There has been a lot of noise at this year’s Cannes Film Festival about France’s accelerated MeToo movement, particularly by female cinema stars leading the charge. So whether coincidental or not, the world premiere in the Cannes Premiere section last night of Being Maria (aka Maria) seemed like perfect timing and more relevant than ever
Jessica Palud directs and co-wrote the screenplay with Laurette Polmanss (inspired by cousin Vanessa Schneider’s 2018 book) focusing on the life of actress Maria Schneider, who at age 19 was cast in 1973’s notorious sexual drama Last Tango In Paris, a scandal-riddled production from director Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Marlon Brando that got so heated the stars and director were even threatened with six months jail time in Italy upon its release, even as critics hailed the film as a masterpiece. Long before MeToo and the focus on treatment of women in Hollywood, Schneider...
Jessica Palud directs and co-wrote the screenplay with Laurette Polmanss (inspired by cousin Vanessa Schneider’s 2018 book) focusing on the life of actress Maria Schneider, who at age 19 was cast in 1973’s notorious sexual drama Last Tango In Paris, a scandal-riddled production from director Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Marlon Brando that got so heated the stars and director were even threatened with six months jail time in Italy upon its release, even as critics hailed the film as a masterpiece. Long before MeToo and the focus on treatment of women in Hollywood, Schneider...
- 5/22/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Black stars including Naomie Harris and Lashana Lynch have backed a Time’s Up UK campaign to ensure that the hair and makeup experience on set is professional, fair and equal.
Along with the Pma Diverse Squad – a working group of eight non-white female agents – the British Blacklist and Garden Studios, Time’s Up UK is urging a hair and makeup clause be inserted in the deal memos for Black and Global Majority actors.
The campaign will be discussed at an event in Cannes on Sunday morning and there was a screening of Sky documentary Untold Stories: Hair on Set last night in the presence of its director, the BAFTA-nominated Jordan Pitt, who is backing the campaign alongside the likes of the show’s host Fola Evans-Akingbola.
An example of a proposed deal memo reads: “There will be a meaningful consultation between the Actor and Hair & Makeup. Production will provide...
Along with the Pma Diverse Squad – a working group of eight non-white female agents – the British Blacklist and Garden Studios, Time’s Up UK is urging a hair and makeup clause be inserted in the deal memos for Black and Global Majority actors.
The campaign will be discussed at an event in Cannes on Sunday morning and there was a screening of Sky documentary Untold Stories: Hair on Set last night in the presence of its director, the BAFTA-nominated Jordan Pitt, who is backing the campaign alongside the likes of the show’s host Fola Evans-Akingbola.
An example of a proposed deal memo reads: “There will be a meaningful consultation between the Actor and Hair & Makeup. Production will provide...
- 5/18/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
On April 25, the day that Harvey Weinstein’s New York sexual assault conviction was overturned, those who had been most vocal in the months following the former mogul’s implosion in 2017 were conspicuously silent. The X account of Time’s Up, the organization that raised $26 million in the wake of the Weinstein accusations, appeared to be a relic frozen in time. Its last post, from January 2022, was a retweet of a Movement for Black Lives missive about Martin Luther King Jr. Likewise, actresses who had embraced Time’s Up’s mission offered no commentary. Jessica Chastain was tweeting about her skin care routine, while Reese Witherspoon was gushing about a Tennessee Titans draft pick. It was as though Hollywood had already moved on from the industrywide reckoning that Weinstein’s downfall sparked.
By contrast, those with a personal stake in Weinstein’s fate — such as attorney Gloria Allred, who represented key...
By contrast, those with a personal stake in Weinstein’s fate — such as attorney Gloria Allred, who represented key...
- 5/1/2024
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein made headlines again recently as his conviction on counts of r*pe in New York was reportedly overturned by the New York Court of Appeals. The former studio head became the catalyst for the ‘#MeToo’ and ‘Time’sUp’ movements across the globe and his conviction was regarded as a huge victory for the movement.
Weinstein was known for his alleged unethical business practices even before his serious crimes came to the forefront. He came under fire recently when it became known that his company Miramax reportedly removed author Neil Gaiman’s credits from the posters of the English version of Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke. Gaiman had reportedly been the main translator of the project.
Harvey Weinstein’s Miramax Removed Neil Gaiman’s Credits From Princess Mononoke Harvey Weinstein | Credits: YouTube/CNN
Harvey Weinstein‘s r*pe conviction was reportedly recently overturned by the New York Court of Appeals.
Weinstein was known for his alleged unethical business practices even before his serious crimes came to the forefront. He came under fire recently when it became known that his company Miramax reportedly removed author Neil Gaiman’s credits from the posters of the English version of Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke. Gaiman had reportedly been the main translator of the project.
Harvey Weinstein’s Miramax Removed Neil Gaiman’s Credits From Princess Mononoke Harvey Weinstein | Credits: YouTube/CNN
Harvey Weinstein‘s r*pe conviction was reportedly recently overturned by the New York Court of Appeals.
- 4/27/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
“I love music,” declares Rickey Minor, and it’s clear that the music director for the past two Academy Awards telecasts means it. The enthusiasm and joy he projects is infectious. He proclaims that he would “play at the opening of an envelope” and that when it comes to work, “I don’t turn down nothin’ but my collar.” He recalls once telling Quincy Jones that he loves working in music so much he would do it for free and Jones telling him, “Don’t say that.” But while he listened to Jones and insists on getting paid for his work these days, plenty of it comes his way. He’s the go-to music director for live awards shows including the Oscars, the Emmys, the Grammys and The Kennedy Center Honors. Why? Minor believes it’s his meticulous preparation. “Notes, notes, notes,” he says. “I’ve always got my legal pad ready to go.
- 4/26/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
The Oscars are one of the most prestigious events in the field of cinema and few award ceremonies hold the level of honor that the Academy Awards. The ceremony ends the coveted awards season and has been the aim for many of the greatest films of the year. However, the biggest awards show has been tainted by several events that occurred during the ceremony.
While events such as Envelope Gate and Will Smith slapping Chris Rock were moments of embarrassment for the Academy, one particular decision made by the organizers and Hollywood, in general, can be called the ceremony’s most disgusting moment. The decision in question is when Roman Polanksi, a fugitive on the run for s*xually assaulting a minor was awarded the Best Director Oscar for The Pianist.
The Oscars Have Been Tainted Due To Roman Polanski’s Academy Award Win A still from The Pianist which...
While events such as Envelope Gate and Will Smith slapping Chris Rock were moments of embarrassment for the Academy, one particular decision made by the organizers and Hollywood, in general, can be called the ceremony’s most disgusting moment. The decision in question is when Roman Polanksi, a fugitive on the run for s*xually assaulting a minor was awarded the Best Director Oscar for The Pianist.
