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Trailer Watch: Villanelle Learns Eve Is Still Alive in “Killing Eve” Season 3
A bullet wound has merely upped the stakes on TV’s sexiest game of cat and mouse. “Killing Eve’s” second season concluded with a cliffhanger: Villanelle (Jodie Comer) shot Eve...
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always” Gets Early VOD Release
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always” is hitting VOD earlier than expected, no doubt due to theater closures and the coronavirus. Eliza Hittman’s award-winning drama, which opened in...
Weekly Update for March 27: 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’ll be enjoying media from the comfort of our homes and encourage you...
Quote of the Day: Patty Jenkins Explains What Makes Wonder Woman a Hero
Wonder Woman — aka Diana Prince, aka Diana, Princess of Themyscira — has super strength, dons bullet-deflecting bracelets, wields a lasso that compels people to tell the truth, and is...
“Killing Eve” Is Returning Sooner Than Expected
Finally, some good news in the entertainment world: The next chapter in Eve and Villanelle’s toxic love story is coming sooner than expected. “Killing Eve’s” premiere date has...
Pick of the Day: “There’s Something in the Water”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. Ellen Page has been known...
These Projects Have Been Affected by Coronavirus. Here’s How You Can Help. (Volume II)
It seems like every day brings more cancellations, closings, and upsetting news. The coronavirus is affecting the whole world, not least of all the artists and creators who are trying to bring their...
IFC Films Unlimited Offering Free 30-Day Trial, Music Box Films Launches Streamer
Running out of entertainment-while-in-quarantine options? We have some good news for you: IFC Films Unlimited, IFC’s subscription video on demand streaming channel, is offering a free 30-day...
Kari Skogland Is Bringing “An Innocent Fashion” to the Small Screen
Kari Skogland is developing a small screen adaptation of R.J. Hernández’s “An Innocent Fashion.” The Emmy-nominated “Handmaid’s Tale” director will exec produce and...
Pick of the Day: “Unorthodox”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. Netflix’s...
Quote of the Day: Cathy Yan on Making Harley Quinn Her Own Hero and Savior in “Birds of Prey”
Cathy Yan reflects on transforming Harley Quinn from little more than the Joker’s girlfriend to a fantabulously emancipated three-dimensional character in “Birds of Prey” in a new...
Trailer Watch: “Bias” Doc Explores the Impact of Unconscious Bias
A new trailer for “Bias” kicks off with a discussion of implicit, or unconscious, bias. The doc’s director, Robin Hauser, and other characters reflect on many biases that influence...
Responding to Trauma: Crowdfunding Picks
Trauma impacts all of us in different ways, and can come from many different places, whether they be our experiences with gender, race, and class, our family, or our friends. Our latest crowdfunding...
Trailer Watch: Kids Send Their Parents on a Dangerous Adventure in “The Willoughbys”
“All the Willoughby children ever wanted was to have a normal family, but their loving parents have no love left over for them,” a narrator explains in a new trailer for “The...
Amy Seimetz’s “She Dies Tomorrow” Acquired by Neon
“She Dies Tomorrow’s” world premiere didn’t go as planned, but the film has secured distribution nonetheless. Amy Seimetz’s thriller was slated to debut at this...
“M for Magic’s” Alexis Manya Spraic on Hollywood’s Magic Castle and Women’s Unacknowledged Work
Filmmaker Alexis Manya Spraic is a fourth-generation Angeleno who is drawn to transformative stories of women and people of color languishing in the footnotes of history and culture. She has dual...
Olivia Wilde’s Olympic Gymnast Drama “Perfect” Lands at Searchlight Pictures
The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t stop a bidding war from erupting over “Perfect.” Searchlight Pictures has closed a deal for global rights to Olivia Wilde’s latest, shelling out...
Pick of the Day: “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. “I wanted to be part...
“Wonder Woman 1984” Release Date Pushed to August 14
We’ll have to wait a bit longer for “Wonder Woman 1984.” Amid coronavirus concerns and the resulting theater closures, Warner Bros. has decided to push back Patty Jenkins’...
“American Masters'” Women’s History Month Programming: Holly Near, Maggie Lena Walker, & More
The coronavirus has — rightfully — dominated the news this month, so much so that it’s easy to forget that March is also Women’s History Month. Luckily, PBS has some options...
Women-Directed Films Win Big with SXSW Feature Film Grand Jury Awards
The 27th SXSW Film Festival was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns, but the Austin-based fest has opted to announce the recipients of its juried and special awards in an attempt to bring visibility...
Watch: NYT Premieres SXSW Short Doc “Hysterical Girl,” Directed by Kate Novack
“Hysterical Girl,” a short documentary from Kate Novack (“The Gospel According to André”), didn’t get to premiere at SXSW this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
Quote of the Day: Vanessa Bell Calloway on the Visibility of Black Women in Hollywood
With well over 100 credits to her name and decades of experience in the business, Vanessa Bell Calloway has witnessed first-hand how much in Hollywood has changed — and how much has stayed the...
Frankie Shaw to Direct Adaptation of T Kira Madden’s “Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls”
Frankie Shaw has added yet another project to her slate. The “SMILF” alumna, who is already committed to develop “Wifey,” an HBO limited series based on a Judy Blume novel,...
“Military Wives” Is Coming to VOD in the UK
“Military Wives” is the latest film heading to VOD earlier than originally planned. Deadline confirms the Kristin Scott Thomas-Sharon Horgan dramedy will launch on “premium VOD in...
