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Trailer Watch: Ophelia Lovibond Pairs Feminism and Sleaze in “Minx”
Tired of seeing headlines about how to “find your thin within” and “snag a spouse,” a young feminist vows to create a publication worthy of its women readers in...
Pick of the Day: “Lucy and Desi”
Long before she herself served as an inspiration for comedy fans on “SNL,” Amy Poehler grew up watching “I Love Lucy,” and in “Lucy and Desi,” the multi-hyphenate pays loving tribute...
Apply Now: First Flights and Goldfinch’s Female Voices Short Film Fund
Filmmaking incubator First Flights and entertainment financier/production house Goldfinch are teaming up to support a woman artist as she creates a short film. A press release has announced the...
Pick of the Day: “Fresh”
Your mileage may vary on “Fresh.” A rom-com-horror hybrid exploring the modern dynamics of power, dating, gender, and sex via a pretty twisted allegory, it’s sure to be polarizing...
Santa Barbara Film Fest 2022 Women Directors: Meet Nancy Svendsen – “Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest”
After two decades in leadership positions in various facets of the healthcare industry, Nancy Svendsen became an independent filmmaker based in Northern California, beginning with the short...
Isabel Castro’s Sundance Doc “Mija” Heads to Disney, FX Acquires Scripted Content Dev Rights
“Mija,” a music documentary from director Isabel Castro, has secured distribution and a potential narrative adaptation. Worldwide rights to the Sundance 2022 title have been nabbed by...
Trailer Watch: Erin Lee Carr Revisits the Submarine Murder in “Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall”
Erin Lee Carr is peeling back the layers of yet another jaw-dropping crime. With credits such as “At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal,” “I Love You, Now Die: The...
Pamela Anderson Doc in the Works at Netflix
Lily James is receiving raves for her portrayal of Pamela Anderson in “Pam & Tommy,” Hulu’s miniseries inspired by the “Baywatch” star’s headline-making...
Pick of the Day: “The Dropout”
Amanda Seyfried follows up her Oscar-nominated portrayal of silver screen legend by taking on the role of a Silicon Valley fraudster in “The Dropout.” The “Mank” actress heads...
Trailer Watch: Elle Fanning Plays Michelle Carter in True Crime Drama “The Girl from Plainville”
Elle Fanning will reprise her role as Russia’s longest-ruling female leader in the upcoming third season of “The Great,” but first she’ll tell a much more timely, tech-heavy...
Mary J. Blige to Exec Produce Lifetime Movie Inspired By Her Song “Real Love”
Mary J. Blige is expanding her relationship with Lifetime. After starring in and executive producing the network’s “Betty & Coretta” and exec producing “The Clark Sisters:...
March 2022 Television Preview
From criminal masterminds and crime-solvers, to creative artists and competitive athletes, this Women’s History Month contains a strong slate of thought-provoking and downright shocking new...
Trailer Watch: Sarah Lancashire Cooks Up a Storm in “Julia,” HBO Max’s Series About Julia Child
Sarah Lancashire is going from solving crimes in Yorkshire to revolutionizing home cooking stateside. The “Happy Valley” actress toplines “Julia,” an HBO Max series inspired...
Tiffany Johnson & Kiana Moore’s Fashion Fair Doc “The Beauty of Blackness” Lands at HBO Max
In honor of Women’s History Month, HBO Max has acquired a documentary tracing the creation, rise, and continued significance of Fashion Fair, the first cosmetics brand specifically designed for...
Trailer Watch: Regina Hall Is the “Master” of a College Haunted by Racism
“This school is unwilling to see itself for what it truly is,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Master.” Set at an elite New England university that’s nearly as...
Trailer Watch: Naomi Watts Risks Her Life to Save a Stranger’s in Małgorzata Szumowska’s “Infinite Storm”
Naomi Watts is battling the elements again. The two-time Oscar nominee scored one of her nods for “The Impossible,” a drama about a family fighting to survive the 2004 Indian Ocean...
Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards: “CODA” Wins Best Pic, “Power of the Dog’s” Jane Campion Ties for Best Director
“CODA” is gaining momentum leading up to film’s biggest night. Sian Heder’s sophomore feature took home the the top honor at the SAG Awards on Sunday, Outstanding Performance...
