- 1. Issa Rae and Jenny Slate Are Back With Brand New Projects: Our Top 10 Pop Culture Picks For Summer
- (Entertainment)
- ... average humans come together to fight evil on Netflix, beginning June 15. Photos: (The Janes) HBO Documentary Films; (Marcel) A24; ("Our Selves") MOMA; (Creative, Not Famous) Ayun Halliday; (Ms. Marvel) ...
- Created on 02 June 2022
- 2. This Virtual Film Series Featuring 9 Films On The History of Reproductive Rights In The US, Is Free All Month
- (Feminism)
- ... to make abortion inaccessible to women. Women Make Movies, a distributor of independent films produced and directed by women, is making a selection of nine films available for the public on the history ...
- Created on 12 May 2022
- 3. French Abortion Drama "Happening" Shows a Realistic Look At The Consequences of Repealing Roe v. Wad
- (Music)
- HAPPENING Co-written and directed by Audrey Diwan Out May 6 Happening is set in France in 1963, but without the period-appropriate costumes, it would be hard to distinguish it from present-day America—or ...
- Created on 03 May 2022
- 4. Keke Palmer Scores Big For Black Women And Liberation In "Alice" Now Streaming On Deman
- (Movies)
- What would you do if you found out that freedom was closer than you thought? Or simply a state of mind. Alice, the brainchild of debut director Krystin Ver Linden, is a revenge thriller set in the Antebellum ...
- Created on 08 April 2022
- 5. 10 of the Best Woman-Centered Films of the Past Year, To Watch New Year's Day ...
- (Movies)
- ... (or loneliness—hi Omicron!) of the previous night, we have gathered a list of 2021’s must-watch films about, starring, or created by women. Titane by Julia Ducournau Photo by Carole Bethuel, Courtesy ...
- Created on 22 December 2021
- 6. 10 Female-Driven Holiday Films To Cozy Up With This Winter
- (Movies)
- ... occurred in Montreal in 1943. The film has garnered a cult following over the years and is now credited as one of the earliest slasher films, as well as inspiration for John Carpenter's Halloween (1978). ...
- Created on 02 December 2021
- 7. Halle Berry's Latest Character Finds Redemption In The Fighting Ring In Upcoming Netflix Sports-Drama "Bruised" ...
- (Movies)
- ... “Why not a Black woman? It's an old genre; there's so many great fight films that have been made,” Berry told Variety. “I made the point why it would be worth retelling an age-old story with this new twist.” ...
- Created on 21 October 2021
- 8. 6 Women-Directed Horror Thrillers to Fulfill All of Your Spooky Season Cravings
- (Movies)
- ... about a list of some women-directed films that are sure to make your skin crawl. We covered all the bases, some supernatural, some disgusting, some nostalgic, but these are six horror thrillers that you ...
- Created on 01 October 2021
- 9. Nicole Riegel's Debut Film "Holler" Is An Uncompromising Portrayal Of Working Class Women: BUST Revi
- (Movies)
- ... Out June 11 By Jenni Miller Photo: Jessica Barden in Holler (IFC Films) This article orginally appeared in the Summer 2021 print edition of BUST Magazine. Subscribe Today! More from BUST "Nomadland" ...
- Created on 03 June 2021
- 10. Reclaiming The Lens: 10 Women Filmmakers Spearheading The New Wave in Black Cinema
- (Movies)
- Though the '90s is often referred to as the Golden Age of Black cinema, men were overwhelmingly at the helm of many of the groundbreaking films that came to fruition throughout the decade. Even cult-classics ...
- Created on 22 April 2021
- 11. Get to Know Maddie Dragsbaek As She Discusses Making a Short Film, Learning How To Be Patient With Yourself, Finding Your Medium, And More: BUST Interview
- (Entertainment)
- ... with my own YouTube channel. And so direction naturally fell in my lap as being the route that I would take in college, and then I fell in love with short films, the same way that I did with creating Internet ...
- Created on 15 April 2021
- 12. Harriyanna Hook Talks Acting, Creating Her Own Web-Series, and Staying True To Herself: BUST Interview
- (Entertainment)
- ... goes on at that prep school. I found out that people like to do fan series and I was like, “Oh, that’s cute,” but it takes a lot to do a show. I made short films in the past, I’ve worked on TV before, ...
- Created on 19 March 2021
- 13. The Historic 2021 Oscars Nominations Could Mean Big Business For Future Women in Film
- (Movies)
- ... and supporting. This could lead to the creation and distribution of more women-helmed films and to a boost in the visibility and reach of empowering stories like Nomadland and Promising Young Woman. Due ...
- Created on 15 March 2021
- 14. Amy Poehler’s "Moxie" Is the BUSTiest Film of the Season—or Possibly Eve
- (Movies)
- ... on the riot grrrl era. “So many films make fun of the importance of things when you’re that age, but what I’ve always loved about high-school movies is that you really feel like you were there. You cared ...
- Created on 03 March 2021
- 15. Catch First Time Directorial Debuts From Questlove to Rebecca Hall, 10 Must-See Films From Sundance 2021
- (Entertainment)
- Sundance was presented as a virtual festival this year. That’s code for watching films on your laptop at home. Their website was very well organized and easy to navigate, with all the usual categories ...
- Created on 12 February 2021
- 16. Does Your Favorite Lesbian Film Pass This Test?
- (Movies)
- ... about men can be feminist—it’s a useful shorthand when thinking and writing about pop culture. In recent years as I’ve watched more lesbian films arrive to the big screen, I’ve found myself wanting ...
- Created on 05 February 2021
- 17. PJ Harvey Goes Into a Capitalist Whirlwind With New Film A Dog Called Money
- (Blog)
- ... For Me" Is The Perfect Protest Track For Right Now 4 Must-See Films About Women From Sundance That Are Sure To Make An Impact Director Ekwa Msangi And Actor Jayme Lawson Tell An Intimate Immigration ...
- Created on 16 December 2020
- 18. Netflix’s “Rebecca” Tries To Fix The Sexism Of Hitchcock’s—But Sometimes Falls Flat
- (Movies)
- I first encountered Alfred Hitchcock’s original Rebecca in an undergraduate class that revolved around his films. Much of this class was particularly concerned with the women in Hitchcock’s films: his ...
- Created on 05 November 2020
- 19. Regina King's Directorial Debut Makes History ...
- (Movies)
- ... Film Festival does not. Their website states, “Regarding the selection of the films submitted, the Festival Director will be assisted by his staff of experts, as well as by a group of correspondents and ...
- Created on 09 September 2020
- 20. Olivia Wilde To Direct Women-Centered Marvel Movie
- (Movies)
- ... success with the coming-of-age movie Booksmart. Her film earned Katie Silberman a Writers Guild of America nomination for best original screenplay and it was one of last year’s best reviewed films. The ...
- Created on 21 August 2020
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