Trailers
“I don’t like anyone listening to the songs I write,” says Brittany O’Grady in a new trailer for “Little Voice. “They’re for me.” The Apple TV+...
“The record companies just didn’t know what to do,” says Denise Ho in a trailer for a new documentary about her. “And I wasn’t ready to conform to what they expected.” Directed by Sue...
Features
I realize Dakota Johnson has been on-screen for a while now, but having not seen any of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” franchise or her more recent films, I was unfamiliar with her work....
Tamar-kali did not plan on becoming a film composer, but she has quickly become a standout voice in the industry. The Brooklyn-based musician was a figure of the Afropunk movement in the 1990s, and...
Amy Heckerling offers a satirical look at what goes on behind the scenes of the music industry in “Royalties.” The “Clueless” director helmed the upcoming Quibi series about...
Interviews
Deepti Gupta is a filmmaker and director of photography living in Mumbai, India. An alumna of the Film & TV Institute of India, she has shot many documentaries, narrative feature films, and music...
Films
A doc about Cantopop icon and pro-democracy activist Denise Ho is heading to Kino Lorber’s virtual cinema platform, Kino Marquee. A press release announced that Kino Lorber has secured North...
Alexandria Bombach will follow up her award-winning portrait of Nadia Murad, a survivor of the 2014 genocide of the Yazidis in Northern Iraq who went on to escape sexual slavery at the hands of ISIS,...
Rita Coburn has signed on to helm another documentary about a pioneering woman of color. The “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” filmmaker is directing a doc chronicling the life and work of...
“She was the first — and [she] broke the ice and kicked the door for us gals,” says The Runaways’ Cherie Currie in a new trailer for “Suzi Q.” “People...
Kate Nash doesn’t want insecurities or a sexist industry to stand between girls and their dreams. “If you’re a girl and you’re interested in music then please don’t shy...
A music icon’s life and work are celebrated in “Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind.” Martha Kehoe and Joan Tosoni’s doc sees the titular folk-rock singer-songwriter,...
“I’ve been a victim for 22 years. I’m tired of being a victim,” says Drew Dixon in a new trailer for “On the Record.” The upcoming HBO Max documentary hails from...
Some of hip-hop’s biggest icons have teamed up for a biopic celebrating other trailblazing women in music. Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, and Missy Elliott joined forces with Holly Carter to...
U.S. audiences will get the chance to see the story behind Helen Reddy’s epic roar. Unjoo Moon’s biopic of the Australian “I Am Woman” singer has secured North American...
“Military Wives” is the latest film heading to VOD earlier than originally planned. Deadline confirms the Kristin Scott Thomas-Sharon Horgan dramedy will launch on “premium VOD in...
Awards
The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre has presented grants to 94 music, stage, film, and digital media projects from and/or about women. A press release from the Mayor’s Office of...
Tracee Ellis Ross isn’t ready for her swan song in a new trailer for “The High Note.” Nisha Ganatra’s latest sees the “Black-ish” actress playing a superstar...
Diane Warren has netted 11 Oscar nominations for penning various movies’ theme songs, and now there’s a movie in the works based on her original music. According to Deadline, the “Til...
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez have already won two Oscars for Best Original Song and scored a third nomination this year for “Frozen II” anthem “Into the Unknown,”...
Eleven-time Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren and opera singer Anna Netrebko have been named the 2020 Polar Music Prize Laureates. Variety reports that the two will receive the award, and its...
After much controversy, Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick’s “On the Record” has found a new home. The film made headlines weeks ahead of its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival when...
Eímear Noone will be conducting at the 92nd Academy Awards, cementing her place in history as the first woman to ever do so at the ceremony. The Irish-born composer “will conduct excerpts from...
“A nice girl doesn’t force their opinions on people. A nice girl smiles and waves and says thank you. I became the person everyone wanted me to be,” explains Taylor Swift in a new...
“High Fidelity” is coming to the small screen. Unlike Nick Hornby’s 1995 novel and the 2000 film starring John Cusack, Hulu’s take on the story features a female protagonist. Zoë...
Nisha Ganatra is singing another tune. The “Late Night” helmer is currently in post-production on “Covers,” a romance set in the Los Angeles music scene, and now word comes...
