Trailers
“Since the beginning of time, since the first little girl ever existed, there have been dolls,” says Helen Mirren in a new teaser for “Barbie.” In voiceover narration, the...
Films
Greta Gerwig’s last film saw her re-imagining an iconic novel, and now she’s set to put a fresh spin on an iconic toy. The “Little Women” helmer has officially signed on to...
Jo, Amy, Meg, and Beth are celebrating a major milestone: Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” has crossed the $100 million mark at the international box office. According to The Hollywood...
Guest Posts
Guest Post by Sarah Rebell Which March sister are you? The Internet is full of online quizzes asking that question, and promising to tell you whether you’re more of a reliable Meg or a headstrong...
Awards
Women claimed the top prizes at the 32nd annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards. A celebration of the best adaptations from literary materials, the event was held Saturday night in Los...
The Academy Awards is celebrating its 92nd edition this year. Nominees for the biggest awards show of the season just dropped, and women directors have been excluded from the best director category...
Nominations for the 2020 Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards are in. The PGA Awards’ Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures category is regarded as a...
Three of our favorite films by and about women from last year are among the nominees for the 2020 Writers Guild Awards. “Little Women,” “Booksmart,” and “The...
“Little Women” and “The Farewell” are showing no signs of slowing down this awards season. The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the recipients of the 2019 AFI...
“Women have minds and they have souls, as well as just hearts,” Jo March (Saoirse Ronan) declares in Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.” “I’m so sick of people...
Greta Gerwig will re-imagine the world’s most iconic doll. The Oscar-nominated “Lady Bird” writer-director is signed on to co-write Warner Bros.’ live-action...
Greta Gerwig may be following up her new classic “Lady Bird” with an old classic. The Oscar-nominated helmer is eyeing “Little Women” as her next directing job, Variety...
News
A double dose of good news: As previously announced, Greta Gerwig is set to make her solo directorial debut, and now we know that Saoirse Ronan will star in it. “Lady Bird” will see the...
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American rights to “Maggie’s Plan,” writer-director Rebecca Miller’s comedy about a love triangle between a young woman eager to get pregnant...
Documentary, Festivals, News
The New York Film Festival, now in its 53rd year, has released the final lineup for its main program. Twenty-six films will be screened, only three (or 12%) directed by women. The disappointment...
News, Trailers, Videos
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s eagerly anticipated follow-up to 2013’s “Frances Ha” finally has a trailer. “There’s no cheating when you’re 18. You should all be touching each other...
News, Trailers, Videos, Women Directors
“I’ll be a DJ. I’ll be rich.” The trailer for Mia Hansen-Løve’s followup to 2011’s “Goodbye First Love” begins with this bold pronouncement from Paul, an ambitious and talented DJ...
Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning will star in the cross-generational drama “20th Century Women.” Set in California in the late ’70s, the film finds three women — a single...
Some exciting news for those among us who are fans of very, very dark comedy: Todd Solondz is kinda-sorta making a sequel to his painfully funny and disturbing 1995 cult classic Welcome to the...
News, Television
After co-writing and starring in the indie sensation Frances Ha, Greta Gerwig has signed up for the lead role in CBS’s How I Met Your Dad, a spin-off of the long-running sitcom How I Met...
News, Women Writers
Great news: two female filmmakers have announced new projects. Buoyed by positive reviews of her upcoming film Belle, British director Amma Asante has signed on to direct the studio thriller...
Features, News
William Blake once wrote that exuberance is beauty. Despite the success of Ben Affleck’s Argo here, this fest seems to be driven by women filmmakers. This is most surprising, since we just came...
Daryl Wein is the co-writer (with partner Zoe Lister Jones) and director of Lola Versus starring Greta Gerwig which opened this Friday to a $31,000 gross in four theatres. Personally, I didn’t...
Box Office, News
Lola Versus — co-written by Zoe Lister Jones I think that Greta Gerwig is a wonderfully interesting actress. She’s made a steady progress from her mumblecore roots to romantic interest in a...
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