- 1. New Trailer for Asteroid City Introduces Sci-Fi to the Pastel Worlds of Wes Anderson
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- ... Ethan Hawke. Asteroid City will be premiering at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in May. There will be a limited theatrical release on June 16, before the global release of the film on June 23. Top ...
- Created on 30 March 2023
- 2. 9 Hot Pieces of Feminist Media, Including Podcasts, Documentaries, and New Releases From Björk and Laurie Anderson
- (Arts)
- ... each episode is a bite-sized delight. Listen at wondermedianetwork.com/encyclopedia-womannica. Courtesy of NEON 7. Memoria Co-winner of the Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Memoria ...
- Created on 15 February 2022
- 3. Titane, the Surprise Winner of the Palme D'Or, is Everything You've Heard It Is, But Is It Really a Gender-Bending Queer Fil
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- By now you’ve probably heard of Titane. It won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, marking only the second time a female director has won since Jane Campion made history with The Piano in 1993. ...
- Created on 01 November 2021
- 4. Final Girl and Four Decades of Halloween: Jamie Lee Curtis Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Venice International Film Festival
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- ... “Big Three” alongside the Cannes Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival. Since 1969, past recipients of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement have included Julie Andrews (2019), Jane Fonda ...
- Created on 16 September 2021
- 5. Annabelle Attanasio's Directorial Debut "Mickey and the Bear" Proves She's One To Wa
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- Earlier this year, Mickey and the Bear, a film written and directed by actress Annabelle Attanasio, received a standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival. Since it premiered at SXSW, the film and Attanasio ...
- Created on 19 November 2019
- 6. How Much Do You Know About Agnès Varda? Take The BUST Pop Quiz!
- (Entertainment)
- ... to Agnès? a. Honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival b. Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival c. Honorary Academy Award d. All of the above In 1971, Agnès was one of 343 women who signed “The ...
- Created on 26 August 2019
- 7. Netflix Quietly Drops Trailer For New Lesbian Drama "Elisa & Marcela
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- ... couple) in 1901 after Marcela took on the persona of a man and went by the name “Mario Sánchez.” Directed by Isabel Coixet, the film was banned from entering the Cannes Film Festival, a result of ...
- Created on 13 May 2019
- 8. Legendary Filmmaker Agnès Varda Has Died At 90
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- ... d’honneur from the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and in 2017 she was awarded an Oscar for lifetime achievement. She interwove important social themes with her art, particularly focusing on the role of women. ...
- Created on 29 March 2019
- 9. Javier Bardem Calls Woody Allen "A Genius," Says He Would "Work With Him Tomorro
- (Feminism)
- Javier Bardem has (yet again!) voiced support for director Woody Allen. During a master class at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon, France, Bardem told the audience Allen is “a genius,” adding that, ...
- Created on 18 October 2018
- 10. Asia Argento Reportedly Sexually Assaulted A 17-Year-Old Boy—And The #MeToo Movement Includes His Voice, Too
- (Feminism)
- ... August 20, 2018 Asia Argento at Cannes 2013; photo by George Biard via Wikimedia Commons More from BUST Actress Asia Argento Calls Cannes Film Festival Harvey Weinstein’s “Hunting Ground” Celebrities ...
- Created on 20 August 2018
- 11. The Documentary "Half The Picture" Investigates The Status Of Women In Fil
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- At Cannes Film Festival 2017, Jessica Chastain, who served on the main jury, made an impassioned speech about the disturbing portrayal of women in film. This clip opens Amy Adrion’s documentary, Half ...
- Created on 09 July 2018
- 12. Soon You'll Be Able To Binge-Watch The Obamas On Netflix: Link Roundu
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- ... speeches out of context. King just responded with a picture of her father’s 1967 book. “Start your study here,” she suggested. Actress Asia Argento Calls Cannes Film Festival Harvey Weinstein’s “Hunting ...
- Created on 22 May 2018
- 13. Trump Administration To Remove Funding From Planned Parenthood And Other Clinics That Provide Abortions—Or Even Referrals: Link Roundup
- (Feminism)
- ... Travolta Says A Bunch Of Nonsense About #MeToo Asked about the #MeToo movement against sexual assault in an interview at Cannes Film Festival, John Travolta said, “I don’t know much about it. I try to ...
- Created on 18 May 2018
- 14. Kristen Stewart Goes Barefoot On The Cannes Red Carpet, Making A Statement Against Heels-Only Dress Code: Link Roundup
- (Feminism)
- Kristen Stewart Goes Barefoot At Cannes The Daily Telegraph reports that Kristen Stewart, who is a judge at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, kicked off her heels yesterday in the middle of a red ...
- Created on 15 May 2018
- 15. Rita Moreno Says Marlon Brando Was Better In Bed Than Elvis: Link Roundup
- (Feminism)
- ... Led a Women's March at Cannes Over the Cannes Film Festival's 72 years, there have only been 82 female directors who have shown at the festival, compared to 1,688 male directors—and only two women directors ...
- Created on 14 May 2018
- 16. Roman Polanski Says #MeToo Is “Collective Hysteria”: Link Roundup
- (Feminism)
- ... extension. The CHIP budget is already low at $14.5 billion, and 9 million children and pregnant mothers depend on it for medical care. This Year’s Cannes Jury Women Are Serving Lewks And Their Best ...
- Created on 09 May 2018
- 17. Mira Sorvino Apologizes To Dylan Farrow For Working With Woody Allen
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- Mira Sorvino, amongst the first wave of women to publically accuse Harvey Weinstein of despicable behavior, apologized to Woody Allen’s daughter Dylan Farrow in an open letter published in the ...
- Created on 11 January 2018
- 18. 5 Women-Directed Films To Know From AFI Fest 2017
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- ... Mysius A winner of the SACD Award at this year Cannes Film Festival, Ava is a deeply moving coming of age story about a thirteen-year-old girl who learns that she’s going to lose her sight in just ...
- Created on 22 November 2017
- 19. Ava DuVernay On Why She Only Hires Female Directors
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- ... at the Cannes Film Festival about the lack of women telling women’s stories. Queen Sugar represents the very thing she suggested was lacking. What’s your take on that? I was proud of her for speaking ...
- Created on 03 November 2017
- 20. 8 Stunning Illustrations Of The Baddest, Most Kickass Women In Sports
- (Feminism)
- Society has a long way to go in terms of its representation of women. From Jessica Chastain calling out Cannes’ less-than-complex portrayal of its female characters to Andy Murray correcting a reporter ...
- Created on 19 July 2017
