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August 2019 Film Preview
By Jenna Dorsi and Camryn Garrett While the season may be winding down, there are still plenty of films about or made by women to check out this summer. This August offers a wide selection of...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for August 1
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and money. The...
Haley Bennett-Starrer “Swallow” Goes to IFC
IFC has snagged U.S. rights to “Swallow,” a horror pic led by “The Girl on the Train’s” Haley Bennett. Variety broke the news. “Swallow” tells the story of a...
TV Adaptation of Madeline Miller’s “Circe” Ordered to Series at HBO Max
Circe will soon be casting a spell on television audiences. “Circe,” Madeline Miller’s bestseller about the famed Greek goddess and witch, is being adapted as an eight-episode drama...
Luisa Leschin Will Be Honored with Norman Lear Writer’s Award at Imagen Awards
Writer, playwright, producer, and actress Luisa Leschin has been named as this year’s recipient of the Imagen Awards’ annual Norman Lear Writer’s Award, Variety confirms. The honor...
Trailer Watch: An Act of Self-Defense Turns a Couple into Folk Heroes in “Queen & Slim”
One Tinder date ends up changing two people — and the world — forever in the latest trailer for “Queen & Slim.” After going out to dinner, Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith,...
Trailer Watch: A Family Is Divided in Locarno Opener “Magari”
A newly released trailer for Ginevra Elkann’s “Magari” (“If Only”) kicks off with a young girl pleading with the saints on her knees. “I’ll make a sacrifice...
Viola Davis and Julia Hart Developing a “Fast Color” Series Adaptation at Amazon
“Fast Color” could be making its way to the small screen. Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions is developing a series based on the Gugu Mbatha-Raw-starrer alongside the...
Trailer Watch: Betty Gilpin Won’t Go Down Without a Fight in “The Hunt”
Liberty Belle takes the fight outside of the ring in a new trailer for “The Hunt.” “GLOW” breakout Betty Gilpin stars as Crystal, a woman who wakes up in a clearing with 11...
Women Directed Over Half of San Sebastian’s 2019 New Directors Lineup
Spain’s San Sebastian International Film Festival signed the Gender Parity Pledge last year and — if its 2019 New Directors lineup is any indication — is taking its commitment to...
Trailer Watch: Lucy Lawless Solves Mysteries in “My Life Is Murder”
Best known for her role as a warrior princess in “Xena,” Lucy Lawless continues to kick ass in “My Life Is Murder.” A trailer just dropped for the Australian mystery series,...
Rita Moreno Doc in the Works at PBS
Over five decades after co-starring in the original musical feature, Rita Moreno is currently filming Steven Spielberg’s remake of “West Side Story.” “Chamacas” director...
Trailer Watch: Children Are Haunted by the Drug Wars in Issa López’s “Tigers Are Not Afraid”
“We forget who we are when things from outside come to get us,” says Estrella (Paola Lara) in a trailer for “Tigers Are Not Afraid.” Set against the backdrop of Mexico’s...
Penny Marshall Tribute Planned by “A League of Their Own” Town Rockford, Illinois
The late “League of Their Own” director Penny Marshall will be honored by the town of Rockford, Illinois. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the home of the Rockford Peaches — the...
Trailer Watch: Melanie Martinez Goes to Boarding School in “K-12”
A trailer has dropped for “Dollhouse” singer Melanie Martinez’s directorial debut. Titled “K-12,” the musical feature is set in a fairy tale-like boarding school. At the...
The Black List Introduces New List Amplifying Stories By and About Latinx Community
Every year The Black List spotlights Hollywood’s top unproduced scripts — and now it will be doing the same with screenplays telling Latinx stories. Per IndieWire, The Black List has...
Lena Waithe, Blake Lively, and Connie Britton Sign Amazon Deals
Lena Waithe, Blake Lively, and Connie Britton are making major commitments with Amazon Studios. Each has signed a deal with the streamer. Best known for her history-making Emmy win for writing on...
