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Thelma and Louise and What Could Have Been
When you spend so much time online one thing that suffers is off line reading. So, I am perpetually playing catch up to things that can’t be read online. One of the pieces I just caught up with is...
Sexism Watch: Worst Headline Ever
You will never believe where the headline comes from — Time Magazine Here’s the description: At a look-at-me event like the Golden Globes, nothing should trump the “Does this really...
Mindy Kaling to Receive Norman Lear Achievement Award at the PGA Awards
The PGA Awards is set to celebrate Mindy Kaling with a prestigious honor. The prolific screenwriter, actress, producer, and writer has been named as this year’s recipient of the Guild’s...
Exclusive: Go Behind the Scenes of “The People We Hate at the Wedding” with Kristen Bell & Allison Janney
“I hope [the movie makes] people have a deeper appreciation for how wonderful and annoying family can be,” says Kristen Bell in our exclusive featurette for “The People We Hate at...
Trailer Watch: “The Sex Lives of College Girls” Season 2 Teases a “Striptacular”
Welcome back to the world of Essex College. A new trailer has dropped for the second season of “The Sex Lives of College Girls,” and the campus is heating up thanks to a climate change...
Linda Mendoza to Direct Michelle Buteau-Led Netflix Comedy Series “Survival of the Thickest”
Linda Mendoza has been tapped to helm the first two episodes of Netflix’s Michelle Buteau-starrer “Survival of the Thickest.” A press release announced the news. Created by Buteau...
August 2022 Television Preview
As we head into the second half of summer, what could be a better new show for Women and Hollywood readers to check out than Abbi Jacobson’s spin on “A League of Their Own”?...
“Yellowjackets” & “Abbott Elementary” Among Reframe TV Stamp Recipients for Gender-Balanced Hiring
Ninety-four of the 200 most popular series of the 2021-2022 season have earned the ReFrame Stamp for gender-balanced hiring. This amounts to 47 percent, a seven percent decrease from the previous...
Trailer Watch: A Trans Teen Falls in Love for the First Time in “Anything’s Possible”
“For the first time in my life, I’m actually excited about what’s to come — I truly feel anything is possible,” says Eva Reign in a new trailer for...
Alexandra Billings and Reem Morsi Team Up for “Queen Tut”
“Transparent” alumna Alexandra Billings is set to star in and exec produce “Queen Tut.” Described by Deadline as a “trans revolutionary indie feature,” the project...
Trailer Watch: Tatiana Maslany Is “She Hulk: Attorney at Law”
Tatiana Maslany is bidding farewell to the Clone Club and joining the Marvel empire. The Emmy-winning “Orphan Black” alumna toplines “She Hulk: Attorney at Law.” “Whose...
Megan Suri Will Topline LGBTQ+ Adaptation of Sara Jo Cluff’s “The Kiss List”
Best known for playing a frenemy to Devi Vishwakumar in Season 2 of “Never Have I Ever,” Megan Suri takes a leading role in “The Kiss List,” an LGBTQ+ adaptation of Sara Jo...
“And Just Like That…” Renewed for a Second Season
Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte are sticking around. HBO Max has renewed “And Just Like That…” for a second season. The “Sex and the City” revival “delivered the...
Mindy Kaling to Set Up Own Book Line, Adapt Material for Film Under New Deal with Amazon
Mindy Kaling is well on her way to mogul-dom. The actress, writer, and producer has inked a new deal with Amazon Publishing and Amazon Studios that will see her curating her own literary line,...
Guest Post: How the World’s Largest Search Engine Can Help Fix Hollywood’s Representation Problem
By Mimi Anagli and Elena Rossini Imagine this: you are a 14-year-old with a passion for movies and photography. Maybe one day you could make a career out of it, becoming a cinematographer. You are...
“The Sex Lives of College Girls” Renewed for a Second Season by HBO Max
Giddy up: “The Sex Lives of College Girls” is coming back for a second season. A press release announced that the coming-of-age comedy has been renewed by HBO Max. From creators Mindy...
Trailer Watch: Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte Are Back in “And Just Like That…”
The more things change for the women of “Sex and the City,” the more they stay the same. The trailer for the much-anticipated “SATC” revival, “And Just Like...
