Viola Davis’ Call To ‘Pay Me What I’m Worth’ Is What The World Needs Now
Viola Davis fired up Twitter Tuesday ― in an encore presentation. A clip of the Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner calling for equality recirculated on social media. In an interview…
Mercedes Ruehl Stole Scenes And Won An Oscar. Then Hollywood Decided She Was ‘Too Old.’
Film history is peppered with actresses whose moment in the sun shined blazingly bright, only to be revealed as just that: a moment. When Mercedes Ruehl roared into 1988’s “Married…
Finally, Some Good News For Women Directors in Hollywood
The proportion of women directing top movies at the box office markedly increased last year, according to one of the primary annual studies of the topic. Among the 113 people…
Octavia Spencer And Naomi Watts On ‘Luce’ And Breaking Out Of Hollywood’s Boxes
Octavia Spencer and Naomi Watts appear together in the new psychodrama “Luce,” but the actresses have experienced divergent career trajectories in recent years. Spencer, who this decade amassed three Oscar…
Glenn Close Wants To Debunk Myth That ‘You Lose Your Sexuality As You Get Older’
Glenn Close is a newly minted seven-time ― yes, count ’em ― Oscar nominee and a 71-year-old industry legend who has never felt sexier, thank you very much. Barring any…
The Proportion Of Women Directing Top Hollywood Movies Actually Dropped In 2018
Year after year, studies on diversity and representation in Hollywood have revealed dismal results, and an annual study of women directors and behind-the-scenes posts released Thursday continued that pattern —…