Television
Another K-Pop-inspired project is in the works. Just weeks ago word came that Lionsgate had acquired rights to Rebel Wilson’s script for “Seoul Girls,” a comedy feature that sees a Korean...
Oscar-winning filmmaker Vanessa Roth is directing a documentary about the Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige. The untitled Amazon Studios project is currently in development, a press release...
BTS, Twice, Blackpink, and other K-Pop sensations have taken the world by storm, creating fervent fans stateside and across the globe. The beloved Korean export is set to serve as inspiration behind...
“Harriet” has grossed over $25 million and Oscar buzz for its leading lady, Cynthia Erivo, since it hit theaters November 1, and now director Kasi Lemmons has more to celebrate....
Songs are “just stories put to music,” says Dolly Parton in a new trailer “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings.” The iconic country musician explains that the songs she’s...
Beth B is a writer, director, and producer of feature-length documentary and narrative films, as well as experimental shorts. Her films have been shown at, and acquired by, the Whitney Museum of...
“Patti Cake$” breakout Danielle Macdonald and “Absolutely Fabulous” star Joanna Lumley are joining forces on rom-com set in the world of opera singing competitions. The pair...
Lucy Boynton is stepping up to the mic. Best known for playing the love interest of musicians in Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” and coming-of-age pic “Sing...
Currently best known for her Emmy-nominated role as Rebecca Pearson on “This Is Us,” Mandy Moore first launched onto the scene as a teenage popstar. A series inspired by her days singing...
“Empire” is ending after this season, but writer-producer Felicia D. Henderson and co-star Nicole Ari Parker are hoping to keep the family music drama game going at Fox. As Deadline...
Linda Ronstadt has earned the admiration of millions of fans since she launched her career in the 1960s — Dolly Parton among them. “Linda could literally sing anything,” says Parton...
News
Attention, New York City women working in the arts: the NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre is now accepting applications. Per a press release, the grant program — previously known...
Viola Davis won an Oscar for her performance in 2016’s “Fences,” an adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. The “How to Get Away with...
A new trailer for “Wild Rose” kicks off with aspiring country singer Rose-Lynn (Jessie Buckley) paying tribute to her hometown. “There’s no place like home,” she belts...
“Mudbound” helmer Dee Rees is collaborating with Santigold on her next project. Rees has signed on to direct musical fantasy “The Kyd’s Exquisite Follies,” based on her own...
“I feel out of place/Song out of tune,” sings Rose Garcia (Eva Noblezada), strumming her guitar on her bed, donning a red cowboy hat. “Like a velvet chair in a dusty sunroom.”...
Two-time Grammy winner, frequent Beyoncé collaborator, and “Insecure” director and exec producer Melina Matsoukas has been named as the 2019 recipient of the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni...
“It’s like Bruce knows everything I’ve ever felt, everything I’ve ever wanted,” says Javed (Viveik Kalra) in a new trailer for “Blinded by the Light.” The...
In addition to being a two-time Emmy winner, Sarah Silverman is one of the world’s most famous bedwetters. The comedian is poised to revisit her bedwetting days in an upcoming musical, which...
Fans will have the chance to see Jenni Rivera take the stage for her final concert. A documentary about the late Mexican-American singer is in development, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Made...
Festivals
Next month, Shakespeare’s Globe will put on a festival dedicated to “Women & Power.” From May 12-18, the iconic theater will host a series of performances, panels, workshops,...
Beyoncé’ is revisiting her iconic 2018 Coachella performance and the lead up to the headline-making set. Netflix just dropped a trailer for “Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé,” a...
Jessie Buckley won’t let an ankle monitor, curfew, or small minds get in the way of her dreams in “Wild Rose.” A trailer for the Scotland-set drama sees aspiring country singer...
Julia Parnell is an award-winning producer and documentary director from New Zealand. Her work has been chosen for festivals in New Zealand and Australia such as DocEdge, NZIFF and MIFF, as well as...
“Nashville” creator Callie Khouri is returning with another story set in the world of country music. She’s been hired by Lifetime to helm “Patsy & Loretta,” an...
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