Disney Shutters Production Studio Beloved By Women
Last month Disney announced it was shutting down the production studio Fox 2000 after the company acquired 21st Century…
Make Taraji P. Henson a Warlock
Taraji P. Henson’s appeal is undeniable—unless you were a producer or director who met her before she starred on Empire.…
Why the 'Radical Underrepresentation' of Women in Hollywood Isn't Changing
While accepting her award for Best Supporting Actress at Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards, Regina King made a promise…
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…
This Is How a Woman Gets Written Out of Her Own Obituary
Sondra Locke has died. She was a director and Oscar-nominated actress, but by The Hollywood Reporter’s account, she was…
Patricia Arquette Says She Still Makes Less Than Her Male Co-Stars Because of 'Bullshit Structure'
Remember the time Patricia Arquette made Meryl Streep stand up at the Oscar and shout “Yes! Yes!” by talking about…
Sofía Vergara Still Makes More Money Than All the Dudes on TV
According to Forbes, Modern Family’s Sofía Vergara is the highest paid actress on television for the seventh year in a…
Chris Pine's Outlaw King Dick Shot Has Him Thinking About Double Standards
Critics may have you believe Chris Pine’s latest movie Outlaw King is about some angry white men in Scotland, but based…
Mindy Kaling Says Keep Shaming White Men in Hollywood About the Pay Gap, It's Working
Mindy Kaling said in an interview with Variety (at the Palisades Village opening gala in L.A.) that she’s seen “an…
Latina Actors Get 7 Percent of Speaking Roles for Women on TV, Which Is a Record High
A new study found that 7 percent of all speaking roles for women in television go to Latina actors. It was one of the…
Kristen Stewart Says Hollywood Fails At Showing Women As Sexual Beings
Kristen Stewart is deeply over Hollywood’s reticent depictions of female sexuality and taking matters into her own…
When Sandra Oh Got to Hollywood, an Agent Told Her, 'I've Got Nothing for You'
In a new profile, Sandra Oh talked about her Emmy-nominated role in Killing Eve, her decades-long journey to leading…
Director Desiree Akhavan on The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Reimagining the Teen Movie
On paper, Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner The Miseducation of Cameron Post might sound like the making of a somber…
Evangeline Lilly Refused to Do Nudity on Lost After Shooting One Scene Left Her 'Crying My Eyes Out'
In the first five minutes of a recent episode of The Lost Boys podcast, Evangeline Lilly says she would describe…
Mira Sorvino Says a Casting Director 'Gagged Me With a Condom' When She Was 16
In a recent interview, Mira Sorvino described an encounter she had with a casting director in the beginning of her…
Thandie Newton Says She Felt Resentful When She Realized 'Men Have Been Paid So Much More'
The recent public awareness around the wage gap in film and TV seems to be having an effect, as studios move to rectify…
Captain Marvel Will Be the First Marvel Film to Be Scored by a Woman
You may not know Pinar Toprak by name, but if you’re one of the 125 million people who play the gaming sensation Fortnit…
Brie Larson Wants Justice for All the Film Critics Who Aren't White Dudes
People who make movies don’t always have the greatest esteem for people who critique them. And why would they—we suck!…
Variety Talks 'Women Behind the Camera' in a Room With Only Men Behind the Cameras
Variety recently gathered a panel of seven leading women directors—including Tracee Ellis Ross, Jodie Foster, and Helen…
The Ocean's 8 Ladies Beat the Ocean's Dudes at the Box Office
Sorry, Brad, George, Matt, Don, and Andy. Ocean’s 8, the women-led spin-off of the celebrity-studded and decidedly…