“Trinkets” Returning for Season 2, Hires Sarah Goldfinger as Showrunner
Netflix will return to Shoplifters Anonymous next year. The streamer has announced that “Trinkets,” the YA series about three very different young women who bond at a kleptomania group,...
Mary J. Blige Will Star in “Power” Spinoff
Mary J. Blige is adding another credit to her rapidly expanding acting resume. The Grammy-winning singer and Oscar-nominated “Mudbound” actress is set to star in a “Power”...
Trailer Watch: The Pfeffermans Sing Through Their Grief in “Transparent’s” Musical Finale
“What is it going to be like, now that she’s not here?” The Pfeffermans are left contemplating life without Maura (Jeffrey Tambor) in the musical season finale of...
Society, Expectations, and the “Other”: VOD and Web Series Picks
Society has unspoken expectations for everyone, especially women. We’re expected to dress in a certain way, do our hair and makeup, be less aggressive with men. Then there are expectations for...
Weekly Update for July 26: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Share – Written and Directed by Pippa Bianco (Premieres July 27 on HBO) “Share,” written and directed by Pippa Bianco, feels in some ways like a horror...
Sofia Carson Will Topline Elissa Down Dance Pic “Feel the Beat”
Sofia Carson is going to show a group of youngsters how it’s done on the dance floor. The “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists” and “Descendants” star has signed on...
Lisa Taddeo Bringing Her Bestseller “Three Women” to Showtime
Lisa Taddeo’s No. 1 New York Times bestseller “Three Women” is coming to the small screen. In a competitive bidding war for the highly esteemed nonfiction book, Showtime landed the...
“Orange Is the New Black” Carrying On Its Work Via the Poussey Washington Fund
Netflix’s groundbreaking series “Orange Is the New Black” is coming to a close, with its seventh and final season premiering today, July 26. Although the show is ending, the...
“The Handmaid’s Tale” Renewed for Season 4 at Hulu
The horrors of Gilead will continue. “The Handmaid’s Tale,” reportedly “the most watched show, original or acquired,” on Hulu, is getting a fourth season, Variety...
Amy Schumer Has a New Hulu Show on the Way
Amy Schumer is returning to television. The Emmy and Peabody-winning co-creator, star, writer, director, and exec producer of “Inside Amy Schumer” has received a series order from Hulu...
Apply Now: Leica Camera’s New Gender Diversity Initiative
Leica Camera USA has launched a new program called the Leica Women Foto Project “to support diversity and inclusion in photography,” a press release has announced. The initiative includes...
Trailer Watch: Maxine Peake Sheds Blood in “Gwen”
A newly released trailer for “Gwen” starts with a heartfelt prayer and ends with sobbing and shrieking. A nightmarish situation unfolds in between. Set in in 1855 in Snowdonia,...
Meryl Streep to Be Honored with the TIFF Tribute Actor Award
Meryl Streep is saying goodbye to “Big Little Lies” and hello to yet another statuette. Just days after the Season 2 finale of “Big Little Lies” comes word that Streep will...
Alexandra Daddario-Starrer “Can You Keep A Secret?” Lands at Vertical Entertainment
Sophie Kinsella’s best-seller “Can You Keep A Secret?” is on its way to the screen. Vertical Entertainment snagged the U.S. distribution rights to the film adaptation with plans for...
Jessica Hausner’s “Little Joe” Picked Up By Magnolia
Magnolia Pictures has snagged the North American rights to Jessica Hausner’s sci-fi pic “Little Joe,” with plans for a theatrical release later in the year, Variety reports. The...
Jessica Rothe Will Star in Sharon Horgan’s HBO Max Comedy “Delilah”
Sharon Horgan’s latest TV project, “Delilah,” will see “Happy Death Day” star Jessica Rothe playing a woman caught in the midst of some serious personal and familial...
Trailer Watch: Linda Ronstadt Sings Her Way Into History in “The Sound of My Voice”
Linda Ronstadt has earned the admiration of millions of fans since she launched her career in the 1960s — Dolly Parton among them. “Linda could literally sing anything,” says Parton...
