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Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticFor a decade, Lena Dunham has kept more than busy, executive producing TV series like “Camping” and “Generation” and putting out her memoir. Yet she’s been notably selective about her main slate of projects, and “Sharp Stick,” which premiered tonight at the Sundance Film Festival, is her third major act.

iveté of Alana Haim’s Alana Kane in “Licorice Pizza.” Sarah Jo is placed as a caregiver in the family of Zach (Liam Michel Saux), his hip, white-dude-who-raps, stay-at-home dad, Josh (Jon Bernthal), and nagging, very pregnant realtor mom, Heather (Dunham). When Treina, through a little social-media sleuthing, catches her man hanging out with his ex’s cousin at Universal Studios, Marilyn offers this advice: “You wanna know if he is really yours? You look him in the eye and you say, ‘Do you find me beautiful?’ It’s foolproof . . .

score record-breaking pacts despite the fact that all-night bidding wars were conducted over Zoom.This year’s festival has a number of high-profile features that should attract buyers’ attention, either because they feature A-list stars like Lena Dunham, Dakota Johnson and Regina Hall or because they deal with hot topics like abortion rights and religion. There are also a number of documentaries exploring everything from the rise of TikTok to the fight to prevent a climate change catastrophe that could score major sales.

Lena Dunham has discussed her past addiction to Klonopin, describing getting off the anxiety drug as “the hardest” thing she’s been through.After being prescribed the drug aged 12, the actor and writer became increasingly dependent on it following filming on the last series of Girls – a period she described as being like a “50-car pileup”.Back in 2017, at the time, Dunham faced criticism for defending Girls executive producer Murray Miller, who had been accused of rape by actor Aurora Perrineau. Miller denied the claims.Dunham later retracted her statement and apologised, admitting she had lied about having ‘insider information’ regarding the accusations and that she defended Miller in an attempt to discredit Perrineau.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Dunham said: “Those images of me at the last Girls premiere, skinny and hollow-eyed, that was 100 per cent my appetite and my body just shutting down in response to that.”In 2018, Dunham entered rehab for an addiction to benzodiazepines, specifically Klonopin.

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“Sex and the City”-inspired series “Girls” went off the air in 2017 — and writer/star Lena Dunham is already open to reviving it.The 35-year-old discussed the major possibility of rebooting the show with the Hollywood Reporter.“I look back, and just, like, the sheer gall of me, stepping onto set that first day; 24-year-old me standing in Silver Cup Studios, the old ‘Sex and the City’ studios, going, ‘Let’s do this,’” Dunham said. She explained that the recent HBO Max “SATC” revival series “And Just Like That” could pave the way for “Girls” to return to the small screen.“It was such a pleasure to see those women back together and to see them take on middle-age sexuality,” she continued.

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter after her self-imposed exile, Lena Dunham reveals she’s entering a new creative era that will focus on art rather than public perception.

If you don’t know, Lena Dunham and producing partner/friend Jenni Konner ended their collaborative producing venture back in 2018.

William Earl Variety is returning to the Sundance Film Festival, hosting virtual interviews in the Variety Studio in collaboration with Audible. Throughout the festival, videos from the studio will appear on Variety.com beginning on Jan.

EXCLUSIVE: Roxane Gay, the author of Bad Feminist, is back with a new podcast.

2021 is winding down as best-of lists are being released alongside Academy Awards predictions. Out with the old in with the new, as next month will see a bunch of new movies debut at the Sundance Film Festival.

HBO sure does love its mafia stories, right? Well, as it seems like there’s not going to be a new ‘Sopranos’ series anytime soon, how about “Mob Queens” instead? READ MORE: Lena Dunham To Direct Lily Collins In A Live-Action ‘Polly Pocket’ Movie At MGM According to Variety, HBO is working with Lena Dunham, Dennis Lehane, and Ruth Wilson to bring the podcast “Mob Queens” to life as a limited series.

Lena Dunham and Ruth Wilson are embarking on a new project together.