The Oscars Have Been Tainted Due To Roman Polanski’s Academy Award Win A still from The Pianist which...
- 3/10/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Genre icons Dee Wallace – whose credits include The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, Cujo, and Critters – and Felissa Rose – who will always be remembered for playing Angela in Sleepaway Camp – have signed on to star in the horror film The Boy from Below alongside Richie Ramone, who was the drummer for The Ramones from 1983 to 1987. Directed by Tory Jones, The Boy from Below is described as being a “retelling” of Jones’ 2017 film The Wicked One (which previously received a sequel titled Wicked Ones).
Jones had this to say about the project: “In 2014, I set out to create a new slasher character reminiscent of the horror heavyweights of films past. This would lead to the creation of The Wicked One, a corrupted teen who transforms into a hulking psychopath in a scarecrow mask. It would take two years, but finally The Wicked One premiered at Fright Night Film Festival 2016 to a...
Jones had this to say about the project: “In 2014, I set out to create a new slasher character reminiscent of the horror heavyweights of films past. This would lead to the creation of The Wicked One, a corrupted teen who transforms into a hulking psychopath in a scarecrow mask. It would take two years, but finally The Wicked One premiered at Fright Night Film Festival 2016 to a...
- 12/28/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Susan Sarandon dropped by UTA, Melissa Barrera fired from upcoming ‘Scream VII’.
The firing and dropping of two celebrity actors on Tuesday over statements related to the Israel-Hamas conflict have brought into sharper focus the challenges Hollywood faces over one of the most divisive geopolitical issues in years.
Susan Sarandon has been dropped by her agency UTA after statements allegedly made at a pro-Palestinian rally in New York last weekend.
Video footage on TikTok posted one day ago shows the activist and star of Thelma & Louise and Dead Man Walking telling a crowd, “Hold Palestine in your heart, pray for the people of Palestine…...
The firing and dropping of two celebrity actors on Tuesday over statements related to the Israel-Hamas conflict have brought into sharper focus the challenges Hollywood faces over one of the most divisive geopolitical issues in years.
Susan Sarandon has been dropped by her agency UTA after statements allegedly made at a pro-Palestinian rally in New York last weekend.
Video footage on TikTok posted one day ago shows the activist and star of Thelma & Louise and Dead Man Walking telling a crowd, “Hold Palestine in your heart, pray for the people of Palestine…...
- 11/21/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Four days after the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks in Israel, WME invited Steve Leder, the rabbi from Wilshire Boulevard Temple, to visit the agency’s Beverly Hills headquarters. He came to provide comfort for employees reeling after the worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Although the event was not mandatory and Leder’s speech was considered secular, several staffers voiced complaints, which made their way to WME co-chairmen Richard Weitz and Christian Muirhead. Instead of caving, WME invited Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt to speak to the agency on Nov. 1. Greenblatt didn’t mince words, according to those in attendance, calling out the Writers Guild of America for refusing to issue a statement after the Hamas attacks.
Across town, the agency’s fiercest rival, CAA, was dealing with a crisis. Maha Dakhil, one of its top agents, had ignited a firestorm with her Instagram posts, including one that said,...
Across town, the agency’s fiercest rival, CAA, was dealing with a crisis. Maha Dakhil, one of its top agents, had ignited a firestorm with her Instagram posts, including one that said,...
- 11/21/2023
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
Rush Hour director Brett Ratner has reportedly immigrated to Israel.
On Tuesday, The Jerusalem Post’s Walla news site reported that Ratner posted to his Instagram Story a clip of an Israeli immigration certificate and national insurance documents. He captioned the clip in Hebrew, “Brett Shai Ratner.”
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Ratner’s company RatPac Entertainment for comment.
The X-Men: The Last Stand filmmaker is friendly with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and last month met with him in New York during Netanyahu’s visit to the United Nations for the 78th General Assembly. Israeli media reports that Ratner and Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz were Netanyahu’s guests during his speech to the General Assembly. On his Instagram, the filmmaker posted a picture of himself with Netanyahu, Sara Netanyahu and Dershowitz.
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On Tuesday, The Jerusalem Post’s Walla news site reported that Ratner posted to his Instagram Story a clip of an Israeli immigration certificate and national insurance documents. He captioned the clip in Hebrew, “Brett Shai Ratner.”
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Ratner’s company RatPac Entertainment for comment.
The X-Men: The Last Stand filmmaker is friendly with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and last month met with him in New York during Netanyahu’s visit to the United Nations for the 78th General Assembly. Israeli media reports that Ratner and Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz were Netanyahu’s guests during his speech to the General Assembly. On his Instagram, the filmmaker posted a picture of himself with Netanyahu, Sara Netanyahu and Dershowitz.
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- 10/4/2023
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Time’s up! Bricks down!” Every year, the season finale of “Lego Masters” is must-see TV. It’s the last chance for the remaining teams to show off their wild creations, wacky builds and eye-popping masterpieces in front of host Will Arnett and Brickmaster judges Amy Corbett and Jamie Berard. The winning duo takes home a Lego trophy and a $100,000 grand prize — not too shabby. If you need a refresher on who won each season, scroll through our photo gallery below for the complete “Lego Masters” winners list, including the runners-up. Fox’s Emmy-nominated reality TV show premiered in 2020 and is based on the British series of the same name, which began in 2017.
- 9/18/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Natalie Portman is weighing on the “reductive” concept of a female gaze onscreen.
Portman, who leads Todd Haynes’ “May December,” told Vanity Fair France (via Variety) that the gender of a filmmaker shouldn’t relate to their movie.
“Female directors should have the same opportunities as their male counterparts,” Portman said. “But the experience of working with a director has to do with the individual and it doesn’t relate to gender.”
The Academy Award winner added that “to say that a female director has a particular gaze is reductive of women’s individuality and points of view.”
She continued that “May December” helmer Haynes, for example, “has an in-depth understanding of human behavior. His female characters are complex and multidimensional.”
Earlier this year, Portman reflected on the legacy of the Time’s Up movement in Hollywood, of which she was a founding member. The organization and social campaign addressed sexual harassment in the workplace,...
Portman, who leads Todd Haynes’ “May December,” told Vanity Fair France (via Variety) that the gender of a filmmaker shouldn’t relate to their movie.
“Female directors should have the same opportunities as their male counterparts,” Portman said. “But the experience of working with a director has to do with the individual and it doesn’t relate to gender.”
The Academy Award winner added that “to say that a female director has a particular gaze is reductive of women’s individuality and points of view.”
She continued that “May December” helmer Haynes, for example, “has an in-depth understanding of human behavior. His female characters are complex and multidimensional.”
