#Meryl Streep
Trailer Watch: Sarah Jones Explores the Sex Industry in “Sell/Buy/Date”
Sarah Jones is exploring a topic that’s “not often talked about:” the sex industry. “Sell/Buy/Date,” an adaptation of the Tony Award-winning performer, writer, comedian,...
The Writers Lab Announces 2022 Class, Renewed Support from Meryl Streep & Nicole Kidman
The Writers Lab (TWL) and its members have a lot to celebrate this month. A press release announced that the organization has selected winners of their eighth annual Writers Lab for screenwriters...
Sarah Jones to Direct Sex Industry Doc “Sell/Buy/Date,” EPs Include Meryl Streep & Laverne Cox
Tony-winner Sarah Jones is bringing her 2016 play “Sell/Buy/Date” to the screen — and is stepping behind the camera to do so. According to Deadline, Jones will make her feature...
Pick of the Day: “Let Them All Talk”
“Here’s to picking up the conversation where we left off — and here’s to reconnecting the gang of three we used to be,” says Meryl Steep in “Let Them All Talk.” Filmed over two weeks...
Trailer Watch: Meryl Streep and Jennifer Trainer Explore What It Means to Be a “Museum Town”
Directed by former MASS MoCA director of development Jennifer Trainer and narrated by Meryl Streep, “Museum Town” explores how the largest museum for contemporary art in the world ended...
Trailer Watch: An LGBTQ Teen Takes a Stand Against Her Conservative Town in “The Prom”
“I know we all have stories to tell, and here’s mine,” says 17-year-old Emma Nolan (Jo Ellen Pellman) in a new trailer for “The Prom.” The Netflix musical sees the...
Trailer Watch: Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, and Dianne Wiest Reconnect in “Let Them All Talk”
“Here’s to picking up the conversation where we left off — and here’s to reconnecting the gang of three we used to be,” says Meryl Steep in a new trailer for HBO Max pic...
Meryl Streep Is Backing Rachel Feldman’s Lilly Ledbetter Biopic
Meryl Streep has joined Rachel Feldman’s long-in-the-works biopic about fair pay whistleblower and activist Lilly Ledbetter. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the three-time Oscar winner is...
HBO Max Slate Includes Projects from Meryl Streep, Lena Dunham and “Practical Magic” Prequel
HBO Max’s lineup is coming into focus. The upcoming WarnerMedia streaming service has ordered pilots for a half-hour dramedy from “Girls” alumna Lena Dunham and a “Practical...
Trailer Watch: The March Sisters Chase Their Dreams in Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women”
“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...
Meryl Streep to Be Honored with the TIFF Tribute Actor Award
Meryl Streep is saying goodbye to “Big Little Lies” and hello to yet another statuette. Just days after the Season 2 finale of “Big Little Lies” comes word that Streep will...
Teaser Watch: The Monterey Five Are Under a Microscope in “Big Little Lies” Season 2
“We’re kidding ourselves if we think people will stop talking,” says Nicole Kidman in a new teaser for “Big Little Lies'” highly anticipated second season. People...
Apply Now: 2019 Writers Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40
The 2019 Writers Lab is now accepting submissions. An intensive screenplay development retreat for women screenwriters who are 40 or older, the program will host its fifth edition October 2-6, 2019...
Greta Gerwig May Direct “Little Women,” Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, Saoirse Ronan Circling
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...
Meryl Streep to Star in Panama Papers Drama “The Laundromat”
Meryl Streep will continue to fight for the truth in her next film. Coming off her Oscar-nominated role in Pentagon Papers drama “The Post,” Streep has signed on for a thriller about...
Meryl Streep to Lead Master Class at Berlinale 2016
Meryl Streep will host a master class with 300 emerging film professionals at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival. Participants were chosen from a pool of more than 2,700 applicants....
The Big O: When Race is an Issue in the Oscars
What does a black leading lady have to do to win an Academy Award again? Considering there seems to be a renaissance in black cinema, you would think the timing would be perfect. But you would be...
Trailer Watch: Second Trailer for August: Osage County
August: Osage County premiered at TIFF garnering a ton of Oscar buzz. The film, based on Tracy Lett’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, follows the Weston daughters (Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis...
The Big O: Assessing the Actress Races Coming Out of Venice, Telluride and Toronto
Telluride and Venice are fini. Toronto wraps this weekend. Time for some serious girl talk about how the lead and supporting actress categories have somewhat shifted now that the festival Oscar...
The Big O: The Oscar Season Kicks Off
Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Big O, Women & Hollywood’s new Oscar column. Not that there is any lack of web outlets that engage in prognostication and updates on the status of...
Meryl Streep Books Two New Roles
Meryl Streep has just booked two new roles in the upcoming adaptations of The Giver and The Good House. Streep is in talks to portray the Chief Elder in The Giver. Based on Lois Lowry’s...
Women Centric Films in Toronto International Film Festival 2013 Gala & Special Presentation Line Up
After taking a look at the women directed films in the galas and special presentations, we also wanted to take a look at the women centric films that will be receiving lots of attention in...
Trailer Watch: August: Osage County – Starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts
August: Osage County, based on Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer winning play, looks to be another powerhouse role for Meryl Streep. Streep plays Violet Weston, the troubled matriarch of the dysfunctional...
Meryl on Margaret
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died yesterday. To say that she was a controversial figure is a huge understatement. On top of all the discussions about her work as Prime...
Lois Smith and Frances Sternhagen to Receive Obie Lifetime Achievement Award
Lois Smith and Frances Sternhagen are set to share this year’s Obie Lifetime Achievement Award. While it’s an award both certainly deserve, they should each have their own. Smith made...
Jennifer Lawrence Calls Acting Stupid, Stares at Meryl Streep, Remains Insanely Likeable
Another day, another reason to want to be best friends with Jennifer Lawrence. With Oscar nominations looming on January 10th, Lawrence, who is a nomination shoo-in for her role in Silver Linings...