“CODA,” “Power of the Dog,” “Eternals,” & “Zola” Among Latest ReFrame Stamp Recipients
ReFrame is recognizing “Black Widow,” “CODA,” “The Power of the Dog,” “Nomadland,” and 24 other films for their gender-balanced casts and crews....
Exclusive: Amy Poehler Celebrates Female Friendship on “I Love Lucy” in “Lucy and Desi” Clip
Amy Poehler makes her documentary directorial debut with “Lucy and Desi,” a tribute to the power couple behind “I Love Lucy,” Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. The “Parks and...
Nana Mensah’s “Queen of Glory” Acquired by Film Movement
“Queen of Glory” has found a home. Film Movement landed U.S. rights to the dramedy, which marks the directorial debut of Nana Mensah, a multi-hyphenate best known for her acting roles on...
March 2022 Film Preview
Women’s History Month is chock-full of suspenseful thrillers and dark dramas featuring characters either seeking truth from others or harboring deep secrets of their own. We’ll be welcoming...
Paramount+ Snags Jessica Brown Findlay-Starrer “Flatshare,” Rose Lewenstein Penning Adaptation
Jessica Brown Findlay is heading far from the luxurious county estate where she launched her career. The “Downton Abbey” alumna will try out decidedly less glamorous living arrangements...
Freya Mavor Directing Anthology Film “Kink,” Thalissa Teixeira to Star in First Segment
Actress Freya Mavor (“The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun”) will explore the role sexuality plays in learning about oneself in her feature directorial debut. She is helming...
SAG Awards: The Cast of “CODA” and “West Side Story’s” Ariana DeBose Make History
“CODA” took home the top honor — and made history — at last night’s SAG Awards. Sian Heder’s coming-of-age story about an aspiring singer who is also the only...
Ondi Timoner’s “Last Flight Home” Lands at MTV Documentary Films
“Last Flight Home” has landed at MTV Documentary Films. Ondi Timoner’s latest “had several bidders and the sale was highly competitive,” according to Variety. The doc...
Stephanie Laing on Channeling Grief and Loss into Art and Comedy in “Family Squares”
Stephanie Laing has eight Emmy nominations and two wins. She just directed all six episodes of the limited series “Mammals” for Amazon Studios. Laing launched her directing career on HBO’s...
Series Adaptation of Danya Kukafka’s “Notes on an Execution” In the Works From John Wells Production
A small screen adaptation of Danya Kukafka’s “Notes on an Execution” is in the works exactly one month about the book hit the shelves. John Wells Productions landed rights to the...
Jazmin Jones Directing “Seeking Mavis Beacon” Doc, Neon Signs on as Producer
Since the ’80s, Mavis Beacon has helped millions of people learn how to type. She is one of the most prominent Black women in technology. But she isn’t real — or at least the woman...
Cannes Winner “Murina” Lands at Kino Lorber
“Murina” is headed stateside. A press release announced that Kino Lorber snagged North American rights to Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic’s coming-of-age story set on a Croatian island. The...
Trailer Watch: Youn Yuh-Jung Is the Center of a Sprawling Family Saga in Apple’s “Pachinko” Adaptation
When Sunja is born, it is predicted that “she will thrive.” As we learn in the new trailer for Apple TV+’s adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s 2017 novel “Pachinko,”...
Schuyler Helford’s Teen Parenthood Comedy “Unplanned in Akron” Receives Pilot Order at CBS
Schuyler Helford previously created the web series “Cybriety” and “Indoorsy,” and now she has a network show in the works. Her multi-cam comedy about teen parents,...
Cannabis Queens Doc “Lady Buds” Spawns Feature and Series Spinoffs
There’s plenty more of “Lady Buds” to harvest. CJ Russo’s 2021 documentary about a group of women struggling to save their cannabis businesses in the wake of...
NAACP Image Awards: “Insecure,” “Black and Missing,” and More
Issa Rae just landed another NAACP Image Award. The budding media mogul received the honor for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for “Insecure’s” series finale,...
Anita Hill Is Launching a Podcast
Anita Hill will continue to push the conversation forward. The lawyer, author, and feminist trailblazer brought workplace sexual harassment into the national spotlight when she testified at Clarence...