Pick of the Day: “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. “Birds of Prey (And...
Teaser Watch: Elle Fanning Is Determined to Rule Russia in “The Great”
Elle Fanning won’t let sexism or a depraved husband stand in the way of her destiny in a new teaser for “The Great.” Slated to premiere on Hulu May 15, the satirical series, which...
Watch: Lovie Simone Is Tired of a World that Underestimates Girls in “Selah and the Spades” Clip
“That’s a mistake the whole world makes. They never take the girls serious,” says Lovie Simone in a new clip of “Selah and the Spades.” Tayarisha Poe’s feature...
Cancelled 2020 SFFILM Festival’s Program Included Films from 73 Women Directors
SFFILM has announced the complete 2020 San Francisco International Film Festival. Originally scheduled to take place April 8-21, the fest is not going on as planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
Film Movement Partners with Art House Theaters to Offer Virtual Cinema Experience
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the industry, Film Movement is the latest org to shift its focus online. The distributor is teaming up with Art House Convergence and indie...
32 Fests Sign Pledge, Making it Easier to Organize Online Screenings
Despite the pandemic, and the numerous festivals and events that have subsequently been put on hold or cancelled, plenty of film fests are carrying on — online. According to IndieWire, 32...
Weekly Update for March 20: 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’ll be enjoying media from the comfort of our homes and encourage you...
Trailer Watch: Merritt Wever Decides to “Run” Away with an Ex
“Do you want to be here with me or is this about something else? Are you in trouble?” asks Merritt Wever in a new trailer for “Run.” Created by “Killing Eve”...
Reed Morano to Direct “Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence” Amazon Limited Series
After tackling a revenge thriller in “The Rhythm Section,” Reed Morano will step behind the camera to tell the true story of the abusive sex cult that rocked Sarah Lawrence College and...
Trailer Watch: Emma and Lyn Reunite with Their Dad in the Third and Final Season of “Vida”
“Is he really alive?” Lyn (Melissa Barrera) asks about her dad in the trailer for “Vida’s” third and final season. She and her sister, Emma (Mishel Prada), have believed...
Pick of the Day: “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. The long-awaited...
Date Announcement: Mindy Kaling’s Coming-of-Age Netflix Series “Never Have I Ever”
“What’s popping?” asks a teenage girl praying before a Hindu shrine in a new trailer for “Never Have I Ever.” Self-described as the gods’ “favorite Hindu...
Pick of the Day: “Blow the Man Down”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. “Blow the...
Cinematographer to Watch: Katelin Arizmendi of “Swallow” and “Cam”
It’s incredibly difficult to balance the visual aesthetics of fantasy and reality in a film — but cinematographer Katelin Arizmendi seems to have perfected the craft, making it her signature...
Göteborg Film Festival’s VOD Platform Is Supporting Art-House Cinemas with New Releases
Göteborg Film Festival’s VOD platform, Draken Film, has announced an initiative to support independent Swedish art-house cinemas in the wake of COVID-19. Draken Film is launching a selection of...
Trailer Watch: The Alvarezes Have No Boundaries in “One Day at a Time” Season 4
“I want to talk to you about the female orgasm,” teenage Elena Alvarez (Isabella Gomez) says in the trailer for “One Day at a Time’s” fourth season. She’s speaking to her...
Virtual Market(s) Being Prepped for Cannes
Despite being scheduled to kick off in less than two months, Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film (Cannes Film Market) haven’t been cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The...
BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival Plans Digital Rollout
BFI Flare is going digital. Originally scheduled to take place March 18-29, the London-based LGBTIQ+ fest was cancelled due to COVID-19. Now it’s getting a second life: organizers have...
These Projects Have Been Affected by Coronavirus. Here’s How You Can Help.
It seems like every day brings more cancellations, closings, and upsetting news. The coronavirus is affecting the whole world, not least of all the artists and creators who are trying to bring their...
Programmers Join Forces to Raise Funds, Launch My Darling Quarantine Online Film Festival
SXSW in the U.S., Hot Docs in Canada, and Sydney Film Festival in Australia are among the many film festivals around the world that have recently been cancelled in light of the coronavirus pandemic....
BFI Assembles Screen Sector Taskforce in Response to Coronavirus
The British Film Institute (BFI) is assembling its Screen Sector Taskforce to cope with the “unprecedented challenge” the coronavirus has presented the film industry. According to Variety, BFI...
Field of Vision Announces Virtual Mentorship and Consultation Service for the Doc Community
Field of Vision has announced a new initiative dedicated to bolstering the documentary community in the midst of COVID-19. Described as a “filmmaker-driven documentary unit that commissions and...
Pick of the Day: “Little Fires Everywhere”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. A stunned Reese...
“The Perfect Candidate” to Launch on VOD in UK, in Lieu of Theatrical Release
Due to the coronavirus, Haifaa Al Mansour’s “The Perfect Candidate” will not be hitting UK theaters on March 27. Instead, on that day, Modern Films will be releasing the drama on VOD...
Quote of the Day: Reese Witherspoon Reflects on Her Career and Hollywood’s Evolution
“I can remember being in pictures in which I was the only woman on the set and there would be 150 men,” Reese Witherspoon recalled in a new Vanity Fair profile. “Maybe there would be a couple...
“Birds of Prey” Will Hit VOD Early Amid Coronavirus Concerns
“Birds of Prey” will be flying to VOD outlets early, as more and more movie theaters close due to COVID-19. Variety confirms Cathy Yan’s Harley Quinn story will be available for...