Weekly Update for July 15: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You

Films About Women Opening This Week

Ghostbusters — Co-Written by Katie Dippold

“Ghostbusters” bursts onto the screen with several of our country’s funniest women — Melissa McCarthy, Kristin Wiig, Kate McKinnon (in a breakout role) and Leslie Jones — taking the leads in this reboot of the 1984 movie. Seeing women scientists onscreen, let alone Ghostbusting scientists, is worth the price of admission, and there are lots of laughs and a bunch of inside jokes about all the hate that has been foisted upon the film. For those who think that a reboot of “Ghostbusters” will ruin their childhood (and I doubt any of them read this site): suck it, haters. This is one the biggest budget films ever to star women, so buy your tickets and support the film so that we can get more big-budget films about women made. (Melissa Silverstein)

Films About Women Currently Playing

Under the Sun (Documentary)
Our Little Sister
The Dog Lover (Also available on VOD)
The Innocents — Directed by Anne Fontaine; Co-Written by Anne Fontaine, Sabrina B. Karine, and Alice Vial
The Shallows
The Neon Demon — Co-Written by Mary Laws and Polly Stenham
Wiener-Dog
Adult Life Skills — Written and Directed by Rachel Tunnard (Playing in the UK)
Finding Dory
The Witness (Documentary)
The Fits — Written and Directed by Anna Rose Holmer
Me Before You — Directed by Thea Sharrock; Written by Jojo Moyes
Alice Through the Looking Glass — Written by Linda Woolverton
Presenting Princess Shaw (Documentary) (Also available on VOD)
Maggie’s Plan — Written and Directed by Rebecca Miller
Sunset Song
Love & Friendship
Dark Horse (Documentary) — Written and Directed by Louise Osmond
The Meddler — Written and Directed by Lorene Scafaria
Hello, My Name is Doris — Co-Written by Laura Terruso
Eye in the Sky
Miracles From Heaven — Directed by Patricia Riggen
Zootopia

Films Directed by Women Opening This Week

None

Films Directed by Women Currently Playing

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (Documentary) — Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
Indian Point (Documentary) — Directed by Ivy Meeropol
Don’t Blink — Robert Frank (Documentary) — Directed by Laura Israel; Written by Laura Israel and Melinda Shopsin
Our Kind of Traitor — Directed by Susanna White
Germans & Jews (Documentary) — Directed by Janina Quint
Weiner (Documentary) — Co-Written and Co-Directed by Elyse Steinberg
Unlocking the Cage (Documentary) — Co-Directed by Chris Hegedus
Money Monster — Directed by Jodie Foster
Kung Fu Panda 3 — Co-Directed by Jennifer Yuh

Films Written by Women Opening This Week

None

Films Written by Women Currently Playing

At the Fork (Documentary) — Co-Written by Cristina Colissimo
The Infiltrator — Written by Ellen Brown Furman
The BFG — Written by Melissa Mathison
High-Rise — Written by Amy Jump
Barbershop: The Next Cut — Co-Written by Tracy Oliver

TV Premieres This Week

Stranger Things (Series Premieres July 15 on Netflix)

When a young boy (Caleb McLaughlin) vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl (Millie Bobby Brown). (Press materials)

East Los High — Co-Created by Kathleen Bedoya (Season 4 Premieres July 15 on Hulu)

“East Los High” is a breakthrough Hulu Original that centers on romance, dance, and the struggle of a group of Latino teens living in East Los Angeles. (Press materials)

SXSW Comedy with Natasha Leggero (Comedy Special) (Premieres July 15 on Showtime)

Actress and comedian Natasha Leggero hosts an all-star lineup of today’s finest stand-ups, including Baron Vaughn, Andrew Santino, Emily Heller, James Adomian, and Moshe Kasher along with some glamorous sneak peeks of the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. (Press materials)

Power — Created by Courtney Kemp Agboh (Season 3 Premieres July 17 on Starz)

James “Ghost” St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick), a wealthy New York night club owner who has it all, catering for the city’s elite and dreaming big, lives a double life as a drug kingpin. (IMDb)