Trailer Watch: Mindy Kaling Explores “The Sex Lives of College Girls”
Are you ready to blackout with your rack out? From creators Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble, “The Sex Lives of College Girls” follows four roommates at a prestigious New England college....
Claire Scanlon Starts Production on “The People We Hate at the Wedding,” Allison Janney & Kristen Bell Star
Claire Scanlon has kicked off production on her sophomore feature. She’s following up her 2018 Netflix hit “Set It Up” with another rom-com, “The People We Hate at the...
Sahar Jahani & Mindy Kaling Partner for “Hana Khan Carries On” Adaptation at Amazon Studios
Sahar Jahani is joining forces with Mindy Kaling to offer an updated take on “Shop Around the Corner.” According to Variety, they’re are working on a film adaptation of Uzma...
July 2021 Television Preview
With summer in full swing, and the Summer Games coming up, the TV landscape feels a little quieter in anticipation of the jam-packed fall season — but there’s still something for...
Kerry Washington, Lena Waithe, & Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Among Gracie Awards Honorees
Kerry Washington, Lena Waithe, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan are among the dozens of women set to be honored by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation at the 2021 Annual Gracie Awards. Slated to take...
Poorna Jagannathan to Star in Megan Griffiths’ “I’ll Show You Mine”
Poorna Jagannathan is set to topline Megan Griffiths’ latest feature. The “Never Have I Ever” actress will play an author who “has made a career of examining her own...
Leslie Jones Will Host the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards
Leslie Jones will be pulling double duty at this year’s edition of the MTV Movie & TV Awards. Nominated in the best comedic performance category for her role in “Coming 2...
Mindy Kaling, Maya Rudolph, & Michaela Coel Among Variety’s Power of Women Comedy Honorees
Mindy Kaling, Maya Rudolph, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michaela Coel, Sofía Vergara, and Kate McKinnon are being celebrated for their comedic prowess. They will be featured in the upcoming one-hour...
Pick of the Day: “Chad”
As monumental as adolescence is in a person’s life, I always appreciate when artists underscore just how ridiculous it is, too. “Chad,” starring and created by “SNL”...
Trailer Watch: Tiffany Haddish Shares Her Mic with Other Comedians in Season 2 of “They Ready”
Tiffany Haddish is bringing some much-needed laughs. The “Girls Trip” breakout and stand-up comic is introducing audiences to six more of her favorite comics in Season 2 of “Tiffany...
2020’s Best New Television Created By and About Women
Thank goodness for TV this year. With social distancing, lockdowns, and quarantines, it has been the most reliable source of entertainment during the pandemic. Thankfully, 2020 was an especially good...
Mindy Kaling to Topline and Produce HBO Max Adaptation of Jennifer Weiner’s “Good in Bed”
Mindy Kaling is taking Jennifer Weiner’s beloved debut novel to HBO Max. The “Late Night” star and screenwriter has signed on to topline and produce an adaptation of “Good in...
ReFrame Awards 33 Shows Its Gender Equality Stamp, a 57% Increase from Previous Season
ReFrame is spotlighting 33 shows featuring gender-balanced casts and creative teams. A press release announced that “Euphoria,” “Normal People,” “Never Have I...
Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor Tapped to Pen “Legally Blonde 3”
Mindy Kaling and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” co-creator Dan Goor have signed up — hopefully on pink, scented paper — to write the third installment of the “Legally...
Weekly Update for April 24: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films You Can Watch from Home
Due to the coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent restrictions, Women and Hollywood is shifting its focus to online content. We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. (Please keep in mind that...
New Series Created By and About Women in 2020
Back to Resources » December Shadow Lines – Created by Kirsti Manninen and Katri Manninen; Directed by Alli Haapasalo and AJ Annila (Sundance Now) Bridgerton (Netflix) Equinox – Created...
In Her Voice News Brief, May 31
Note: We are going to be sharing the transcripts from the podcasts when we can. Transcript from Podcast on May 31. If you would rather listen, click here. Holiday weekends inevitably lead to quieter...
