It’s that time of year that brings forth a bevy of arts & culture events for fashion, music, and of course, film. What was abundantly clear at both the Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival (both boasting major premieres) was that Gen X women are standing firmly in their talent and power in the industry, with a long list of new projects. Gen X women are redefining aging in Hollywood and championing the importance of women’s stories for enthusiastic audiences everywhere. Will the executives get on board, the way marketers need to, or keep dragging their heels, which has been made evident in recent reports from the LA Times/Annenberg Study and Geena Davis Institute on gender and diversity in media. Let’s celebrate these women and champion their projects. Here comes the roundup…
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Winona Ryder - Starring in ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’, the sequel to the 1988 smash
Angelina Jolie - Starring in ‘Maria’, a biopic on famous Opera singer Maria Callas
Nicole Kidman - Starring in ‘Babygirl’ as a CEO having an affair with an intern
Cate Blanchett - Starring in Alfonso Cuarón's limited series ‘Disclaimer’
Kate Winslet - Starring in ‘Lee’, a biopic on American photographer Lee Miller
Amy Adams - Starring in ‘Nightbitch’ as a stay-at-home mum in a surreal change
Demi Moore - Starring in ‘The Substance’ as a 50+ woman turning to substance which promises to transform her into an enhanced version of herself
Pamela Anderson - Starring in Gia Coppola’s ‘Last Showgirl’ as a seasoned performer planing for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run
Also, everyone should watch movie lover Winona Ryder visiting the Criterion Closet