A new trailer for Spain’s International Oscar pick, Carla Simón’s “Alcarrás” introduces us to a family of peach farmers who lead an idyllic life, the old and the young all working the land under an unfailing Catalonian sun. The pastoral serenity of verdant fields and bountiful orchards is disrupted when a construction crane suddenly appears on the property: “There’s a crane on a reservoir!” a child announces, signalling what would become a battle for the family’s livelihood.

The Solé family’s future is upended when the farm’s landowner dies and their heir refuses to honor a verbal pact made amid the Spanish Civil War. The spot sees the family harvesting their

Find friends who don’t judge you. Find friends who understand you. Find friends who listen to you, help you grow, and commiserate with you when the future seems uncertain. All these qualities can be found in this week’s podcasts, which center on queer creators who are cultivating safe communities for queer folks. 

In discussions about relationships, family, politics, literary canons, therapy, and everything in between, these podcasts have something for you to laugh about and learn from. With each podcast maintaining a light and conversational tone, the creators show us that gender and sexuality discourse can be accessible and entertaining. 

Here are Women and Hollywood’s latest podcast selections.

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A series inspired by former NYPD homicide detective Katrina Brownlee is in the works at CBS. Hailing from the NAACP-CBS Studios venture, “For Justice” is written and exec produced by Sallie Patrick and Garen Thomas.  Deadline confirmed the news.

The police drama retells Brownlee’s professional ascension in law enforcement after sustaining ten shots from her corrections officer boyfriend. After a two decade-long NYPD tenure, she was promoted to first-grade detective and was part of then-mayor Bill de Blasio’s personal security. Currently untitled, the series follows the “tenacious, freethinking” detective as she she leverages her survival skills to solve the highest profile murder cases in New York. 

In addition to being

Hot on the heels of being named Best Film of the Year by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), “The Woman King” has scored another honor. Gina Prince-Bythewood’s blockbuster about an all-female army of warriors is among the AFI’s 10 best films of 2022.

Three of 10 films are directed by women this year. Joining “The Woman King” are Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking” and Maria Schrader’s “She Said.” The former tells the story of women in a remote religious community dealing with the aftermath of a series of sexual assaults, and the latter revisits how New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor broke the Harvey Weinstein story

“Can you imagine what would happen if we took these young folks [and] got them involved in elections? And young people were the reason why certain politicians won or lost in the 2020 elections,” Sunrise Movement’s Varshini Prakash emphasizes in our exclusive clip of Rachel Lears’ “To the End.” The spot sees the new generation of environmental activists – from children to young adults – gathered for the Youth Climate Strike in New York. “Don’t destroy the world,” one protestor’s sign reads, “Fighting for our future,” reads another. 

Following “Knock Down the House,” Lears’ 2019 portrait of four women running for Congress, “To the End” follows four young WOC changemakers campaigning

In news that is sure to make Swifties’ “Wildest Dreams” come true, Taylor Swift is stepping back into the director’s chair. The 11-time Grammy winner will make her feature directorial debut with Searchlight Pictures. Variety reports that the “Anti-Hero” singer also wrote an original script for the pic. Plot details, casting, and title are currently under wraps.

Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield described Swift as “a once in a generation artist and storyteller” and said that it’s a “genuine joy and privilege to collaborate with her as she embarks on this exciting and new creative journey.”

“Swift recently became the only solo artist ever to be honored with

“A man dreams to conquer the world / Does a woman dream any less?” a Nüshu poem asks.

Centuries ago, in a rural pocket of China called Jiangyong County, at a time when women and girls were held captive in their homes – and by a culture entrenched misogyny – a language of rebellion was born. Nüshu (女書), which translates literally to “women’s script,” is the world’s only language invented and used exclusively by women. The syllabic script of delicate, graceful strokes derived from Chinese characters that was inherited from grandmothers to mothers to daughters forged a secret sisterhood that mutually validated each other’s daily grievances and empowered self-expression in

“Some of us have to actually live the future that you all are setting on fire,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns the fossil fuel execs testifying before Congress in Rachel Lears’ “To the End.” Filmed over four years of upheaval and hope, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the landmark passage of the The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the doc reunites the U.S. representative and the “Knock Down the House” documentary filmmaker for another inside look into a historical moment spearheaded by women revolutionaries. 

“To the End” centers on four WOC at the vanguard of the Green New Deal (GND), following the disparate yet parallel paths these young changemakers embark on