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Trailer Watch: Memories of Abuse Resurface in Macy Gray’s ‘Where Children Play’
“Dear White People” actress Teyonah Parris plays a woman who returns to her hometown for the first time in a decade in writer-director Leila Djansi’s “Where Children Play.” Bell has spent...
Trailer Watch: Katniss Goes to War in Full First Trailer for ‘Mockingjay — Part 2’
After dropping teasers like candy for weeks, Lionsgate has finally released a two-and-a-half minute trailer for the final chapter of Katniss Everdeen’s epic journey, “The Hunger Games:...
Trailer Watch: Ellen Page and Julianne Moore Fight for Love in ‘Freeheld’
The long-gestating feature film “Freeheld,” starring Ellen Page and Julianne Moore, has released its first trailer. The movie chronicles the real-life love story between New Jersey police...
Trailer Watch: An Indian-American Guy Searches for Love via Traditional Matchmaking in ‘Meet the Patels’ Doc
Trailer Watch: FBI Trainee Is Accused of Terrorist Attack in New ABC Drama ‘Quantico’
Protecting her country has always been Alex Parrish’s (Priyanka Chopra) dream — which is why she could never have predicted the day when she’d find herself accused of “the most...
Trailer Watch: Mother and Daughter Clash Over Class Expectations in Sundance Hit ‘The Second Mother’
A devoted and hardworking live-in housekeeper’s professional and personal lives are turned upside down when her estranged daughter comes to stay with her in writer-director Anna Muylaert’s...
Trailer Premiere: A Mother Saves Her Daughter From Child Marriage in Pakistan’s Oscar Submission ‘Dukhtar’
“I was 15 when I got married,” a woman named Allah Rakhi (Samiya Mumtaz) says bitterly in Afia Nathaniel’s gorgeous thriller “Dukhtar.” “After that, my story ends.” Allah Rakhi is...
BlogHer 2015: Ava DuVernay Talks “Follow[ing] the White Guys,” Turning Down Marvel (VIDEO)
Ava DuVernay offered advice on getting ahead and turning down what would probably have been the biggest paycheck of her career during a keynote discussion at the 2015 BlogHer conference in NYC this...
Trailer Watch: Judy Greer Finally Gets the Starring Role Worthy of Her in ‘Addicted to Fresno’
There’s been a lot of talk lately about Judy Greer’s summer of tiny, thankless roles, in which she plays characters designed to be instantly forgettable in “Tomorrowland,” “Entourage,”...
Trailer Watch: Amy Berg Tackles Cult Leader and Child Rapist Warren Jeffs in ‘Prophet’s Prey’
Prolific filmmaker Amy Berg has yet another movie set for release in 2015. It was only last month that the Academy Award nominee debuted the documentary “An Open Secret” and her first narrative...
Trailer Watch: Sarah-Violet Bliss’s SXSW Winner ‘Fort Tilden’ Is All About the Journey
Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers’ feature directorial debut, “Fort Tilden,” made a big splash at the 2014 SXSW, where it scored the Grand Jury Prize. The comic tale — of two young...
Trailer Watch: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Throw the Party of a Lifetime in ‘Sisters’
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have called a wrap on their Golden Globe hosting duties, but mercifully it won’t be long until we see them partner up on another grand stage — the big screen. A...
Trailer Watch: Jennifer Lawrence Falls in Love, Shoots a Gun, Tries to Get What She Wants in ‘Joy’
Trailer Watch: Kate Winslet Asserts Her Independence (and Innocence of Murder) in ‘The Dressmaker’
Kate Winslet commands the screen with sass and midcentury flair in “The Dressmaker,” director Jocelyn Moorhouse’s Aussie dramedy about a sophisticated couturier who returns to her...
Watch: New ‘Mockingjay — Part 2’ Teaser Released
New details from the land of Panem have been coming in waves this week, as the stars and creators of “The Hunger Games” franchise revealed teasers and thoughts in a Comic Con panel. A new...
Trailer Watch: Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette Are Inseparable Besties in ‘Miss You Already’
Fresh off the news that Catherine Hardwicke will direct a $50 million romantic epic set in China comes the trailer for a different kind of romance helmed by the “Twilight” director, “Miss You...
Trailer Watch: Saoirse Ronan Leaves Ireland Behind for ‘Brooklyn’
“Brooklyn” received rave reviews out of Sundance, with many critics suggesting that the romantic drama may end up a serious contender come awards season. Our colleagues at The Playlist offered...
