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Seven New ‘Twilight’ Shorts Directed by Female Filmmakers Keep the Franchise Alive
This Monday, the seven finalists in a “Twilight” short film competition presented their work to a theater full of fans and industry insiders. Back in October of 2014, Lionsgate, the studio...
New ‘Suffragette’ Poster Art Released on Emmeline Pankhurst Day
On the occasion of Emmeline Pankhurst Day, devoted to the political activist who played a pivotal role in securing British women the right to vote, official “Suffragette” poster art has been...
Film in Development About Real-Life African-American Women NASA Mathematicians
Here’s the kind of news we’d like to hear more of: Currently in the works is a film about the first group of black women mathematicians at NASA who helped the moon landing happen. Producer Donna...
Watch: New ‘Mockingjay — Part 2’ Teaser Released
New details from the land of Panem have been coming in waves this week, as the stars and creators of “The Hunger Games” franchise revealed teasers and thoughts in a Comic Con panel. A new...
Melissa Leo to Star in ‘The Most Hated Woman in America’ for Netflix
Melissa Leo is coming to Netflix. The Oscar winning actress, who can currently be seen on Fox’s “Wayward Pines,” will play Madalyn Murray O’Hair in the streaming service’s upcoming “The...
Ellen Page to Star As a U.S. Marine in ‘Lioness’
The trend of women-in-war films continues. Just two weeks ago we observed that there’s a real demand for female-centered war stories. Yesterday brought news that Ellen Page will be following in...
Trailer Watch: Mia Wasikowska Moves Into a Haunted House with Jessica Chastain in ‘Crimson Peak’
“Ghosts are real. That much I know. I’ve seen them all my life.” So begins the spooky trailer for “Crimson Peak,” a gorgeous-looking gothic horror starring Mia Wasikowska as Edith, a...
Amy Schumer and the Freedom to Be an A — hole
Women Are 25% of Academy’s New Members; Only Three Female Filmmakers Invited to Directors Branch
Since women are pushing for seats on the Academy board in record-breaking numbers, we hoped that, after being faced with a whole lot of very warranted criticism, the Academy would show an effort to...
July 2015 Film Preview
July brings us heat waves and hyped films, with reboots of big action franchises (“Terminator: Genisys”), projects that are predicted to bring a star on the cusp to full-blown supernova status...
Trend of Women-in-War Films Continues With Planned Adaptation of Air Force Memoir ‘Shoot Like a Girl’
Expect to see more leading ladies in uniform over the next couple of years. After facing off with a number of other interested parties, TriStar Pictures has secured the film rights to Air Force...
Meryl Streep Urges Congress to Pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Meryl Streep is working to get the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) back on Congress’s agenda. The actress sent every House rep and senator a letter asking for the legislative body to (finally) make...
Trailer Watch: Amy Schumer Answers “What’s Your Number?” in New ‘Trainwreck’ Spot
In less than a month, Amy Schumer’s “Trainwreck” will make its long-awaited debut in theaters. Now an extended TV spot for the raunchy rom com has arrived with some new footage to help tide us...
Trailer Watch: Charlize Theron Goes to ‘Dark Places’ in the Latest Gillian Flynn Adaptation
“I’m sad for you, little girl. You’re just as imprisoned as I am,” says prisoner Ben (Corey Stoll, “House of Cards”) to his grown-up baby sister Libby (Charlize Theron) in the trailer...
‘Prime Suspect’ Prequel to Air on ITV With Original Creator Lynda La Plante at the Helm
“Prime Suspect,” the British crime series that made Helen Mirren a household name and unflinchingly explored institutional sexism within the police ranks, is returning to TV. But don’t expect...
Jennifer Lawrence to Receive Bigger Paycheck Than Chris Pratt for ‘Passengers’
Jennifer Lawrence is finally getting the paycheck she deserves. The Oscar-winning actress and action star will be paid $20 million — plus 30 percent of the film’s profits after it breaks...
Watch: Helen Mirren Calls Hollywood’s Ageist Double Standards “F*cking Outrageous”
Remember earlier this year when Russell Crowe suggested that older actresses who complain about not getting work are the ones delusionally seeking ingenue-type roles? He insisted that Helen Mirren...