Earlier this year, Portman reflected on the legacy of the Time’s Up movement in Hollywood, of which she was a founding member. The organization and social campaign addressed sexual harassment in the workplace,...
- 9/15/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Milwaukee native Lakeyah burst onto the hip-hop scene in 2020 with her breakout hit, "Big Flexher," introducing the world to one of the newest rap girls out of the Midwest. At just 22 years old, Lakeyah has solidified her place as a prominent woman in hip-hop, emerging at a time when rising stars like Latto, GloRilla, Doechii, and others are also putting on for women in hip-hop.
To date, she's released a handful of full-length projects (2020's "Time's Up"; 2021's "In Due Time" and Gangsta Grillz mixtape "My Time"; and 2022's "No Pressure" Pts. 1 and 2) and hit singles, and has even more music on the way. She's also a star on BET+'s "The Impact: Atlanta" reality series, which looks at the lives of top influencers like herself. With that title to her name, Lakeyah has high hopes for her future in hip-hop, as she's still just getting started.
In honor of hip-hop's 50th anniversary,...
To date, she's released a handful of full-length projects (2020's "Time's Up"; 2021's "In Due Time" and Gangsta Grillz mixtape "My Time"; and 2022's "No Pressure" Pts. 1 and 2) and hit singles, and has even more music on the way. She's also a star on BET+'s "The Impact: Atlanta" reality series, which looks at the lives of top influencers like herself. With that title to her name, Lakeyah has high hopes for her future in hip-hop, as she's still just getting started.
In honor of hip-hop's 50th anniversary,...
- 8/4/2023
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
It’s officially Barbenheimer week, so expect the online discourse to be dominated by Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, two of this year’s most hotly anticipated movies. They’re both releasing in theaters this week, and the packed theatrical slate for the week also includes one of this summer’s brand new big screen horror movies.
Here’s all the new horror releasing July 18– July 23, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, a pair of notorious YouTubers make a killer comeback in Screambox Exclusive Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing, which is Now Streaming on Screambox.
The Czech film balances laughs and thrills like Tucker and Dale vs Evil while channeling the absurdity of Dumb and Dumber with a modern twist.
In the film, Shoky and Morthy are best friends and successful YouTubers, but their fame is slowly beginning to fade.
Here’s all the new horror releasing July 18– July 23, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, a pair of notorious YouTubers make a killer comeback in Screambox Exclusive Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing, which is Now Streaming on Screambox.
The Czech film balances laughs and thrills like Tucker and Dale vs Evil while channeling the absurdity of Dumb and Dumber with a modern twist.
In the film, Shoky and Morthy are best friends and successful YouTubers, but their fame is slowly beginning to fade.
- 7/18/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
With an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards to her name, Nicole Kidman is no stranger to winning big, but it's safe to say that her children are her most prized possessions. In 2018, when Kidman took home a Golden Globe Award for best actress in a limited series or TV movie for her role in "Big Little Lies," she gave a moving speech about the power of women in light of the Time's Up movement to end sexual harassment and gender inequality. She also gave a sweet shout-out to her two daughters with husband Keith Urban, Sunday and Faith, joking that they can actually watch her since she won the first award of the night. "This means my daughters are still awake, so, Sunny and Faith, I love you," she said at the time. "I'm bringing this home to you, babies!"
In her speech, Kidman...
In her speech, Kidman...
- 6/5/2023
- by Caitlin Gallagher
- Popsugar.com
Natalie Portman is reflecting on the rise and fall of the Time’s Up movement.
The ticking clock behind the movement, of which Portman was a founding member in 2018, fully “dissipated” and culminated in the CEO exiting in 2021. The Time’s Up movement was based on combating sexual harassment in the workplace. Portman opened up about the “mistakes” made leading the non-profit in a Hollywood Reporter cover story.
“It was really, really heartbreaking that Time’s Up dissipated the way it did. I think a lot of people made mistakes, but mistakes are deadly for activism,” Portman said. “You have to be so perfect in order to demand the change that you want to see, and I don’t know, maybe acknowledging all our imperfection as humans and saying that people can do something wrong and also be good at something else, having a little bit more shades of gray...
The ticking clock behind the movement, of which Portman was a founding member in 2018, fully “dissipated” and culminated in the CEO exiting in 2021. The Time’s Up movement was based on combating sexual harassment in the workplace. Portman opened up about the “mistakes” made leading the non-profit in a Hollywood Reporter cover story.
“It was really, really heartbreaking that Time’s Up dissipated the way it did. I think a lot of people made mistakes, but mistakes are deadly for activism,” Portman said. “You have to be so perfect in order to demand the change that you want to see, and I don’t know, maybe acknowledging all our imperfection as humans and saying that people can do something wrong and also be good at something else, having a little bit more shades of gray...
- 5/10/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Macabre Mountain welcomes genre actor, Denny Nolan who will be playing the role of Mayor Carl in this upcoming horror movie. Denny Nolan is well known for an array of roles including his work on Death Count, Night of the Tommyknockers, and Bridge of the Doomed.
Synopsis:
Follows a troubled law enforcement agent who discovers more than he ever imagined and his world gets turned upside down after traveling to West Virginia.
Denny is working with an incredible cast that includes Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Dave Sheridan (Scary Movie), Hannah Fierman (V/H/S), and Robert Allen Mukes among others. Xander Goldman and Felissa Rose are Executive Producers
The character, Mayor Carl loves money and is as corrupt as they come. He will cut corners and risk people’s safety as long as his bank account grows.
Denny can also be seen in Bermuda Island, Appetite for Sin, Martingale, Clown Motel 2,...
Synopsis:
Follows a troubled law enforcement agent who discovers more than he ever imagined and his world gets turned upside down after traveling to West Virginia.
Denny is working with an incredible cast that includes Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Dave Sheridan (Scary Movie), Hannah Fierman (V/H/S), and Robert Allen Mukes among others. Xander Goldman and Felissa Rose are Executive Producers
The character, Mayor Carl loves money and is as corrupt as they come. He will cut corners and risk people’s safety as long as his bank account grows.
Denny can also be seen in Bermuda Island, Appetite for Sin, Martingale, Clown Motel 2,...
- 4/15/2023
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
With Women’s History Month well underway, Variety asked female leaders in Hollywood a simple question: Are we better off today than we were five years ago? More pointedly, how many gains have there really been in the battle for gender equality since the industry’s great #MeToo reckoning – and what is the outlook for further change?
Lately, there have been mixed signals: Time’s Up faded away in January after a series of missteps, and high-profile female Oscar contenders ended up empty handed once again in traditionally male-dominated categories earlier this month. Harvey Weinstein is in jail but new reports of sexual misconduct by other men in positions of authority continue to pop up with unsettling frequency. Recent academic studies have not given those fighting for gender equality much to cheer about either.
