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HBO Releases Remaining Doc Slate for 2018: Jane Fonda, Sandra Bland, & More
HBO has announced its documentary lineup for the second half of 2018, and seven of the 12 films are women-directed or co-directed. Among the first to air will be “Jane Fonda in Five...
“2 Dope Queens” Getting Another Four Specials at HBO
Long live the Queens. HBO has announced that it will air four more episodes of Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson’s comedy podcast, “2 Dope Queens,” as hourlong specials in 2019....
Trailer Watch: Issa and Molly Vow to Know Better and Do Better in “Insecure’s” Third Season
Issa and her pals are “single, 30, thriving” in a new trailer for Season 3 of “Insecure.” That’s how they feel when they’re being optimistic, anyway. Issa (Issa...
Zendaya Takes the Lead in HBO Pilot “Euphoria”
Zendaya’s moving from the Disney Channel to HBO. The former “K.C. Undercover” star is set to topline drama pilot “Euphoria” for the premium cable network, Variety...
Trailer Watch: Amy Adams Reports on a Crime and Riles Up Her Hometown in “Sharp Objects”
Reporter Camille Preaker (Amy Adams) isn’t keen on returning to her hometown in the trailer for HBO’s “Sharp Objects,” but she has little choice when her boss sends her there...
HBO Developing Anthology Series Based on “Cat Person” Author’s Upcoming Book
Towards the end of 2017, “Cat Person” took social media by storm. Kristen Roupenian’s viral New Yorker short story about a 20-year-old woman’s evolving relationship with an...
HBO to Develop Comedy Series Starring Issa Rae
Issa Rae is teaming up with Larry Wilmore to co-write a comedy series for HBO. Rae is set to star. The project will focus on the life of a modern African-American woman through both her extremely...
Women Directed Documentaries on HBO’s Fall Line Up
HBO announced their Fall 2013 documentary line up and it’s ruled by women directed features. They’ll be airing docs from Whoopi Goldberg, Andrea and Sean Fine and Cynthia Wade....
Miss You Can Do It Premieres Tonight on HBO
Miss You Can Do It is a wonderful, uplifting film about a beauty pageant targeted at girls with disabilities. It shows the power these events can have to make girls who are sometimes...
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer Premieres Tonight on HBO
If one had any doubts about the vibrancy of international feminism today, one need only watch the new documentary Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer which premieres tonight on HBO to have those doubts fully...
HBO Summer Documentary Series Very Women-Centric
Last week, HBO announced their summer documentary series and it is very women-centric from the content to the majority of women directors of these films. Some of the women-centric docs include Pussy...
Olive Kitteridge Gets HBO Miniseries Treatment with Lisa Cholodenko and Frances McDormand
Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitizer winning novel, Olive Kitteridge, is set for a four-hour miniseries at HBO. Adapted by Jane Anderson, Olive Kitteridge tells the story of a small New England town...
Interview with Lily Tomlin – Narrator and Executive Producer of An Apology to Elephants
Tonight, in honor of Earth Day, HBO will premiere An Apology to Elephants narrated by Lily Tomlin that will put to an end any feeling person’s trips to the circus. It’s an...
Nora Ephron Documentary Being Developed at HBO
Close to a year after beloved screenwriter/director Nora Ephron died due to complications from leukemia comes the news that HBO will be developing a documentary about Ephron’s life. Her son,...
Guest Post: “It’s A Great Career, But I Earned It”: A Power Talk With Sheila Nevins
After listening to Sheila Nevins speak for even five minutes, it’s not hard to understand why she’s so successful in the documentary world. She is, in a word, frank, but also gifted with...
Watch This: Veep Season 2 Trailer
We here at Women and Hollywood are huge fans of the hilarious Julia Louis-Dreyfus and are very excited for the return of Veep, a smart, prickly and very funny look at politics through the eyes of the...
Trailer Watch: Life Is But A Dream – Directed by Beyonce
Be prepared to bow down everyone. One of my personal queens, Beyonce, has self-directed a documentary about who she is behind the scenes. Stripping away the glamour of the stage, the doc looks at...
Interview with Liz Garbus – Director of Love, Marilyn
Liz Garbus takes a well worn subject — Marilyn Monroe — and brings a whole new substance and understanding to this woman through her own words. Using material that has never before...