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1. Week Of Women: April 20-26, 2018

(Entertainment)

...  Ashley Bell directs this documentary about the threat of extinction of Asian elephants, and what can be done to prevent it. Out Friday, April 20. TV  The Handmaid’s Tale The Handmaid’ ...

Created on 19 April 2018

2. In "NANA," A Mother And Daughter Explore Intergenerational Trauma From The Holocaust: BUST Review

(Movies)

In NANA, Serena Dykman traces the life of her late grandmother, Maryla Dyamant, after she was sent to Auschwitz and, as a survivor, her lifelong dedication to sharing her story. Serena and her mother, ...

Created on 12 April 2018

3. BUST's 10 Pop Culture Picks For Spring 2018

(Entertainment)

...  a fan of iconoclastic Jamaican singer/songwriter/supermodel/actor Grace Jones, you will be after watching this career-spanning documentary directed by Sophie Fiennes. The grand diva herself will be attendin ...

Created on 28 March 2018

4. The #GirlPowerSummit Empowered Women In Film

(Movies)

...  order to stay udpated on the International Film Festival taking place in November. All photos by Samaria McCullough  More from BUST Why I Needed "A Wrinkle In Time" This Documentary About Wil ...

Created on 27 March 2018

5. "The Handmaid's Tale's" Samira Wiley On Her Wife, Her Wedding, And Being Out And Proud In Trump's America

(Feminism)

...  was surreal. At the SAG Awards, [host] Kristen Bell came out and said, "We have the cast from the documentary The Handmaid’s Tale here," and that’s kind of how it felt.  On falling in love with h ...

Created on 21 March 2018

6. How "Loving Vincent" Director Dorota Kobiela Created An Animated Film Made Entirely From Oil Paintings: BUST Interview

(Movies)

...  More from BUST How The "I, Tonya" Team Recreated Tonya Harding's Figure Skating Routines This Documentary About Wilma Mankiller Is A Must-Watch For Activists Everywhere "Thoroughbreds" Is A Cla ...

Created on 20 March 2018

7. Week of Women: March 16-22, 2018

(Entertainment)

...  In this documentary, director Miao Wang follows Mainland Chinese students who move to Maine to attend an elite boarding school. Premieres Friday, March 16.   TV RuPaul’s Drag Race RPDR ...

Created on 15 March 2018

8. This Documentary About Wilma Mankiller Is A Must-Watch For Activists Everywhere

(Movies)

If you don’t know much about activist Wilma Mankiller, now’s the time to change that. The documentary Mankiller, directed by Valerie Red-Horse Mohl and executive produced by Gale Anne Hurd, is airing ...

Created on 12 March 2018

9. Happy International Women’s Day! McDonald’s Changed Its “M” To A “W” So Sexism Is Over Now: Link Roundup

(General)

... going forward,” he wrote, and we all fell in love with him even more. Unfortunately, Rachel Dolezal Is The Subject Of An Upcoming Documentary Filmmaker Laura Brownson’s feature documentary The Rachel ...

Created on 08 March 2018

10. All The Women Who Are Nominated For Non-Acting Oscars

(Movies)

... Best Documentary Feature, Faces Places Varda is nominated with co-director J.R. and producer Rosalie Varda. 16. Rosalie Varda (producer) — nominated for Best Documentary Feature, Faces Pl ...

Created on 01 March 2018

11. 14 Recently-Released, Critically-Acclaimed Movies Directed By Women That You Can Watch Right Now

(Movies)

...  co-directed this 2017 biopic about Billie Jean King, played by Emma Stone. Watch it on Amazon. 2. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017) Alexandra Dean’s documentary about Hedy Lamarr — the 1940 ...

Created on 28 February 2018

12. New York’s Athena Film Fest Celebrates Women In Film

(Movies)

... avid Oyelowo, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Susan Rovner, Regina K. Scully, and Rachel Weisz. Awardees include documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple, whil will receive the Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award; dir ...

Created on 19 February 2018

13. Week Of Women: February 16-22, 2018

(Books)

...  Friday, February 16. Read more here.   Lives Well Lived Sky Bergman’s first feature-length documentary celebrates the lives of those over 75. She interviewed forty people ages 75 to 100 abou ...

Created on 15 February 2018

14. Week Of Women: January 19-25, 2018

(Entertainment)

... son and Amber Tamblyn. Premieres Tuesday, January 23 on Comedy Central.  American Masters — Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart PBS’ latest American Masters documentary focuses on Lorr ...

Created on 18 January 2018

15. The Cranberries Lead Singer Dolores O’Riodan's Death Leaves A Hole In The Heart Of Sad-Girl Rock

(Entertainment)

...  to do the same. She was open about her mental health and her struggles with anorexia, depression and bipolar disorder. According to Grunge, she allowed her music to appear in a documentary about abort ...

Created on 18 January 2018

16. Hole Drummer Patty Schemel On Addiction And Getting Sober: BUST Interview

(Music)

... life as the drummer of Courtney Love’s band Hole is crucial. First described in the 2011 documentary Hit So Hard: The Life & Near Death Story of Patty Schemel, her trajectory of fame, addiction, rehab ...

Created on 09 January 2018

17. BUST's "Poptarts" Podcast On "Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story"

(Poptarts)

In this episode of BUST's Poptarts, we discuss Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, a riveting documentary about a 1940s screen goddess who led a secret life as an inventor and created a radi ...

Created on 05 January 2018

18. Week Of Women: January 5-11, 2018

(Entertainment)

... her directorial debut with this teen drama inspired by the Crucible. Out Friday, January 5. Read our review here.  In the Land of the Pomegranates Veteran documentary director Hava Kohav ...

Created on 04 January 2018

19. BUST’s Top 27 Movies Of 2017

(Movies)

...  Raoul Peck (February 3) Director Raoul Peck’s documentary is based on James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript and incorporates modern-day footage of Black Lives Matter protests and other events. Discusse ...

Created on 18 December 2017

20. Week Of Women: December 15-21, 2017

(Entertainment)

    It’s our second-to-last Week of Women of 2017! This year’s week in women-centered pop culture brings a new Star Wars movie, a documentary about quinceañeras, and a new song from Cardi ...

Created on 14 December 2017