Women’s advocates surveyed by Variety concede that progress appears to have slowed recently but insist there is no need to despair.
Lately, there have been mixed signals: Time’s Up faded away in January after a series of missteps, and high-profile female Oscar contenders ended up empty handed once again in traditionally male-dominated categories earlier this month. Harvey Weinstein is in jail but new reports of sexual misconduct by other men in positions of authority continue to pop up with unsettling frequency. Recent academic studies have not given those fighting for gender equality much to cheer about either.
Women’s advocates surveyed by Variety concede that progress appears to have slowed recently but insist there is no need to despair.
- 3/28/2023
- by Diane Garrett
- Variety Film + TV
[Spoiler Alert: Spoilers ahead for Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 3’s “Compromise.”
Peacock’s Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 3 picks up with Carlton feeling pressured to lead the students in a protest for the firing of Mrs. Hughes after the teacher broke school rules by giving Ashley unapproved reading material and assignments. Additionally, Hilary continues to have difficulty working with Ivy as she attempts to secure a partnership for their influencer house.
‘Bel-Air’ Season 2 Episode 3 soundtrack
Vodka Gravas – “We Winnin’” featuring Wordsworth
Intro song that plays as Will talks to his teammate
Kateel – “Different Problems”
The song that plays as Will talks to Lisa
4Vr – “Guilty”
The song that plays after Carlton talks to his teacher
The dynamic duo, in full effect. #BelAirPeacock pic.twitter.com/0KonyXV1yc
— Bel-Air on Peacock (@BelAirPeacock) March 10, 2023
Jass – “Grow”
The song that plays as Yazmin and Carlton nearly kiss
Ivy States and Janaé E. – “Money Money”
The song that plays as Hilary gives...
Peacock’s Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 3 picks up with Carlton feeling pressured to lead the students in a protest for the firing of Mrs. Hughes after the teacher broke school rules by giving Ashley unapproved reading material and assignments. Additionally, Hilary continues to have difficulty working with Ivy as she attempts to secure a partnership for their influencer house.
‘Bel-Air’ Season 2 Episode 3 soundtrack
Vodka Gravas – “We Winnin’” featuring Wordsworth
Intro song that plays as Will talks to his teammate
Kateel – “Different Problems”
The song that plays as Will talks to Lisa
4Vr – “Guilty”
The song that plays after Carlton talks to his teacher
The dynamic duo, in full effect. #BelAirPeacock pic.twitter.com/0KonyXV1yc
— Bel-Air on Peacock (@BelAirPeacock) March 10, 2023
Jass – “Grow”
The song that plays as Yazmin and Carlton nearly kiss
Ivy States and Janaé E. – “Money Money”
The song that plays as Hilary gives...
- 3/10/2023
- by Tamara Grant
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
I wish I was more surprised by the absence of women in the best director category at the Academy Awards nominations that were announced on Jan. 24. Just a quick reminder: only seven women have ever been nominated for best director (Jane Campion has been nominated twice), and three have taken home the award, the first being Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker in 2010. So, as disappointing as it is not to see any women directors up for the most high profile honor in their industry, it’s not exactly shocking.
My initiative, Women and Hollywood, has been on the frontlines of the fight for gender equality and inclusion in Hollywood and the global film industry for the last 15 years. In the early days, I traversed the globe with a simple PowerPoint lambasting the tired tropes that were foundational in Hollywood – women couldn’t direct big budget movies, teen boys were the dominant audience,...
My initiative, Women and Hollywood, has been on the frontlines of the fight for gender equality and inclusion in Hollywood and the global film industry for the last 15 years. In the early days, I traversed the globe with a simple PowerPoint lambasting the tired tropes that were foundational in Hollywood – women couldn’t direct big budget movies, teen boys were the dominant audience,...
- 2/1/2023
- by Melissa Silverstein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Golden Globe Awards are back, at least for now. NBC and Dick Clark Productions announced on Sept. 20 the forthcoming return of the award show in honor of its 80th anniversary in 2023. The show was previously on hiatus following mounting criticism over the lack of diversity in its voting body, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). This tepid comeback is part of a one-year agreement with NBC, allowing the Golden Globes to air elsewhere in the future.
Frances Berwick, the chairman of entertainment networks at NBCUniversal, recognized the HFPA's "commitment to ongoing change" in a press release. Dick Clark Productions President Adam Stotsky said, "We have seen first-hand the dedication of the HFPA as it continues to modernize and act on its important mission."
As the general award-show circuit faces ongoing scrutiny, the Los Angeles Times published an exposé in 2021 detailing "ethical lapses" within the HFPA. Perhaps most horrifying, it...
Frances Berwick, the chairman of entertainment networks at NBCUniversal, recognized the HFPA's "commitment to ongoing change" in a press release. Dick Clark Productions President Adam Stotsky said, "We have seen first-hand the dedication of the HFPA as it continues to modernize and act on its important mission."
As the general award-show circuit faces ongoing scrutiny, the Los Angeles Times published an exposé in 2021 detailing "ethical lapses" within the HFPA. Perhaps most horrifying, it...
- 9/20/2022
- by Kelsey Garcia
- Popsugar.com
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The Independent Spirit Awards were the latest Hollywood voting body to go genderless with its awards, announcing on Aug. 23 that the best lead actress and best supporting actress awards were being retired forever.
Instead, there will be only “best lead performance” and “best supporting performance” awards handed out to a gender-diverse pool of 10 nominees in film and scripted series categories at the ceremony, scheduled for March 4, 2023.
To make up for the two eliminated categories, a new category, honoring a “breakthrough performance in film,” was added — for a total of seven total acting awards presented, down from eight previously.
This move follows similar ones made previously by the Grammys (which went genderless in 2012) and the Gotham Awards, which made a similar move in 2021.
“It’s something we’ve been discussing for a while,” says Josh Welsh, president of Film Independent, which mounts the Independent Spirit Awards.
The Independent Spirit Awards were the latest Hollywood voting body to go genderless with its awards, announcing on Aug. 23 that the best lead actress and best supporting actress awards were being retired forever.
Instead, there will be only “best lead performance” and “best supporting performance” awards handed out to a gender-diverse pool of 10 nominees in film and scripted series categories at the ceremony, scheduled for March 4, 2023.
To make up for the two eliminated categories, a new category, honoring a “breakthrough performance in film,” was added — for a total of seven total acting awards presented, down from eight previously.
This move follows similar ones made previously by the Grammys (which went genderless in 2012) and the Gotham Awards, which made a similar move in 2021.
“It’s something we’ve been discussing for a while,” says Josh Welsh, president of Film Independent, which mounts the Independent Spirit Awards.