Trailer Watch: Mia Wasikowska Moves Into a Haunted House with Jessica Chastain in ‘Crimson Peak’
“Ghosts are real. That much I know. I’ve seen them all my life.” So begins the spooky trailer for “Crimson Peak,” a gorgeous-looking gothic horror starring Mia Wasikowska as Edith, a...
Trailer Watch: Katherine Heigl Doesn’t Let her Family Stop Her Gay Marriage in ‘Jenny’s Wedding’
Lesbian progress on the big screen has come a long way, which may be why “Jenny’s Wedding,” which stars Katherine Heigl and Alexis Bledel as lovers on the verge of tying the knot despite...
Watch: Leslye Headland, Jacqueline Bisset, Others Discuss Gender and Hollywood at Nantucket Festival
This past weekend at the Nantucket Film Festival, EPIX presented a panel called Women Behind The Words that offered “stories from Hollywood’s frontlines.” Mystelle Brabbée, the executive...
Trailer Watch: A Female Friendship Shatters Apart and Destroys Everything Around It in ‘Breathe’
As much as we love movies about female friendships, let’s get real — sometimes they fall apart, especially when teenagers are involved. In “Breathe,” French actress Melanie Laurent’s...
Trailer Watch: Comedienne Tig Notaro Fights Cancer and Heartbreak with Humor in Netflix Doc
2012 was a hell of a year for Grammy-nominated comedienne Tig Notaro. After steadily growing her fanbase and platform over the span of her career, Notaro was busier professionally than ever before....
Watch: Earth Has a New Hero in Extended Promo for ‘Supergirl’
A new 2-minute trailer for CBS’s “Supergirl” concludes with Kara Danvers/Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist) proclaiming, “Earth doesn’t have just one hero anymore.” When Supergirl swoops onto...
Watch: Amy Everson Asks Her Friend to Be Her Superhero Sidekick in Eerie, Heartbreaking ‘Felt’ Clip
There’s probably a much better way of asking your friend to join you in making the world a better place than prancing around in the woods with a giant rubber schlong swinging out of your...
Trailer Watch: Sex Addicts Fall in Uneasy Love in Leslye Headland’s ‘Sleeping With Other People’
Romance blooms between a serial cheater and a womanizer in the trailer for “Sleeping with Other People,” the latest offering from “Bachelorette” writer-director Leslye Headland. More than a...
Watch: Margaret Cho Imagines Women Running Hollywood in New Funny or Die Skit
Comedy pioneer Margaret Cho has reimagined Hollywood as a girl’s club in a bitingly hilarious new video for Funny or Die. The former “Drop Dead Diva” star’s skit takes place in a writer’s...
Trailer Watch: A Preteen Contemplates Tradition and TV Stardom in Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘The Wonders’
Alice Rohrwacher’s “The Wonders” was one of two female-directed films to compete for the Palme d’Or at Cannes last year. The coming-of-age story, set in the quiet and beautiful Umbrian...
Trailer Watch: Naomi Kawase’s Palme d’Or Contender ‘Still the Water’
Trailer Watch: Abigail Breslin Takes Down Predatory Teenage Boys in ‘Final Girl’
A group of repulsively misogynistic teenage boys get more than they bargained for when they try to victimize a skilled assassin in “Final Girl.” The thriller stars Abigail Breslin (“Ender’s...
Trailer Watch: Amy Schumer Answers “What’s Your Number?” in New ‘Trainwreck’ Spot
In less than a month, Amy Schumer’s “Trainwreck” will make its long-awaited debut in theaters. Now an extended TV spot for the raunchy rom com has arrived with some new footage to help tide us...
Watch: John Oliver Stands Up for Women Online on ‘Last Week Tonight’
Watch: Women Directors Speak Out Against Sexism, Fight Against Hollywood’s Past and Present
Trailer Watch: Charlize Theron Goes to ‘Dark Places’ in the Latest Gillian Flynn Adaptation
“I’m sad for you, little girl. You’re just as imprisoned as I am,” says prisoner Ben (Corey Stoll, “House of Cards”) to his grown-up baby sister Libby (Charlize Theron) in the trailer...
