"By the time an actor gets to the point of improvisation in a Mike Leigh process, they've got a whole person that they're working with," Marianne Jean-Baptiste tells Newsweek.

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

Emotional moment during #SpiritAwards Nominee Brunch this afternoon at Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica as board chair ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Writer-director Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste discuss the legendary British filmmaker's latest work and experiencing a bucket list moment for cinephiles.

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

Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), protagonist of Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths,” is not the first post-menopausal cinematic antiheroine to ask to speak to a manager. But she is — apologies to Frances ...

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