- 8/30/2022
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The BBC is under fire for Director General Tim Davie’s alleged involvement in blocking the appointment of prominent diversity champion Marcus Ryder, with a growing chorus of industry voices declaring that campaigning for racial equality shouldn’t be viewed as an impartiality issue.
In an open letter to BBC chairman Richard Sharp, published on Wednesday, a body of journalists, producers and freelancers of color have asked for reassurance that “advocating for our industry to be more diverse will not disadvantage or block people from being employed by the BBC” and will instead be seen as a positive attribute that’s in line with the corporation’s values.
The letter was spearheaded by Angela Ferreira, managing director of Douglas Road Productions, a Banijay-backed production company helmed by actor Lenny Henry, who is a close collaborator of Ryder’s. It has so far been signed by Henry, journalists Afua Hirsch and Gary Younge,...
In an open letter to BBC chairman Richard Sharp, published on Wednesday, a body of journalists, producers and freelancers of color have asked for reassurance that “advocating for our industry to be more diverse will not disadvantage or block people from being employed by the BBC” and will instead be seen as a positive attribute that’s in line with the corporation’s values.
The letter was spearheaded by Angela Ferreira, managing director of Douglas Road Productions, a Banijay-backed production company helmed by actor Lenny Henry, who is a close collaborator of Ryder’s. It has so far been signed by Henry, journalists Afua Hirsch and Gary Younge,...
- 10/20/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The Television Academy Foundation named two new members to its board of directors: Nne Ebong, vice president of overall deals for series at Netflix, and Jamila Hunter, executive vice president of programming and development at Freeform. Both have been elected to three-year terms.
At Netflix, Ebong leads the development of original series under creative partnerships with Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland, Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions and others. She joined Netflix after serving as creative lead at film and television studio Wiip, where she developed and produced projects for cable, streaming and the international marketplace. Her projects at Wiip included HBO’s “The White House Plumbers” and Amazon’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” Ebong also developed series such as “Scandal,” “How to Get Away with Murder,” and “American Crime” while heading drama development for ABC Studios from 2013 to 2018.
Ebong’s humanitarian work includes being a “big sister” through...
At Netflix, Ebong leads the development of original series under creative partnerships with Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland, Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions and others. She joined Netflix after serving as creative lead at film and television studio Wiip, where she developed and produced projects for cable, streaming and the international marketplace. Her projects at Wiip included HBO’s “The White House Plumbers” and Amazon’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” Ebong also developed series such as “Scandal,” “How to Get Away with Murder,” and “American Crime” while heading drama development for ABC Studios from 2013 to 2018.
Ebong’s humanitarian work includes being a “big sister” through...
- 10/15/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
IndieWire turns 25 this year. To mark the occasion, we’re running a series of essays about the future of everything we cover.
At the time, the reaction was swift: just three months after Hollywood super-producer Harvey Weinstein was first accused of a litany of acts of sexual abuse and harassment in what would become a Pulitzer Prize-winning expose from The New York Times and The New Yorker, the industry snapped to attention.
After innumerable other allegations against Weinstein and dozens of other Hollywood bigwigs, 300 of the industry’s biggest names joined together to create Time’s Up, an initiative created “to fight sexual harassment in Hollywood and beyond.” Such aims soon evolved to include broader questions about how to address issues relating to parity, safety, inclusion, and equity. New organizations came into existence and set timelines for instituting permanent changes to the industry. Conversations about these issues fueled all manner of panels,...
At the time, the reaction was swift: just three months after Hollywood super-producer Harvey Weinstein was first accused of a litany of acts of sexual abuse and harassment in what would become a Pulitzer Prize-winning expose from The New York Times and The New Yorker, the industry snapped to attention.
After innumerable other allegations against Weinstein and dozens of other Hollywood bigwigs, 300 of the industry’s biggest names joined together to create Time’s Up, an initiative created “to fight sexual harassment in Hollywood and beyond.” Such aims soon evolved to include broader questions about how to address issues relating to parity, safety, inclusion, and equity. New organizations came into existence and set timelines for instituting permanent changes to the industry. Conversations about these issues fueled all manner of panels,...
- 10/15/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Update, 7:24 Pm Pt: Chris Cuomo hosted his CNN show Cuomo Primetime without addressing the New York Times essay by former producer Shelley Ross, who described a 2005 incident in which she said he touched her inappropriately. At the time, Cuomo and Ross had been working at ABC News.
Cuomo instead devoted the hour to reports on the Arizona election audit, the Gabrielle Petito case and The View. The show also did a segment on the missing person case of Daniel Robinson, an African American man who went missing in Arizona. The focus on the Petito case has generated some media criticism for the lack of attention paid to missing person cases involving people of color.
At the end of his show, Cuomo addressed that criticism. “The good news is that momentum of Petito has allowed us to put lights … because look, we’re not America’s Most Wanted. We don...
Cuomo instead devoted the hour to reports on the Arizona election audit, the Gabrielle Petito case and The View. The show also did a segment on the missing person case of Daniel Robinson, an African American man who went missing in Arizona. The focus on the Petito case has generated some media criticism for the lack of attention paid to missing person cases involving people of color.
At the end of his show, Cuomo addressed that criticism. “The good news is that momentum of Petito has allowed us to put lights … because look, we’re not America’s Most Wanted. We don...
- 9/25/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we’ll shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to Swedish Film Institute CEO Anna Serner, who is stepping down after 10 years in the role. Serner has been hugely influential in tackling inequality for women in the film industry and is known for her trailblazing gender parity initiative “50/50 by 2020.” Here, Serner reflects on her tenure and why small steps forward can equate to big change.
Long before #MeToo was a trending hashtag or Time’s Up existed as an organization, Swedish Film Institute head Anna Serner was busy serving her own local film industry a tall order of reform in the gender parity space.
The Stockholm-born exec, who became CEO of the state-backed film promotional and funding body in 2011, was appalled when she came into...
Long before #MeToo was a trending hashtag or Time’s Up existed as an organization, Swedish Film Institute head Anna Serner was busy serving her own local film industry a tall order of reform in the gender parity space.
The Stockholm-born exec, who became CEO of the state-backed film promotional and funding body in 2011, was appalled when she came into...
- 9/15/2021
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Time’s Up came to an abrupt end this holiday weekend. The group may still have money in the bank. There are still useful programs in place to help survivors of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. But with the resignation of virtually the entire Time’s Up board of directors — including showrunner Shonda Rimes, producer Katie McGrath, lawyer Nina Shaw, actress Eva Longoria and political mover-and-shaker Hilary Rosen — the idea that a group of powerful Hollywood women, united in their purpose to protect women from all walks of life from a pervasive culture of sexual predation, has died. As yet another nail in the coffin, on Sunday Shaw dissolved the group’s Global Leadership Board, sending members an email that read: “There is no need for your individual resignations, as the group no longer exists. We will also be removing the Global Leadership group from the Time’s Up Website,...
