This could be interesting deadline.com/2024/05/french…

There’s something happening in Louisiana right now that should be setting off alarm bells for people all over the country - but it hasn’t gotten nearly enough attention. 🧵

These guys.

Judith Godreche is an absolute warrior deadline.com/2024/05/udith-…

Jerk or idiot or both? Cannes Mayor Makes Stasi Allusions As He Wades Into Media Coverage Of #MeToo Rumors deadline.com/2024/05/cannes…

With only 4 of the 21 titles in competition at #Cannes2024 directed by women, and only 19% of the programme directed by women overall, these are some of the films we're looking forward to as we prepare to head to #Cannes...🎞️🌴 #ReclaimTheFrame @ #CannesFilmFestival

The fact that the folks in Cannes were all bracing for big #metoo stories to drop is just a reminder that there are still many stories that have not yet been told and there is a lot of nervous dudes out there.

"Anti-abortion activist who led a clinic blockade is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison" apnews.com/article/lauren…

French producer Alain Sarde accused of sexual assault by nine women screendaily.com/news/french-pr…

Cannes Film Festival jury president Greta Gerwig on #MeToo rumors surrounding the festival: "I think it's only moving everything in the correct direction to keep those lines of communication open." bit.ly/3UE7gCZ

Greta Gerwig is so sincerely touched by being the president of the #cannes2024 jury, she keeps tearing up. The fest showed a tribute to her work that ended with, “En trois film, elle conquis il monde.” (In three films, she conquered the world.)

The estrogen on that stage is so un-Cannes

Meryl Streep on gender, film and change in #Cannes2024: ‘Before there were women in green light positions… it was very hard for men to see themselves in a female protagonist…. The first movie where a man came up to me and said, ‘I know how you felt’ was The Devil Wears Prada’

"There is no bigger disruptive force in French cinema right now than Godrèche, who has been at the forefront of triggering a new era of #MeToo in France, a country that has been notoriously slow to tackle sexism, sexual violence and harassment." deadline.com/2024/05/judith…

Nicola Coughlan wanted to say "f*ck you" to body shamers, so she asked to be "very naked on camera" for a scene in "Bridgerton" Season 3. "That was my idea, my choice. It just felt like the biggest ‘f*ck you’ to all the conversation surrounding my body; it was amazingly

Don't you all look so great on the beach.

Shocker. Women Recoil in Cannes as Harvey Weinstein Still Looms, While a Sexist System Persists thewrap.com/women-cannes-h…

I don't understand why people in Hollywood still struggle with making movies with women/girls at the center of the story when Inside Out 2 about a girl literally going through puberty is the top grossing animated movie ever. hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-n…

Looking for a podcast editor for a project. Anyone have recommendations? Thanks

This is my final post here. If you are interested in following me or @womenahollywood, come to threads Melissa Silverstein.