#Video
Trailer Watch: Lovelace
Amanda Seyfried stars as Linda Boreman in the story behind the woman who made Deep Throat. Opens in US theatres August 9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vJADecKL-4
Emma Thompson Returns to the Big Screen in Saving Mr. Banks
It feels like it has been a long time since we saw Emma Thompson on the big screen in a meaty role. In Saving Mr. Banks she plays Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers. The film is written by...
Trailer Watch: Austenland – Directed by Jerusha Hess
Jerusha Hess’s feature debut, Austenland, follows the very single Jane (Keri Russell) who has been obsessed with the works of Jane Austen since she was young. However, her status as...
Trailer for Kim Cattrall in Sweet Bird of Youth
I’m kicking myself for not getting a ticket to see Sweet Bird of Youth when I was in London last week especially since Kim Cattrall has been so outspoken on the issue of aging and women and...
Girls Are More Than Just Princesses
As we’ve reported about before, images aimed at young girls in the media don’t have much variety. As The Geena Davis Institute in Media has researched only 28.3% of speaking roles in...
Trailer Watch – The Lifeguard – Directed by Liz W. Garcia
We wrote last week about Liz W. Garcia’s amazing and perfect quote about women working as directors in a recent interview. Garcia’s latest film, The Lifeguard, premiered at Sundance and...
Trailer Watch – Wadjda – Directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour
We’ve written about Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Wadjda before and finally the first trailer for the film has been released. Al-Mansour is the first woman to direct and write a film in Saudi...
Sofia Coppola’s Career in a Nutshell
Sofia Coppola dissected her career with the website totalfilm.com down to a four minute...
Trailer Watch: Black Nativity – Directed by Kasi Lemmons
Kasi Lemmon’s Black Nativity is an adaptation of Langston Hughes’ famed retelling of the Nativity story with an all black cast. Lemmon’s take focuses on a teen (Jacob Latimore) who...
Quote of the Day: Dustin Hoffman on Everyday Misogyny
Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie is truly one of the great performances of all time. Here in an AFI interview Hoffman talks about the experience of playing the now iconic role of Dorothy Michaels and how...
Trailer Watch: Passion – Starring Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace
Passion starring Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace follows two women working at an advertising agency and the rivalry that fuels their relationship. As things escalate, things between the pair turn...
Trailer Watch: Afternoon Delight – Directed by Jill Soloway
Jill Soloway’s directorial debut, Afternoon Delight, was a big hit out of Sundance with great reviews and winning the Dramatic Directing Award. The film follows Rachel (Kathryn Hahn) a...
Trailer Watch: Therese – Starring Audrey Tautou
The wonderful Audrey Tautou, plays Therese, a 1920s housewife who decides to leave her unhappy marriage with tragic conclusions. Therese is an adaptation of Francois Mauriac’s novel Therese...
New Trailer: Adore – Directed by Anne Fontaine
Anne Fontaine’s latest, Adore, stars Naomi Watts and Robin Wright as two lifelong friends who both end up in crossing major boundaries when they each begin relationships with the other’s...
Happy Friday: Be Bro-Choice with Sarah Silverman
This week has been a huge news week for women’s reproductive rights. From the very good– Wendy Davis standing up and being a hero for women everywhere. To the very bad–Rick Perry...
Trailer Watch: The New Black – Directed by Yoruba Richen
In honor of a historic day in American history, we bring you the new trailer for Yoruba Richen’s documentary The New Black which just won the AFI Docs Film Festival Audience Award and...
Watch This: The Evolution of Peggy Olson
It’s no surprise that Peggy Olson, played by the wonderful Elisabeth Moss, on Mad Men is one of our favorite female characters on television. We’ve watched Peggy evolve from a shy...
Trailer Watch: The Hot Flashes – Directed by Susan Seidelman
The Hot Flashes, directed by Susan Seidelman, follows a group of middle-aged women, all former high school basketball champions, who take up the basketball after many years and challenge the current...
Viola Davis on the Crisis for African American Actresses
This past Sunday Oprah hosted several leading African American actresses for a conversation on OWN. There are a variety of clips available but I found this one from Viola Davis very...
Trailer Watch: Just Like a Woman – Written by Joelle Touma and Marion Doussot
Just Like a Woman, written by Joelle Touma and Marion Doussot, follows two friends–Marilyn (Sienna Miller) and Mona (Golshifteh Farahani) who are both dealing with some upheavals in their...
Watch This: Nine for IX Short Film Coach – Directed by Bess Kargman
As we previously reported, this summer ESPN will be airing Nine for IX–a series of films about women athletes directed by women. To say that we were excited would be an understatement. ESPN...
Teaser Trailer: Frozen – Co-Directed by Jennifer Lee
Disney’s latest, Frozen, is based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Snow Queen. The film follows Anna (Kristen Bell) who teams up with a mountain man (Jonathan Groff) to find her...
New Trailer: Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The latest trailer for Mortal Instruments: City of Bones has dropped. An adaptation of Cassandra Clare’s wildly popular YA series, the film follows Clary Fray (Lily Collins) a seemingly regular...
Trailer Watch: Touchy Feely – Directed by Lynn Shelton
Lynn Shelton’s latest, Touchy Feely, premiered at Sundance earlier this year. We got a chance to speak with Shelton at the festival about the film, which focuses on Abby (Rosemarie DeWitt), a...
Trailer Watch: In A World… Written, Directed and Starring Lake Bell
Lake Bell’s directorial debut came out strong from Sundance with great reviews and winning the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Finally, we’ve now got a trailer for the film. This was one...
Amy Adams: A Lois Lane We Deserve
Reviews for the new re-imagining of Superman–Man of Steel–hit the internet earlier in the week. So far many are saying it’s a new version that is certainly worth checking out. But...
