WEEKLY 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 MORETerry’s Picks: Equal Rights, Angelina Jolie and Blockbuster Women Directors
#ERAnow: Contact your Congress members and insist they support the Equal Rights Amendment, which would expressly prohibit discrimination against girls and women on the basis of sex. Kudos: Angelina Jolie’s By the Sea will be the first woman-directed film to open AFI Fest in at least a decade. No laughing matter: Directors Catherine Hardwicke, Nicole...
READ MOREBig Success on the Small Screen: Women Screenwriters Discuss Change and Opportunity at NYWIFT Panel Discussion
On the seventh floor of one of the busiest office buildings in New York City, the employees of the Writers’ Guild of America, East are usually wrapping up their day at 6 PM, sending last minute emails and shutting down their computers for the night. However, on the evening of June 18th, approximately one-hundred eager...
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 MORETerry’s Picks: Year of the Woman, CW Showrunners, Flip the Script
Finally: The groundbreaking 1973 documentary Year of the Woman, about the feminist movement, will be available for wide release after a 40-year disappearance. Thank you: At the TCA’s, eight of the CW’s 12 women showrunners discussed their effort to keep gratuitous sexual violence against women off the small screen. Flip the script: Funny or Die...
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 MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: GWYNETH, DIFFICULT PEOPLE & A NEW VICE
Photo: Williams + Hirakawa Like her, hate GOOP or not, there’s no denying, “Gwyneth” is an empire. Career failures led Courtney Kemp Agboh to running Starz hit show Power. Difficult People creator Julie Klausner loves cats and wants her characters to be obnoxious. Here’s a clip! Guess what!? Heterosexual, white men still dominate Hollywood. ((Sigh)) VICE...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: Indie Women, Revolution, Jill Soloway
Good news: Four of the top five highest grossing indie films of 2015 feature women leads. Even better? Three of them are over the age of 50. Revolution: 2013 NYWIFT Muse Honoree Robin Wright says “we need a female Che Guevara” to fight Hollywood sexism. “We need a revolution.” Important Read: The Moveable Fest printed...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: SERIOUS ADVICE & FUN WITH NICOLE.
Photo courtesy of Flickr user mipmarkets via Creative Commons A+E CEO Nancy Dubuc gives advice on what it takes to be a the boss! “When do my favorite shows return?” This list has all the answers. Filmmaker Jill Soloway warns of the “All-out attack on female filmmakers.” Nicole Kidman answers 73 questions while showing us her...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: A Discrimination Primer, New Faces, Freeheld
Discrimination 101: Check out this informative primer on the ACLU investigation into Hollywood’s gender discrimination to learn about the cycle – and how to break it. Kudos: Filmmaker Magazine named its 25 New Faces of Independent Film – and 11 of them are women. #LoveIsLove: Looking forward to the timely film Freeheld, starring Julianne Moore...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: AN A FOR AMY & ADVICE FROM AVA
Photo, courtesy of Universal Being a “Trainwreck” puts Amy Schumer on the A-List. Is Nicolle Wallace fired or isn’t she? The View is very blurry at the moment. “Follow the white guys.” Director, Ava DuVernay’s career tips will enlighten. Comedian Tig Notaro on the downs & back ups of her life and career. (VIDEO) Read this before joining or starting...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: Tatiana Maslany, Sci-Fi Women, Hiring Disparity
Congrats: Tatiana Maslany finally earned her first Emmy nomination this year for playing not one but six leading roles on Orphan Black, one of my favorite shows. Food for thought: Teo Bugbee points out in this piece for The Daily Beast that, with the exception of Amy Schumer in Trainwreck, most strong women making waves...
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: EMMY NOMINEES & CAREER ADVICE
Photo via Emmys.com And the Emmy nominees are… click here for a full list. The newest The View co-host Michelle Collins has lovely Twitter fans. Susan Sarandon is coming to television! (What more do I need to write?) Lena Dunham & Jenni Konner will launch Lenny this fall. It’s a feminist newsletter for now, will probably become a sensation...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: #LikeAGirl, Facebook Friends, Ghostbusters
You go: Girls break down gender stereotypes – literally – in the latest edition of the #LikeAGirl campaign. Like it: Facebook finally gives the woman in the “Friends” icon equal standing, no longer in the man’s shadow. Who you gonna call? Loving the first look at the all-woman cast for Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot.
READ MOREWEEKLY ROUNDUP: AMY’S SUMMER MOVIES & THE VIEW KEEPS CHANGING
Photo: Matt Baron/BeImages Amy Poehler’s summer movie series will probably trump everyone else’s. Think you have long days? Gayle King has you beat. DirectingActors founder Adrienne Weiss advises on…directing actors. Insightful career advice from 3 women linked to Hollywood’s hottest projects. Impact Partners wants to give emerging documentary producers money! Christine McCarthy makes history at Disney...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: Equal Pay for Women’s Soccer, Michael Eisner, Blythe Danner Delivers
Unacceptable: The U.S. women’s soccer team received $2 million dollars after winning the World Cup for a third time. The men’s team earned $8 million for losing in the first round. Sign this petition and tell FIFA to pay women fairly. Laughable: Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner says that a woman who is beautiful and...
READ MORENYWIFT PANEL DISCUSSION: YOUR FIRST CO-STAR AUDITION
New York Women in Film & Television presented Your First Co-Star Audition, an all-star panel of casting professionals on May 18, 2015 at Madiba Harlem. A “co-star” is generally a one-to-two-line credited television role which can provide excellent exposure for an actor and often represents the next big step in her career. The room teemed...
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