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Kristen Stewart’s Two Upcoming Indie Roles
Post Twilight and post Snow White and the Huntsman, Kristen Stewart has booked two indie roles. The first is in Camp X-Ray, a political drama, in which Stewart will be starring. She’ll play a...
Trailer Watch: Short Term 12 – Starring Brie Larson
Short Term 12, starring Brie Larson, is about Grace, a twentysomething, working at a foster care facility, alongside her co-worker boyfriend (John Gallagher Jr.). Grace is excellent at her job but...
Women in View Releases Report on the Status of Women Working in TV in Canada
Women in View, a national non-profit organization dedicated to revitalizing the Canadian media industry by strengthening gender and cultural diversity both on screen and behind the scenes...
Women’s Prize for Fiction Snags New Sponsor
The Women’s Prize for Fiction has just snagged a major sponsorship deal with liquor company Baileys. Starting in 2014, the prize will be known as the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction....
Women and Hollywood is Going to London
Great News. We’re taking the show on the road again. This time to London. It’s been a very busy spring and we are so excited to kick the summer off with a trip to London...
WGA Announces 101 Best Written TV Series – See the Women Written Shows on List
The Writers Guild of America just announced their 101 Best Written TV Series list. There are few women written shows on the list and none within the top ten. (To clarify- we have listed the...
Interview with Katie Aselton – Director and Star of Black Rock
Black Rock is every woman’s worst nightmare. You go out on an adventure with friends and then things go horribly wrong and you are running for your life. Katie Aselton gives us a film where the...
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Busy Philipps Gives Some Real Talk on Body Image
The always hilarious Busy Philipps, star of Cougartown, recently sat down on Amanda de Cadenet for her show The Conversation. The two had a frank talk about breastfeeding,...
Marvel Releases New X-Men Comic Series with All Women Cast
Here’s some cool news, Marvel has just released a new X-Men series…with an all female cast led by Storm (played by Halle Berry in the films). The first comic in the new series, X-Men #1,...
The Hollywood Reporter’s Emmy Drama Actress Roundtable
Last week, The Hollywood Reporter released their kickoff Emmy roundtable–highlighting the achievements of actresses in a drama. Some of our favorite women were on the panel which consisted of...
Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and Florence Welch Headline Feminist Benefit Concert
Chime for Change, an organization that promotes education, health and justice for women founded by Beyonce, Salma Hayek and Gucci designer, Frida Giannini, held a concert Sound of Change...
Geena Davis Speaks About the Lack of Opportunities for Women in Hollywood at the MPAA
Last week, in a conversation with Rep. Rosa DeLaura, D-Conn., Geena Davis spoke to the Motion Picture Association of American about the lack of opportunities and the dismal statistics for women...
Lois Smith, Jessica Hecht and Paula Vogel Among the Honorees at The 4th Annual Lilly Awards
The Committee for Recognizing Women in Theatre along with Julia Jordan, Theresa Rebeck, Marsha Norman, and Tim Sanford have announced the honorees for the 4th annual Lilly Awards. The...
Jean Stapleton – An Appreciation
All in the Family is without a doubt one of the seminal shows in TV history. It was a sitcom that defined our times. It was about a country that was struggling — and still is...
Weekly Update May 31: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Weekend Hannah Arendt – Directed by Margarethe von Trotta Hannah Arendt was a complicated woman and director Margarethe von Trotta has made a complicated film...
Guest Post Rerun: American Mary Sets Out to Modify the Way You Think About Women in Horror
Originally published on October 30th. American Mary opens in limited release today and is available on VOD. In short, our film American Mary proclaims that she is the story of medical student Mary...
Feminist of the Day: Patrick Stewart Talks Violence Against Women
Sir Patrick Stewart has always been an outspoken advocate on violence against women speaking out at conferences and organizations. This past weekend, Stewart was at Comicpalooza in Texas. When...
