News

• only 22% of 2015’s movies had female protagonists

• best and worst representations of women on film in 2015 (and the average Watw score for the year)

• critics are slightly more likely to rate a film highly if it represents women well

• mainstream moviegoers are not turned off by films with female protagonists

• movies that represent women well are just as likely to be profitable as movies that don’t, and are less risky as business propositions

The Where Are the Women? project was designed to drill deep down into the films of 2015 in order to determine how well — or how poorly — they represented women. The project has now come to its end, and you can examine the final ranking here. The ranking includes 270 films released in the Us, Canada, and the UK, in both limited and wide release (including every wide-release North American film and most of the UK wide-release films). The...

This article is part of an ongoing original series written by Caitlyn Jenner for WhoSay called "The Real Me," which explores issues and people in the Lgbt community.

Sometimes life happens in the funniest ways. After my interview with Diane Sawyer aired last spring, my friend Ronda got a call from a guy she went out with many, many years ago. He told her that his child had recently transitioned and had become his daughter, Ella.

I learned a little bit about Ella's story and invited her to one of my regular girls' nights so she could meet all the other women.

This article is part of an ongoing original series written by Caitlyn Jenner for WhoSay called "The Real Me," which explores issues and people in the Lgbt community.Sometimes life happens in the funniest ways. After my interview with Diane Sawyer aired last spring, my friend Ronda got a call from a guy she went out with many, many years ago. He told her that his child had recently transitioned and had become his daughter, Ella. I learned a little bit about Ella's story and invited her to one of my regular girls' nights so she could meet all the other women.

In nominations that diverged sharply from the Oscars’ shortlist, the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild has nominated a wide range of films as the best work of 2015. Feature film nominees include “The Big Short,” “Furious 7,” “Sicario,” “Youth,” “Ex Machina” and “Spectre” in the contemporary categories; “Brooklyn,” “Carol,” “The Danish Girl,” “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Cinderella” in the period and/or character categories, and “Black Mass,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” in the make-up effects category. Five of the seven films that made the Oscar shortlist for hair and makeup —...

"Spotlight" topped the annual awards of the Las Vegas Film Critics Society. Legendary composer, Ennio Morricone, will receive the

2015 William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award.

Here's the complete list of winners of the Las Vegas Film Critics 2015 awards:

Top Ten List

1 Spotlight

2 Creed

3 Ex MacHina

4 Straight Outta Compton

5 Beasts Of No Nation

6 The Martian

7 Mad Max Fury Road

8 Sicario

9 Legend

10 Room

Best Picture:

Spotlight

Runner up: Creed

Best Director:

Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Best Ensemble:

Spotlight

Best Actor:

Leonardo DiCaprio . The Revenant

Best Actress:

Brie Larson, Room

Best Supporting Actress:

Elizabeth Banks, Love And Mercy

Best Supporting Actor:

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Original Screenplay:

Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Drew Goddard, The Martian

Best Cinematography:

Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant

Best Film Editing:

Margaret Sixel, Mad Max . Fury Road

Best Costume Design:

Jenny Beavan, Mad Max . Fury Road

Best Foreign Film:

Goodnight Mommy

Best Art Direction:

Irene O.Brien and Robert Parle,...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 74 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2015 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 88th Academy Awards.

The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title and song title:

“Happy” from “Altered Minds”

“Home” from “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip”

“None Of Them Are You” from “Anomalisa”

“Stem To The Rose” from “Becoming Bulletproof”

“The Mystery Of Your Gift” from “Boychoir”

“I Run” from “Chi-Raq”

“Pray 4 My City” from “Chi-Raq”

“Sit Down For This” from “Chi-Raq”

“Strong” from “Cinderella”

“So Long” from “Concussion”

“Fighting Stronger” from “Creed”

“Grip” from “Creed”

“Waiting For My Moment” from “Creed”

“Don’t Look Down” from “Danny Collins”

“Hey Baby Doll” from “Danny Collins”

“Dreamsong” from “The Diary of a Teenage Girl...

