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I was remiss in the first two Oscar columns of the year in that I neglected to mention Kate Winslet (for Best Actress), Josh Brolin (Best Actor) and perhaps...

(Press release) Summit Entertainment, a LIONSGATE® company, confirmed today that Kate Winslet will star as “Jeanine Matthews” in the studio’s futuristic...

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… ...

This highbrow excerpt from a review at Cineme-Scope.com is adorned with vocabulary Veda Pierce herself might like to affect. Obscure enough to avoid...

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...

Fabulous, elaborate, epic. The background music, a variation on Atonement’s opening sequence theme, is an excellent choice, nice fit. Original 1945 trailer for Joan Crawford’s Mildred Pierce after the cut. (thanks Amanda) ...

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...

JustJared has the pics. ¬†The producer of the film, Christine Vachon, is on Twitter (@kvpi)¬†and she occasionally sends out updates. ¬†The latest was that Kate Winslet was “feeling fine” and production was resuming. ¬†Her latest Twitpic after the cut. Evan after the cut. ...

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. ...

JustJared posted the pic from Paris Vogue’s May 2010 issue: ...