#Rape Culture
Pick of the Day: “Promising Young Woman”
“Promising Young Woman” is one helluva debut feature. The first film from actress and former “Killing Eve” showrunner Emerald Fennell is a sharp, stylish take on rape culture and is frankly...
Weinstein Accuser Sarah Ann Masse and Alexa Polar Collaborating on #MeToo-Themed Drama
Sarah Ann Masse — actress, comedian, and one of the many, many women preyed upon by Harvey Weinstein — will star in a feature drama examining Hollywood’s systems of misogyny and...
Steubenville Doc “Roll Red Roll” Gets Theatrical Release and “POV” Premiere Date
A deep dive into the crimes that placed Steubenville, Ohio in national headlines, “Roll Red Roll” has found a home. A press release announced that Together Films has acquired Nancy...
After Cannes and Weinstein’s Arrest, What’s Next?
On Friday morning, people across the world watched as one of the kings of the Cannes Film Festival, Harvey Weinstein, turned himself into police and was arraigned on charges of rape and a criminal...
Prize Founded to Honor Thrillers That Don’t Depict Women Being Raped and/or Murdered
Love thrillers but tired of the genre being dominated by stories about brutalized women? You’re not alone. A newly launched honor is set to celebrate books where “no woman is beaten, stalked,...
Round-Up: Updates on Sexual Misconduct In and Out of Hollywood
The avalanche of stories about predatory behavior in Hollywood and beyond continues. In the past few days alone reports have come to light about news anchor Charlie Rose, Disney head and Pixar...
Kesha: Some of the Best Reading Picks About Her Case and Its Huge Significance
Kesha’s contractual dispute with Sony has been dominating headlines and sparking much-needed discussions about rape culture, corporate greed and institutional sexism. The bestselling...
Trailer Watch: Artist and Survivor Amy Everson Creates Concealing/Empowering Costumes in “Felt”
People have all sorts of coping strategies to deal with trauma, but crafting and donning gender-bending superhero costumes is one we haven’t heard before. Blurring fact and fiction, “Felt” is...
Trailer Watch: Artist and Survivor Amy Everson Creates Concealing/Empowering Costumes in “Felt”
People have all sorts of coping strategies to deal with trauma, but crafting and donning gender-bending superhero costumes is one we haven’t heard before. Blurring fact and fiction,...