Trailer Watch: Nicole Kidman Plays Real-Life Adventuress and Diplomat in ‘Queen of the Desert’
Englishwoman Gertrude Bell made the most of her unmarried existence by becoming a renowned archaeologist, explorer, writer, traveler, cartographer, spy and political officer in the late 1800s and...
‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Officially Announced; Elizabeth Banks Decries “Boxes and Labels Threatening Dreams”
On paper, “Pitch Perfect” never exactly screamed “lucrative franchise.” And yet the Barden Bellas are set to sing their way to the bank once more. A third a capella pic is officially in the...
Trailer Watch: Katniss Leads an Army in ‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2’
The long-awaited attack on the Capitol will finally take place in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2,” the fourth and final adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ YA series. The first spot...
Trailer Watch: Meryl Streep Stops Running Away from Family Drama in New Spot for ‘Ricki & the Flash’
“I came out here because I wanted to help you,” Ricki (Meryl Streep) tells her recently divorced daughter Julie (Mamie Gummer). The new trailer for “Ricki and the Flash” emphasizes Ricki’s...
Amy Sherman-Palladino Discusses Casting Melissa McCarthy, How to Achieve Equality in Hollywood
Amy Sherman-Palladino, best known for creating the WB mother-daughter hit “Gilmore Girls,” shared great insights about women in TV during a panel at the ATX Television Festival in Austin....
Melissa McCarthy’s ‘Spy’ Opens at #1 in US, Worldwide $86.5 Million
Melissa McCarthy, enthusiastic reviews, and a feminist twist/deconstruction of the secret-agent genre propelled “Spy” to the top of the box office this weekend. The R-rated comedy made $30...
Trailer Watch: Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez Take Back the Neighborhood in ‘Lila and Eve’
A grieving mother attempts to get revenge on the dealer who killed her son in a drive-by shooting in the female-led vigilante thriller “Lila and Eve.” Starring Viola Davis as a woman who sees...
Amy Schumer Calls Bullsh*t on Things That Give Women Low Self-Esteem in Awards Speech
First Trailer for Suffragette: “We Will Win”
The first trailer for ‘Suffragette’ has rolled out along with the announcement that it will open the London Film Festival on Wednesday October 7th. This incredibly powerful trailer shows the...
Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea Discuss “Making Movies with Women at the Center of the Story”
Reese Witherspoon and her Pacific Standard co-founder Bruna Papandrea aren’t like most producing teams. One half of the shingle is an Oscar-winning actress, of course, but more importantly, the...
Happy Friday: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Get ‘Weekend Update’ Action Figures
Comedy BFFs Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are having their achievement as the first female co-hosts of “SNL’s” Weekend Update segment commemorated with action figures from Entertainment Earth. The...
Jessica Chastain to Star in April Prosser Comedy; Amy Schumer in Talks to Co-Star
In her first live-action comic turn since her breakthrough role in “The Help,” Jessica Chastain has signed on to play the lead in the April Prosser-penned comedy “Plus One.” Chastain’s...
Highlights from The Hollywood Reporter’s Amazingly Candid TV Comediennes Roundtable
The Hollywood Reporter hosted an especially candid and entertaining roundtable interview with some of TV’s best and brightest comic actresses, and the results speak for themselves. The...
Trailer Watch: Marielle Heller’s Hormone-Charged Sundance Hit ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl’
Minnie’s life has, by her own admission, “gone really crazy as of late.” She has sex for the first time, and her partner in action isn’t a gangly, pimple-plagued adolescent peer struggling...
Amy Schumer Making Mother-Daughter Comedy with Paul Feig
In what feels like a match made in heaven, Amy Schumer is set to team up with proven female-comedy-lover Paul Feig (“Spy,” “The Heat,” “Bridesmaids”). The rising star will act in a...
Reese Witherspoon to Play Tinker Bell in Live-Action Disney Movie
Reese Witherspoon is claiming one of Disney’s most iconic characters as her next big-screen role. The Oscar-winning actress will play Tinker Bell in “Tink,” a live-action, revisionist take on...
Watch: Females Are Strong as Hell in ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’-’Mad Max: Fury Road’ Mash-Up
Just when you’d finally gotten the “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” theme song out of your head, here comes a must-see mash-up of Tina Fey’s Netflix series and the “Mad Max: Fury Road” scenes...