“The Power of the Dog” Leads GALECA LGBTQ Critics’ Dorian Award Film Nominations
Dorian Award nominations are in, and “The Power of the Dog” is as strong as ever. Jane Campion’s queer Western set in 1920s Montana leads with nine nominations from The Society of...
Trailer Watch: Evan Rachel Wood Details Her Story of Abuse and Activism in “Phoenix Rising”
Known for her on-screen work in titles such as “Westworld,” “Across the Universe,” and “Thirteen,” Evan Rachel Wood takes audiences behind the scenes of her life...
Trailer Watch: Taylor Tomlinson Opens Up About Her Mental Health in “Look At You”
Taylor Tomlinson is back with another stand-up special. The “Last Comic Standing” alumna is following up 2020’s “Quarter Life Crisis” with “Look At You,” an...
Irish Film & TV Awards: Kate Dolan’s “You Are Not My Mother” Up for Best Film, Director, Script, & More
Nominations have been announced for this year’s edition of the Irish Film and TV Academy Awards (IFTAs), and Kate Dolan’s feature directorial debut is up for a slew of honors. A modern...
Pick of the Day: “Fannie Lou Hamer’s America”
For the most part, the documentary “Fannie Lou Hamer’s America” is made up of archival footage, photographs, and recordings. The few talking head interviews included were filmed decades...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “Family Squares” Writer-Director Stephanie Laing
Writer, director, and producer Stephanie Laing will sit down with the Girls Club to talk about her new film, “Family Squares,” on Wednesday, February 23, at 4 p.m. EST. The virtual chat...
“The Power of the Dog” Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Nominations
“The Power of the Dog” is poised to collect even more honors. Jane Campion’s first feature in over a decade, a Western psychodrama about a dysfunctional family of ranchers, leads...
Composer to Watch: Hildur Guðnadóttir of “Joker” and “Chernobyl”
It may seem counterintuitive for an Oscar winner to be under the radar but, like many composers not named John or Hans, Hildur Guðnadóttir is not yet a household name. Film is, in many ways, still...
The Girls on Film Podcast Launches Girls on Film Awards
The Girls on Film Podcast is set to “reward excellence in the field of feminism, inclusion and diversity, female representation, and the female gaze” with its inaugural Girls on Film...
Julie Plec and Amy Chozick’s “Girls on the Bus” Adaptation Ordered to Series at HBO Max
“The Girls on the Bus” are headed to a new destination. A press release announced that Julie Plec and Amy Chozick’s show — inspired by a chapter of the latter’s 2018...
Guest Post: How to Make a Movie on a $100K Budget
By Suzette Brown Making an independent film successful is not easy — the key is arming yourself with proper planning. On the first feature I produced, I was told by the director, “There are...
Trailer Watch: A Student Seeks an Abortion in 1963 France in Venice Winner “Happening”
“I’d like a child one day, but not instead of a life,” says Anamaria Vartolomei in a new trailer for “Happening.” From writer-director Audrey Diwan, the award-winning...
Cate Blanchett to Receive Lincoln Center’s Chaplin Award
Cate Blanchett is joining the likes of Barbra Steisand, Meryl Streep, and Jane Fonda. The two-time Oscar winner has been announced as the 47th recipient of Film at Lincoln Center’s Chaplin...
“Harlem” Renewed for Season 2
Camille, Tye, Quinn, and Angie will continue to make their marks on Black mecca. “Harlem,” a comedy about four long-time friends pursuing their personal and professional dreams, has been...
Minhal Baig to Co-Write and Direct Adaptation of “We Spread,” a Portrait of an Aging Artist
After making her feature debut with 2019’s “Hala,” a coming-of-age story about a Muslim teenager, Minhal Baig is turning her camera on a protagonist in a very different chapter of...
Helen Mirren to Receive SAG Life Achievement Award, Kate Winslet Presenting the Honor
Two of England’s finest actors will share the stage at the 2022 SAG Awards. A press release announced that Kate Winslet is set to present Helen Mirren with the 57th SAG Life Achievement Award....
Trailer Watch: “The First Lady” Takes Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, & Gillian Anderson to the White House
“In four years I don’t want to look back and think, ‘What did I become living in that house?'” a weary Viola Davis explains in a new trailer for “The First Lady.”...