Watch This: BBC’s Up The Women – Written by and Starring Jessica Hynes
Premiering tonight on BBC Four is Jessica Hynes’s (star/co-writer of the cult hit Spaced) Up The Women–a sitcom set in 1910 about suffragettes. Up The Women is BBC Four’s first...
Glenn Close to Join Guardians of the Galaxy
The amazing Glenn Close is about to join Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy as head of the Nova Cops–a space police force. Our friends over at The Mary Sue broke Close’s casting...
Book Excerpt: Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted
Treva Silverman is an Emmy winning television writer known for her work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. You can find more information on Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted here and here. Excerpt from MARY...
Trailer Watch: Paloma – Written and Directed by Julia Stiles on WIGS
As we’ve previously reported, Julia Stiles has made herself a force on the hit YouTube channel, WIGS that does scripted dramas and features with female leads. Stiles is currently starring in...
New Clip from Mara Brock Akil’s Being Mary Jane – Starring Gabrielle Union
We reported back in September that powerhouse Mara Brock Akil with husband/development partner Salim Akil were creating a new show for BET, Being Mary Jane, starring Gabrielle Union. The show...
Blue is the Warmest Color Author Slams Sex Scenes in Film Adaptation
Everyone has been buzzing about Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue is the Warmest Color throughout all of Cannes and even more since its win of the coveted Palme d’Or. The three hour lesbian...
Heather Graham Talks About Roles for Women, Sexuality and Expectations
Last week, we reported that Michelle Rodriguez, fed up with the writing of female characters, has been doing her own writing. And it looks like Heather Graham is doing the same thing. In an...
TIFF Rerun: Interview with Margarethe von Trotta and Barbara Sukowa – Director and Star of Hannah Arendt
Originally published on October 29. Hannah Arendt opens in New York today and in Los Angeles on June 7th. Last, but not the bit least is a conversation with master director Margarethe von Trotta...
Jessica Chastain, Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon Being Considered for ‘Rodham’
As expected some of the most talented women in Hollywood are being considered to play Hillary Clinton in the upcoming Rodham. Jessica Chastain, Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon and Amanda...
Audrey Tautou Doesn’t Want a Hollywood Career
In a recent interview with Radio Times, Audrey Tautou said she doesn’t want a Hollywood career because of the scrutiny that actresses go through. The Amelie actress, who starred in The Da Vinci...
Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska to Star in ‘Carol’
Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska are set to star in Carol–an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Price of Salt. Phyllis Nagy wrote the screenplay and Todd Haynes is set to...
Cannes 2013 Wraps Up Another Festival Full Of Sexist Issues
The Cannes Film Festival wrapped up Sunday evening with the announcement of the Palme D’Or and for a festival that continues to think and say that it does not have a “woman problem”...
Blue is the Warmest Color Wins Palme D’Or at Cannes
On a day where there was a march in Paris against gay marriage that turned violent (same sex marriage becomes legal in France on Wednesday), the three hour lesbian drama Blue is the Warmest...
Weekly Update May 24: Women Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Weekend Fill The Void – Written and Directed by Rama Burshtein I saw Fill the Void back in September at the Toronto Film Festival. It’s been making its...
Julianne Moore on Women and Aging in Hollywood
We didn’t think that it was possible for Julianne Moore to be even more incredible. The acclaimed actress recently did an interview with DuJour magazine for their June issue. In it the...
New Trailer: Byzantium – Starring Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton
IFC Films has just released a new trailer for Byzantium, based on Moira Buffini’s play which she also adapted for the screen. The film follows Clara (Gemma Arterton) and Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan)...
Females Make Up Only 22% of Top Film Critics
In a new study released today by the Center for Study of Women in Television and Film, the stats about female critics at the top sites, newspapers and outlets shows that the business is still very...
