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Women’s Films Opening Today
W.E. – Directed and co-written by Madonna
W.E. tells the story of two fragile but determined women – Wally Winthrop and Wallis Simpson – separated by more than six decades. In 1998, lonely New Yorker Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish) is obsessed with what she perceives as the ultimate love story: King Edward’s VIII’s abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcée Wallis Simpson. But Wally’s research, including several visits to the Sotheby’s auction of the Windsor Estate, reveals that the couple’s life together was not as perfect as she thought. Weaving back and forth in time, W.E. intertwines Wally’s journey of discovery in New York with the story of Wallis (Andrea Riseborough) and Edward (James D’Arcy), from the glamorous early days of their romance to the slow unraveling of their lives in the decades that followed. (Synopsis courtesy of The Weinstein Co.)
Women’s Films Now Playing
One for the Money – directed by Julie Anne Robinson written by Stacy Sherman and Karen Ray
Albert Nobbs – co-written by Glenn Close
Haywire
Underworld Awakening
We Need to Talk About Kevin – directed and co-written by Lynne Ramsay
Joyful Noise
Pariah – written and directed by Dee Rees
The Iron Lady – written by Abi Morgan and directed by Phyllida Lloyd
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Young Adult – written by Diablo Cody
My Week with Marilyn
Breaking Dawn – Part 1 - written by Melissa Rosenberg
Melancholia
Tomboy- written and directed by Celine Sciamma
Women Directed Films Opening Today
Windfall – directed by Laura Israel (doc)
After wind turbines are proposed for installation in upstate New York, the community’s excitement turns to suspicion over what the project entails. This eye-opening story exposes the dark side of wind energy development and the potential for financial scams. (From Indiewire via TIFF)
Currently Playing
Declaration of War – directed and co-written by Valerie Donzelli
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life directed by Dori Berinstein (doc)
Sing Your Song – directed by Susanne Rostock (doc)
In the Land of Blood and Honey – written and directed by Angelina Jolie
My Reincarnation – Jennifer Fox (doc)
Being Elmo - directed by Constance Marks (doc)
Women Written Films Opening This Week
The Women in Black – written by Jane Goldman
The Woman in Black tells the story of Arthur Kipps, a lawyer forced to leave his young son and travel to a remote village to attend to the affairs of the recently deceased owner of Eel Marsh House. Working alone in the old mansion, Kipps begins to uncover the town’s tragic and tortured secrets and his fears escalate when he discovers that local children have been dying under mysterious circumstances. When those closest to him become threatened by the vengeful woman in black, Kipps must find a way to break the cycle of terror
Kill List – co-written by Amy Jump
A professional killer becomes a pawn in a supernatural mystery when he accepts an assignment from some shadowy clients (from Indiewire via TIFF)
Now Playing
We Bought a Zoo – co-written by Aline Brosh McKenna
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – co-written by Michele Mulroney
New Year’s Eve – written by Katherine Fugate
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy- co-written by Bridget O’Connor
Shame – co-written by Abi Morgan
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