#Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe to Receive Outfest’s Trailblazer Award for Contributions to Queer Community
Grammy-nominated singer and “Harriet” star Janelle Monáe is being recognized for their ongoing advocacy for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Variety reports that the multitalented artist will...
Apply Now: SeriesFest Partners with Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland for Script Competition
In collaboration with multi-hyphenate Janelle Monáe and her production company, Wondaland Productions, SeriesFest is seeking radical, rebellious episodic scripts “that feel disruptive and sticky...
Janelle Monaé to Topline Josephine Baker Series from Jennifer Yale and A24
Having already portrayed Mary Jackson in “Hidden Figures” and Dorothy Pitman Hughes in “The Glorias,” Janelle Monaé has been tapped to play another pioneering woman. She will...
Trailer Watch: “The Glorias” Pays Tribute to Gloria Steinem’s Life on the Road
“Taking to the road changed who I thought I was,” says Julianne Moore in a new trailer for “The Glorias.” Julie Taymor’s nontraditional biopic of Gloria Steinem sees...
Teaser Watch: Julie Taymor, Julianne Moore, & Alicia Vikander Celebrate Gloria Steinem in “The Glorias”
“I want to write about the women’s movement,” says Gloria Steinem in a new teaser for “The Glorias.” The feminist icon’s journalism and activism played — and...
September 2020 Film Preview
By Shayna Maci Warner and Tatiana McInnis September is rich in documentaries and epic narratives with long-awaited releases. This month’s varied documentary releases highlight women’s...
August 2020 Film Preview
By Shayna Maci Warner and Tatiana McInnis This August, women run the gamut in film: offering laughs, working through breakups, and even fending off killer lions. There are a wealth of VOD and...
Pick of the Day: “Homecoming”
At this moment in time, watching a thriller like “Homecoming” is a fairly cathartic experience. The new season, like its first, is chock-full of destructive corporate greed, elaborate...
Trailer Watch: Janelle Monáe Is Stuck in a Nightmare in “Antebellum”
Janelle Monáe’s idyllic life comes to a grinding halt in a new trailer for “Antebellum.” We see glimpses of Veronica (Monáe), a successful author, painting, cuddling, and playing...
Trailer Watch: Janelle Monáe Can’t Remember Who She Is or What She Did in “Homecoming” Season 2
Janelle Monáe can’t remember her name, address, or birthday in an eerie new trailer for “Homecoming.” The second season of the Amazon anthology series sees the...
Trailer Watch: Janelle Monáe Is Chosen to Save Us From Our Past in “Antebellum”
Janelle Monáe is looking onward and being pushed backwards in a new trailer for “Antebellum.” “We’re expected to be seen, not heard — but we are the future,”...
Teaser Watch: Janelle Monáe Is Caught Between the Past and the Present in “Antebellum”
“911. What is your emergency?” A new teaser for “Antebellum” kicks off with a terrifying one-sided 911 call. The operator asks if anyone is with the caller and if they can get...
Janelle Monáe Will Topline Season 2 of “Homecoming”
Janelle Monáe is heading to the small screen. After strong supporting turns in “Hidden Figures” and “Moonlight” the eight-time Grammy nominee is taking on the lead in Season...
Janelle Monáe to Star in Lionsgate Film
The good news: Janelle Monáe is starring in a film. The bad news: exceedingly few details about the project are known. She’s signed on to topline an upcoming Lionsgate movie from activist...
Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland Pictures Strikes First-Look Deal with Universal
“Hidden Figures” breakout Janelle Monáe has two films on the way with Universal Pictures, and it seems she has plenty more projects on the horizon with the studio. Monáe’s...