News
“Carol” has been named the top LGBT film of all time by a panel composed of 100 film experts. The British Film Institute conducted the poll, described as the first major critical survey of LGBT...
Features
Well, that’s that. Lesbians will not have their “Brokeback Mountain” this year after all. That’s because “Carol,” perhaps the most critically acclaimed mainstream film of all time...
Awards
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has unveiled the winners of the 2015 EDA Awards. As expected, "Carol" won big. The period romance, written by Phyllis Nagy and starring Cate Blanchett...
The BAFTA nominations are in. The good news: A female-centric film, "Carol," is tied for most nominations (with "Bridge of Spies"). The romance about a floundering shop girl...
Features, News
Thanksgiving is still a week away, but there’s a lot to feast on in the next few days, especially if you’re looking for female-centric entertainment. Everywhere you look — the multiplex,...
Festivals, News
The 38th Mill Valley Film Festival in Marin County, California, will include Cannes picks and local works in its 2015 lineup. Among the Cannes alum to screen at MVFF 2015 (October 8–18) are Todd...
Festivals, News, Videos
The first teaser trailer for Todd Haynes’ much-anticipated adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s lesbian romance “The Price of Salt” has been released just as word comes that the film has been...
Cate Blanchett will be saluted by the Museum of Modern Art as part of the institution’s annual film benefit. In addition to the Oscar winner’s filmography, MoMA’s film department will...
Cannes is like an alternate universe. At 9am yesterday morning, I went to see a fantastic movie called “Mustang” by a woman director named Deniz Gamze Erguven. It is about five sisters in a...
News, Videos
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...
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...
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