Penny Marshall and the Movies That Shaped Me
I didn’t make a habit of idolizing people when I was growing up and, as was the case with so many elements of my…
A Chat With Liz Hannah, Screenwriter of The Post, on Bringing Katharine Graham Back to Life
The Post is the story of Katharine Graham, the first-ever woman publisher of a national American newspaper*, whose…
Percentage of Women Working Behind the Scenes in Film Hasn't Increased in 2 Decades
In discussions of women representation in film, phrases that get thrown around a lot are “female-led” or “female-driven”
In the Next 2 Years, Only 15 Hollywood Studio Movies Will Be Directed By Women
When it comes to helming major Hollywood studio projects, the future for female directors in 2018 and 2019 doesn’t look…
Mary Harron on Mad Women, Unreliable Narrators, and Directing Alias Grace
As both director and writer, Mary Harron has produced some of the most memorable explorations of gender onscreen. From I…
There Is a New Writing Lab for Women Screenwriters Because Goddammit We Really Need More of Them
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or you are literally Aaron Sorkin, you might know that women have a hard time…
Charlize Theron Cracked 2 Teeth and Bruised a Rib Training for Atomic Blonde
Charlize Theron plays the closest thing we have to a female James Bond in the forthcoming Atomic Blonde, and it sounds…
Jessica Chastain Found the Representation of Women in the Films at Cannes 'Disturbing'
When Sofia Coppola won best director at Cannes on Sunday (for her Civil War thriller The Beguiled), reporters and…
177 Critics Picked the Best Films of the Century. Guess How Many Were Directed By Women!
The BBC published its long-awaited list of the 21st century’s best films, as selected by 177 film critics from around…
Director Says Working With Adam Levine and Mark Ruffalo Is Great, But Not Keira Knightley. Hmmm
In an interview with The Independent, director John Carney spoke about the process of making his 2014 film Begin Again.…
Jodie Foster Is Sick of Male Film Makers Constantly Using Rape as Character Motivation
Appearing at Variety and Kering’s Women in Motion talk at the Cannes Film Festival, director and actress Jodie Foster…
Marti Noxon, EP of Buffy and UnREAL, Will Make Directing Debut with Eating Disorder Comedy
Veteran screenwriter and executive producer Marti Noxon—whose credits include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Girlfriends’…
YouTube's New Content Program Targets Women Filmmakers
With the launch of a new initiative through its Spaces program, YouTube is giving female filmmakers opportunities to…
A Chat With the Producer Calling Out Sexist Descriptions of Women in Scripts on Twitter
Filmmaker Ross Putman struck a nerve Tuesday night when he started a Twitter account that only tweets the first…
SNL's Aidy Bryant Directed a Short Film and It Looks Delightful
Aidy Bryant, one of the more recent gems in the comedy crown of Saturday Night Live, has directed a short film called Da…
How Did Lena Dunham Watch Lena Dunham Give a Speech?
Speaking at the Hollywood Reporter’s 2015 Women in Entertainment breakfast, actor/writer/director Lena Dunham kicked…
Cate Blanchett Says Gender Conversations in Hollywood Are Like Groundhog Day
In a crackling profile in the new issue of GQ, Cate Blanchett gets candid (and increasingly tipsy) with writer Zach…
Veteran Production Designer Eve Stewart On The Danish Girl & Women in Film: An Interview
As public focus on diversity in the film industry intensifies, it’s more important than ever to highlight the work of…
Porn Stars Are Now Finding It Easier to Break into Hollywood (as Fucking Extras)
Prior to its second season premiere date, True Detective made headlines after hiring several porn actresses for what…
Life Advice from Diablo Cody: Walk Into Every Room Like You Own It
Are you a filmmaker with dreams of making female-driven comedies that are packed with quippy dialogue and retro pop…