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52 Films Directed By Women To Watch In 2022

Lena Wilson — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 19:47:53 +0000

Breathe in. Ahhhh. You feel that? Experts worldwide are reporting that today is, factually speaking, the perfect day to watch a female-directed film. Actually – this just in – every day of 2022 has officially been declared the perfect day to watch a female-directed film.

READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2022

That’s a lot of days, so, as per yearly tradition, below are 52 upcoming titles to get you started.

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The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2022

Rodrigo Perez — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 15:47:22 +0000

Putting together the 100 Most Anticipated Films list is a beast in any year. Still, in the new accelerated age of streaming with HBO Max, Apple TV+, Amazon, Netflix, and all the new players popping up every single day, it seems, the task becomes more and more daunting and nearly impossible (we could have easily gone to 200 this year).

So we’re post-COVID, but oops, not-yet post-COVID, but somehow movies have survived, even if the theatrical market becomes a more challenging and riskier gambit.

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Producer Scott Rudin Removed From New Films From Joel Coen, Alex Garland & More After Abuse Allegations

Charles Barfield — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:08:23 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, superstar Hollywood producer Scott Rudin became the center of controversy after even more reports surfaced of his alleged horrible behavior with colleagues, including throwing items at people and verbally abusing them. For many, this echoed stories that have been told about Rudin for years now, with very little actually being done in response. However, it appears the reckoning has begun for Rudin, as the fallout from these reports is beginning to be seen.

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52 Films Directed By Women To Watch In 2021

Lena Wilson — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:49:13 +0000

Every year is a good year to stan female directors, but 2021 has cooked us up a real feast. Acting veterans like Rebecca Hall, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robin Wright, and Halle Berry are finally claiming their director’s chairs on feature films, while arthouse icon Jane Campion is returning to hers after 12 years. Foreign language directors like Lucile Hadžihalilović and Ildikó Enyedi are making their English-language debuts, and French juggernaut Mélanie Laurent is working on two releases back to back.

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