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Trailer Watch: “Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President” Brings Americans Together Through Music
“I think music is the best proof that people have one thing in common no matter where they live, no matter what language they speak,” says Jimmy Carter in a new trailer for “Jimmy...
“Miss Juneteenth” Wins Best Narrative Feature at BlackStar Film Festival
Philadelphia’s BlackStar Film Festival, a showcase for Black, Brown, and Indigenous filmmakers from around the world, has named “Miss Juneteenth” as its best narrative feature. The...
Sofia Coppola’s “On the Rocks” to Make World Premiere at New York Film Festival
New York Film Festival (NYFF) will host the world premiere of “On the Rocks.” Sofia Coppola’s father-daughter comedy will screen as part of the fest’s new Spotlight section,...
Chinonye Chukwu to Direct Pic About Emmett Till’s Death, How His Mother Helped Spark Civil Rights Movement
Chinonye Chukwu’s next project will revisit a tragic, and galvanizing, moment in American history. According to Deadline, the “Clemency” filmmaker has signed on to direct a feature...
Elizabeth Debicki to Topline and Exec Produce Limited Series About WWII Spy “Code Name Hélène”
Elizabeth Debicki has signed on to play another trailblazing woman in a project based on a true story. She’ll follow up her turn as Virginia Woolf in “Vita & Virginia” with...
Juliette Binoche Is Being Honored by Zurich Film Festival
Juliette Binoche is set to receive Zurich Film Festival’s (ZFF) most prestigious prize. Variety reports that the Oscar winner will receive the Golden Icon Award, “marking the first time...
American Black Film Fest 2020 Women Directors: Meet Funmi Holder – “Efunsetan Aniwura”
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Funmi Holder has acted in over 25 movies since she made her debut in the Nigerian film industry. Her big break came in 2010, when she took the role of Amaka Okoh in the...
Soleil Moon Frye’s “Kid 90” Doc Lands at Hulu
Soleil Moon Frye is set to deliver a blast from the past. The author, filmmaker, and actress best known for playing the the titular lead of NBC’s “Punky Brewster” has secured U.S....
American Black Film Fest 2020 Women Directors: Meet Alana Barrett-Adkins – “Asunder, One Flesh Divided”
Alana Barrett-Adkins is a director, actor, and producer. She is the CEO/Artistic Director of Rock Alari Studios, which has produced projects including the play “Women of Adonai,” the web...
Diablo Cody and Heather Regnier Developing Live-Action “Powerpuff Girls” Reboot for The CW
Time to combine sugar, spice, and everything nice with Chemical X: a “Powerpuff Girls” reboot is in the works. Variety confirms a live-action update of Blossom, Bubbles, and...
Trailer Watch: Radha Blank Takes the Mic in “The Forty-Year-Old Version”
A struggling playwright decides to reinvent herself as a rapper in “The Forty-Year-Old Version,” this year’s winner of Sundance’s Directing Prize. Written and directed by...
Rebecca Naomi Jones Talks Hosting Playbill’s “Women in Theatre: A Centennial Celebration”
Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, Playbill is presenting “Women in Theatre: A Centennial Celebration.” Hosted by Drama Desk-nominee Rebecca Naomi Jones and Tony-nominee and Pulitzer Prize-finalist...
Trailer Watch: “Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles” Brings History to Life at the Met
After making his mark on the culinary world with restaurants and best-selling cookbooks, Yotam Ottolenghi was looking for his next challenge. He found it when the Metropolitan Museum of Art called....
TIFF: Tracey Deer to Receive Emerging Talent Award, Talks Lined Up with Halle Berry, Ava DuVernay, & More
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will present yet another award to a female filmmaker at its 2020 edition. Screen Daily has confirmed Tracey Deer, whose coming-of-age pic...
Trailer Watch: Millie Bobby Brown Searches for Helena Bonham-Carter in “Enola Holmes”
Millie Bobby Brown steps out of Sherlock Holmes’ shadow in “Enola Holmes.” The Netflix pic sees the “Stranger Things” breakout playing the iconic private...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “Desert One” Director Barbara Kopple
The Girls Club will welcome Barbara Kopple for its next live conversation. The discussion will take place Wednesday, August 26, at 4 p.m. EST. The two-time Academy Award-winning and nine-time...
Trailer Watch: Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan Fall in Love in “Ammonite”
“I don’t want to go back to the life I had before you,” Saoirse Ronan tells Kate Winslet in a new trailer for “Ammonite.” Set in 1840s England, the romantic drama tells...
