MILDRED PIERCE

MILDRED PIERCEWritten by Todd Haynes and Jon RaymondDirected by Todd HaynesStarring Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce and Evan Rachel WoodThere are some dream projects that just make me shiver with an almost lustful anticipation. HBO’s 5-part miniseries, MILDRED PIERCE, is definitely one of these projects. James M. Cain’s 1941 novel of the same name...

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CARNAGE

CARNAGE Written by Yasmina Reza and Roman PolanskiDirected by Roman PolanskiStarring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. ReillyPenelope Longstreet: Why can’t things be easier? Why does everything have to be so exhausting?There are some plays that seem as though they could never be adapted for the screen and Yasmina...

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CONTAGION

Written by Scott Z. BurnsDirected by Steven SoderberghStarring Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Lawrence Fishburn, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard and Gwyneth PaltrowDr. Ian Sussman: Blogging is not writing. It's graffiti with punctuation.I’m not sure I can in good conscious recommend CONTAGION to anyone at all. It’s not that it’s a bad film;...

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