Walt Disney Pictures released their new musical/fantasy flick "Into The Woods" into theaters this past Thursday. I just checked it out, and thought it was pretty entertaining and more comical than I thought it would be. It stars: Tracey Ullman, Frances de la Tour, Johnny Depp, Lucy Punch, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Emily Blunt, Simon Russell Beale, Tammy Blanchard, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Christine Baranski, Billy Magnussen, Lilla Crawford, Daniel Huttlestone, MacKenzie Mauzy, Richard Glover, Joanna Riding, and Annette Crosbie. The movie revolved a couple of different characters and plotlines that all came together,full circle, towards the end. We saw Cinderella, wishing she could attend the King's festival, but instead, was treated like crap by her evil step sisters. Meanwhile, the baker and his wife wanted to have kids, but found out they were secretly cursed by the witch who had a unpleasant past with the baker's father.

Recently, Walt Disney Pictures dropped these 2,new movie clips (below) for their upcoming "Into the Woods" musical/fantasy flick. The clips are titled, "Something In Between" and "Five Pounds." They give us new looks at some Cinderella and her Prince drama. Apparently, she's turning him down in this one. We also see Jack being ordered to go sell a cow, but we all know how that turns out. Check it out,below. The movie stars: Tracey Ullman, Frances de la Tour, Johnny Depp, Lucy Punch, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Emily Blunt, Simon Russell Beale, Tammy Blanchard, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Christine Baranski, Billy Magnussen, Lilla Crawford, Daniel Huttlestone, MacKenzie Mauzy, Richard Glover, Joanna Riding and Annette Crosbie. The new flick is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. This...

Earlier today, Walt Disney Pictures served up this new movie clip (below) for their upcoming "Into The Woods" fantasy/musical flick. The clip is titled, "To Grandmother's House," and gives us a look at Little Red Riding Hood, singing about how she's about to take off for into the woods to hit up grandma's house. She's also trying to round up a bunch of food too. Check it out,below. The movie stars: Tracey Ullman, Frances de la Tour, Johnny Depp, Lucy Punch, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Emily Blunt, Simon Russell Beale, Tammy Blanchard, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Christine Baranski, Billy Magnussen, Lilla Crawford, Daniel Huttlestone, MacKenzie Mauzy, Richard Glover, Joanna Riding and Annette Crosbie. In the new flick, the plotline presents a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests.

The big name stars of Into the Woods are all fantastic in the film, but you’ve got to check out what the young cast members are capable of. Not only do we have a clip of Les Misérables’ Daniel Huttlestone as Jack, but there’s also one of Lilla Crawford as Little Red Riding Hood singing her portion of the prologue, and her voice is exceptionally powerful and loaded with charisma. Hit the jump to check out both of those Into the Woods clips as well as one with Anna Kendrick as Cinderella and Chris Pine as her prince that features one of the most unforgettable lines of dialogue in the film. Into the Woods arrives in theaters on Christmas Day and also stars Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Lucy Punch, Christine Baranski, Tracey Ullman, Tammy Blanchard, Billy Magnussen, Mackenzie Mauzy and Johnny Depp. Via Stitch Kingdom. Here...

Recently, Walt Disney Pictures dropped this new movie clip (below) for their upcoming fantasy, musical flick "Into The Woods." The clip is titled, "Go To The Woods," and it gives us a new look at the witch, telling Baker and his wife to bring her back a ton of crazy ingredients before midnight in order to break some sort of child bearing curse they have, and more. Check it out,below. The movie stars: Tracey Ullman, Frances de la Tour, Johnny Depp, Lucy Punch, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Emily Blunt, Simon Russell Beale, Tammy Blanchard, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Christine Baranski, Billy Magnussen, Lilla Crawford, Daniel Huttlestone, MacKenzie Mauzy, Richard Glover, Joanna Riding and Annette Crosbie. The official plotline for the movie reads like this: "Into the Woods" is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the...

Fun fact: Meryl Streep has been nominated for an Oscar five times in the last seven years. Combine her extraordinary acting ability with the pedigree of Into the Woods, and she could easily lock up yet another nod (which would make it her 18th Oscar nomination over the course of her career; that's what happens when you're a national treasure). A new featurette for the upcoming musical further pushes her awards chances as Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the music and lyrics, praises her ability "to find colors in lyric." This featurette shows some of Streep singing "Stay with Me", and it's a beautiful rendition. I hope the rest of the film is worthy of her immense talent. Hit the jump to check out the new Into the Woods featurette. The film opens December 25th, and also stars Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Lucy Punch, Christine Baranski, Tracy Ullman,...

