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Guest Post: How I Found Balance and Flexibility as a Working Mom in Film and Animation
By Sherene Strausberg My first film, “Cool For You,” has been accepted into 39 film festivals and received multiple awards, including a Silver Anthem Award last month. As an independent filmmaker...
Trailer Watch: “Little Richard: I Am Everything” Explores the Complex Legacy of a Musical Genius
“Little Richard: I Am Everything” pays tribute to the OG rock ‘n roll icon. “He spit on every rule there was in music,” we’re told in a new trailer for the...
Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel to Star in Pop Music Melodrama “Mother Mary”
Anne Hathaway is showing off her pipes again. Deadline reports that the Oscar winner will play a fictional musician in “Mother Mary,” an “epic pop melodrama” that will see her...
Teaser Watch: Riley Keough Fronts an Iconic Rock Band in “Daisy Jones & the Six”
“I know that I said that I would tell you everything, but how much of everything do you really want to know?” Riley Keough asks a journalist in a new teaser for “Daisy Jones &...
Lisa Cortés’ “Little Richard: I Am Everything” Acquired by Magnolia Pictures Out of Sundance
You may not have been able to catch the world premiere of “Little Richard: I Am Everything” at Sundance last week, but it looks like we won’t have to wait too long to watch Lisa...
DOC NYC 2022 Women Directors: Meet Marianela Maldonado – “Children of Las Brisas”
Director and writer Marianela Maldonado has helmed several short fiction films including “The Look of Happiness” and “Breaking Out,” both of which premiered at Cannes Film Festival. She has...
Christina Aguilera Doc in the Works, Ting Poo to Direct
Ting Poo is following up “Val,” her acclaimed 2021 documentary about actor Val Kilmer, with a portrait of another industry vet. She’s helming a doc about five-time Grammy winner...
Trailer Watch: “Love, Lizzo” Charts of Meteoric Rise of the Grammy-Winning Artist
It’s bad bitch o’clock: the trailer for HBO’s “Love, Lizzo” has dropped. The doc offers insight into the life, career, and work ethic of the inimitable singer-rapper as never seen...
Trailer Watch: Selena Gomez Opens Up About Mental Health in “My Mind & Me”
“Just be who you are,” Selena Gomez reminds herself in a new trailer for a doc offering a candid look inside her life and struggles with mental health. “No one cares about what...
Trailer Watch: Cate Blanchett Is a Conductor in Crisis in “Tár”
A trailer has arrived for Cate Blanchett’s latest awards contender. The seven-time Oscar nominee and two-time winner toplines “Tár,” the story of a trailblazing conductor who...
Pick of the Day: “Nothing Compares”
It’s not an unusual for docs paying tribute to musical artists to begin with a performance, but I’ve never seen anything quite like the opening scene of “Nothing Compares”...
Trailer Watch: Kasi Lemmons & Naomi Ackie Tell Whitney Houston’s Story in “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”
The story behind the greatest voice of her generation is coming to the big screen. A trailer has dropped for “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” Kasi Lemmons’ Whitney Houston biopic. In...
Trailer Watch: Brandi Carlile Pushes For “The Return of Tanya Tucker”
“When I heard that Tanya Tucker hadn’t made a record in the better part of 15 years, I suddenly realized how potent an influence Tanya Tucker has been on women in country music,”...
Sofia Coppola to Direct Priscilla Presley Biopic, Cailee Spaeny Will Star
Priscilla Presley is coming back to the big screen, and this time, she’s taking center stage. After being portrayed by Olivia DeJonge in “Elvis” earlier this year, the...
Buffy Sainte-Marie to Receive TIFF Tribute Award
Buffy Sainte-Marie is getting a TIFF Tribute Award at the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. The Oscar-winning Indigenous Canadian-American musician will be honored with the...
Isabel Castro’s Doc “Mija” Screening Free for One Week in Select Theaters
Before Isabel Castro’s “Mija” bows on Disney+ September 16, audiences will get a chance to see the doc for free in select theaters in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco for a...
Gracie Otto’s Dolly Parton Impersonator Pic “Seriously Red” Lands at Gravitas Ventures
Tired of working “9 to 5” in real estate, a woman decides to try her luck as a Dolly Parton impersonator in “Seriously Red.” Gravitas Ventures recently scored North American...
