#Beauty
Trailer Watch: Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick, & Keke Palmer Expose the Beauty Industry’s Ugliness in “Not So Pretty”
The Oscar- and Emmy-nominated filmmakers behind titles such “Allen v. Farrow,” “On the Record,” “The Hunting Ground,” and “The Invisible War” are...
How to Be a Woman: VOD Picks
There is not one, singular way to be a woman, but looking at the ways women are represented in mainstream media, one may start to believe that’s the case. All too often, the “ideal”...
Lupita Nyong’o’s Children’s Book “Sulwe” Being Adapted into an Animated Musical at Netflix
Lupita Nyong’o’s debut children’s book will serve as the inspiration for an upcoming animated musical at Netflix. Deadline confirmed that the Oscar-winning actor’s New York...
Amy Ziering & Kirby Dick Have a Docuseries About the Beauty Industry in the Works at HBO Max
Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick are set to investigate the ugly side of the beauty industry. Deadline report that HBO Max has greenlit “Not So Pretty,” a four-episode half-hour docuseries from...
Hot Docs 2019 Women Directors: Meet Phyllis Ellis – “Toxic Beauty”
Phyllis Ellis is a creator, writer, director, producer, and performer in factual and scripted television and film. She was honored at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards with the prestigious Donald...
Lupita Nyong’o Will Celebrate Beauty With Children’s Book
Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o is no stranger to using her public platform to share and discuss issues that matter. She has consistently campaigned for more diverse female role models and...
Sanaa Lathan to Star in Haifaa Al-Mansour Netflix Film “Nappily Ever After”
Sanaa Lathan is the latest Hollywood player to get into the Netflix business. Deadline confirms that the “Love & Basketball” actress will topline “Nappily Ever After,” a Netflix film...
Quote of the Day: Helen Mirren on Beauty and What She’d Tell Her Younger Self
“Nastiest of All Nasty Women” Helen Mirren has been redefining and challenging Hollywood standards for decades. From her longstanding role as DCI Jane Tennison in “Prime Suspect” to her...
Amy Schumer’s “I Feel Pretty” & Cate Blanchett’s “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” Get Release Dates
Theatrical releases have been set for the Amy Schumer comedy “I Feel Pretty,” and the Cate Blanchett-led “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” “I Feel Pretty,” in which Schumer plays a woman...