I watched 32 new
release films directed by women (with my total new - to - me directed by women clocking in at 79 this year; more on that when I do my year - end review tomorrow).
Not exact matches
Here's a list, in no particular order, of 20 of the 40
women - centric
films —
films either starring, written or
directed by women — expected to be
released sometime this year (as always,
release dates are subject to change):
As an intern at FF2 Media, I watch newly -
released films written and / or
directed by women, and give my take through weekly reviews.
Fox has
released a trailer for a
film called Hidden Figures,
directed by Theodore (Ted) Melfi, a drama about the many African - American
women who worked at NASA.
Netflix adds to its wide selection of content each month, and its summer
releases boast a significant number of
films written or
directed by women.
From «The Seagull» to «Let the Sunshine In,»
films directed by and starring
women dominated specialized
releases this weekend.
There are a LOT of
films directed by women that have been
released by Criterion.
Captain Marvel will be the first major Marvel
film directed by a
woman (Anna Boden), set for a 2019
release and starring Brie Larson as Carol Danvers.
Not yet ready for
release, Seeing is Believing:
Women Direct elucidates skills needed to succeed as a woman director; women mentor women by sharing their experiences via filmed interv
Women Direct elucidates skills needed to succeed as a
woman director;
women mentor women by sharing their experiences via filmed interv
women mentor
women by sharing their experiences via filmed interv
women by sharing their experiences via
filmed interviews.
«Only 3 % of this year's
film releases by the six major Hollywood studios are
directed by women — the lowest percentage in five years,» said Laura Florence, vice president of marketing and sales at Gravitas Ventures.
Pictures and New Line Cinema will
release a slate of at least 10 movies — as well as stand - alone Batman and Superman
films — from 2016 through 2020 that expands this prized universe of characters: o «Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,»
directed by Zack Snyder (2016) o «Suicide Squad,»
directed by David Ayer (2016) o «Wonder
Woman,» starring Gal Gadot (2017) o «Justice League Part One,»
directed by Zack Snyder, with Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Amy Adams reprising their roles (2017) o «The Flash,» starring Ezra Miller (2018) o «Aquaman,» starring Jason Momoa (2018) o «Shazam» (2019) o «Justice League Part Two,»
directed by Zack Snyder (2019) o «Cyborg,» starring Ray Fisher (2020) o «Green Lantern» (2020) On the television front, Warner Bros..