Detroit’s story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century — the Great Migration of African Americans escaping Jim...
Viral Video: US Olympic Women Soccer Players Party in the USA
Olympic fever is here. Getting excited for the festivities starting this weekend. Here’s the US Women’s Soccer team showing us they have a serious sense of humor. Go team!
Trailer Watch: Bachelorette — Written and Directed by Leslye Headland
This is based on the play by Leslye Headland and premiered at Sundance in January. The more I see information about this movie, the more I want to see it. I am also excited to see more of Rebel...
TV Fall Preview Trailer: The Mindy Project
Created by Mindy Kaling. I am so watching this show. Will be on Fox this fall. Fall TV Pilot Preview — The Mindy Project (Hollywood Reporter)
Inspirational Video of the Day: Pat Summitt Receiving the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the ESPYs
What an amazing story. P.S. — the narrator is Reese Witherspoon
Trailer Watch: The Loneliest Planet — Directed by Julia Loktev
The film opens in the US on October 26.
Trailer Watch: Hello I Must Be Going Written by Sarah Koskoff
Looks like this will be Melanie Lynskey’s breakout role. She is always sooo good and now she gets a starring vehicle. Film opens September 7.
Trailer Watch: Sister — Directed by Ursula Meier
This film won the Silver Bear at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival. The film opens in the US on October 5. More info including an interview with Meier from the LAFF from Thompson on Hollywood.
Trailer Watch: Compliance
Film opens August 17th.
Julie Taymor Talks About Why She Took on The Lion King
Here she is talking to former Disney chief Michael Eisner at the Aspen Ideas Festival https://medium.com/media/4d27489cc07caf17804240a953eb5868/href