TCM shines a spotlight on female directors and their art

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorBetsy West and Julie Cohen, who directed RBG, the feature-length documentary about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, reacted Friday to Ginsburg’s death Friday at age 87.“Like so many Americans, we are crushed by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” West and Cohen said in a joint statement. “Even had she not become a Supreme Court Justice, Ginsburg earned a place in history for what she did to win equality for American women.

Aaron Neuwirth While the premise of “Antebellum” has been shrouded in mystery, activist filmmakers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz (credited as Bush + Renz) worked with their crew to deliver a wild ride delving into the current climate of racism.In choosing to deal with the pandemic situation, “Antebellum” will only be available on VOD in the United States, beginning Sept. 18, even though it will see a theatrical release internationally.

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.

Starz topper Jeff Hirsch says targeting women for his fast-growing premium cable and streaming audience just makes business sense. "We saw as we got more of our data capability that women are really driving our business.

Ivana Trump wants to keep the family name in the White House. President Donald Trump‘s ex-wife, 71, said in an interview on Loose Women that she believes their daughter, Ivanka Trump, 38, is ready to lead the nation. Ivanka, currently one of the president’s senior advisors, has what it takes to become the United States’ first woman president, according to her mother.

Peter White Television EditorStarz is doubling down on shows with 50 Cent – developing two more scripted series with the rapper and Power co-creator.The network has put into development a female sports agent drama, inspired by the life of Nicole Lynn, and a hip hop anthology series.The untitled female sports agent drama comes from Raising Kanan and Snowfall writer Tash Grey, who will exec produce alongside Lynn.

Never Have I Ever was that its young lead, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, was actually, you know, young! And if that's something you're seeking in your teen TV, allow me to introduce you to We Are Who We Are.Set on an American military base in Italy in 2016, the HBO drama follows a group of teens who have been thrown together by their unique circumstances.

Distribution label Well Go USA has set an Oct. 23 movie theater and drive-in release for the sci-fi thriller Synchronic, which stars Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan and debuted at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival.

“Holler” is not the first film to chronicle the human toll of the flight of industry from the American Rust Belt to China and other countries abroad, but it might be the most direct. “Holler” makes the subtext text by focusing on an Ohio group of scrappers, crews illegally stripping abandoned old factories and institutional buildings for raw metal that can be sold to Asian buyers.

Two new offerings, both directed by gay men, are some of the best bets for September watching.

DALLAS -- Works of art depicting the American West and other pieces collected by the late Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens are expected to sell at auction for more than $15 million.Christie's said Thursday that the auction will be held Oct.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterThe death of Chadwick Boseman from colon cancer is causing many people to sound the alarm for earlier screening for colorectal cancers.According to his family, Boseman, who died at 43, had been undergoing surgeries and chemotherapy for for the past four years.The American Cancer Association reports that cancers of the colon and rectum are the third-most common type in the U.S., after lung and breast cancer, and the second-deadliest for men and women

Chris Willman Music WriterBettye LaVette is widely — and wisely — revered as one of our greatest living rhythm and blues singers, and maybe right there at the pinnacle. Her star as a knock-down, drag-out, leave-no-prisoners stylist has risen in the decade and a half since she made her return to prominence in her late 50s, 60s and now early 70s after decades of having seemed publicly MIA.

In light of the slew of canceled film festivals in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s New York Film Festival is hoping to pull out all the stops and become the premier film event in the US. And as a way of showing what that means, the NYFF organizers announced the Spotlight section for this year’s fest.

David Robb Labor EditorThe American Guild of Musical Artists and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society on Wednesday issued a detailed “playbook” for the safe return to work for opera and choral singers, ballet and modern dancers, choreographers, stage directors and theater staff.In a joint statement, the unions said their playbook (read it here) “presents a step-by-step approach to reopening built on five levels linked to the prevalence of COVID-19 in the community and allows for

RIO RANCHO, N.M. -- Kamala Harris made history last week by becoming the first Black woman to be nominated to run for vice president on a major party’s ticket.