- 9/6/2021
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
Just over a week after Tina Tchen resigned as the CEO of Time’s Up, the besieged gender equity group has now seen a vast portion of its board of directors exit — willingly.
“Time’s Up is ready for new leadership, and we want to move forcefully toward its new iteration,” said exiting board members Shonda Rhimes, Eva Longoria, Jurnee Smollett, Christy Haubegger, Hilary Rosen, Michelle Kydd, Katie McGrath and interim board chair and super lawyer Nina Shaw in a statement posted online today.
“We have strong faith in the talent and dedication of our interim CEO Monifa Bandele as a leader,” they added. See full statement from exiting Time’s Up board members below.
The exiting board members are all resigning their positions by their own choice, we hear. However, it can’t go without notice that this latest move comes as Time’s Up is trying to regain traction...
“Time’s Up is ready for new leadership, and we want to move forcefully toward its new iteration,” said exiting board members Shonda Rhimes, Eva Longoria, Jurnee Smollett, Christy Haubegger, Hilary Rosen, Michelle Kydd, Katie McGrath and interim board chair and super lawyer Nina Shaw in a statement posted online today.
“We have strong faith in the talent and dedication of our interim CEO Monifa Bandele as a leader,” they added. See full statement from exiting Time’s Up board members below.
The exiting board members are all resigning their positions by their own choice, we hear. However, it can’t go without notice that this latest move comes as Time’s Up is trying to regain traction...
- 9/4/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
First, a reality check: We are living in a state of social and sexual angst, and nothing can be written about it without further raising the tension level. Everyone seems permanently pissed off.
I find myself thus avoiding these topics, but certain mundane questions still nag at me. Who actually takes the time to dredge up decrepit podcasts or idiot tweets? Where do you find them? Every once in a while I dimly remember some faux pas from the past – some involving onetime colleagues – but I try to forget them, not relive them. Ok, that might be a character flaw (see below).
Kevin Hart famously compared public apologies to peeling an onion – you keep peeling and crying but no one notices. Hart’s remark was prompted by publication of old tweets that effectively banished him as a potential Oscar host, an experience now re-enacted by Mike Richards, newly expelled from...
I find myself thus avoiding these topics, but certain mundane questions still nag at me. Who actually takes the time to dredge up decrepit podcasts or idiot tweets? Where do you find them? Every once in a while I dimly remember some faux pas from the past – some involving onetime colleagues – but I try to forget them, not relive them. Ok, that might be a character flaw (see below).
Kevin Hart famously compared public apologies to peeling an onion – you keep peeling and crying but no one notices. Hart’s remark was prompted by publication of old tweets that effectively banished him as a potential Oscar host, an experience now re-enacted by Mike Richards, newly expelled from...
- 8/27/2021
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
Three and a half years into Time’s Up’s short lifespan, the nonprofit is making more of a case for why it might not be able to achieve its goals rather than becoming a victory for women seeking safer workplaces.
It’s clear the organization started with good intentions. Springing out of the immediate chaos, confusion and fury of Harvey Weinstein’s storied history of sexual assault finally coming to light, Time’s Up represented the widespread urgency among women in the entertainment industry to do something — anything — to improve how it functions. The original founding statement, drafted in early 2018, is signed by over 300 women from across entertainment, representing some of the sector’s most powerful players. At the time, the organization was also leaderless, both because it was brand new and because it perhaps felt more unified, or at least more democratic, to present a front in which every...
It’s clear the organization started with good intentions. Springing out of the immediate chaos, confusion and fury of Harvey Weinstein’s storied history of sexual assault finally coming to light, Time’s Up represented the widespread urgency among women in the entertainment industry to do something — anything — to improve how it functions. The original founding statement, drafted in early 2018, is signed by over 300 women from across entertainment, representing some of the sector’s most powerful players. At the time, the organization was also leaderless, both because it was brand new and because it perhaps felt more unified, or at least more democratic, to present a front in which every...
- 8/27/2021
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
After a month of brutal headlines, Time’s Up CEO Tina Tchen resigned on Thursday, leaving behind deep questions about the organization’s mission and values and whether it can continue in its current form.
Tchen, a former corporate attorney who served as Michelle Obama’s chief of staff, pursued a theory of change that relied on cozy relationships with powerful figures. The organization’s board — mostly powerful people in their own right — will now have to decide whether that’s still the right way to serve the #MeToo movement.
“They need to ask themselves as an organization who they are,” said Elizabeth Searing, a professor of nonprofit management at the University of Texas at Dallas. “It’s important to remember that this isn’t the movement. Sometimes it’s the right thing to let a nonprofit die because it’s the right thing for the movement.”
Time’s Up faced withering scrutiny following the Aug.
Tchen, a former corporate attorney who served as Michelle Obama’s chief of staff, pursued a theory of change that relied on cozy relationships with powerful figures. The organization’s board — mostly powerful people in their own right — will now have to decide whether that’s still the right way to serve the #MeToo movement.
“They need to ask themselves as an organization who they are,” said Elizabeth Searing, a professor of nonprofit management at the University of Texas at Dallas. “It’s important to remember that this isn’t the movement. Sometimes it’s the right thing to let a nonprofit die because it’s the right thing for the movement.”
Time’s Up faced withering scrutiny following the Aug.
- 8/27/2021
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Tina Tchen, the former chief of staff for Michelle Obama who became president and CEO of Time’s Up Now and the Time’s Up Foundation, has stepped down from the women’s advocacy group.
Tchen’s resignation comes amid a time of crisis for the organization, which was founded in January 2018 by Hollywood A-listers and Washington power players on the promise of supporting women against sexual harassment.
But in recent months, Time’s Up committed a series of unforced errors, which culminated in a public reckoning about its own purpose. Tchen and other Time’s Up staffers became involved in the handling of the sexual harassment allegations against former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, and after their connections with Cuomo and others in his administration were uncovered, the controversy raised questions about whether a group that’s meant to protect victims had been compromised by its access to power.
And...
Tchen’s resignation comes amid a time of crisis for the organization, which was founded in January 2018 by Hollywood A-listers and Washington power players on the promise of supporting women against sexual harassment.
But in recent months, Time’s Up committed a series of unforced errors, which culminated in a public reckoning about its own purpose. Tchen and other Time’s Up staffers became involved in the handling of the sexual harassment allegations against former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, and after their connections with Cuomo and others in his administration were uncovered, the controversy raised questions about whether a group that’s meant to protect victims had been compromised by its access to power.
And...
