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Trailer Watch: A Mother Demands Justice in Lynching Doc “Always in Season”
“If you knew in your heart and in your mind that someone took your child’s life, how far would you go to get to the truth?” asks Claudia Lacy in a new trailer for “Always in...
Full Frame 2019 Women Directors: Meet Jane Gillooly – “Where the Pavement Ends”
Jane Gillooly is a director, producer, writer, and editor. A Guggenheim fellow, Gillooly is a nonfiction and narrative filmmaker committed to the art of narrative. Her work has screened at museums...
Trailer Watch: A Police Shooting Leaves Families Reeling in “The Red Line”
Three families’ fates intertwine in a newly released trailer for “The Red Line.” Exec produced by “A Wrinkle in Time” helmer Ava DuVernay and set in Chicago, CBS’...
Sundance 2019 Women Directors: Meet Jacqueline Olive – “Always in Season”
Jacqueline Olive is an independent filmmaker and immersive media producer with more than a decade of experience in journalism and film. She co-directed and produced the award-winning short...
Another Rosa Parks Biopic Is in the Works
Back in September it was announced that “Daughters of the Dust” writer-director Julie Dash has a drama about Rosa Parks in the works from Invisible Pictures. Now Deadline is reporting...
Quote of the Day: Ellen Pompeo Calls Out Lack of Racial Inclusivity During Event
Ellen Pompeo’s fight for fair pay on “Grey’s Anatomy” — and her willingness to talk about the issue both publicly and candidly — has been helping push forward the...
“Grown-ish’s” Francia Raisa Bringing Landmark Desegregation Case to the Big Screen
Another film about a game-changing court case may soon be joining the ranks of “On the Basis of Sex” and “Loving.” According to Variety, “Grown-ish”...
Guest Post: How I Branched Out from “Ethnic Friend” to Leading Lady in “Unlovable”
Guest Post by Charlene deGuzman Growing up Filipino-American in the ‘80s and ‘90s, I never saw any movie stars that looked like me. I rarely saw anyone Filipino on-screen, and if I did, they...
Viola Davis Gets Candid About Stifling Her Voice, Time’s Up, and What’s Missing from Cinema
“I always say that one thing missing in cinema is that regular black woman,” observes Viola Davis in a new interview with The Guardian. “Not anyone didactic, or whose sole purpose in the...
Quote of the Day: Jada Pinkett Smith on Ensuring #OscarsSoWhite Isn’t a Fad
Jada Pinkett Smith famously boycotted the 2016 Oscars — the year the ceremony was dubbed #OscarsSoWhite on account of its blindingly white nominees. Two years have passed, and while...
Quote of the Day: “Star Wars'” Kelly Marie Tran Refuses to Be Silenced by Online Harassment
More than two months after she left social media in the wake of racist and sexist trolling, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” star Kelly Marie Tran is speaking out about the experience. The...
Quotes of the Day: Sarah Paulson and Sandra Oh Reflect on How Roles for Women Have Changed
Sarah Paulson and Sandra Oh joined forces to talk about how far Hollywood has come — and how far it has to go — for a feature in Variety. Both are up for an Emmy Award this year —...
Guest Post: “Crazy Rich Asians” and Sandra Oh’s Emmy Nod Are Major Milestones for Asian-Americans
Guest Post by Kathy Huynh-Phan It’s been a month since Emmy nominations were announced, and I’m still reeling. Sandra Oh received a nod for her role as Eve Polastri in “Killing...
New Study Finds Film Reviewers are “Overwhelmingly White and Male”
The importance of underrepresented voices on-screen and behind the scenes is finally gaining traction in mainstream media, but a significant piece of the puzzle is often overlooked: the influence of...
The Sapphires DVD Cover Controversy
The Sapphires, which was released earlier this year, is about the true story of four indigenous women from Australia who are discovered by a talent scout and are sent to Vietnam to perform for the...
Lucy Liu Talks About Racism in Hollywood
Lucy Liu graces the cover of online fashion magazine, Net-A-Porter’s Graphic Issue. Liu discusses some of the usual interview tropes–her sense of style, relationship status and her hit...
Interview with Nancy Buirski – Director of The Loving Story
The Loving Story is a powerful and beautifully wrought film about two people – Richard and Mildred Loving – who just wanted to be married and live in their home state of Virginia. ...