Trailer Watch: “Mija” Sees Daughters of Immigrants Blazing Their Own Trail in the Music Biz
“It takes a lot of courage to make your own path,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Mija.” From director Isabel Castro, the Disney Original Documentary follows Doris...
Sam Taylor-Johnson to Direct Amy Winehouse Biopic “Back to Black”
Sam Taylor-Johnson is bringing Amy Winehouse’s life story to the big screen. The “Fifty Shades of Grey” filmmaker has been tapped to helm “Back to Black,” a Studiocanal...
Trailer Watch: Brandi Carlile Fights for “The Return of Tanya Tucker”
“Tanya’s voice is in all of us that sing country music, and it’s time for us to do an about-face and recognize that,” says Brandi Carlile in a new teaser for “The Return...
Pick of the Day: “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song”
Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller pay tribute to the man born with the gift of a golden voice in “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song,” a documentary exploring the origin story and...
Trailer Watch: A Singer Struggles to Be Heard in Lena Waithe-Penned “Beauty”
A gifted singer finds herself on the brink of fame and fortune in “Beauty.” After signing a lucrative record contract, Beauty (Gracie Marie Bradley, “Grown-ish”) can’t...
Pick of the Day: “Fanny: The Right to Rock”
An adoring fan letter to trailblazers who have yet to receive their due, “Fanny: The Right to Rock” shines a well-deserved spotlight on a history-making rock band from the ’70s....
Trailer Watch: “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” Celebrates the Musician & His Anthem
“You look around and see a world that cannot be made sense of — you either raise your fist, or you say ‘hallelujah,'” Leonard Cohen observes in a new trailer for...
Gia Coppola to Helm “superfans,” a Doc Celebrating Boy Band Fandom
Gia Coppola is paying tribute to the fanatics who worship at the altar of Joey, Nathan, Nick, Justin, Ashley, Harry, and Jungkook. She’ll follow-up “Mainstream,” her 2020...
“Vida’s” Tanya Saracho Working on a New Show at Starz
It’s been nearly two years since “Vida” took its final bow at Starz, and now there’s word that the network and series creator Tanya Saracho are joining forces on a new...
Trailer Watch: Jennifer Lopez Celebrates Milestones & Looks Onward in Amanda Micheli’s “Halftime”
“My whole life, I’ve been battling to be heard, to be seen, to be taken seriously,” says Jennifer Lopez in a new trailer for “Halftime.” Slated to open this year’s...
Lizzo Documentary in the Works at HBO Max
It’s about damn time: a film about Lizzo is finally on the way. According to a press release, HBO Max will premiere an as-yet untitled documentary about the music superstar this fall. Lizzo,...
Lisa Cortés Making a Little Richard Documentary for CNN Films & HBO Max, Dee Rees Producing
Less than a month after she inked a first-look deal with Blue Ant Studios — and announced she’s working on a docuseries about women in hip-hop, a drama about Black and Indigenous women...
Composer to Watch: Aiko Fukushima of “Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles”
Not everyone can trace their career back to the town of their birth, but Aiko Fukushima’s origin story starts in the Japanese town where Yamaha, Kawaii, and Suzuki were all produced. “I started...
Trailer Watch: Stargirl Keeps Spreading Her Magic in Julia Hart’s “Hollywood Stargirl” Sequel
Sometimes we just need a little bit of magic in our lives — enter Stargirl Caraway (Grace VanderWaal), the free-spirited, ukelele-playing teenager who, in Julia Hart’s...
Chloe Bailey and Tina Gordon Team Up for Youth Choir Comedy “Praise This”
“Sister Act,” “The Fighting Temptations,” and “Perfect Harmony” are getting some company: another choir comedy is on the way. “Grown-ish” actress Chloe...
Rita Baghdadi “Sirens” Doc About Middle East’s First All-Female Metal Band Lands at Oscilloscope
Get ready to rock: Oscilloscope Laboratories has landed North American rights to “Sirens,” a documentary charting the rise of the Middle East’s first all-female metal band, and is...
Jennifer Lopez Doc “Halftime” to Open Tribeca Film Fest, Amanda Micheli Directs
Jennifer Lopez is heading towards the Bronx to debut her latest project. A press release announced that a Netflix doc about the global superstar will open the 2022 edition of Tribeca Film...
