Brandy McDonnell – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

WEEK IN WOMEN: Lagueria Davis’ ‘BLACK BARBIE Documentary Lands at Netflix and Shondaland – Brandy McDonnell reports

November 27, 2023November 29, 2023 Brandy McDonnell betsy beers, Black Barbie: A Documentary, greta gerwig, Lagueria Davis, netflox, Shonda Rhimes, Shondaland, the week in women, twiw, week in women

Writer-director Lagueria Davis has found a home for her timely and relevant Black Barbie: A Documentary. Netflix and Shondaland recently announced the acquisition of Davis’ film.Black Barbie. Davis brought her “Black Barbie” to the festival circuit just as Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie started generating critical acclaim and record-breaking box-office numbers. Considering Davis spent a dozen years making Black Barbie, and the movie Barbie had been in the works since The LEGO Movie became a 2014 blockbuster, it’s interesting timing that both films debuted within just a few months of each other.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Beyoncé brings RENAISSANCE concert film to movie theaters – Brandy McDonnell reports

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 Brandy McDonnell Beyonce, documentaries, Queen Bey, Renaissance, Renaissance World Tour, Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour., the week in women, twiw

Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé officially arrives in theaters on Dec. 1, with select screenings starting on Nov. 30. Running 2 1/2 hours, Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé follows the journey of Queen Bey’s blockbuster “Renaissance World Tour” from its inception to its opening in Stockholm, Sweden, to its finale in Kansas City, Missouri. The film is said to reveal Beyoncé’s intention, hard work, involvement in every aspect of the production; her creative mind and purpose to create her legacy; and her mastery of her craft, from its inception to its opening in Stockholm, Sweden, to its finale in Kansas City, Missouri.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Gotham Awards’ Breakthrough Director Award nominees are all Women – Brandy McDonnell reports

November 13, 2023November 16, 2023 Brandy McDonnell A.V. Rockwell, best breakthrough director, celine song, Georgia Oakley, gotham awards 2023, Michelle Garza Cervera, Raven Jackson

As the 2023 Gotham Awards launch the cinematic awards season, the Gotham Awards have singled out 20 feature films, 11 series, and 30 performances in 10 award categories. One of those awards categories is the coveted Best Breakthrough Director Award. All five nominees competing in the Breakthrough Director Award are women.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Katherine Jakeway’s THE BUCCANEERS takes on Edith Wharton – Brandy McDonnell reports

November 8, 2023November 9, 2023 Brandy McDonnell Apple TV+, Edith Wharton, Katherine Jakeways, Stella Mozgawa, Taylor Swift, The Buccaneers, the week in women, twiw

Led by an all-female creative team, The Buccaneers makes its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes on Wednesday, Nov. 8, followed by new episodes weekly, every Wednesday through Dec. 13. The new eight-episode drama, inspired by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel of the same name, comes from creator Katherine Jakeways.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Emerald Fennell’s SALTBURN set for holiday release – Brandy McDonnell reports

October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 Brandy McDonnell amazon studios, ATHE WEEK IN WOMEN, Barry Keoghan, Carey Mulligan, emerald fennell, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, saltburn, twiw

Oscar-winning writer-director Emerald Fennell will help kick off the cinematic holiday season when her Saltburn bows into theaters in limited release on Nov. 24, which is Black Friday. It will expand to additional theaters Dec. 1. Hailing from MRC Film and Amazon Studios, “Saltburn” also will reunite Fennell with two-time Academy Award nominee Carey Mulligan, who starred in Fennell’s 2020 feature film directorial debut Promising Young Woman.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ sets all-time record – Brandy McDonnell reports

October 11, 2023October 19, 2023 Brandy McDonnell AMC Theatres, concert films, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. the week in women, twiw

Considering the number of records she’s shattered over the course of her music career, it’s little surprise that Taylor Swift has set a record for the biggest concert film opening of all time. Bowing in theaters Oct. 13, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour topped the North American box office with a huge opening of $92.8 million during its first three days in theaters, according to CNBC. It is the biggest concert film opening of all time. It’s also the second-highest October domestic film opening, after the 2019 North American bow for Joker, which nabbed $96.2 million.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Jessica Yu’s QUIZ LADY comes to Hulu – Brandy McDonnell reports

October 3, 2023October 12, 2023 Brandy McDonnell 20th Century Studios, awkwafina, hulu, Jessica Yu, Quiz Lady, sandra oh, the week in woman, twiw

Jessica Yu’s Quiz Lady, a hilarious and heartfelt comedy from 20th Century Studios, will premiere Nov. 3 exclusively on Hulu in the United States. Starring Awkwafina and Sandra Oh, the original film about a dysfunctional family and the game show that just might be the key to their salvation also will stream on Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ under the Star banner in all other territories.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Sofia Coppola’s PRISCILLA is NYFF Centerpiece – Brandy McDonnell reports

September 21, 2023September 28, 2023 Brandy McDonnell biopics, Cailee Spaeny, Elvis and Me, Jacob Elordi, New York Film Festival, NYFF 2023, Priscilla Presley, sofia coppola, the week in women, twiw

Writer-director Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla will screen as the Centerpiece selection for the 61st New York Film Festival, making its North American premiere Oct. 6 at Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center. Adapted from Priscilla Presley’s best-selling 1985 memoir Elvis and Me, the biopic stars Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla and Jacob Elordi as Elvis. Priscilla is a culminating triumph for Sofia Coppola, a filmmaker with a singular gift for illuminating the interior lives of her characters,” said Dennis Lim, artistic director of the New York Film Festival.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Maryam Keshavarz’s THE PERSIAN VERSION opens theatrically – Brandy McDonnell reports

September 15, 2023September 16, 2023 Brandy McDonnell maryam keshavarz, sony pictures classics, sundance film festival, The Persian Version, twiw, week in women

Maryam Keshavarz’s Sundance Film Festival hit The Persian Version will be released in theaters this autumn. Sony Pictures Classics landed North American rights to the mother-daughter story following its award-winning world premiere at the prestigious Utah film fest. Written, directed, and produced by Keshavarz, the film received a rousing standing ovation and glowing reviews, along with the Audience Award (U.S. Dramatic Competition) and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award (U.S. Dramatic Competition), at Sundance.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Kaitlyn Dever’s NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU hits Hulu – Brandy McDonnell reports

September 4, 2023September 8, 2023 Brandy McDonnell 20th Century Studios, hulu, kaitlyn dever, No One Will Save You, the week in women, twiw

The 20th Century Studios sci-fi psychological thriller No One Will Save You, starring and executive produced by Primetime Emmy Award nominee Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick, Booksmart), begins streaming on Sept. 22.

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