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Gillian Anderson to Pen “Revolutionary” Self-Help Book for Women
Actress Gillian Anderson (“The Fall,” “The X-Files”) and journalist Jennifer Nadel will co-write a “revolutionary self-help guide” for women. Titled “WE,” the book will focus on the...
Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Malika Zouhali-Worrall — ‘Thank You For Playing’
Malika Zouhali-Worrall is an award-winning filmmaker of British/Moroccan origin. She is one of the directors and the producer of “Call Me Kuchu” (2012), a documentary that depicts the last year...
Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Ivy Meeropol — ‘Indian Point’
Ivy Meeropol is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker. Her work has been featured on the Sundance Channel and HBO. Meeropol’s films have been nominated for numerous awards, and her feature, “Heir...
Authors Anne Tyler, Sara Waters, Ali Smith Make Baileys Women’s Prize Shortlist
Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler and frequent Booker Prize finalists Sara Waters and Ali Smith are among the authors shortlisted for the 2015 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction. Tyler’s “A...
Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Jeanie Finlay — ‘Orion: The Man Who Would Be King’
Jeanie Finlay is an acclaimedBritish artist and filmmaker who creates intimate, funny and personaldocumentary films and artworks. Her focus is on creating compelling portraits, and she is obsessed...
Sally Field’s ‘Hello, My Name is Doris’ Lands 2015 SXSW Film Fest’s Biggest Deal
A third Oscar statuette might be headed Sally Field’s way when her Sundance hit “Hello, My Name is Doris” is released by its domestic distributor, Roadside Attractions. Roadside is set to...
Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Andrea Nevins — ‘Play It Forward’
Academy Award-nominated Andrea Nevins has produced, directed and written for documentary film, television news, public radio and newspapers for over 25 years. She has produced critically acclaimed...
Teaser Watch: Meryl Streep Urges “Never Surrender, Never Give Up the Fight” in ‘Suffragette’ Teaser
In the all-too-brief first teaser for “Suffragette,” the team behind the political period drama reminds us that #VotingMatters. The spot has been released ahead of the UK’s general election...
2015 Full Frame Doc Film Fest Announces Winners: Lyric R. Cabral, Alexandra Shiva, Phie Ambo
Female documentarians made up 8 of the 11 award winners at the 2015 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina. Betzabé Garcia’s “Kings of Nowhere” and Lyric R. Cabral...
Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg — ‘In My Father’s House’
Tribeca Film Festival alumni Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg are multi-award-winning producers and directors best known for “Knuckleball!,” “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work,” “The Devil Came...
Trailer Watch: Official U.S. Spot for Kate Winslet’s Versailles Romance ‘A Little Chaos’
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Katee Sackhoff to Create and Star in Climate Change-Themed Sci-Fi Series ‘Rain’
“Battlestar Galactica” actress Katee Sackhoff will return to the future in “Rain,” a sci-fi series that she created, wrote and will star in. Sackhoff’s Fly Free Productions will partner...
Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Anna Sandilands — ‘Uncertain’
Anna Sandilands and her co-director Ewan McNicol are the directing and producing team behind and the co-owners and creative directors of the documentary studio Lucid Inc. Both are named in Filmmaker...
Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Diane Bell — ‘Bleeding Heart’
“Bleeding Heart” is writer/director Diane Bell’s second feature. Her first feature film, “Obselidia,” premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival,...
Thoughts on Michelle MacLaren Departing as Director of the Wonder Woman Film
I’ve seen a lot of firsts in my life. The first African-American woman to run for President. The first woman to be nominated for Vice President by the Democratic Party. The first woman in space....
Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Melanie Shaw — ‘Shut Up and Drive’
Melanie Shaw was born and raised in Los Angeles. Her short films have been featured in the LA Film Festival, NYU’s New Visions and Voices (2010 Best Director), and more. In 2011, Shaw directed a...
Rebel Wilson Presents ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Clip at MTV Awards, Confirms ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ is Happening
Rebel Wilson confirmed late last week the best possible a cappella news there is: There will be a “Pitch Perfect 3.” Wilson was also on hand to introduce a brief but satisfying clip from...
Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Reed Morano — ‘Meadowland’
Reed Morano is the youngest active member in the American Society of Cinematographers and one of only 13 women out of approximately 345 active members in the organization. In 2011, she was the...
Trailer Watch: Jennifer Connelly Contemplates the Son She Abandoned in Claudia Llosa’s ‘Aloft’
Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Erin Lee Carr — ‘Thought Crimes’
Erin Lee Carr is a documentary filmmaker. Before that, she covered the vast intersection between science and technology for Vice Media, specifically for their science vertical Motherboard. She also...
Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Pamela Romanowsky — ‘The Adderall Diaries’
Pamela Romanowsky studied behavioral psychology at Macalester College, verité documentary filmmaking with Barbara Kopple, and narrative filmmaking at New York University’s MFA program. “The...
Cannes 2015 to Kick Off With First Woman-Directed Festival Opener in 28 Years
Actress-turned-director Emmanuelle Bercot will be the first female filmmaker to open the Cannes Film Festival in 28 years. Bercot’s latest film, “La Tete haute,” will kick off the 2015...
Yogis, Sworn Virgins and Coders: 10 Most Anticipated Films By and About Women at Tribeca 2015
There’s much to look forward to at the 2015 edition of the Tribeca Film Festival, which begins this week. For starters, 33% of the feature filmmakers screening at this year’s festival are...
Guest Post: What I Learned From a Post-It Note to Make My First Film
Back in 2008, I heard about that Oprah tip — the one whereyou make a list of goals on a Post-It and put it on your bathroom mirror. Youare supposed to look at it every morning when you wake up...