Ruth Wilson is teaming with Lena Dunham and Dennis Lehane for an HBO limited series based on the Stitcher podcast “Mob Queens.”Wilson will play Anna Genovese, the wife of infamous crime boss Vito Genovese.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO is developing a limited series version of the Stitcher podcast “Mob Queens” with Lena Dunham, Ruth Wilson, and Dennis Lehane, Variety has learned.The series tells the story of Anna Genovese (Wilson), most widely known as the second wife of infamous crime boss Vito Genovese and a fixture in the Village’s drag bar scene in the 1930s who later broke Cosa Nostra law when she spilled the illegal dealings of her husband in divorce hearings.Dunham will co-write, direct, and

The story of Anna Genovese, the second wife of infamous crime boss Vito Genovese who broke Cosa Nostra law when she spilled the illegal dealings of her husband in divorce hearings, is being turned into a limited series for HBO.

EXCLUSIVE: Myha’la Herrold, one of the stars of HBO’s banking drama Industry, has signed with UTA for representation.

Lena Dunham has paid tribute to fashion designer Federica “Kikka” Cavenati following her death at the age of 28. Cavenati was a co-founder of the fashion label 16Arlington with her partner Marco Capaldo.

Scott Speedman is speaking out about playing a porn star in Lena Dunham’s new film “Sharp Stick”.

he had died on Friday following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 66.Bob Newhart, who co-starred with Scolari on  from 1984 to 1990, was among those who shared fond memories of the late actor.«I knew that Peter was sick, but his death still comes as a great shock,» Newhart told ET.

Girls co-star Peter Scolari following his death.The actor, who played Dunham’s on-screen father Tad Hovarth in the comedy series, died aged 66 on Friday (October 22) following a two-year battle with cancer.Sharing pictures across the actor’s career on Instagram, Dunham wrote: “The shyest extrovert, the most dramatic comedian, the most humble icon.

Lena Dunham is mourning Peter Scolari.

“Madoff,” “The Good Fight,” “Murphy Brown,” “The West Wing,” “ER,” “Gotham,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Ally McBeal.” One of his most recent parts was a recurring role as Bishop Thomas Marx in the CBS series “Evil.”For his role as producer Michael Harris on Bob Newhart’s long-running 1980s comedy “Newhart,” Scolari scored an Emmy nomination.

as the father of Lena Dunham’s character.Most recently, Scolari portrayed Bishop Thomas Marx on CBS' supernatural drama from 2019 to 2021. Scolari's resume includes work on both TV and film including , ,  and many, many more.Scolari's success wasn't limited to the big and small screen.

Peter Scolari has sadly passed away at the age of 66.

Margaret Qualley, 26, and Jack Antonoff, 37, aren’t hiding their romance anymore! Two months after the pair were first spotted kissing in public, they’ve stepped out in New York City looking very loved-up. The musician, who is among Taylor Swift‘s go-to songwriters, and the daughter of actress Andie MacDowellboth cut casual figures as wrapped their arms around each other for an afternoon stroll in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood on October 7.

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Girls' star Lena Dunham took to Instagram (6 October) to call out trolls who body-shamed her online. The actor revealed she'd received a string of 'gnarly' comments about her weight after she shared a photo from her wedding with her 2.

Lena Dunham is NOT here for body shamers!

Lena Dunham is sending a clear message to the bodyshamers in her Instagram comments.

Lena Dunham is speaking out about trolls and haters in her comments over her wedding photos.

Standing up for herself. After seeing offensive comments about her body online, Lena Dunham hit back at the people trying to tell her what she should look like.

Fashionista! Lena Dunham, who married Luis Felber last month, is owning up to the fact that she went a bit overboard when it came to her wedding attire. 

Taylor Swift was one of Lena Dunham's bridesmaids at her wedding over the weekend. The Girls creator tied the knot with Peruvian-British musician Luis Felber on 25 September, with the intimate ceremony held at the Union Club in London.

Standing by her side! Taylor Swift served as one of Lena Dunham’s bridesmaids when she married Luis Felber earlier this month.

Lena Dunham, who married Luis Felber earlier this month, may have only had her first dress fitting two and half weeks before saying “I Do,” but each of her three (!!) wedding gowns were riddled with special details.