Melissa McCarthy Gets Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Calls Industry Sexism “An Intense Sickness”
Two weeks before the release of “Spy,” her latest comedy, Melissa McCarthy received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. At the ceremony, she thanked her parents’ steadfast support for...
Natalie Portman on the “Vanity” of Women’s Movies (Bonus: Watch a Clip from Her Directorial Debut)
“I had wanted to direct for as long as I can remember,” recalled Natalie Portman in a Cannes interview to promote her first film, “A Tale of Love and Darkness.” But the Oscar-winning was...
‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Tops Weekend Box Office, Grosses $107.5 Million in Three Days
Based on this weekend’s box-office tallies, “Pitch Perfect 3.” is definitely happening now. Disproving all the idiots out there who say that audiences won’t watch movies about women and...
The Power and Relevance of ‘Carol’
In a few short weeks, the Supreme Court of the United States will decide on the issue of gay marriage once and for all. Over here at the Cannes Film Festival, “Carol,” based on Patricia...
Oops! I Made a Feminist Manifesto: George Miller and “Mad Max”
It’s been three days since I saw “Mad Max: Fury Road” and I still can’t shut up about how phenomenal it was. I often think of this Onion article when attempting to reconcile my love of...
Watch: Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara Begin a Love Affair in ‘Carol’ Clips
Two clips from “Carol,” Todd Haynes’ much anticipated adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith lesbian romance “The Price of Salt,” have been released. The two excerpts find confident and...
Director Amy Berg on ‘Every Secret Thing,’ Her New Nicole Holofcener-Penned Thriller
Amy Berg is a critically acclaimed, Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her documentary “Deliver Us From Evil” (2006). The film...
Quote of the Day: Cate Blanchett on the Difficulty and Importance of Making Movies About Women
Todd Haynes’ lesbian romance “Carol” is on many a must-see list — including Women and Hollywood’s — but the journey of making and releasing the Cate Blanchett/Rooney Mara drama...
Trailer Watch: Anne Hathaway’s the Boss in Nancy Meyers’ ‘The Intern’
Anne Hathaway got on Hollywood’s A-list after starring as a recent college grad scrambling to make sense of the world of couture — and the Anna Wintour-like woman who makes its gears...
Cannes 2015 Dispatch #1: This Place is Insane (in a Good Way)
I arrived in Cannes yesterday. After getting my bearings (or doing my best to do so), I was able to make it to a press screening for the festival’s opening film, “Standing Tall.” I so admire...
Reese Witherspoon to Star as Astronaut in ‘Pale Blue Dot’
Reese Witherspoon is following in Sandra Bullock’s steps and heading into space. In “Pale Blue Dot,” the Oscar-winning actress will play an astronaut who finds herself a million miles from...
Charlize Theron’s Spy Thriller ‘The Coldest City’ Acquired by Focus
Spy movies usually revolve around leading men — hello, Mr. Bond — but Charlize Theron is about to enter the ranks of double-crossers and secret-identity-havers. Deadline reports that...
Meryl Streep’s Eccentric Socialite Comedy ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ Begins Filming
After belting out Swedish pop in “Mamma Mia!,” show tunes in “Into the Woods” and rock in the upcoming “Ricki and the Flash,” Meryl Streep will turn to opera in the period comedy...
Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman’s ‘Big Little Lies’ Miniseries to Air on HBO
Two of Hollywood’s biggest A-listers, Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, are coming to HBO. The Oscar winners will star in “Big Little Lies,” a limited series based on Liane Moriarty’s...
Quotes of the Day: Elizabeth Banks and Amy Berg Talk Women Directing
Elizabeth Banks and Amy Berg have a lot to say about being women directors in Hollywood. 2015 is a big year for both female filmmakers, with Banks making her feature directorial debut with the...
Charlize Theron Demands Equal Pay
Charlize Theron is set to reprise her role as Queen Ravenna in a prequel to “Snow White and the Huntsman” and was paid handsomely to do so. What’s more notable than the size of her paycheck,...
Listen: Women and Hollywood Podcast #11: Anne Fletcher Talks ‘Hot Pursuit’
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