Trailer Watch: Emily Blunt Heads into a Drug War-Ravaged Juarez in ‘Sicario’
After co-starring in the action-thrillers “Looper” and “Edge of Tomorrow,” Emily Blunt finally leads one of her own in the borderlands-set “Sicario.” Blunt’s tough but...
Trailer Watch: Be Inspired by Malala Yousafzai All Over Again in ‘He Named Me Malala’ Doc
Trailer Watch: Lily Tomlin is a ‘Grandma’ Who Knows When To Say “Screw You”
“I need some help, Grandma.” Thankfully for someone in Sage’s (Julia Garner, “The Americans”) particular situation, her Grandma (Lily Tomlin) is just the kind of woman the young woman...
Watch: Helen Mirren Calls Hollywood’s Ageist Double Standards “F*cking Outrageous”
Remember earlier this year when Russell Crowe suggested that older actresses who complain about not getting work are the ones delusionally seeking ingenue-type roles? He insisted that Helen Mirren...
Trailer Watch: Nicole Kidman Plays Real-Life Adventuress and Diplomat in ‘Queen of the Desert’
Englishwoman Gertrude Bell made the most of her unmarried existence by becoming a renowned archaeologist, explorer, writer, traveler, cartographer, spy and political officer in the late 1800s and...
Trailer Watch: Katherine Heigl Rediscovers Music and Love in Ami Canaan Mann’s ‘Jackie & Ryan’
The trailer for writer-director Ami Canaan Mann’s “Jackie & Ryan” begins with the two titular characters locking eyes for the first time. Ryan (Ben Barnes) is busking, and Jackie...
Trailer Watch: A Gay Firebrand Goes to War in Jean Carlomusto’s “Larry Kramer in Love & Anger”
Trailer Watch: Katniss Leads an Army in ‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2’
The long-awaited attack on the Capitol will finally take place in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2,” the fourth and final adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ YA series. The first spot...
Trailer Watch: Meryl Streep Stops Running Away from Family Drama in New Spot for ‘Ricki & the Flash’
“I came out here because I wanted to help you,” Ricki (Meryl Streep) tells her recently divorced daughter Julie (Mamie Gummer). The new trailer for “Ricki and the Flash” emphasizes Ricki’s...
Watch: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Tells Girls and Women to “Forget About Likability”
Nigerian novelist and outspoken feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has an intensely devoted following, which famously includes Beyonce. The “Americanah” author’s critical acclaim and public...
Trailer Watch: Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez Take Back the Neighborhood in ‘Lila and Eve’
A grieving mother attempts to get revenge on the dealer who killed her son in a drive-by shooting in the female-led vigilante thriller “Lila and Eve.” Starring Viola Davis as a woman who sees...
Amy Schumer Calls Bullsh*t on Things That Give Women Low Self-Esteem in Awards Speech
Trailer Watch: Greta Gerwig is the Queen of Uncomfortable Comedy in ‘Mistress America’
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s eagerly anticipated follow-up to 2013’s “Frances Ha” finally has a trailer. “There’s no cheating when you’re 18. You should all be touching each other...
Watch: Caitlyn Jenner’s Sexist Treatment Exposed on “Daily Show,” Promo for Her New Reality Series
“You start learning the kind of the pressure women are under all the time about their appearance,” Caitlyn Jenner says in the first trailer for her reality series “I Am Cait.” (Watch the...
First Trailer for Suffragette: “We Will Win”
The first trailer for ‘Suffragette’ has rolled out along with the announcement that it will open the London Film Festival on Wednesday October 7th. This incredibly powerful trailer shows the...
Trailer Watch: Artist and Survivor Amy Everson Creates Concealing/Empowering Costumes in “Felt”
People have all sorts of coping strategies to deal with trauma, but crafting and donning gender-bending superhero costumes is one we haven’t heard before. Blurring fact and fiction, “Felt” is...
Trailer Watch: Marielle Heller’s Hormone-Charged Sundance Hit ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl’
Minnie’s life has, by her own admission, “gone really crazy as of late.” She has sex for the first time, and her partner in action isn’t a gangly, pimple-plagued adolescent peer struggling...
Watch: Exclusive Clip from ‘Queen of Versailles’ Director Lauren Greenfield’s ‘Beauty CULTure’
Before she directed the critically lauded documentary “The Queen of Versailles,” about the construction of the largest mansion in the country and the wealthy weirdoes who contracted it,...