#Female Characters
Quote of the Day: Connie Britton On Making Sure Her “White Lotus” Character Had Her Own Journey
“The White Lotus” star Connie Britton has earned a fifth Emmy nomination, this time for her performance as Nicole Mossbacher, a wealthy hotel guest at the titular exclusive Hawaiian...
40 Percent of Last Year’s Top Films Featured a Female Protagonist, New Study Finds
Turns out 2019 wasn’t just a historic year for women behind the scenes. Women also fared very well on-screen last year, according to the latest “It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World”...
Study: 31 Percent of 2018’s Top-Grossing Films Featured a Female Protagonist
“2018 may be remembered as the year in which things were not quite as they appeared for female characters,” Dr. Martha Lauzen said of her analysis of women’s representation in last...
Exclusive: Women Take the Lead in Trailer for the 2019 Athena Film Festival
“The key to success is to look into the future and visualize what you want to become,” says Geena Davis in an exclusive new trailer for the 2019 Athena Film Festival. The actress and...
“Bumblebee” Writer Christina Hodson on Creating Female Characters Who Don’t Need To Be Saved
“Bumblebee” is a new take on the “Transformers” franchise. Finally, one of these films is watchable — and in fact really enjoyable. Hailee Steinfeld takes the lead and...
Quote of the Day: Rachel Brosnahan on Why “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Resonates Today
It’s tempting to look at the world of the ’50s-set “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and tell ourselves that the world is a different place for women now. It is and it isn’t....
Guest Post: Why I Decided to Cut All the Men Out of “Star Wars” and What It Showed Me
Guest Post by Rebecca Harrison Last week, I published some preliminary findings from my research about gender and race in “Star Wars.” I’ve been a life-long fan of the films and...
“Humans” Offers Some of Sci-Fi TV’s Most Touching Explorations of Motherhood
AMC’s “Humans” is, on the surface, a television show about artificial intelligence, and its place within a society that is much like ours. Set mostly in the UK, in a parallel present, the...
Weekly Update April 12: Women-Centric, Directed and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Currently Playing Free Angela and All Political Prisoners – Directed by Shola Lynch (doc) The Brass Teapot – Written and Directed by Ramaa Mosley 6 Souls The...
Watch This: Ellen Announces Finding Dory
A couple days ago, Ellen announced the long awaited sequel to 2003’s Finding Nemo. The sequel, Finding Dory, will focus heavily on Ellen’s character Dory from the first film. As...
Danny Boyle Talks About the Need for Better Female Characters
Recently, Jessica Chastain talked about how she feels that roles for women have taken a step back, and it looks as if Oscar winning director Danny Boyle agrees with her. Boyle, known for his films...
Cross Post: Chastain, “Roles for Women Have Taken a Step Back”
It’s refreshing to read a quote from an actress working today willing to criticize the kinds of roles offered to women now in Hollywood. Sure, it’s easy to get attention if you put on a...
Guest Post: Wanted: Female Astronauts: Geena Davis Celebrates “Add Female Characters” Month at Third Symposium on Gender in the Media
Did you know that November is Add Female Characters Month? It is according to Geena Davis, who took over the back page of Variety to declare it such. The ad ran on Tuesday, November 13, the...