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Sundance 2016 Women Directors: Meet Siân Heder – ‘Tallulah’
Siân Heder writes and produces on the acclaimed Netflix series "Orange is the New Black," for which she has received multiple WGA nominations. Her first short film,...
Trailer Watch: Melissa McCarthy Faces Off Against Rose Byrne in New Spot for ‘Spy’
Trailer Watch: Melissa McCarthy is a Different Kind of ‘Spy’
Cindy Chupack’s Directorial Debut to Star Allison Janney and Susan Sarandon
Cindy Chupack, the two-time Emmy-winning writer for Sex and the City and Modern Family, will make her feature directorial debut with the mom com Whatever Makes You Happy. Susan Sarandon and Allison...
‘Masters of Sex’ Renewed for Third Season
Masters of Sex — a show I’ve elsewhere called “Showtime’s best series ever” — has been renewed for a third season. Created by Michelle Ashford, the period drama focuses on...
Orange is the New Black Wins Big at Creative Emmys
Orange is the New Black took home three trophies at last night’s Creative Arts Emmys, including an Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy award for Uzo Aduba, who plays Suzanne, AKA “Crazy...
Sundance Interview with Lynn Shelton – Director of Touchy Feely
I had never met Lynn Shelton before last month but I already felt like I knew her. She has a way of telling us stories about other people that are really about all of us. Her new film...
The Help Rises to Number One at the Box Office in Week Two
The story with Hollywood movies is that films open big in their first weekend and then drop off precipitously in their second weekend as a film opening takes the box office crown. That is not the...
The Controversy Over The Help
The Help has stirred up many emotions since it opened on Wednesday. But that hasn’t prevented the film from becoming a hit. It grossed over $35 million since it opened and already made back its...
Cross Post: Going to See The Help at The White House by Carol Jenkins
If not for an invitation from Michelle Obama (you know, her people emailed my people) I might have missed seeing The Help. But a request for my presence in the White House screening room was too...
Why The Help Matters
After a long summer of superhero dudes and exploding machines, women are finally getting a one for our team. Actually, a second one. Remember Bridesmaids from May? Doesn’t that seem sooo long ago?...
Allison Janney Talks About The Help
Can’t pass up a chance to share a conversation with...