Interview: Lesley Manville on the fabric of ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ and the joy and journey of playing Ada
I’ll never forget the first time I saw Lesley Manville onscreen. It was a dreadful January day, and I desperately needed to go to the... Read More
Sophia Ciminello
Sophia is a lifelong film enthusiast who considers herself a scholar of Best Actress winners, the films of Paul Thomas Anderson, and 1970s cinema. She hosts and produces the podcast "Oscar Wild," where she celebrates her love of cinema with retrospectives, deep dives on all 23 Oscar categories, and interviews with directors and creatives. She thanks her mother for her love of Old Hollywood and her father for letting her stay up late to watch the Oscars when she was in preschool. Her favorite Best Picture winners are All About Eve and Ordinary People. You can follow her on Twitter @sophia_cim.
Interview: Director Anthony Fabian on magical realism, recreating the world of 1950s Dior, and the importance of pursuing your dreams in ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’
Before directing and producing Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Anthony Fabian gained critical acclaim for his film Skin (2008), a biographical drama about Sandra Laing,... Read More
‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ review: Lesley Manville returns to the world of 1950s couture fashion in an enchanting modern-day fairytale of self-discovery (and that dress you need to have) [B+]
Whether it’s the Chanel boots that make your judgmental coworkers notice you, a pair of jeans that magically fit all of your friends, or a... Read More
Interview: ‘Maid’ showrunner Molly Smith Metzler on adapting Stephanie Land’s memoir, working with a mother-daughter duo, and inspiring viewers to take action
Maid, the emotional and riveting limited series on Netflix, begins when Alex (in a movie star turn from Margaret Qualley), a twenty-five-year-old single mother, is... Read More
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