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

September 21, 2023September 24, 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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WEEK IN WOMEN: Aniston/Witherspoon’s MORNING SHOW sets Season Three Premiere – Brandy McDonnell reports

August 12, 2023August 13, 2023 Brandy McDonnell Apple TV+, Billy Crudup, Charlotte Stoudt, Greta Lee, jennifer aniston, Jon Hamm, julianna margulies, Karen Pittman, mark duplass, Mimi Leder, Nestor Carbonell, nicole beharie, Nicole Beharie and Julianna Margulies, reese witherspoon, The Morning Show, the week in women, twiw

Apple TV+ will premiere next month the highly anticipated third season of The Morning Show, starring and executive produced by Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. In Season 3, the future of the network is thrown into question and loyalties are pushed to the brink when a tech titan takes an interest in UBA. Unexpected alliances form, private truths are weaponized, and everyone is forced to confront their core values both in and out of the newsroom. The Emmy-, SAG- and Critics Choice Award-winning drama, which has already received an early renewal for Season 4, is directed and executive produced by Mimi Leder.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Patricia Arquette’s GONZO GIRL opens TIFF’s Discovery program – Brandy McDonnell reports

August 6, 2023August 6, 2023 Brandy McDonnell Camila Morrone, Cheryl Della Pietra, discovery program, dorota lech, gonzo girl, Hunter S. Thompson, Patricia Arquette, the week in women, TIFF 2023, twiw, willem dafoe

Gonzo Girl, Oscar-winning actor Patricia Arquette’s directorial debut, will be the opening film of the Discovery program of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Four-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe and Camila Morrone star in Arquette’s Gonzo Girl, which is based on Cheryl Della Pietra’s semi-autobiographical novel chronicling her time as Hunter S. Thompson’s personal assistant.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Rebecca Gitlitz helms U.S. Women’s World Cup Soccer Team docuseries – Brandy McDonnell reports

July 24, 2023July 30, 2023 Brandy McDonnell documentaries, docuseries, FIFA World Cup, netflix, Rebecca Gitlitz, the week in women, twiw, U.S. Women's World Cup soccer team

Two-time Emmy award winner and Time Studios Executive Producer Rebecca Gitlitz (30 for 30 Shorts, 2012 Summer Olympics) is directing a multi-episode documentary series for Netflix on the U.S. Women’s World Cup soccer team. The all-access sports series will allow audiences to intimately follow the U.S. Women’s National Team’s players and coaches and reveal an inside look at the most decorated team in soccer history.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Lisa Dreyer heads Austin, Texas’ Fantastic Fest – Brandy McDonnell reports

July 12, 2023July 14, 2023 Brandy McDonnell Alamo Drafthouse, austin fantastic fest, fantastic fest, Lisa Dreyer, te week in women, twiw

Lisa Dreyer is preparing for her first Fantastic Fest as the full-time festival director of the Austin, Texas, cinematic extravaganza. Alamo Drafthouse’s Fantastic Fest is billed as the largest genre festival in the United States. As festival director, Dreyer will be responsible for overseeing the creative direction and operations of the festival, which showcases the best in horror, fantasy, science fiction, and other boundary-pushing and groundbreaking genre films from around the world.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Elle Márjá Eira to direct STOLEN for Netflix – Brandy McDonnell reports

June 19, 2023June 23, 2023 Brandy McDonnell Ann-Helén Laestadius, Elin Kristina Oskal, Elle Márjá Eira, netflix, Sámi people, stolen, the week in women, twiw

Elle Márjá Eira will make her feature film directorial debut on the Netflix project Stolen. Stolen is based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by award-winning journalist and author Ann-Helén Laestadius, who hails from Kiruna, Sweden. She is Sámi and of Tornedalian descent, two of Sweden’s national minorities. Laestadius is attached to the project as executive producer.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Vertical to release Catherine Hardwicke’s PRISONER’S DAUGHTER – Brandy McDonnell reports

June 14, 2023June 18, 2023 Brandy McDonnell Brian Cox, catherine hardwicke, kate beckensale, risoner's daughter, the week in women, twiw, vertical releasing

Vertical will release Catherine Hardwicke’s film Prisoner’s Daughter, which made its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival in Canada, in theaters on June 30. With a screenplay penned by Mark Bacci, the film is described as a gritty, emotionally turbulent thriller that follows a father recently released from prison who seeks to reconnect with his estranged daughter and the grandson he’s never known. The film stars SAG and Gotham Award-nominated Kate Beckinsale and Golden Globe winner and Emmy-nominated performer Brian Cox.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Eva Longoria’s FLAMIN’ HOT’ to stream on Disney+ and Hulu – Brandy McDonnell reports

May 23, 2023May 25, 2023 Brandy McDonnell Annie Gonzalez, disney, Eva Longoria, Flamin' Hot, hulu, Jesse Garcia, sxsw 2023, the week in women, twiw

Flamin’ Hot, the feature film directorial debut from seasoned actor and filmmaker Eva Longoria, starts streaming June 9 on Disney+ and Hulu. The film is based on the true story – or at least the popular urban legend – of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn Flamin’ Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global phenomenon. Flamin’ Hot premiered in March at South by Southwest (aka SXSW) in Austin, Texas, where it won the Headliners Audience Award.

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