“You’re not tender-headed, are you?” a hairdresser (Laverne Cox) asks her customer in the new teaser for “Bad Hair.” Anna (Elle Lorraine, “Insecure”), the...
Carla 2020, a digital conference focusing on diversity and inclusion in film and TV, has booked a bunch of new attendees. A press release has announced that “Transparent” creator Joey...
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I Used to Go Here – Written and Directed by Kris Rey
A former professor and crush beckons Gillian Jacobs back to her old stomping grounds in “I Used...
“Spinster” is not a subtle film — again, its title is “Spinster.” The pic, from director Andrea Dorfman and writer Jennifer Deyell, features a few clunky conversations...
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She Dies Tomorrow – Written and Directed by Amy Seimetz
After waking up convinced that she is going to die the following day, Amy’s (Kate Lyn...
Thirty years ago, Edward “Nardie” White and Zambia Nkrumah formed a Black drum corps in Louisville, Kentucky, with the aim of teaching West Louisville youth about music, art, and their...
On November 4, 1979, 52 American diplomats and citizens were taken hostage by revolutionary Iranian students at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. It was up to President Jimmy Carter to resolve the crisis...
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Yes, God, Yes – Written and Directed by Karen Maine
“Yes, God, Yes”
Described by writer-director Karen Maine as “a love story between...
Guest Post by Diana Martinez
For the last decade I’ve been researching, writing, and teaching students of all ages about gender disparities in Hollywood. When I tell them that the silent film...
Myya Jones, Bryn Bird, and Julie Cho each run for office and — in one way or another — take on politics’ boys’ club in “Represent.” A trailer for Hillary...
“Black Lives Matter”
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Carmilla – Written and Directed by Emily Harris
Fifteen-year-old Lara (Hannah Rae) lives with her father and her...
HBO has landed exclusive broadcast and streaming rights to “De Lo Mio,” Diana Peralta’s award-winning feature debut. Deadline reports that the family drama is set to premiere in...
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The Old Guard – Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
Led by a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a...
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Desperados – Directed by LP; Written by Ellen...
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House of Hummingbird – Written and Directed by Bora Kim
Set in...
Before Amanda Idoko was in writers rooms, she was on a pre-med track at Cornell with aspirations to be a doctor. Halfway through her college career, she changed her major to theater arts, forging a...
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Miss Juneteenth – Written and Directed by Channing Godfrey...
The slog of long-term illness can do weird things to people — not just those who are actually sick, but their loved ones, as well. Shannon Murphy’s “Babyteeth,” the story of a...
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The Short History of the Long Road – Written and Directed by...
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Shirley – Directed by Josephine Decker; Written by Sarah Gubbins
Towards the beginning of “Shirley,” an unwanted house guest tells Shirley...
Writer-director Mirrah Foulkes has described “Judy & Punch” as a “bat-shit crazy origin story about the Punch and Judy puppet show.” After seeing it, I’d attest to...
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Iryna Tsilyk is a Ukrainian film director and writer. “The Earth Is Blue as an Orange” marks her debut feature-length documentary film and has won a directing award at Sundance and two...
“I Will Make You Mine” “explores the experience you have when you are confronted by your past,” writer-director-star Lynn Chen explains in her director’s statement....
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In her review of 2018’s “A Star Is Born,” NPR’s Linda Holmes wrote, “if you happen to have notes at the end of the film that remind you that you did, for all the analysis you may attempt...
“More people died at our school than died at Columbine. Think about that,” gun control activist and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting survivor David Hogg says in the...
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The complete works of one of cinema’s most influential voices will soon be available on disc. A press release has announced The Criterion Collection is releasing a 15-disc Blu-ray set...
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the 2020 Human Rights Watch Film Festival — like so many other fests, events, and releases — is moving online. The festival will be hosting several...
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Women and Hollywood is looking for two editorial fellows for the second half of 2020. The position will begin on July 1 and end December 23. Applicants must be willing to commit to 10-15 hours per...
“Why do these messy things keep happening?” asks Tsai Chin (“The Joy Luck Club”) in a new trailer for “Lucky Grandma,” a caper set in Chinatown, New York. After a...
Motherhood — the prospect of motherhood, too, really — is complex. (Duh.) We still don’t talk about that often enough. Women who generally dislike kids can be wonderful mothers. Women who enjoy...
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I remember going to see Alice Wu’s directorial debut, “Saving Face” — probably at the Angelika in NYC. It was the first movie I saw with queer Asian women. It was a great jolt....
This May offers a wide selection of women-made and centric films of all genres to check out on VOD and streaming platforms. Starting off the month is “The Half of It,” which hits Netflix...
It seems like every day brings more cancellations, closings, and upsetting news. The coronavirus is affecting the whole world, not least of all the artists and creators who are trying to bring their...
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“You think you got your sense of humor all by yourself? Uh-uh, you know where that comes from,” Tig Notaro says in the trailer for “Call Your Mother.” The documentary special...
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When independent movie theaters begin reopening in the coming months, IFC Films will be there to give them a boost. A press release has announced the distributor will support partnering cinemas with...
In honor of its new 4K restoration, “Thousand Pieces of Gold,” Nancy Kelly’s 1990 feminist Western, is coming to virtual theaters. According to a press release, the Rosalind...
Julie Cohen and Betsy West’s Julia Child documentary has found a home. The worldwide rights to “Julia” (working title), excluding domestic television, have been acquired by Sony...
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In 2004, 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown was sentenced to life in prison for murder. In self-defense, she shot a 43-year-old man who solicited her for sex, and was tried as an adult. It was clearly a major...
Amazon Prime Video has acquired its first French film. Per Cineuropa, the streaming platform has picked up Katia Lewkowicz’s “Ballsy Girl,” a comedy that was originally supposed to...
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Wolverhampton, 1993. Sixteen-year-old Johanna (Beanie Feldstein) is sick of her life. She wants to get out of her family’s house, she wants excitement, she wants to have sex, and she wants a...
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