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  • All 18 Oscar Best Picture Nominees Directed by a Woman, From ‘The Piano’ to ‘The Power of the Dog’ (Photos)

    Sian Heder and Jane Campion’s new films join the elite list

    By

    Thom Geier
    March 21, 2022 @ 11:40 AM
    Movies
    11:40 AM
    All 18 Oscar Best Picture Nominees Directed by a Woman, From ‘The Piano’ to ‘The Power of the Dog’ (Photos)
  • Paul Dano Recalls That Time Greg Kinnear Ran a Red Light Filming ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ (Video)

    “Greg, I’m sure, did it safely,” the “Wildlife” director said on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”

    By

    Brian Welk
    October 25, 2018 @ 8:11 AM
    Movies
    8:11 AM
    Paul Dano Recalls That Time Greg Kinnear Ran a Red Light Filming ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ (Video)
  • ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Review: In a Hard Year for Women, Emma Stone Provides Reason to Cheer

    Telluride Film Festival: Stone has never been better than she is in Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’ movie about Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs

    By

    Sasha Stone
    September 22, 2017 @ 6:55 AM
    Awards
    6:55 AM
    ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Review: In a Hard Year for Women, Emma Stone Provides Reason to Cheer
  • ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Review: Emma Stone and Steve Carell Recreate a Cultural Turning Point

    This retelling of the epic Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs matchup spins a love story alongside its mostly observant social comedy

    By

    Inkoo Kang
    September 21, 2017 @ 4:53 PM
    Inkoo Kang
    4:53 PM
    ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Review: Emma Stone and Steve Carell Recreate a Cultural Turning Point
  • ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Filmmakers on Why Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs Showdown Is Still Relevant (Video)

    TIFF 2017: “Equal pay, sexism, gender equality, sexual equality — all these things are live debates again,” screenwriter Simon Beaufoy says

    By

    Thom Geier
    September 18, 2017 @ 5:10 PM
    Movies
    5:10 PM
    ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Filmmakers on Why Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs Showdown Is Still Relevant (Video)
  • 20th Century Fox, Paramount Have No Female Directors Through 2018

    A tally by TheWrap found 22 consecutive films from Fox — not counting Fox Searchlight — and 25 from Paramount had no women directors in sight

    By

    Jeff Sneider and Meriah Doty
    April 20, 2016 @ 7:38 PM
    7:38 PM
    20th Century Fox, Paramount Have No Female Directors Through 2018
  • ‘Battle of the Sexes’ First Look: See Emma Stone and Steve Carell in All Their ’70s Glory (Photo)

    Principal photography has begun for the film about the historic tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    April 13, 2016 @ 11:43 AM
    11:43 AM
    ‘Battle of the Sexes’ First Look: See Emma Stone and Steve Carell in All Their ’70s Glory (Photo)
  • ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Directors to Tackle Mister Rogers Movie ‘I’m Proud of You’ (Exclusive)

    Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris will direct the adaptation of Tim Madigan’s memoir for Big Beach Films

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    September 26, 2013 @ 5:09 PM
    5:09 PM
    ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Directors to Tackle Mister Rogers Movie ‘I’m Proud of You’ (Exclusive)
  • Zoe Kazan on Men, Women, Power, Control and ‘Ruby Sparks’

    Actress-screenwriter Zoe Kazan turned Pygmalion into a rom-com with dark edges in "Ruby Sparks"

    By

    Steve Pond
    July 25, 2012 @ 12:04 PM
    12:04 PM
  • ‘Ruby Sparks’ a Case Study in Hollywood’s Rocky Landscape for Small, Character-Driven Films

    Directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' Oscar-winning "Little Miss Sunshine" made $100 million, but it still took a series of close calls to get "Ruby" off the ground

    By

    Steve Pond
    July 25, 2012 @ 12:04 PM
    12:04 PM
    ‘Ruby Sparks’ a Case Study in Hollywood’s Rocky Landscape for Small, Character-Driven Films
  • ‘Ruby Sparks’ Review: When Cute Becomes Cutesy

    Screenwriter Zoe Kazan plays the ultimate Manic Pixie Dream Girl in this slumpy sophomore effort from the “Little Miss Sunshine” directors

    By

    Alonso Duralde
    July 24, 2012 @ 4:17 PM
    4:17 PM

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