Tag Archives: Kate Winslet
Not quite sure why they’re giving away some of the best parts but they must know what they’re doing. This is Roman Polanski’s Carnage, adapted from the play God of Carnage. It’s hard for me to displace the original cast – Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Jeff Daniels – but they seem to be on their mark here… ...
With Double Indemnity and The Postman Always Rings Twice, James M. Cain wrote two classic hard-boiled novels that Hollywood turned into two of the best films noir ever made. After Paramount and MGM snatched up the rights to those two, it left Warners scrambling for whatever Cain adaptation they could lay they hands on. Turning to another Cain bestseller, they might...
Can you tell Sasha and I are excited by any news about Todd Haynes’ upcoming HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce? Looks like independently of one another this afternoon we’ve both been investigating location shooting on the James M. Cain’s Depression-era classic. The shots I’ve dug up aren’t nearly as glamorous as the stunning look sported by...
Zimbio has posted pics of Kate Winslet on the set of Mildred Pierce looking “very serious.” The Todd Haynes’ film will air on HBO, of course. The telefilm also stars Guy Pierce, Melissa Leo, Evan Rachel Wood and Mare Winningham. I agree with Liz Smith that these are big shoes to fill. If anyone can pull it off, Todd Haynes can. ...