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Week In Women: Georgia Oakley’s new take on SENSE AND SENSIBILITY – Brandy McDonnell reports

August 9, 2026August 9, 2026 Brandy McDonnell Diana Reid, focus features, Georgia Oakley, jane austen, twiw, Universal Pictures International (UPI), week in women, Working Title

Writer-director Georgia Oakley’s new screen adaptation of iconic English writer Jane Austen’s first novel will bow in movie theaters in fall, released by Focus Features, Universal Pictures International (UPI) and Working Title in U.S. theaters on Oct. 16. Oakley is following up on her award winning Blue Jean (2022), directing from a script by bestselling author Diana Reid. Filming started last summer in the United Kingdom. Focus has worldwide rights on the movie, and UPI will handle international distribution for the studio. The film was initially scheduled for a September theatrical release in the United States.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Lisa Cholodenko’s HIGH ART gets Criterion Collection Blu-ray – Brandy McDonnell reports

June 19, 2026 Brandy McDonnell Ally Sheedy, blu-ray, criterion collection, High Art, lgbtq, lisa cholodenko, patricia clarkson, Radha Mitchell, twiw, week in women

Lisa Cholodenko’s acclaimed 1998 debut feature High Art is getting a Blu-ray release this month via The Criterion Collection. The queer romantic drama follows Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy), a once-prominent photographer who has retreated into a life of heroin abuse with her faded-actress lover (Patricia Clarkson). When Lucy is rediscovered by Syd (Radha Mitchell), an up-and-coming editor at a photography magazine, professional ambition and personal attraction become dangerously entwined. Cholodenko was still a student in Columbia University’s master of fine arts film program when she wrote High Art, which won numerous awards.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Barbra Streisand receives Honorary Palme D’or at Cannes 2026 – Brandy McDonnell reports

May 21, 2026May 24, 2026 Brandy McDonnell barbra streisand, Cannes 2026, Honorary Palme D'or, twiw, week in women

In recognition of her career, world-renowned actress, director, producer, screenwriter, singer and songwriter Barbra Streisand will receive an Honorary Palme d’or during the Cannes Film Festival Awards Ceremony, to be broadcast live May 23 from the Palais des Festivals stage. However due to a knee injury, she won’t be able to attend the Festival Awards Ceremony to be honored in person.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Fanning, Pfeiffer & Kidman land MARGO’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES at Apple TV – Brandy McDonnell reports

April 7, 2026April 9, 2026 Brandy McDonnell Apple TV+, elle fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, michelle pfeiffer, nicole kidman, twiw, week in women

Starring and executive produced by Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee Elle Fanning and Academy Award and Emmy nominee Michelle Pfeiffer, the highly anticipated series Margo’s Got Money Troubles, is coming to Apple TV in April. Margo’s Got Money Troubles is billed as a bold, heartwarming and comedic family drama following recent college dropout and aspiring writer, Margo (Fanning), the daughter of an ex-Hooter’s waitress (Pfeiffer) and ex-pro wrestler (Offerman), as she’s forced to make her way with a new baby, a mounting pile of bills and a dwindling amount of ways to pay them.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Kat Coiro’s YOU, ME & TUSCANY Sweeps into Theaters – Brandy McDonnell reports

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 Brandy McDonnell Halle Bailey, Isabella Ferrari, Johanna Byer, kat coiro, Kristin Engle, Me & Tuscany, Rege-Jean Page, twiw, universal pictures, week in women, You

Acclaimed filmmaker Kat Coiro directs Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page in her new film You, Me & Tuscany, which opens in theatres on April 10. Coiro is an actor, director, writer and producer whose most recent television project is CBS’ hit Matlock reboot starring Kathy Bates, Skye P. Marshall and Jason Ritter. She served as an executive producer and director on the pilot, and she went on to produce the rest of the series as well as directing several more episodes.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Maura Tierney honored at US-Ireland Alliance’s Oscar Wilde Awards – Brandy McDonell reports

February 25, 2026 Brandy McDonnell Maura Tierney, Oscar Wilde Awards, Trina Vargo, twiw, US-Ireland Alliance, week in women

Golden Globe Award-winning actress Maura Tierney will be honored at the US-Ireland Alliance’s 20th annual Oscar Wilde Awards. The Boston-born, Irish American performer has cultivated a well-respected career across film, television and theater, and she can currently be seen as Lt. Jessica Brady in the primetime classic Law and Order. Tierney’s work on the critically acclaimed Showtime series The Affair won her a Golden Globe. The 20th anniversary Oscar Wilde Awards are set for March 12 at The Ebell of Los Angeles

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s THE BRIDE to haunt theaters in March – Brandy McDonnell reports

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 Brandy McDonnell annette bening, frankenstein, IMAX, Jake Gyllenhaal, jessie buckley, Julianne Hough, maggie gyllenhaal, mary shelley, penelope cruz, peter sarsgaard, the bride, twiw, week in women

Two-time Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal’s long-awaited feature film The Bride, an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, arrives in theaters on March 6. The movie is part of the Filmed for IMAX program and will be released in IMAX as well as standard formats. Written and directed by Gyllenhaal, her steampunk take on the 1935 horror classic Bride of Frankenstein is the follow-up to her 2021 Academy Award-nominated Netflix drama The Lost Daughter.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Sarah Jessica Parker receives Golden Globes’ Carol Burnett Award – Brandy McDonnell reports

January 8, 2026 Brandy McDonnell carol burnett award, golden globes, Helen Hoehne, Sara, sex and the city, twiw, week in women

Sarah Jessica Parker is the sixth recipient of the Golden Globes’ Carol Burnett Award, presented in a ceremony televised on CBS on Jan. 8, just days before the 83rd annual Golden Globes take place on Jan. 11. The honor recognizes her contributions to the television industry both in front of and behind the camera. The Carol Burnett Award was created in 2018 to honor excellence in television. Parker’s performances have helped redefine women’s representation on television and continue to inspire new generations of viewers and creators alike.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Helen Mirren to receive Golden Globes’ 2026 Cecil B. DeMille Award – Brandy McDonnell reports

November 20, 2025 Brandy McDonnell cecil b demille award, golden globes, Heln Mirren, twiw, week in women

Actress, producer and three-time Golden Globe winner Dame Helen Mirren will be the 70th recipient of the Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award in recognition of her enduring contributions to the world of entertainment. Her transcendent performances and commitment to her craft continue to inspire generations of artists and audiences alike. It is a profound honor to present her with the Cecil B. DeMille Award.” With a career spanning more than six decades, Mirren has delivered a remarkable body of work across stage, film and television. She has earned global recognition for her fearless versatility and her powerhouse portrayals of queens, cops and more.

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Hikari on Loneliness, Being Japanese and RENTAL FAMILY – Nadine Whitney interviews (Exclusive!)

November 17, 2025November 18, 2025 Nadine Whitney Brendan Fraser, Hikari, Rental Family, Searchlight Pictures, twiw, week in women

Hikari’s tender film Rental Family takes Phillip (Brendan Fraser) an out of work actor living in Japan through the phenomenon of role playing as a real-life character in the lives of Japanese people who require a figure to act as family or friend. At the heart of the film is the epidemic of loneliness and Japan’s difficulties in dealing with mental health and social difference. Hikari, herself, experienced isolation and loneliness when she participated in an exchange program in America. Nadine Whitney speaks with Hikari about reaching out to people to create chosen families.

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