Inclusion Initiative: Little Growth for Women Musical Artists in Last Decade But WOC Saw Spike in 2021
H.E.R., Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Doja Cat are among the most-nominated artists at this Sunday’s Grammy Awards. But in the music industry overall, women artists are severely...
Kathlyn Horan’s “The Return of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile” Lands at Sony Pictures Classics
“The Return of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile” has secured worldwide distribution following its world premiere at SXSW last week. A press release announced that Sony...
Isabel Castro’s Sundance Doc “Mija” Heads to Disney, FX Acquires Scripted Content Dev Rights
“Mija,” a music documentary from director Isabel Castro, has secured distribution and a potential narrative adaptation. Worldwide rights to the Sundance 2022 title have been nabbed by...
Mary J. Blige to Exec Produce Lifetime Movie Inspired By Her Song “Real Love”
Mary J. Blige is expanding her relationship with Lifetime. After starring in and executive producing the network’s “Betty & Coretta” and exec producing “The Clark Sisters:...
Composer to Watch: Hildur Guðnadóttir of “Joker” and “Chernobyl”
It may seem counterintuitive for an Oscar winner to be under the radar but, like many composers not named John or Hans, Hildur Guðnadóttir is not yet a household name. Film is, in many ways, still...
Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Isabel Castro – “Mija”
Isabel Castro is a four-time Emmy-nominated, Mexican-American filmmaker who combines a practice in journalism and art to tell stories about immigration, civil rights, and identity. She splits her...
January 2022 Film Preview
“The 355” is finally making its way to cinemas. Long delayed due to COVID-19, the star-studded spy movie kicks off 2022 right. Featuring Jessica Chastain, Diane Kruger, Lupita...
A Donna Summer Documentary Is in the Works
A documentary about the chart-topping singer behind iconic hits including “Last Dance,” “Love to Love You Baby,” and “She Works Hard for the Money” is on the way....
Trailer Watch: Valérie Lemercier Brings Celine Dion’s Story to the Screen with “Aline”
Described as “a fiction freely inspired by the life of Celine Dion,” “Aline” tells the story of the best-selling Canadian musical artist of all-time. In addition to co-writing...
Trailer Watch: Susan Sarandon Is the One and Only Queen of Country Music in “Monarch”
Susan Sarandon is a queen who’s having trouble relinquishing her crown in “Monarch,” a Fox drama about the “first family of country music.” In the trailer for the new...
“We Are Lady Parts” Returning for Season 2
Peacock and the U.K.’s Channel 4 are getting the band back together. “We Are Lady Parts” has been renewed for a second season, per Deadline. From Nida Manzoor and inspired by her...
Trailer Watch: “Anonymous Club” Follows the Ups and Downs of Courtney Barnett’s World Tour
Melbourne-based musician Courtney Barnett hits the road in “Anonymous Club.” Filmed over three years, the documentary chronicles the ups and downs of the indie rocker’s world tour...
Dayna Goldfine & Dan Geller’s “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song” Lands at Sony Pictures Classics
Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller’s tribute to the man born with the gift of a golden voice has found a home. Sony Pictures Classics acquired all rights in all media worldwide, excluding France and...
Joni Mitchell Doc “50 Years of Blue” Heads to Marketplace, Teresa Griffiths Directs
eOne has kicked off global sales (excluding the U.K.) for the BBC Two feature doc “Joni Mitchell: 50 Years of Blue,” Deadline reports. A look at Mitchell’s creative process for what...
Halsey Album-Film “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power” Heading to HBO Max
Halsey’s getting the best reviews of their career for their latest album, “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power,” and now the chart-topper is set to take on another medium. HBO...
Céline Dion Doc On the Way, Irene Taylor Will Direct
Not to be overshadowed by Valérie Lemercier’s fictionalized account of her life, Céline Dion is telling her own story. Sony Music Entertainment’s (SME) Premium Content division announced that...
Trailer Watch: “Karen Dalton: In My Own Time” Honors the Unconventional Blues and Folk Singer
Named after her second album, “Karen Dalton: In My Own Time” pays tribute to the late blues and folk singer. A new trailer for the documentary sees friends, family, bandmates, exes, and...