Women and Hollywood Transition
Dear friends- A little over 15 years ago I had a crazy idea: to try and start a conversation asking where the women were in front of the camera and behind the scenes in Hollywood. I called my blog...
“Bel-Air’s” Carla Banks Waddles Penning Series Adaptation of “Black Candle Women”
“Black Candle Women” is heading to the small screen. A series adaptation of Diane Marie Brown’s debut novel is being developed by Universal Television with “Bel-Air”...
Guest Post: How I Found Balance and Flexibility as a Working Mom in Film and Animation
By Sherene Strausberg My first film, “Cool For You,” has been accepted into 39 film festivals and received multiple awards, including a Silver Anthem Award last month. As an independent filmmaker...
The FOFIF Short Film Fund Fall 2022 Recipients Announced
The recipients for the The Future of Film is Female (FOFIF) Short Film Fund Fall 2022 Grant cycle have been announced. FOFIF’s website details, “Two filmmakers will receive $1000...
Oscars: Michelle Yeoh Makes History, Becomes First Asian Woman to Win Best Actress
“This is history in the making.” “Everything Everywhere All at Once’s” Michelle Yeoh concluded her acceptance speech at the Oscars on Sunday by recognizing the milestone...
Athena Film Fest to Open with Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till,” Close with Tracy Droz Tragos’ “Plan C”
“Till” will open the 2023 Athena Film Festival (AFF). A press release announced that Chinonye Chukwu’s acclaimed drama, which tells the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley’s pursuit of...
Berlinale 2023 Women Directors: Meet Malika Musayeva – “The Cage is Looking for a Bird”
Malika Musayeva was born in Grozny, Chechen Republic. During the Second Chehen War in 1999, she fled the Chechen Republic. During her studies at Russia’s Kabardino-Balkarian State University...
Berlinale 2023 Women Directors: Meet Frauke Finsterwalder – “Sisi & I”
Frauke Finsterwalder was born in Hamburg and studied film directing at HFF Munich. She previously worked at theaters and as a journalist. Her debut feature film, “Finsterworld,” received...
THE 13TH ANNUAL ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL AT BARNARD COLLEGE ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP
The Athena Film Festival (AFF) at Barnard College announced its initial programming lineup for the 2023 festival today. The 13th annual festival, which is a joint partnership between...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Sierra Urich – “Joonam”
Sierra Urich rew up in a small town nestled in the foothills of Vermont’s Green Mountains. Raised by her Persian mother and American-born father, she grew up speaking English, never learning her...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Amanda Kim – “Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV”
Amanda Kim is a Korean American director and producer. A former creative director at Vice Media, she led U.S. video direction for i-D, Creators, and Garage magazine. Kim also worked on Viceland,...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Alejandra Vasquez – “Going Varsity in Mariachi”
Alejandra Vasquez is a Mexican-American filmmaker and producer. Raised in rural Texas, she tells stories about the lives of immigrants and activists, typically from rural communities similar to her...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Chloe Domont – “Fair Play”
Chloe Domont is a writer and director whose short films “Haze” and “All Good Things” have been included in the Official Selection of BAMcinemaFest, AFI FEST, LA Film Festival,...
Sundance 2023 Women Directors: Meet Sophie Barthes – “The Pod Generation”
Sophie Barthes is a Franco-American filmmaker. Her directorial debut, “Cold Souls,” was released by Samuel Goldwyn and played in competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Her second...
Trailer Watch: A Closeted Gym Teacher Wrestles with Her Identity in Georgia Oakley’s “Blue Jean”
“I’m damaged, and in a way you’re not — at least you don’t have to be,” a P.E. teacher tells her student in a new trailer for “Blue Jean.” Written and...
Sundance 2023 Preview: Judy Blume, the Indigo Girls, and Bethann Hardison Make Their Mark on Park City
The first major fest of 2023 is nearly upon us. With over 100 films representing 23 countries, the 25th edition of Sundance Film Festival features plenty of promising titles from emerging voices as...
Pick of the Day: “Corsage”
“Never forget, no matter bronchitis or headache, you are the Empress,” Vicky Krieps is told in “Corsage,” Marie Kreutzer’s fictionalized account of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. The film...