Natalie Portman Responds to Rose McGowan Diss: ‘I Agree’ I’m Not ‘Brave’
McGowan tore into Portman after she wore a cape embroidered with the names of snubbed female directors to the Oscars
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Cannes’ Female Troubles: Women Directors Have Always Been Scarce
TheWrap Cannes magazine: Since the festival began, only 4.3 percent of its competition films have been directed by women — and while the percentage is improving, it’s doing so slowly
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Oscars Gender Gap: Docs, Foreign Films Twice as Likely to Have Female Directors
Women directed just 11 percent of English-language features on the Academy’s eligibility list – compared to 19 percent of foreign-language submissions and 31 percent of documentaries
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11 Best Movies of 2016, From ‘La La Land’ to ‘Queen of Katwe’ (Photos)
TheWrap Best & Worst 2016: Film reviews editor Alonso Duralde breaks down the highlights from a very competitive year
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Oscar Dark Horse David Oyelowo on Finding ‘Rough Edges’ of a Saint in ‘Queen of Katwe’
TheWrap Magazine: Actor calls his role as a chess teacher “treacherous territory, because it could come off too sanctimonious or syrupy sweet”
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Could ‘Fences’ and ‘Hidden Figures’ Replace #OscarsSoWhite With #OscarsSoBlack?
Those films, along with “Loving,” “Moonlight,” “Collateral Beauty” and more, have the potential to spur a near-record number of non-white nominees
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‘Queen of Katwe’ Toronto Review: David Oyelowo Mentors a Chess Champ in Uplifting Tale
Toronto 2016: Director Mira Nair gives “inspirational” a good name with the powerful true story of real-life Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi
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Toronto Film Festival Adds ‘Transparent’ Premiere, Conversations With Jonathan Demme and Cheryl Boone Isaacs
Five TV shows will debut in the Primetime section, while Demme, Isaacs and others will highlight the TIFF Industry Conference
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Watch First ‘Queen of Katwe’ Trailer: Lupita Nyong’o and the Joy of Chess (Video)
Fact-based film, also starring David Oyelowo, opens on Sept. 23
