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2013 Women-Created TV Pilots
It’s prime pilot season for the networks. After all the news that’s been coming out in the last six months or so about women-created shows, we wanted to see how that’s holding up with official announcements. Thanks to The Hollywood Reporter’s amazing and extensive guide of al...
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Interview with Bachelorette Writer/Director-Leslye Headland
I got the chance to talk with the writer and director of Bachelorette Leslye Headland earlier this week. Here are some thoughts on the film.
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Bachelorette - Written and Directed by Leslye Headland
While it might be tempting to compare Bachelorette to Bridesmaids because they are both about women and weddings - you would be doing so at your peril. Whereas Bridesmaids was about the utter collapse and rebirth of a woman, Bachelorette is about a bunch of hedonistic, awful high school friends who ...
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The LA Times Talks to Three Women Directors - Where is the Female Equivalent of Woody Allen?
Check out the LA Times piece on Ava DuVernay, Jullie Delpy and Leslye Headland. While things still suck for women directors, it kind of feels like the conversation is shifting. Maybe I am being too optimistic, but I am forever hopeful. I will be interested to see the statistics at ...
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Red Band Trailer for Bachelorette Written and Directed by Leslye Headland
Talk about raunch. Yowza. On demand - August 10, in theatres September 8.
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Trailer Watch: Bachelorette - Written and Directed by Leslye Headland
This is based on the play by Leslye Headland and premiered at Sundance in January. The more I see information about this movie, the more I want to see it. I am also excited to see more of Rebel Wilson who was hysterical in her scene in Bridesmaids.
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Locarno Film Festival Lineup: 2 Women Directed Films In Competition
On Wednesday, the Locarno Film Festival announced its lineup for in-competition films and the Piazza Grande program. Held from August 1-11, Locarno is one of the world’s oldest film festivals, currently in its 65th year.
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Provincetown Film Festival Announces Gala Screenings and Awards for Parker Posey, Roger Corman and Kirby Dick
Ready for carousing on the Cape? The Provincetown Film Festival has assembled another top-notch selection of films for its gala screenings, and it's got some major names lined up to receive awards.
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It's Good To Be Shameless
There is a hilarious, clever new expletive in the Leslye Headland’s Sundance film Bachelorette: “Jesus H. Macy!” I don’t think she meant it this way, but there is truly something miraculous about William H. Macy’s performance in Shameless as Frank Gallagher, the dr...
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SUNDANCE FUTURES: 'Bachelorette' Writer-Director Leslye Headland Talks About Loving "Unlikeable" Women
The first-time director says "Sleepless in Seattle" would never be made today. "They'd say, 'Well, she can't have a fiancé, because that would make her unlikeable.'"
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