Ekwa Msangi’s Intergenerational Immigrant Story “Farewell Amor” Acquired by IFC Films
Ekwa Msangi’s feature debut has secured distribution. A press release announced that IFC films snagged North American rights to “Farewell Amor,” an intergenerational immigrant...
Keira Knightley and Clio Barnard Team Up for Apple TV+ Adaptation of “The Essex Serpent”
Keira Knightley has signed on to topline another period drama. Deadline reports that she’ll lead and exec produce “The Essex Serpent,” an adaptation of Sarah Perry’s 2016...
Amy Poehler Will Tell Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s Story in Her Doc Feature Directorial Debut
Amy Poehler will focus on fellow female comedy legend in her first documentary feature. According to Deadline, the “Parks and Rec” and “SNL” alumna will direct a documentary...
Cara Delevingne Will Explore Gender and Sexuality in Hulu/BBC Three Docuseries
Cara Delevingne has appeared in genre projects (“Suicide Squad,” “Carnival Row”), gritty dramas (“Her Smell”), and YA novel adaptations (“Paper Towns”)...
Trailer Watch: Brea Grant’s “12 Hour Shift” Sees Nurses Dabbling in Black Market Organ-Trading
An ER nurse makes extra cash from freshly expired bodies in Brea Grant’s “12 Hour Shift.” A new trailer for the pic, which is set in 1999, introduces us to Mandy (Angela Bettis,...
Alana Mayo Named Prez of Re-Launched Orion Pictures, Label’s New Focus Will Be Inclusive Storytelling
Under Alana Mayo’s leadership, MGM’s Orion Pictures will be dedicated exclusively to inclusion on-screen and off. Variety has confirmed Mayo has been hired as Orion’s new president,...
American Black Film Fest 2020 Women Directors: Meet Teniola Olatoni Ojigbede – “The New Normal”
Teniola Olatoni Ojigbede is the CEO and Creative Head of Sourmash Stories Production. “The New Normal” will screen at the 2020 American Black Film Festival, which takes place August...
Trailer Watch: Gal Gadot Takes On Kristen Wiig in “Wonder Woman 1984”
“This world is not yet ready for all that you will do. Your time will come Diana — and everything will be different,” Gal Gadot is told in a new trailer for “Wonder Woman...
American Black Film Fest 2020 Women Directors: Meet Chyna Robinson – “No Ordinary Love”
Director, writer, and producer Chyna Robinson made her film debut with “Greenwood: 13 Hours,” a short that won 18 awards. “No Ordinary Love” marks her feature debut. In...
Weekly Update for August 21: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films You Can Watch from Home
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN COMING TO STREAMING/VOD Lingua Franca – Written and Directed by Isabel Sandoval After securing a job as a live-in caregiver for Olga (Lynn Cohen), an elderly Russian woman in...
Kimmy Gatewood and Alison Becker Sell Feature Comedy Script “Girlworld” to Amazon Studios
Character actresses, comedians, and writing partners Kimmy Gatewood (“GLOW”) and Alison Becker (“Parks and Recreation”) have sold a script to Amazon Studios....
Janicza Bravo Will Tell Dan Mallory’s Story in “A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions”
Janicza Bravo is taking on another story about an unreliable narrator. The “Zola” filmmaker has been tapped to write and direct “A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of...
Trailer Watch: Fox Rich Fights for Her Husband’s Freedom in Garrett Bradley’s “Time”
Throughout the new trailer for “Time,” Garrett Bradley’s Sundance award-winning documentary, Fox Rich tries to get an update on a ruling concerning her husband, Rob. He’s...
Lynn Shelton to Be Honored by The American Cinematheque
The American Cinematheque is set to honor Lynn Shelton. Deadline reports that the non-profit org is hosting an online event paying tribute to the late writer-director’s body of television work...
Pick of the Day: “The Vow”
“The Vow” is a horror story. The HBO docuseries pulls the curtain back on the NXIVM organization, a headline-making “sex cult” that operated under the guise of a self-help group....
AMPAS Launches Conversation Series Focusing on Inclusion in Industry, First Ep Features Whoopi Goldberg
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organization behind the Oscars, has released the first installment of “Academy Dialogues: It Starts with Us,” a conversation series...
American Black Film Fest 2020 Women Directors: Meet Drew V. Marke – “Get Luke Lowe”
Drew V. Marke has written short films which have been selected for international festivals such as Encounters and Sci-Fi London, won a Film London award, and been screened at the David Lean cinema...
