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Casting Call: Calling all skateboarders
Two casting call notices in our inbox this morning. Both from Courtney Payne Taylor of Girls Riders Organization. Cara’s Karma “Cara’s Karma” is a comedy film that takes place in the So Cal Surf &...
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WB, MAC team on Wonder Woman makeup
In a nod to girl power, MAC Cosmetics announced that the company is partnering with DC Comics’ Wonder Woman to create a limited edition color cosmetics collection featuring the iconic superhero. Set...
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AJ Michalka’s new music video “It’s Who You Are” for upcoming film “Secretariat”
Secretariat, the racehorse considered by many to be the best ever, and the housewife-turned-breeder who soared in a male-dominated sport are coming to the big screen in a Disney film. Diane Lane...
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Submissions open for first-ever Tucker Center Film Festival
Calling all filmmakers. If you’re an aspiring Steven Spielberg (or better yet Kathryn Bigel0w) then you’ll want to know about the first-ever Tucker Center Film Festival. Presented with University of...
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No stopping soul surfer Bethany Hamilton
A Hawaiian native from the island of Kauai, Bethany Hamilton entered her first surfing competition at the age of eight and promptly won both categories in which she competed. At nine years old, she won...
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INSPIRE – a documentary about female skaterboarder Erin Wolfkiel
With the latest version of the X Games wrapped, it’s nice to see some new female skaters (and filmmakers) on the horizon. Take a look this documentary video about Erin Wolfkiel and her involvement in...
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Moneyball Review: Home Run or Curve Ball?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt, opened this weekend. I just saw it and loved it. I’m not a huge baseball fan – far from it – but this is a...
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Women Talk Sports & Pretty Tough Support Ready to Fly Film
Women Talk Sports and Pretty Tough are pleased to support the new documentary film Ready to Fly directed by William A. Kerig. A stand-up-and-cheer, feel-good movie, Ready to Fly follows World Champion...
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Reel players: The Best Sports-Themed Chick Flicks
In honor of the Academy Awards Settle in with a bucket of high-carb popcorn and create your own movie marathon. We’ve watched all the films out there and put together a collection of the best...
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Susan Sarandon to star in Ping Pong Summer
Susan Sarandon, perhaps best known for her role in the iconic neo-feminist road movie Thelma and Louise, is set to star in Ping-Pong Summer. The film will begin shooting in September in Ocean City,...
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‘Soul Surfer’ Team Show ‘True Spirit’ with Jessica Watson Sailing Story
In 2010, 16 year-old Australian Jessica Watson became the youngest person to sail solo around the world non-stop and unassisted. Her feat is now being turned into a feature film courtesy of Soul Surfer...
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Behind-The-Scenes on the Set of “Pretty Tough”
Meet the talented cast and crew of the hit web series Pretty Tough. Director Stewart Hendler (Sorority Row) and stars Adelaide Kane (Power Rangers), Crystal Young (LonelyGirl15), Beth Behrs (2 Broke...
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Sad Loss to Women’s Sports – Inspiration for ‘A League of their Own’ Passes Away
Lavonne “Pepper” Paire-Davis, star of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, has passed away at the age of 88. Paire-Davis was a model for the character played by Geena Davis in the...
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Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman – Will She Be a Hero or Sidekick?
Various Wonder Woman movie projects have been in development over the years, but it looks like the comic book super-heroine will finally come to life on the big screen in the highly-anticipated feature...
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French Canadian Film ‘Sarah Prefers To Run’ Gets U.S. Platform
“I want to run,” is what 20-year-old Sarah (Sophie Desmarais) tells everyone, including her highly doubtful mom, when asked what she wants out of life. And so, after excelling on her Quebec City track...
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Ronda Rousey Plans to Become ‘The Female Rock’
It’s hard not to be impressed by Ronda Rousey (unless you’re Floyd Mayweather). The former Olympic judo medalist and current UFC star won her first ten pro mixed-martial arts (MMA) fights, primarily...
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First Images of #WonderWoman Revealed
The first image of Gal Gadot as #wonderwoman was tweeted out by #batmanvsuperman director #zachsnyder from Comic-Con. A bit less patriotic than before and a bit more Xena-like — the signature red and...
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‘Bend It Like Beckham’ Slated to Become a Stage Musical
Twelve years after the box office success of Bend It Like Beckham, a stage adaptation of the hit film is in the works and set to make its London debut. Due to open at the West End’s Phoenix Theater...
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Penny Marshall to Direct Biopic Of First Female Baseball Hall of Famer
A League Of Their Own director Penny Marshall is swinging at a baseball biopic about Effa Manley, the sports trailblazer who became the first woman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. I love...
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Elizabeth Banks to Play Billie Jean King in HBO Movie
HBO and Playtone have set David Auburn (the playwright behind Proof) to script an untitled project that has Elizabeth Banks playing Billie Jean King and Paul Giamatti Bobby Riggs in the a story of the...
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