WEEKLY ROUNDUP: THE FEMALE FORCE, YEAR-END LISTS & FUN ADVICE
Star Wars (finally) opened. The female cast members discuss being part of a new history. The end of 2015 marks the beginning of lists. Here’s a range of fun lists to enjoy. We expected more from these movies this year. These were some of the best movies directed by women in 2015. 2015 had great new tv...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: NOMINATIONS, GENDER ISSUES & GREAT COMPANIES
Photo via Wilson Webb / The Weinstein Company Tis the season to be nominated. SAG & Golden Globes nominees lead the way. Ladies, the force may soon be with us. Hollywood’s gender inequality may be due to…daddy issues? A post Mad Men Elizabeth Moss is keeping it light and taking Gayle King’s advice. Looking for...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: HISTORY, INSPIRATION & THE “F” WORD
Photo via Variety / Evgenia Eliseeva With a female director, writer, composer and choreographer, “Waitress” will make Broadway history! ”It’s just bad business.” Hollywood finally agrees, gender discrimination needs to be addressed. Now. Watch Edie Falco give a one-minute explanation of why & how she became an actor. (VIDEO) Have your “original” story ideas been done before?...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: A SUPER HEROINE & FUNNY GIRLS
Marvel’s Jessica Jones releases on Netflix today! Female lead, lots of key female crew… #NetflixAndChill Lena Waithe of Aziz Ansari’s Master of None is the new favorite Lena on the block. Meet Marylou Lim, the woman who literally dresses funny. From Reno 911 to Scream Queens Niecy Nash is still the funniest thing in uniform. “I’m...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: PAYCHECKS, STUNTWOMEN & PERSONAL CHOICES
Photo courtesy of MARVEL Scarlett Johansson’s Avengers: Age of Ultron paycheck matched her male counterparts. #Babysteps Sexism, culture, politics… Lena Dunham’s LennyLetter blog has it all! Based on this interview with Mollie Gregory, her book STUNTWOMEN: The Untold Hollywood Story is a “must-read!” Should you stay or should you go? Read this before quitting your...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: SARAH GETS SERIOUS & WOMEN DIRECTORS GET TWEETS
Photograph by Robyn Von Swank Bedwetting led Sarah Silverman to her confidence in performing and her darkest role yet, in I Smile Back. “Novels can be art; screenplays are mainly craft” Brokeback Mountain screenwriter Diana Ossana gives excellent writing insights. The League of Professional Theater Women (LPTW) released their very interesting 2015 statistics. #WomenCount! Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP:SUPER! STATS! & SCARY!!
CBS’ Supergirl has both rising ratings and a rising star in Melissa Benoist. The stats don’t lie, movies about women sell! And, women hire women! Chicago Med’s S. Epatha Merkerson discusses her nonstop, award winning career. “Don’t tell your age” and other bad/good advice actors hear over and over and over… Here’s 10 horror movies directed by women...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: BOARDROOMS, PINTEREST & WRITING BANKABLE SCRIPTS
Photo via TED Conference/Flickr We really need more women HERE in Hollywood. Women In Animation wants “50-50 by 2025.″ I think they’ll succeed. Transparent & Mad Men screenwriter Bridget Bedard got lucky–after LOTS of hard work. Next time you’re on Pinterest, check out this board & this one. What’s another 3 hours? Hmmm…, this “sell your screenplay” claim may actually...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: BELIEF, SEXISM & ARE YOU BUSY?
Photo via Harpo, Inc Oprah discusses “Belief” her new show, her new focus. (VIDEO) Issa Rae turned Insecure into a good thing with HBO & Effie Brown puts Matt Damon in her rearview and keeps climbing. Even starlets get dissed. (Jennifer Lawrence) speaks out on sexism in Hollywood. Chill with Netflix’s list of strong female leads this weekend. Linda Boff...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: WATCH #52FILMS & NIX FREE LABOR
Photo via WomenInFilm.org In a viewing slump? Pledge to watch #52FilmsByWomen. That should tide you over. Winona Ryder’s looks almost kept her from being cast in Heathers. The horror! A+E CEO Nancy Dubuc discusses the lack of new television creators. (VIDEO) CBS is bringing back our favorite female sleuths (that aren’t Jessica Fletcher). A short piece on why...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: THAT BIRTHDAY SONG, NEW EVENTS & HANGING WITH LUPITA.