Quote of the Day: Issa Rae Talks Advocating for Herself and Holding the Door Open for Others
Issa Rae is an actress, creator, writer, and producer with three Emmy nominations to her name and a resume that includes “Insecure,” “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” “The...
Sarah Cooper & Cindy Chupack Are Bringing “How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings” to CBS
Sarah Cooper’s star continues to ascend. The TikTok sensation recently lined up her first comedy special with Netflix and now word comes that she’s developing a comedy series at CBS...
American Black Film Fest 2020 Women Directors: Meet Lineo Sekeleoane – “Zulu Wedding”
Lineo Sekeleoane is an award-winning film and television director and producer. She helmed the short film “My Zulu Promise,” and produced the short “Home Sweet Home” for M-Net...
Bettina Oberli’s “My Wonderful Wanda” Will Make History When It Opens the 2020 Zurich Film Festival
“My Wonderful Wanda” (“Wanda, mein Wunder”) is set to kick off Zurich Film Festival’s (ZFF) 16th edition, marking the first time that a female-directed film will open...
Sarah Gavron’s “Rocks” Sets UK/Ireland Theatrical Release, Will Open in September
After its initial release plan was disrupted by COVID-19, Sarah Gavron’s ode to girlhood and female friendship, “Rocks,” is finally coming to theaters. According to a press release,...
Olivia Wilde Will Direct a Spider-Woman Movie for Marvel
Olivia Wilde has signed on to direct her first blockbuster. The “Booksmart” helmer finalized a deal with Sony Pictures “to develop and direct an untitled, female-centric Marvel film...
Documenting Care: Crowdfunding Picks
Current overlapping cultural, political, and economic realities seem to necessitate additional doses of care-taking and truth-telling as we navigate, and in some cases, resist, creating a new normal....
Hannah Rosenzweig and Wendy Sachs’ “Surge” Will Premiere on Showtime’s SHOxBET Channel
Another documentary centering women in politics is on the way. On the heels of Hillary Bachelder’s “Represent” opening and the trailer for Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés’ “All...
Women Represent Just 35% of Film Reviewers, According to New Thumbs Down Report
Dr. Martha Lauzen and the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film have published the latest “Thumbs Down” report on gender representation in film criticism — and,...
Trailer Watch: Sasha Lane and Gillian Flynn Tackle a Pandemic in “Utopia”
“How much evil do you have to do to do good?” asks Sasha Lane in a new trailer for “Utopia.” The Amazon Prime Video series sees the “American Honey” breakout...
Rachel Weisz and Alice Birch Have a “Dead Ringers” TV Reboot in the Works at Amazon
Rachel Weisz and Alice Birch are resurrecting “Dead Ringers.” The Oscar-winning actress and Emmy-nominated “Normal People” scribe have a reimagining of David...
Trailer Watch: Rashida Jones Teams Up with Her Dad to Spy on Her Husband in Sofia Coppola’s “On the Rocks”
The decision to confide in her father lands Rashida Jones on an epic adventure across New York City in “On the Rocks,” Sofia Coppola’s latest. Laura’s (Jones) husband Dean...
Julie Taymor’s “The Glorias” Will Debut on Amazon Prime Video
COVID-19 has affected the theatrical release of Julie Taymor’s “The Glorias,” but we’ll still get to see the Gloria Steinem biopic before the election. Deadline reports the...
Trailer Watch: Sally Hawkins Is Dealing with Depression in “Eternal Beauty”
Sally Hawkins is convinced “there’s no such thing as happiness — only moments of not being depressed” in a new trailer for “Eternal Beauty.” The two-time Oscar...
Trailer Watch: Susan Sarandon Prepares to Say Goodbye in “Blackbird”
Susan Sarandon pleads for her family to “behave as normally as possible” in a new trailer for “Blackbird.” Lily (Sarandon) has gathered her loved ones to say goodbye:...
Trailer Watch: An 11-Year-Old Girl Joins a Dance Clique in Maïmouna Doucouré’s “Cuties”
“What are you doing, Amy? Who are you, Amy?” an 11-year-old girl’s mother asks in a new trailer for “Cuties.” The French-language coming-of-age story is set in Paris and...
Exclusive: A Feminist Porn Director and Actress Speaks Out in This Red Band Clip of “Morgana”
A 50-year-old woman reflects on her evolving relationship with her body in our exclusive red band clip of “Morgana.” The doc sees its central character’s life take an unexpected...