Review: Duck and cover, here comes Mike Leigh’s punishing ‘Hard Truths’
The director's latest misanthropic drama, following such films as "Bleak Moments" and "Naked," is a puckeringly sour delight, ...
Mike Leigh and his longtime collaborator Marianne Jean-Baptiste search for answers in their latest tour de force
Leigh never lets his audience escape the underlying humiliation and helplessness Pansy feels, and Pansy never allows herself ...
Breaking Baz: Michele Austin On How Her 30-Year Friendship With Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Mike Leigh Injected Truth Into ‘Hard Truths’
It’s amazing watching Mike Leigh’s film 'Hard Truths,' starring the extraordinary Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin, ...
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Breaking Baz: Michele Austin On How Her 30-Year Friendship With Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Mike Leigh Injected Truth Into ‘Hard Truths’
It’s amazing watching Mike Leigh’s film Hard Truths ... I’ve got a family where sisters get on, don’t get on, fall out,” she says. She talks about her mother, lowering her voice as ...
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Review: Duck and cover, here comes Mike Leigh's punishing 'Hard Truths'
Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths” invites you to spend ... We’re determined to decide where she (and our empathy) should fall on a scale from flat-out mean to mentally ill. As we start to collect ...
The DGA Top Five Could Repeat at the Oscars
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) revealed nominations for best director . James Mangold joins the Oscar mix for 'A ...
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste Gives a Performance for the Ages in “Hard Truths”
In his excoriatingly funny new film, the British realist Mike Leigh reunites with a key actor from his 1996 triumph, “Secrets ...