Trailer Watch: Haute Cuisine
Haute Cuisine is based on the true story of Daniele Delpeuche (Catherine Frot) and how she was appointed as the chef for Francois Mitterrand, the president of France. In Variety’s review of...
Trailer Watch: Teaser for Diana – Starring Naomi Watts
Check out the teaser trailer for Diana, starring Naomi Watts, as the iconic Princess Diana. The film focuses on the last two years of her life–looking at her activism and relationships with...
Trailer Watch: Red-Band Trailer for The To-Do List – Written and Directed by Maggie Carey
Maggie Carey’s The To-Do List is on our list of our most anticipated summer movies. The film stars Aubrey Plaza as Brandy, a recent high school graduate who decides to channel her scholastic...
Trailer Watch: Lifetime’s Anna Nicole – Directed by Mary Harron
The late Anna Nicole Smith has been one of the most fascinating and tragic celebrity figures. And Lifetime is telling her story. Anna Nicole, directed by Mary Harron, documents Anna Nicole...
Kathleen Kennedy on How Far Women Have to Go in Hollywood
President of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy was profiled as one of USA Today’s Innovators and Icons. She talks about her history in the industry, her new position and about minorities in...
Trailer Watch: Netflix’s Orange is the New Black – Created by Jenji Kohan
Netflix is continuing to add to their growing original programming with Orange is the New Black created by Jenji Kohan (Weeds) and based on Piper Kerman’s memoir. It’s their first female...
Trailer Watch: Blackfish – Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite
The official trailer for Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Sundance hit, Blackfish, was recently released. Intense is the only way to describe it. It feels a lot like The Cove about dolphins in...
Trailer Watch: Short Term 12 – Starring Brie Larson
Short Term 12, starring Brie Larson, is about Grace, a twentysomething, working at a foster care facility, alongside her co-worker boyfriend (John Gallagher Jr.). Grace is excellent at her job but...
Feminist of the Day: Patrick Stewart Talks Violence Against Women
Sir Patrick Stewart has always been an outspoken advocate on violence against women speaking out at conferences and organizations. This past weekend, Stewart was at Comicpalooza in Texas. When...
Watch This: BBC’s Up The Women – Written by and Starring Jessica Hynes
Premiering tonight on BBC Four is Jessica Hynes’s (star/co-writer of the cult hit Spaced) Up The Women–a sitcom set in 1910 about suffragettes. Up The Women is BBC Four’s first...
Trailer Watch: Paloma – Written and Directed by Julia Stiles on WIGS
As we’ve previously reported, Julia Stiles has made herself a force on the hit YouTube channel, WIGS that does scripted dramas and features with female leads. Stiles is currently starring in...
New Clip from Mara Brock Akil’s Being Mary Jane – Starring Gabrielle Union
We reported back in September that powerhouse Mara Brock Akil with husband/development partner Salim Akil were creating a new show for BET, Being Mary Jane, starring Gabrielle Union. The show...
New Trailer: Byzantium – Starring Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton
IFC Films has just released a new trailer for Byzantium, based on Moira Buffini’s play which she also adapted for the screen. The film follows Clara (Gemma Arterton) and Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan)...
Trailer Watch: As Cool As I Am – Starring Claire Danes and Sarah Bolger
As Cool As I Am, based on the novel by Pete Fromm, is about Lucy (Sarah Bolger), a teen girl who is trying to grow up and figure out her life. However, Lucy has to deal with and take care of her...
Zooey Deschanel Directs New She & Him Music Video
Last week, Rashida Jones made her directorial debut with a music video for Sara Bareilles’ “Brave.” This week, Zooey Deschanel, announced her own directorial debut with the She...
Ellen Destroys Abercrombie & Fitch CEO’s Comments on Plus Size Women
When Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries’ comments resurfaced about refusing to sell plus size clothing earlier this month, the internet was rightfully outraged. His refusal to sell plus...
Kerry Washington Gives George Washington University Commencement Address
Our favorite DC fixer Olivia Pope (a.k.a. the lovely, talented Kerry Washington) gave the commencement address at George Washington University. Washington, a GW alumna, spoke about being the lead...
Watch This: Lauren Graham on her New YA Novel and Parenthood
Watch the insanely charming Lauren Graham talk about her new YA novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe, about a young woman who is trying to make it on Broadway in the 90s. She talks about...
Jon Stewart Takes on the Merida Makeover: The Princess and the PR
Love this. Jon Stewart kicked the shit out of Disney for their Merida makeover. This ain’t going away Disney. You gotta do better. Happy Friday. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet...
First Trailer: FX’s The Bridge – Created by Meredith Stiehm
Earlier this year, FX announced the 13 episode pick up of Meredith Stiehm’s The Bridge, an adaptation of Bron about the Denmark/Sweden border. Steihm’s adaptation focuses on the...
Rashida Jones Makes Directorial Debut with Sara Bareilles ‘Brave’ Music Video
Rashida Jones announced her directorial debut with Sara Bareilles’ “Brave” music video on Twitter earlier this week.. It’s a bright, poppy song with an equally...
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...
Watch This: The Invisible War on PBS
Make sure to watch The Invisible War airing on PBS tonight at 10pm. It’s an extremely important film that examines the rape epidemic within the U.S. military. With the increase in the sexual...
TV Watch This: Trailer for The Fosters – Executive Produced by Jennifer Lopez
The Fosters, excutive produced by Jennifer Lopez, is a new show on ABC Family that focuses on a lesbian couple who alongside their biological children take in foster children. ABC Family has a great...
Watch This: Rose Troche’s Sci-Fi Short ‘Elliot King is Third’
Director Rose Troche has directed a short film for Futurestates, an online series of sci-fi shorts that explore the future of American society through a variety of topics. Troche’s short,...