Sue Kramer to Direct Amy Fine Collins’ ‘The God of Driving’
Sue Kramer, director of Gray Matters, is set to direct her adaptation of Amy Fine Collins’ The God of Driving: How I Overcame Fear and Put Myself in the Driver’s Seat (with the Help of a...
Trailer Watch: As Cool As I Am – Starring Claire Danes and Sarah Bolger
As Cool As I Am, based on the novel by Pete Fromm, is about Lucy (Sarah Bolger), a teen girl who is trying to grow up and figure out her life. However, Lucy has to deal with and take care of her...
The Importance of Changing Perspective
Since I write on the web, I spend a lot of time, as you can imagine, in front of my computer. Most days all day (except for a couple of dog walking breaks.) But this spring due to the...
Lake Bell On Women Directors: If You Happen to Have a Vagina, That’s Okay
Lake Bell, director of the anticipated summer film In A World, spoke in an interview for her latest film that she acts in, Black Rock, directed by Katie Aselton, about being a woman director in...
Forbes Names World’s 100 Most Powerful Women
Forbes has just named the World’s 100 Most Poweful Women of 2013. And it’s a very impressive list. It includes women in politics like Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany who was...
Zooey Deschanel Directs New She & Him Music Video
Last week, Rashida Jones made her directorial debut with a music video for Sara Bareilles’ “Brave.” This week, Zooey Deschanel, announced her own directorial debut with the She...
Sony Head Amy Pascal on Women Directors: The Whole System is Geared for Them To Fail
Holy crap. In a revealing interview with Forbes’ Dorothy Pomerantz on the occasion of the publication of the most powerful women in the world list, Sony studio chief Amy Pascal, the only...
Star Trek Writer Sort of Apologizes for Misogyny in the Film
After Star Trek Into Darkness premiered this weekend, my Twitter feed was in a frenzy discussing a scene where Dr. Carol Marcus (Alice Eve), a USS Enterprise science officer, suddenly and without...
Interview with Tassie Cameron – Creator and Executive Producer of Rookie Blue
The summer used to be a void of new TV shows. No more. Now summer has a bunch of series — many that star women like Rizzoli & Isles and Covert Affairs. Another one of those...
Disney Renders Merida Even More Unrecognizable
Remember when we all felt some vague relief while we briefly thought that Disney had pulled the new, sexy Merida due to protests. Brave creator, Brenda Chapman, called Merida’s makeover...
Ellen Destroys Abercrombie & Fitch CEO’s Comments on Plus Size Women
When Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries’ comments resurfaced about refusing to sell plus size clothing earlier this month, the internet was rightfully outraged. His refusal to sell plus...
Francois Ozon Believes That Many Women Fantasize About Being Prostitutes
You gotta love the news that comes out of Cannes. In between burglaries (they should check and see if the Bling Ring posse is still in town) you get some wonderful juicy tidbits from artists which...
Kerry Washington Gives George Washington University Commencement Address
Our favorite DC fixer Olivia Pope (a.k.a. the lovely, talented Kerry Washington) gave the commencement address at George Washington University. Washington, a GW alumna, spoke about being the lead...
Tribeca: Interview with Jane Weinstock – Co-Writer/Director of The Moment
I was traveling a lot during this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, but thanks to technology I was able to catch some of the movies that I really wanted to see. One of those was the Jennifer...
Quote of the Day: Michelle Rodriguez on Female Writers
Fast and the Furious star Michelle Rodriguez is known for playing tough, take charge, bad ass women for much of her career in films like Girl Fight, Avatar, Resident Evil and on television in...
Watch This: Lauren Graham on her New YA Novel and Parenthood
Watch the insanely charming Lauren Graham talk about her new YA novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe, about a young woman who is trying to make it on Broadway in the 90s. She talks about...
British Study Shows Older Women are Pushed Off Screen
A British study showed that as women television hosts age, they are increasingly pushed off screen. The study, which looked at BBC, Sky, ITN and Channel 5, tallied that out of 481 presenters at all...