“Moana’s” Auli’i Cravalho Takes the Lead in “Sorta Like a Rock Star”
Auli’i Cravalho has landed her first leading role in a live-action film. Best known for voicing the titular character in Disney smash “Moana,” Cravalho has signed on to topline...
Jennifer Lopez Will Topline, Produce, and Possibly Direct STXfilms’ “The Godmother”
In September’s “Hustlers,” Jennifer Lopez will play a stripper who, along with her co-workers, robs her Wall Street bro customers. Now there’s word the multi-hyphenate will...
Nina Dobrev Will Topline and Exec Produce Jennifer Cram’s Feature Debut
“Fam’s” Nina Dobrev has signed on to star and exec produce “Sick Girl,” Deadline reports. The indie comedy marks casting director Jennifer Cram’s feature directing...
Just Two Women-Directed Features Will Screen in Competition at Venice 2019
Venice Film Festival continues to disappoint. Last year the fest signed the 5050×2020 Pledge, committing to greater transparency in its selection process and staff, with the goal of eventually...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for July 25
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and...
Naima Ramos-Chapman Directing Lena Waithe Pilot “How To Make Love To A Black Woman”
“Random Acts of Flyness” writer-director Naima Ramos-Chapman will helm Lena Waithe and Cathy Kisakye’s Showtime pilot “How To Make Love To A Black Woman (Who May Be Working...
“Good Girls Revolt’s” Dana Calvo Will Serve as Co-Showrunner on “Dune: The Sisterhood”
Dana Calvo is switching gears from period drama to sci-fi. The “Good Girls Revolt” creator has signed a multi-year overall deal with Legendary Television Studios that sees her serving as...
Catherine Hardwicke to Direct Female-Led LGBTQ Viking Fantasy
After taking on drug cartels in “Miss Bala,” the Big Bad Wolf in “Red Riding Hood,” and vampires in “Twilight,” Catherine Hardwicke is set to direct another genre...
Jennifer Lawrence to Star in and Produce “Mob Girl”
Jennifer Lawrence has found time to line up her next project while filming theater director Lila Neugebauer’s feature debut. The Oscar-winning actress will topline and produce an adaptation of...
Uzo Aduba-Starrer “Miss Virginia” Goes to Vertical Entertainment
“Miss Virginia” has found a home. A press release announced that Vertical Entertainment acquired North American rights to the drama starring “Orange Is the New Black’s”...
“Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” Docuseries & “Surviving R. Kelly” Follow-Up in Dev at Lifetime
Lifetime’s groundbreaking, Emmy-nominated docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly” provided survivors of the singer’s sexual abuse a prominent platform in which to share their stories...
Jane Goodall Doc in the Works at National Geographic
National Geographic has another Jane Goodall documentary on the way. The project comes on the heels of 2017’s “Jane,” National Geographic Documentary Films’ Emmy-winning and...
Feminist Artist Judy Chicago to Receive First Retrospective in 2020
One of the most influential artists of the ’70s-era Feminist Art Movement is finally getting her own retrospective. Per ARTnews, Judy Chicago announced she will be receiving her first-ever...
Janelle Monáe Will Topline Season 2 of “Homecoming”
Janelle Monáe is heading to the small screen. After strong supporting turns in “Hidden Figures” and “Moonlight” the eight-time Grammy nominee is taking on the lead in Season...
Venice Days Competition Lineup Includes Offerings from Isabel Sandoval and Fabienne Berthaud
Venice Film Festival’s independently run Venice Days section has announced its 2019 lineup. Four of 11 features in competition are directed or co-directed by women, amounting to about 36...
TIFF’s 2019 Gala Lineup Is 50 Percent Women-Directed
The Toronto International Film Festival has started unrolling its 2019 lineup. The fest’s Galas slate is composed of 18 titles, nine of which are directed or co-directed by women — a...
Trailer Watch: Cynthia Erivo Pays Tribute to Harriet Tubman’s Legacy in “Harriet”
“I’m going to be free or die,” says Cynthia Erivo (“Widows”) in a new trailer for “Harriet.” Kasi Lemmons’ biopic of Harriet Tubman sees the political...