Check out the latest interview with writer/producer/actor Lisa Brenner for her film One Big Happy Family. And you get to see Linda Lavin's last film role. In AMC theatres on October 3 womenandhollywood.substack.com/p/one-big-ha...

"With exceptions like Great Gerwig and a precious few others in recent years, women are still not getting directing gigs on large budget films..." Female Directors Were Shut Out From Directing Summer Blockbusters: ‘The U.S. Senate is More Progressive Than Hollywood’ variety.com/2025/film/ne...

So far two movies today directed by women that deal with therapy and motherhood. If I Had Legs, I’d kick you and A Private Life. Rose Byrne goes THERE intensely in the first. What a performance. Jodie Foster shines in ways we haven’t seen her in years in the second. #tiff50

This will be so good Jeffrey Wright & Octavia Spencer Set For Chinonye Chukwu & Tony Kushner’s ‘Death Of A Salesman’ At Focus Features And Amblin deadline.com/2025/08/jeff...

Trailers don't usually get me, but this one did. I'm looking forward to the directorial debut of Scarlett Johansson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6l...

Laura Mulvey To Receive BFI Fellowship It's 50th anniversary Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema which is the seminal piece on the male gaze. It basically started feminist film theory. She is a legend. deadline.com/2025/08/laur...

A24 roll continues. Saw Sorry, Baby last night. What a movie. May be the best movie that deals with the post #metoo era. Not a false note. Extraordinary performances and writing. Eva Victor is a multi-hyphenate star. The real deal. Coming next is this. Looks stellar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywFD...

This fucking headline from the latest @inclusionists.bsky.social report. DEI IS DOA: HOLLYWOOD’S LACK OF PROGRESS TOWARD INCLUSION I have a feeling this is just the beginning. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii-popular-films-2024-08-02.pdf

Looks like I have to start counting again. Here goes. Full main slate of New York Film Festival released. Opening, Centerpiece and Closing are all directed by men. Out of 34 films on the main slate, 9 are directed by women. That's about 38%. None are directed by Black women.

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Been a fan of Megan Griffiths since the early days of Women and Hollywood. Here's her latest, Year of the Fox. womenandhollywood.substack.com/p/year-of-th...

A great filmmaker Icarus Acquires Jasmila Žbanić’s ‘Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny’ Doc For North American Distribution deadline.com/2025/07/icar...

I am so here for this: www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/ar...

Check out this doc on the first woman in space and the price she and her partner paid for homophobia. womenandhollywood.substack.com/p/sally

As today is the 3rd anniversary of Roe v Wade being overturned, I want to give a shout out to all the people who work in the abortion movement. Those who mostly all toil in anonymity to help women and pregnant people stay safe and allow them to control their own bodies. We all see you and thank you.

womenandhollywood.substack.com/p/jeanette Premieres June 17th on all VOD platforms.

LOL- he is one of the biggest CAUSES of #metoo And this big democratic fundraiser is going on right wing MAGA girl Candace Owen's show to save his ass. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

It is a joy to share an interview with a person who has worked for so long to bring this story to life. womenandhollywood.substack.com/p/thirsty

Newest interview: womenandhollywood.substack.com/p/jane-auste...

This was an excellent movie and Jasmila is an excellent director www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Kevin Spacey comparing his situation to Kirk Douglas breaking the Hollywood blacklist is bizarre and wrong. #MeToo is accountability. It is not blacklisting. deadline.com/2025/05/kevi...

What the fuckity fuck? Kevin Spacey To Be Honored At Cannes Gala What is this Better World Fund? Disgusting. “We are truly privileged to welcome Kevin Spacey as our Guest of Honor and Honoree" GROSS deadline.com/2025/05/kevi...

Not surprising that the young are leading the way on this: Bella Ramsey, Harris Dickinson, Nicola Coughlan, Paapa Essiedu & Molly Manning Walker Among 400+ Signatories Of Open Letter To UK Film & TV Industry On Trans Rights deadline.com/2025/04/bell...

This is good news www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Latest interview from the Women and Hollywood Newsletter- doc on Ani DiFranco womenandhollywood.substack.com/p/1-800-on-h...

Look if we’re ignoring Supreme Court rulings then every American woman has a right to an abortion again

Spent many years tracking the number of women directors in the main competition for Cannes. For the last several years, the trades always covered it. I haven't seen any articles yet today. So I will take up the task again. There are 19 films in the main competition. 6 are directed by women. 31%

The Uninvited - Interview with Writer/Director Nadia Conners Opens in NY on April 11, LA & Miami on April 18 womenandhollywood.substack.com/p/the-uninvi...

Interview with Varda Bar-Kar director of Janis Ian: Breaking Silence womenandhollywood.substack.com/p/interview-...

Merkel- Interview with director Eva Weber womenandhollywood.substack.com/p/merkel

And those of us who are self employed pay both the employer and employee tax.

Women and Hollywood ran lots of interviews with women directors at Festivals. Since we are no longer publishing on the site, I have decided to revive this for the substack. These interviews will be free, but we would appreciate you becoming a subscriber to support this work, and as a subscriber you

So glad I now live in MA. Schumer is a total wuss.

Happy @athenafilmfest.bsky.social week!

Interesting research from Stephen Follows about who is thanked the most in Oscar speeches. There is only one woman on that list -- Sheila Nevins. stephenfollows.com/p/harvey-wei...

You'd think they would learn...

A really great piece from @manohladargis.bsky.social Women Watching Women Watching Women www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/m...

Republicans just dropped their first open attack on women's right to travel. jessica.substack.com/p/montana-bi...

I got to interview @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social about her debut book, CINEMA HER WAY, which lands in stores today from @rizzolibooks.bsky.social and includes conversations with directors from Susan Seidelman (Smithereens) to Cheryl Dunye (Watermelon Woman):

It's 2025 and we can still haven't filled up both hands on the number of women nominated for best director. 9 total.

It's the time of year where the Hollywood sucks for women stories start. Women Lose Ground in Oscar Nominations for Non-Acting Honors As Hollywood Prepares for 2025 Academy Awards womensmediacenter.com/about/press/...

Really great to see another book on interviews with women directors. The lack of these types of books inspired me to do In Her Voice. Congrats @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social Women Directors in Their Own Words: Read an Excerpt from ‘Cinema Her Way’ www.indiewire.com/features/gen...