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Google Celebrates the 101st Birthday of Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood Legend and...

Today is Hedy Lamarr’s 101st birthday, and Google celebrates with this awesome doodle that captures both Lamarr’s glamour and her contributions to technology. If you’re a fan of classic Hollywood...

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#FavWomanFilmmaker Promotes Visibility of Films by Women

Alexandra Hidalgo, filmmaker and editor-in-chief of feminist website agnès films is running the #FavWomanFilmmaker campaign from Monday to Thursday this week, to celebrate and promote women...

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ArcLight, Geena Davis, and WIF’s Cathy Schulman Co-Host Women in...

Geena Davis ArcLight Cinemas, partnering with Women in Film and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, hosted the first annual Women in Entertainment Summit last week, which provided a day-long...

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Jennifer Lawrence Opens up About the Pressure on Women to Be “Submissive” and...

During an interview with Diane Sawyer that aired on Good Morning America earlier today, Jennifer Lawrence opened up more about her Lenny Letter essay on Hollywood’s gender wage gap, and explained some...

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[UPDATE] The Hollywood Reporter Ends Rankings in Its Women in Entertainment...

[Update 11/13, 11:25 am – This post now reflects that the ranking system has changed, but that the list does still exist in a new form] The Women in Entertainment Power 100 List has been a staple of...

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Academy Announces Five-Year Diversity Initiative, Spike Lee Calls For...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just announced a new initiative to promote diversity in Hollywood titles, A2020. Academy President Cheryl Boone Issacs announced the initiative at...

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Rose McGowan Says the Idea of Her Being Transphobic Is “Laughable” After...

Awards are always subjective. Depending on the criteria, it’s easy for there to be debates on whether or not some accomplished person or other “deserves” an award. What’s disturbing, however, is when...

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The Hollywood Reporter’s New Cover Shows Hollywood Continues to Erase Women...

If the Gods of Egypt fall-out wasn’t enough to make you gag on this disturbing trend of whitewashed images on the big screen, then brace yourself for today’s episode of Hollywood being completely...

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Things We Saw Today: Vin Diesel Announces Riddick Sequel and TV Show

Last night Our company had a party to launch Our TV division. Very exciting. MERC CITY is a show that will follow the Mercs and Bounty Hunters of the Riddick Universe. Next Month, DT begins writing...

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Jessica Jones Showrunner Melissa Rosenberg on Season 2 and Women in Hollywood

In an interview with Deadline, Jessica Jones showrunner Melissa Rosenberg opened up about a possible Season 2 and gender parity in Hollywood and showbusiness. She’s admittedly very jaded about the...

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Female Directors and Writers Currently In Talks to Produce Star Wars Films

Not too long ago, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy promised to get more women involved with making Star Wars films. It seems that there’s finally some movement on that front, as the Los Angeles...

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[UPDATED] Official Ava DuVernay Barbie Available Today Due to Popular Demand,...

All my proceeds from #AvaBarbie will be sent from @Mattel to @ColorOfChange + @WitnessOrg. A fun way to support. xo! pic.twitter.com/O4Z5zl5els — Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) December 6, 2015 Earlier this...

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Misandry! Jessica Chastain Says Working on Female-Led Movie Set Is “Heaven”

Jessica Chastain and her fellow sexists (getting that in before you can, boys) seem to be having a great time on the Prague set of The Zookeeper’s Wife, where Chastain is currently working with “way...

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The Hollywood Reporter Needs to Drastically Change Its Roundtable Coverage of...

.@THR‘s annual Director Roundtable has arrived https://t.co/Pi6AwKRkpX pic.twitter.com/IUHiu5seD3 — THR Movies (@THRmovies) December 10, 2015 The Hollywood Reporter seems to be making a habit of...

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Dakota Johnson Calls Hollywood Ageism “F***ing Brutal”

Fifty Shades of Grey and Black Mass star Dakota Johnson will be featured on the February issue of British Vogue. In her interview, she talks about not being ashamed of Fifty Shades because it “opened...

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Troma’s Newest Slasher Was Directed by a Badass 17-Year-Old Girl

Troma, an indie film mainstay that’s been churning out schlocky horror films for over 40 years, might not be everyone’s cup of tea. But their upcoming movie BC Butcher offers something that more...

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Creed Director Ryan Coogler Says Women “Are Better Filmmakers” Than Men -...

In an interview with Variety this week, Creed director and Black Panther frontrunner Ryan Coogler had some very, very insightful things to say about diversity and women in film. After describing Selma...

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Vimeo to Fund Female Filmmakers Under Brand New Initiative

In a bid to try to change the current disappointing state of affairs for women in Hollywood, Vimeo has announced that they’ve launched a brand new initiative called Share the Screen. This initiative...

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Ava DuVernay Says Queen Sugar Will Feature an All-Women Directorial Team

Reelblack shared an interview with Ava DuVernay yesterday which revealed that DuVernay’s first television show, Queen Sugar, will have an all-women directorial team. While DuVernay didn’t reveal any...

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Vanity Fair‘s 2016 Hollywood Issue Cover Boasts an All-Female Roster

In years past, the cover of the annual, highly-anticipated Vanity Fair “Hollywood Issue” has generally featured mostly men (to varying degrees of whiteness), with women usually posed more like set...

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