- 8/26/2021
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister and Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Time’s Up, the women’s organization started by Hollywood A-listers that has recently been shrouded in controversy, reportedly decided against publicly supporting the first accuser of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
According to a new report by the Washington Post, leaders within Time’s Up worked closely with Cuomo’s office when his first sexual harassment accuser, Lindsey Boylan, came forward.
The exposé goes into great detail, providing alleged text messages from December 2020, when the Cuomo accusations first hit, between the organization’s leaders, including embattled president and CEO Tina Tchen, who reportedly told her staff to “stand down” on releasing a public statement in support of Boylan.
Variety has not authorized the validity of the text messages printed in the Washington Post’s report. Time’s Up did not respond to Variety‘s requests for comment on Wednesday night.
However, the board of Time’s Up released a statement to the Post,...
According to a new report by the Washington Post, leaders within Time’s Up worked closely with Cuomo’s office when his first sexual harassment accuser, Lindsey Boylan, came forward.
The exposé goes into great detail, providing alleged text messages from December 2020, when the Cuomo accusations first hit, between the organization’s leaders, including embattled president and CEO Tina Tchen, who reportedly told her staff to “stand down” on releasing a public statement in support of Boylan.
Variety has not authorized the validity of the text messages printed in the Washington Post’s report. Time’s Up did not respond to Variety‘s requests for comment on Wednesday night.
However, the board of Time’s Up released a statement to the Post,...
- 8/26/2021
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister and Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Time’s Up president and CEO Tina Tchen said Monday that it’s not her “intention” to resign from her post after a New York Times story over the weekend reported “turmoil” at the organization.
Tchen on Monday met with other Time’s Up leaders and founding members to discuss some of the changes ahead in order to address the recent controversy, but said after the meeting that she was still committed to leading the group and that she further has the support of others within the organization.
“It’s not my intention to resign as President and CEO of Time’s Up,” Tchen told Deadline Monday. “I still deeply believe in the vision and the mission of the organization and am committed to doing the work to be the leader the organization and our communities need and deserve.”
A representative for Time’s Up did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Tchen on Monday met with other Time’s Up leaders and founding members to discuss some of the changes ahead in order to address the recent controversy, but said after the meeting that she was still committed to leading the group and that she further has the support of others within the organization.
“It’s not my intention to resign as President and CEO of Time’s Up,” Tchen told Deadline Monday. “I still deeply believe in the vision and the mission of the organization and am committed to doing the work to be the leader the organization and our communities need and deserve.”
A representative for Time’s Up did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
- 8/23/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Tina Tchen says she’s keeping her CEO gig, but change is coming to Time’s Up.
A sometimes-heated set of virtual meetings today with the chagrined gender equity group’s global leadership and founding signatories concluded without the public calls for Tchen to step down or step aside that Deadline reported yesterday.
“It isn’t the time,” one participant on the calls said, citing the extensive amends the Time’s Up President and CEO offered up, along with proposals on how to get the organization back on track after “mission creep” concerns and a series of public and institutional falterings. “We want to see how this pans out before taking matters further,” the participant added of a leadership challenge to Tchen, who has been in the job for almost two years.
“t’s not my intention to resign as President and CEO of Time’s Up,” Tchen told Deadline Monday after the meetings concluded.
A sometimes-heated set of virtual meetings today with the chagrined gender equity group’s global leadership and founding signatories concluded without the public calls for Tchen to step down or step aside that Deadline reported yesterday.
“It isn’t the time,” one participant on the calls said, citing the extensive amends the Time’s Up President and CEO offered up, along with proposals on how to get the organization back on track after “mission creep” concerns and a series of public and institutional falterings. “We want to see how this pans out before taking matters further,” the participant added of a leadership challenge to Tchen, who has been in the job for almost two years.
“t’s not my intention to resign as President and CEO of Time’s Up,” Tchen told Deadline Monday after the meetings concluded.
- 8/23/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Shonda Rhimes says she’s “exhausted” by the worsening Time’s Up crisis in a new report published by the New York Times Saturday about conflicts of interest within the organization founded at the height of the #MeToo movement to support workers who had experienced sexual harassment on the job.
“The fact that Time’s Up has become viewed as a receptacle for and the focus of men trying to cover up their obscene behaviors is exhausting to me,” Rhimes, a co-founder of the organization, said in a statement to the Times. “Saving men, especially predatory men, is not on Time’s Up agenda.”
According to the Times, some board members “are privately questioning” whether the organization will survive following the reveal that several top Time’s Up leaders had advised New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he faced multiple sexual harassment accusations that led to to his abrupt resignation earlier this month.
“The fact that Time’s Up has become viewed as a receptacle for and the focus of men trying to cover up their obscene behaviors is exhausting to me,” Rhimes, a co-founder of the organization, said in a statement to the Times. “Saving men, especially predatory men, is not on Time’s Up agenda.”
According to the Times, some board members “are privately questioning” whether the organization will survive following the reveal that several top Time’s Up leaders had advised New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he faced multiple sexual harassment accusations that led to to his abrupt resignation earlier this month.
- 8/21/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the embattled organization behind the Golden Globe Awards, has passed a sweeping set of reforms that it hopes will appease those who have effectively boycotted the organization in the aftermath of a Feb. 21 Los Angeles Times exposé about the organization’s demographics and conduct.
Time’s Up and a coalition of more than 100 PR firms on both sides of the Atlantic led a pressure-campaign that resulted in talent, studios and networks saying they would not work with the HFPA until meaningful change was enacted. And NBC, the HFPA’s longtime broadcasting partner on the Globes, said ...
Time’s Up and a coalition of more than 100 PR firms on both sides of the Atlantic led a pressure-campaign that resulted in talent, studios and networks saying they would not work with the HFPA until meaningful change was enacted. And NBC, the HFPA’s longtime broadcasting partner on the Globes, said ...
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the embattled organization behind the Golden Globe Awards, has passed a sweeping set of reforms that it hopes will appease those who have effectively boycotted the organization in the aftermath of a Feb. 21 Los Angeles Times exposé about the organization’s demographics and conduct.
Time’s Up and a coalition of more than 100 PR firms on both sides of the Atlantic led a pressure-campaign that resulted in talent, studios and networks saying they would not work with the HFPA until meaningful change was enacted. And NBC, the HFPA’s longtime broadcasting partner on the Globes, said ...
Time’s Up and a coalition of more than 100 PR firms on both sides of the Atlantic led a pressure-campaign that resulted in talent, studios and networks saying they would not work with the HFPA until meaningful change was enacted. And NBC, the HFPA’s longtime broadcasting partner on the Globes, said ...
“Mayday,” which took its first European bow at the Rotterdam Film Festival this week after premiering at Sundance, is the debut feature of U.S. writer/director Karen Cinorre.