<< Back to Holiday 2014 ForecastInto the Woods Release Date: December 25thStudio: DisneyGenre: MusicalDirector: Rob MarshallWriters: James LapineCast: Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp, Lucy Punch, James Corden, Christine BaranskiStudio Description: A witch conspires to teach important lessons to various characters of popular children's stories including Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel.Analysis: Into the Woods is the latest movie in Disney's recent return to the fairy tale princess genre: it follows up Tangled, Frozen and Maleficent, all of which earned over $200 million. The movie is adapted from James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical, and its star-studded cast includes Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt and Chris Pine.Live-action musicals seem to have a box office ceiling: in the past decade, none have earned over $150 million. Into the Woods does share similarities with each of the biggest hits from the past...

Disney has released a new featurette for their upcoming fairy tale movie musical, Into the Woods. Not only does it include interviews with the cast and crew talking about the story, but it also gives audiences a ridiculous amount of new footage, some of which features the cast singing. Into the Woods looks like a beautiful movie, and this featurette actually got me really excited to see it. I wasn't sure if I'd like this film, but I'm completely on board now.

"Into the Woods" is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel—all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish...

Disney has released 10 new stills and a couple pieces of concept art from their upcoming fairytale musical Into the Woods. We got out first look at Johnny Depp as The Wolf yesterday, along with a few other EW magazine covers. There's another one of Depp today in a collection of stills from the movie that gives us a different look at several of the other characters that are featured in the story. I really like the visuals for this movie. The designs that they created for the world and the characters are stunning.

The movie has an amazing ensemble cast that includes Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp, Lilla Crawford, Daniel Huttlestone, Tracey Ullman, Lucy Punch, and more. Many of these actors are featured in the photos below.

Into the Woods is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the...

Disney released a new poster for their upcoming movie musical Into the Woods, which features a ghoulish looking Meryl Streep looking to haunt your nightmares.

Into the Woods is "a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel—all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them."

I've never seen the stage musical that this movie is based on, but I'm familiar with a couple of the songs. It looks like a decent movie, and it has an impressive cast that also includes Emily Blunt, James Corden,...

The trailer for Disney’s forthcoming adaptation of the beloved Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods is on the horizon—but before the trailer debuts, the studio has released ten new production photos from the film exclusively to People.

Previously, fans have only seen a glimpse of Meryl Streep’s Witch. Now, though, they can take a good look at (almost) every major character in the movie, in which a handful of fairy tale characters—including Cinderella, Rapunzel, Red Riding Hood, and Jack (of beanstalk fame)—weaving an interconnected story as they each journey into the forest to find their...

The stars are coming out to play this summer with Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena Pops and their one of a kind, simply cannot miss popular outdoor summer concert series at the Los Angeles Arboretum. Coming off the heels of last summer's critically acclaimed concerts to record breaking crowds, Feinstein and the Pasadena Pops are taking the popular series to new heights. Artists include Laura Osnes 'Cinderella' and 'Bonnie and Clyde', Norm Lewis 'Les Miserables' and 'Porgy and Bess', Julia Goodwin 2013 Great American Songbook Youth Ambassador, composerhost Tena Clark, Dionne Warwick five-time Grammy Award winning music legend, Michael Feinstein to sing Gershwin for one night only, powerhouse singers Maureen McGovern, Patti Austin, stars of stage and screen Kevin Earley, Liz Callaway 'Anastasia and 'Aladdin', Jeremy Jordan 'Smash', plus special appearances by Debby Boone, Alan Bergman and pianist Armen Guzelimian.

Meryl Streep ventures Into the Woods as the Witch who wishes to reverse a curse so that her beauty may be restored. The humorous and heartfelt musical, a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, explores the consequences of the quests of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel—all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, and the witch who cast a spell on them. In theaters Dec. 25, 2014.

Here’s the high profile cast:

- Meryl Streep: The Witch

- Emily Blunt: The Baker’s Wife

- James Corden: The Baker

- Anna Kendrick: Cinderella

- Chris Pine: Cinderella’s Prince

- Johnny Depp: The Wolf

- Lilla Crawford: Little Red Riding Hood

- Daniel Huttlestone: Jack

- Tracey Ullman: Jack’s Mother

- Christine Baranski: The Stepmother...