Review: Cate Blanchett masters all the signals for Todd Haynes' 'Carol'

Posted by · 5:41 pm · May 16th, 2015

Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara deliver remarkable performances in Todd Haynes’ “Carol.”

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Kathryn Bigelow's 'Zero Dark Thirty' tells it straight, to varying effect

Posted by · 4:53 pm · November 25th, 2012

When Kathryn Bigelow walked away with honors for Best Picture and Best Director at the 2009 Academy Awards, she was the little guy. The narrative was David vs. Goliath as James Cameron’s “Avatar” was the big dog on campus, the money-guzzler, “the future.” This year things are a little different.

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