Jessica Edwards’ Doc ‘Mavis!’ About Singer Mavis Staples Acquired by HBO
Jessica Edwards’ “Mavis!,” the first documentary about gospel/soul music legend and civil rights icon Mavis Staples, has been acquired by HBO. Edwards described “Mavis!” as an exploration...
Trailer Watch: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin Laugh Through the Pain in Netflix’s ‘Grace and Frankie’
A trailer has (finally!) been released for “Grace and Frankie,” Netflix’s original comedy series starring the incomparable Jane Fonda (Grace) and Lily Tomlin (Frankie). The series comes from...
Taraji P. Henson to Host ‘SNL,’ Publish Memoir
Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea to Produce Lionsgate Film ‘Luckiest Girl Alive’
Reese Witherspoon and her producing partner Bruna Papandrea have attached themselves to the film adaptation of another hotly anticipated, yet-to-be-published book. Witherspoon and Papandrea will...
Kate McKinnon’s Webseries, Hilarious Kiwi Roommates: April’s Noteworthy VOD Films and Webseries
This month’s female-centric VOD releases and noteworthy webseries may range in genre, topic and tone, but all four projects showcase women at their most talented. “Fantail,” our most dramatic...
Isabella Rossellini to Head Cannes 2015’s Un Certain Regard Jury
Isabella Rossellini has been named the president of the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival (May 13–24). The Un Certain Regard competition selects an international winner...
Julianne Moore to Star in Nicole Holofcener Movie as Forger
Julianne Moore will likely star in Nicole Holofcener’s follow-up to “Enough Said.” Moore would play biographer-turned-literary forger Lee Israel in an adaptation of the latter’s 2008 memoir,...
Kate Mulgrew and Candice Bergen Release Memoirs
“Orange is the New Black” co-star Kate Mulgrew and “Murphy Brown” actress Candice Bergen each memoirs coming out. Titled “Born With Teeth,” Mulgrew’s book will chronicle her life from...
Trailer Watch: Laura Prepon’s Back in Prison and a Different Castmember Goes Free in ‘Orange’ Season 3
‘Veep’ is in the (White) House
Reed Morano’s ‘Meadowland’ Gets International Distribution Deal Ahead of Tribeca Debut
“Frozen River” and “The Skeleton Twins” cinematographer Reed Morano will make her directorial debut with “Meadowland,” a film about the disintegration of a marriage following the...
W&H Podcast #10: Caryn Waechter & Marilyn Fu Tell the Truth About Girlhood in ‘Sisterhood of Night’
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Lily Tomlin’s ‘Grandma’ to Open LA Film Fest; Tomlin and Gale Anne Hurd to Receive LAFF Honors
Trailer Watch: Blythe Danner is Determined to Enjoy Her Golden Years in ‘I’ll See You in My Dreams’
Nicole Kidman’s ‘Grace of Monaco’ Heads to Lifetime
Nicole Kidman’s “Grace of Monaco” will skip US theaters and land directly at Lifetime. The Grace Kelly biopic opened the Cannes Film Festival last spring to none-too-positive reviews. It will...
Documentary About Plus-Size Modeling, ‘A Perfect 14,’ in the Works
A new documentary about the plus-size modeling industry will explore the issue of sizeism in fashion and the larger world. Currently in production, “A Perfect 14” is directed by Giovanna...
2014 VIDA Count: Harper’s and The New Republic Make Gains in Women’s Bylines, Others Slide Backward
The 2014 VIDA Count is out, and the larger picture is mixed as usual. Women writers continue to lag behind their male counterparts as both literary reviewers and reviewees, and nearly all the...
Watch: Sarah Silverman Speak Out on Equal Pay and Why We Need to ‘Ask4More’
In a new video encouraging women to demand equal pay, Sarah Silverman shares some insights from her therapist, who told the comedienne, “We don’t get what we want. We get what we think we...
Andrea Arnold’s First US Film, ‘American Honey,’ to Star Shia LeBeouf
British filmmaker Andrea Arnold (“Wuthering Heights,” “Fish Tank,” “Red Road”) has cast Shia LeBeouf in her first US film, “American Honey.” The project has been percolating for some...
Karyn Kusama’s ‘The Invitation’ Bought by Drafthouse Films
The tastemakers over at Drafthouse Films have acquired Karyn Kusama’s “The Invitation.” The horror film stars Logan Marshall-Green who attends a dinner party at his old house, now occupied by...
Guest Post: How I Ended Up With a “Faith” Movie by Believing in Myself
In three short days, I am releasing my second film, “Dial a Prayer.” I directed from my own script (my first as a solo writer), and the coming-of-age comedy stars Brittany Snow, William H. Macy,...
Provincetown Film Society Launches Women Filmmakers Residency Program
The Gabrielle A. Hanna Film Institute, an initiative of the Provincetown Film Society, has announced the launch of a residency program for female filmmakers. The program will offer female...
Book Excerpt: Lessons from Dedicating Three Decades to a Life in the Theater
The following is an excerpt from Carey Perloff’s memoir “Beautiful Chaos: A Life in the Theater.” Much has been written about the paucity of female voices in the contemporary theater, and...
Trailer Watch: Queen Latifah Lives the Blues in Dee Rees’ ‘Bessie’ on HBO
Do We Need Another ‘The L Word’?
The song tells us we can’t always get what we want. As lesbian and bisexual female media consumers, we know this all too well. But it also promises that, if we try, sometimes we’ll get what we...
Weekly Update for April 3: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Week Woman in Gold “Woman in Gold” is the remarkable true story of one woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family....
Infographic: Female Actors, Directors, and Playwrights Lag Behind Male Counterparts in SF Theater
A study breaking down employment opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area theatre world by gender has found that female actors, directors, and playwrights have yet to reach parity. A majority...