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Justine Bateman Teams Up with Mary-Louise Parker, Carrie-Anne Moss, & More for “Face” Adaptation
Justine Bateman is lining up a star-studded cast for “Face,” her sophomore directorial effort. Mary-Louise Parker (“Weeds”), Carrie-Anne Moss (“The Matrix”...
SXSW 2022 Women Directors: Meet Linda Yellen – “Chantilly Bridge”
Linda Yellen is an Emmy Award-winning director, writer, and producer. She has made over 27 productions for film and television, with premieres at Cannes, Sundance, and Toronto film festivals. Among...
Axelle Carolyn on Exploring Themes of Aging in Gothic Creature Feature “The Manor”
Axelle Carolyn has directed episodes of FX’s “American Horror Story” and Netflix’s “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” Her other credits include Shudder’s “Creepshow,”...
Hot Docs 2021 Women Directors: Meet Louise Detlefsen – “It Is Not Over Yet”
Louise Detlefsen’s latest documentary feature film, “Fat Front,” had its international premiere at IDFA 2019. Her films have been shown on both television and at festivals all over...
Pick of the Day: “Dick Johnson Is Dead”
“Dick Johnson Is Dead” sees a filmmaker struggling to come to terms with her father’s mortality the best way she knows how: by making a movie. “Just the idea that I might ever lose this...
Trailer Watch: Diane Keaton Forms a Squad in “Poms”
Diane Keaton follows a dream many decades in the making in a new trailer for “Poms.” The Zara Hayes-directed comedy sees Keaton playing Martha, a woman who moves into a retirement...
“Grace and Frankie” Renewed for Season 5
The small screen’s most delightful odd couple is staying put. Less than one month after “Grace and Frankie’s” fourth season dropped comes word that the Netflix series has been renewed for...
Guest Post: Why I Stepped in Front of the Camera for My Short About Grief and Aging
Guest Post by Susan Bay Nimoy In 1979 I was one of six women in the Directors Guild of America that confronted the male-run Hollywood machine by demanding more directing opportunities for women....
Lesley Manville on Being an Actress Over 60 and Her Role in “Phantom Thread”
Lesley Manville’s career spans four decades and includes three BAFTA nominations and an Olivier Award. Her latest film, “Phantom Thread,” is set in post-war 1950s London and sees her playing...
“The Parisian Woman’s” Blair Brown on Being an Actress Over 40 and #MeToo
Brown In “The Parisian Woman,” which is now playing on Broadway, actress Blair Brown plays the newly-appointed head of the Federal Reserve Bank. Her conservative character is embroiled in a...
Trailer Watch: “Grace and Frankie” Welcomes Lisa Kudrow in Season 4
Grace and Frankie are back, and so are their sex toys. A trailer has dropped for Season 4 of “Grace and Frankie,” and it sees the BFFs getting into some trouble at a college campus. A security...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Evan Briggs — “The Growing Season”
Evan Briggs worked as a field producer on the documentary “Tough Love,” which aired on the PBS series “P.O.V.” in 2015. She has taught filmmaking through the Digital Media Academy in San...
Quote of the Day: Frances McDormand on How Her Feminist Politics Cross Over Into Her Roles
Frances McDormand is well-aware of the kinds of characters she’s known to play — and her own reputation. “I mean, I know I’m profane. And outspoken. But I don’t know, [these roles are]...
Tom Ford Used Google to Hunt for an Older Actress
“A Single Man” writer-director Tom Ford used unconventional methods to cast his latest film, “Nocturnal Animals.” His hunt for an actress to play Amy Adams’ character’s mother led him to...
Renee Zellweger Talks Aging, Beauty, and Power
Oscar winner Renee Zellweger recently sat down with The Hollywood Reporter for a wide-ranging, in-depth interview in anticipation of her eagerly awaited reprisal of her most beloved role. “Bridget...
Quote of the Day: “Grace and Frankie” Creator Marta Kauffman Talks Aging on TV
The Hollywood Reporter recently hosted a roundtable of six comedy showrunners, and while the discussion featured many highlights, a delightfully candid comment from “Grace and Frankie”...