Seven reasons Mike Leigh is one of Britain's greatest filmmakers
Leigh is now 81, and he’s still producing brilliant films. Hard Truths has been nominated for two Baftas, for Outstanding ...
Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Hard Truths: ‘We tend to write off angry women’
Three decades after Secrets & Lies made her a star, the British actress has reunited with Mike Leigh – to give the ...
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‘Hard Truths’ Co-Stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin Pull Back the Curtain on Mike Leigh’s Unique Directing Process
The title of Mike Leigh’s latest movie ... director’s 1971 big-screen debut, “Bleak Moments.” For more than half a century, Leigh has been bringing audiences into the lives and homes ...
How does Mike Leigh make a movie? It's complicated, but his actors wouldn't have it any other way
he sat in King's Cross station and watched people go by — a very Mike Leigh thing to do. “Improvising is a way of making films,” he continues, leaning back on his chair as Jean-Baptiste nods. She’s ...
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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 & Lies.” ...
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‘Hard Truths’ Makes a Case for the Miserable — and Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Greatness
Pansy is the black-hole-sun that every other character orbits around in Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths ... And there are moments when, in between laughter and tears, you find yourself wishing you ...
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'Hard Truths' review: Mike Leigh explores deep-seated anguish through darkly funny realism
SEE ALSO: New York Film Festival preview: 10 movies you ought to know about Kitchen-sink realist Mike Leigh, now in his eighties ... are always just moments away, and she wants it all to stop.
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Review: In ‘The Last Showgirl,’ heavy is the head that wears the feathered crown
Even Shelly’s mundane moments come with a tingle of the fantastical ... a career-best performance by Pamela Anderson, the return of Mike Leigh and more were among our favorite first-time ...
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Angela Alsobrooks takes historic oath of office as Maryland lawmakers begin session
Sitting a few moments later ... the 2025 Congressional Black Caucus Ceremonial Swearing-In at The Anthem on The Wharf on Jan. 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for ...