Photo via Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times Jennifer Nelson just gave other filmmakers the best on screen birthday present since 1935. The MacArthur Genius Grant winners are diverse and deserving. Produced By: New York a conference “by Producers for Producers” is 10/24. (NYWIFT members received an email for a 40% discount) Job hunting? The #HashtagToHired seminar explores how...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: EMMY RECAP, CAREER ADVICE & MISSING: FEMALE DPs
Photo via Filmmagic Viola, Uzo, Julia, Jill, Allison, Amy, Bessie, Olive–the Emmy’s were a blast! Fortune released the 2015 list of Most Powerful Women. ((Applause)) ladies. Why following your “passion” may not be the best career option. If it is… consider finding a mentor. An Amazon is the perfect place to find projects from strong, talented...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: BEE MAKES A BUZZ & BEWARE THE GLASS CLIFF!
Photo via @iamsambee Samantha Bee responds perfectly to that Vanity Fair cover and we agree with Trevor Noah, women ARE ruling comedy now! “Yes, Charlie!” Elizabeth Banks may direct those “Angels.” Have women broken through the glass ceiling only to fall off the glass cliff? R.I.P. May Boss, Stuntwoman extraordinaire.
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: SALLY’S HONORED, A SHOCKING OSCAR TRUTH & SHOULD YOU REROUTE YOUR CAREER MAP?
Photo via Gilbert Carrasquillo/Filmmagic The National Medals of Arts honors Sally Field and four other notable women. We’ve always loved Kim Dickens–we just didn’t know her name until now. “Is that true?” Lina Wertmuller, Oscar’s 1st female nominated for directing can’t believe only three women have been nominated since. Be sure your career map is leading you...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: IT’S HAMMER’S TIME, SOME TRUTHS & THAT SCARE.
Photo | Mary Rozzi Bonnie Hammer turned 65 and so should every other women in Hollywood! Samantha Bee’s new late night show Full Frontal will certainly be ballsy. Here’s the real reason women don’t direct action movies. (VIDEO) “Ass plus chair” and other tips from screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna. NBC correspondent Nancy Snyderman (finally) explains her actions...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: MORE JOY, NAIVE MEN & ANIMATED WOMEN
Photo via @JoyVBehar Oh Joy! Before Oprah or a “view” there was Sally. Sally Jesse Raphael tells her story. Sanaa Lathan pushes boundaries of suspense & romance in The Perfect Guy. (VIDEO) New Star Wars director Colin Trevorrow is naive and should stay off social media. Film school is only one of many ways towards Hollywood success. (Whew!)...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: THE LIST, THE SCAMS & A RAVEN SPEAKS
Credit: Jordan Strauss/invision/ap Forbes lists the highest paid actresses. (VIDEO) Here’s the problem with the list. “You’ll be a star–for a small fee.” A list of three common actor scams. Martha Nelson joins Yahoo. The female power just keeps rolling in! She’s not a puppet, she’s not a brand. She’s Raven Simone and she’s got opinions,...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: MERYL’S CHOICES, TEEN GIRLS & SILENCE
Image Credit: Vera Anderson/WireImage And the writers are… these 12 women were selected for Meryl Streep’s 1st screenwriting lab. FX (finally) features a female lead in a comedy series. Finally. Filmmaker Marielle Heller and star, Bel Powley discuss the importance of Diary Of a Teenage Girl. (VIDEO) Meet the women behind two “showbiz” jobs few women consider; Stunt...
READ MORE