The film tells the tale of oppressed young waitress Ana working at a wedding, who falls through an oven into a female-dominated utopia.
The character then joins group of seemingly like-minded soldiers who are involved in a Siren-like mission to lure male soldiers to their deaths via fake mayday calls.
The feature is one of a number of films vying for this year’s Tiger Award at Rotterdam exploring female self-realization and shares similar revenge fantasy themes to fellow Sundance breakout, Emma Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman.”
While Cinorre’s original script for the film pre-dates both the #MeToo and “Time’s Up” movements, she remains hopeful that these events have created “a new openness” that has meant films like hers are more likely to get made.
The film tells the tale of oppressed young waitress Ana working at a wedding, who falls through an oven into a female-dominated utopia.
The character then joins group of seemingly like-minded soldiers who are involved in a Siren-like mission to lure male soldiers to their deaths via fake mayday calls.
The feature is one of a number of films vying for this year’s Tiger Award at Rotterdam exploring female self-realization and shares similar revenge fantasy themes to fellow Sundance breakout, Emma Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman.”
While Cinorre’s original script for the film pre-dates both the #MeToo and “Time’s Up” movements, she remains hopeful that these events have created “a new openness” that has meant films like hers are more likely to get made.
- 2/6/2021
- by Ann-Marie Corvin
- Variety Film + TV
PBS’ American Masters documentary “How It Feels to Be Free” – which counts Alicia Keys among its roster of exec producers – salutes the careers of six Black female entertainers who used their celebrity to promote civil rights and challenge racists stereotypes.
The documentary – which premieres today on PBS and is set to become a market priority for its distributor Fremantle at NATPE this week – is directed by Yoruba Richen.
A Yap Films production in association with Itvs, Chicken & Egg pictures and Documentary Channel in Canada, it celebrates the careers of Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier.
While its premiere may seem timely in the wake of the Time’s Up and Black Lives Matters movements, PBS and Itvs first came on board five years ago – it just took years to raise the necessary finance, according to Richen.
It was only when two of the film...
The documentary – which premieres today on PBS and is set to become a market priority for its distributor Fremantle at NATPE this week – is directed by Yoruba Richen.
A Yap Films production in association with Itvs, Chicken & Egg pictures and Documentary Channel in Canada, it celebrates the careers of Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier.
While its premiere may seem timely in the wake of the Time’s Up and Black Lives Matters movements, PBS and Itvs first came on board five years ago – it just took years to raise the necessary finance, according to Richen.
It was only when two of the film...
- 1/18/2021
- by Ann-Marie Corvin
- Variety Film + TV
Charles D. King’s Macro announced three promotions at the multi-platform media company. Greta Talia Fuentes and Mark R. Wright have been upped to directors of development in the film division, tasked with shepherding a slate of film projects from development through production, while Caryn Lawson has been named chief of staff, focusing on strategic business initiatives for the company.
“Greta, Mark and Caryn have been such star members of the Macro team since they joined the company, and I’m excited to see them develop into the outstanding executives that they are,” King said. “I look forward to continuing to build and grow with them.”
Since its launch in 2015, Macro — which features a film division, television studio, talent and influence management divisions, a representation firm, a branding and creative agency and a venture firm — has focused on promoting and representing the voices of Black, Indigenous and people of color...
“Greta, Mark and Caryn have been such star members of the Macro team since they joined the company, and I’m excited to see them develop into the outstanding executives that they are,” King said. “I look forward to continuing to build and grow with them.”
Since its launch in 2015, Macro — which features a film division, television studio, talent and influence management divisions, a representation firm, a branding and creative agency and a venture firm — has focused on promoting and representing the voices of Black, Indigenous and people of color...
- 11/23/2020
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
#MeToo. #TimesUp. Now #NotDone?
A new documentary from first-time director Sara Wolitzky, titled “Not Done: Women Remaking America,” looks back on the last few years of advancements in the women’s movement. Premiering on Oct. 27 on PBS, just days ahead of the 2020 presidential election, the project feels both perfectly timed and also like it may just be the start of another wave of the movement.
“We’re living through another of these major chapters of feminist organizing and people being back in the streets and huge shifts in public consciousness,” Wolitzky tells Variety. “It felt like a good moment, but in some ways we can only scratch the surface. There’s always a lot more, both in terms of what happens next but also even in terms of looking more closely at the stuff that’s just happened. There are definitely pieces [within ‘Not Done’] that we could have done a whole film on.
A new documentary from first-time director Sara Wolitzky, titled “Not Done: Women Remaking America,” looks back on the last few years of advancements in the women’s movement. Premiering on Oct. 27 on PBS, just days ahead of the 2020 presidential election, the project feels both perfectly timed and also like it may just be the start of another wave of the movement.
“We’re living through another of these major chapters of feminist organizing and people being back in the streets and huge shifts in public consciousness,” Wolitzky tells Variety. “It felt like a good moment, but in some ways we can only scratch the surface. There’s always a lot more, both in terms of what happens next but also even in terms of looking more closely at the stuff that’s just happened. There are definitely pieces [within ‘Not Done’] that we could have done a whole film on.
- 10/27/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Amid a year of the entertainment industry — and the nation as a whole — reckoning with the way it approaches issue of racial representation and gender parity, ViacomCBS is kicking off its annual inclusion week with an eye toward tackling those issues head on.
This year it will do so as an enlarged company following the merger of Viacom and CBS, and in a newly virtual environment due to the ongoing pandemic. The company’s inclusion week is a continuation of a similar event that first took place in the U.K. three years ago.
“This year, our goals are to continue this cadence of intentionality around demonstrate through our employees, our commitment to championing a culture that’s diverse, inclusive, and that actually creates a sense of belonging for them,” Marva Smalls, ViacomCBS’ global head of inclusion, told Variety.
“We also see it as a way of establishing a competitive...
This year it will do so as an enlarged company following the merger of Viacom and CBS, and in a newly virtual environment due to the ongoing pandemic. The company’s inclusion week is a continuation of a similar event that first took place in the U.K. three years ago.
“This year, our goals are to continue this cadence of intentionality around demonstrate through our employees, our commitment to championing a culture that’s diverse, inclusive, and that actually creates a sense of belonging for them,” Marva Smalls, ViacomCBS’ global head of inclusion, told Variety.
“We also see it as a way of establishing a competitive...
- 9/29/2020
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
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- 9/13/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Florence Pugh, Shia Labeouf and Chris Pine had recently been set to star in Olivia Wilde‘s (Booksmart) thriller Don’t Worry Darling, but we’ve learned today that Labeouf is out. Taking his place? Via Deadline, Dunkirk actor Harry Styles. Last year, Wilde signed on to both direct and star in Don’t Worry Darling, a “Time’s Up era” thriller that […]...
- 9/11/2020
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
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