The Film Independent gathering hosted stars like Demi Moore, Sebastian Stan, Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning, Marianne ...

For more than 50 years, British filmmaker Mike Leigh has been making modestly scaled but profoundly affecting movies about everyday people, their imperfect lots in life, and their need to thrive and ...

It’s a good week for new film releases, mostly opening in theaters, including a must-see from Mike Leigh. Also on the slate: ...

Baptiste, known for roles in "How to Get Away with Murder" and "Without a Trace," is receiving serious Oscar buzz for her ...

The human psyche can contain irrational anger, leading to outbursts at strangers for minor offenses. Triggers for this rage ...

Hard Truths” — 3.5 stars Pansy is angry and she doesn’t know why. We all have days like that, when we snap at strangers for a ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste is giving a family update after her daughter was forced to evacuate during the Los Angeles wildfires.

Though it would seem like Leigh is trying to get his actors to become their characters, Jean-Baptiste believes he has no interest in working with whoever she’s supposed to be playing.

To say that the British actor and director Mike Leigh have given us their best collaboration to date is too mild a sentiment. They've gifted us with a masterpiece of bruised humanity ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste first got a taste of this experience working with Leigh on his London stage play “It’s a Great Big Shame” in 1993 and earned an Oscar nomination in 1997 for her portrayal of ...