Meryl Streep Says ‘Big Little Lies’ Domestic Abuse Storyline Fed a ‘Hunger’ in a ‘Ready Audience’
HBO drama returns for Season 2 on June 9
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Kellyanne Conway Says ‘Unhinged’ Woman Assaulted Her in Maryland Restaurant (Video)
The presidential counselor says the incident happened in October when she was at a restaurant with her daughter
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Dan Lin’s Rideback, MRC Team for TV Incubator Program
Elsie Choi and Kiri Hart to oversee eight-month program to develop market-ready projects
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Universal Signs First-Look Agreement With ‘Black-ish’ Star Marsai Martin
14-year-old actress will develop projects through her Genius Productions label
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Oprah Winfrey Enlists Terry Wood to Lead Production for Apple Partnership
Netflix alum has been named executive vice president at Harpo Productions
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Fox Launches New Multiplatform Studio Led by Former Entertainment Chief Gail Berman
TCA 2019: The new company, Sidecar, will look to incubate programming for Fox and third-party platforms
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‘Knock Down the House’ Director Recalls Filming Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Victory (Video)
Sundance 2019: Rachel Lears discusses the highs and lows of following four women who run for Congress
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‘Maiden’ Follows Tracy Edwards’ ‘First Real Taste of Sexism and Misogyny’ During Epic Sailing Race (Video)
Sundance 2019: In 1989, she skippered the first all-female crew in a sailing race
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Pamela Adlon’s Goal for Her ‘Better Things’ Set: ‘Model for a Kinder, Gentler Work Place’
TCA 2019: Creator/star/writer/director recalls being 15, when an independent movie director asked her to drop her towel
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‘Miss Bala’ Director Catherine Hardwicke on How Gina Rodriguez’s Heroine Is Symbol of ‘Female Empowerment’
Plus, the director talks to TheWrap about showing Mexico in a different light and why the shoot-out scene was the most fun scene to film
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Weinstein Accuser Rosanna Arquette Said She Couldn’t Find Work, So Ryan Murphy Cast Her in ‘Ratched’
Netflix series’ star and producer Sarah Paulson says that “we decided this could not stand”
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Brie Larson to Star in True Story ‘Lady Business’ at Netflix
Larson’s directorial debut “Unicorn Store” is also acquired in the deal
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‘Diary of a Female President’ From Gina Rodriguez Gets Straight-to-Series Order at Disney+
Created by Ilana Peña, the 10-episode series is told from the perspective of a Cuban-American girl aspiring to be the president of the United States
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Justin Baldoni’s Wayfarer Entertainment Sets Up $25 Million Social Impact Content Fund
4S Bay acquired media company in $10 million valuation
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Tina Fey: Women Have Made Progress in TV Business, but ‘Films Are a Mess’
TCA 2019: “Busy Tonight” executive producer argues that “TV is better than movies in all the ways”
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‘Project Runway’ to Feature First Transgender Model in Season 17
TCA 2019: Fashion design competition returns to Bravo in March
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Alia Shawkat, Bert & Bertie and More on Sundance’s ‘Great Moment’ for ‘Female Storytellers’ (Video)
Sundance 2019: “It’s interesting how things change before you are even aware of it,” actress Alia Shawkat says
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United Arab Emirates’ Gender Balance Awards Went Entirely to Men
“Wow, did The Onion hack y’all?” one person asked on Twitter
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Why Hilary Swank Is So Optimistic About Filmmaking’s Diverse Future (Video)
Sundance 2019: “It’s such a beautiful time for storytelling,” Swank says about the increasing opportunities being provided to women in acting
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‘After the Wedding’ Film Review: Julianne Moore Remake Swaps Genders, Finds a Reason to Exist
Sundance 2019: With the help of Moore, Michelle Williams and Billy Crudup, director Bart Freundlich offers a new take on a 2006 Susanne Bier drama
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Women Snagged Record 28 Percent of This Year’s Oscar Nominations, an All-Time High
Gains came in below-the-line categories, including Best Documentary Feature
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#OscarsSoMale? Lack of Major Female Nominees Sparks Outcry
“This is not about whether a film is good,” says Women and Hollywood founder Melissa Silverstein. “It’s about access and opportunity”
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Every Female Director Nominated for an Oscar, From Lina Wertmuller to Greta Gerwig (Photos)
“Lady Bird” writer-director last year became only the fifth woman nominated by the Academy in the directing category
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AFI Announces Latest Participants in Directing Workshop for Women Program
Eight women have been selected for the AFI program’s class of 2020
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Patricia Arquette on Her Golden Globe for Playing an ‘Unlikable, Sexually Unapologetic’ 50-Year-Old
“We’re just beginning to explore other human beings,” the actress tells WaxWord
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Regina King Vows All Her Projects Will Be 50 Percent Female
“If Beale Street Could Talk” star makes pledge while accepting Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
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#TimesUp, Hollywood! 2 Diversity Studies Show Big Drop for Female Film Directors in 2018
Diversity advocates say it’s important to remember that better representation in Hollywood is a marathon, not a sprint
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Barry Jenkins, Regina King and Rami Malek Break Down How to Address the Directing Gender Gap (Video)
Honorees at the Palm Springs International Film Festival share thoughts on how to affect gender diversity in the director’s chair
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‘Extra’ Co-Host AJ Calloway Accused of Sexual Assault by Two More Women (Report)
TV personality was previously accused by Sil Lai Abrams in June
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Tucker Carlson Says Women Out-Earning Men Causes ‘Alcohol Abuse,’ ‘Higher Incarceration Rates’
“Study after study has shown that when men make less than women, women generally don’t want to marry them,” Fox News host says
