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Eva Vitja on researching and reframing Patricia Highsmith in LOVING HIGHSMITH – Nadine Whitney interviews

April 18, 2023April 21, 2023 Nadine Whitney carol, documemtaries, Gwendoline Christie, Loving Highsmith, Marijane Meaker, Patricia Highsmith, Tabea Blumenschein, tom ripley

Swiss filmmaker Eva Vitja Loving Highsmith takes us through the contradictions of famed but reclusive author Patricia Highsmith. Highsmith’s reputation as a difficult and anti-social woman who battled with depression and social ostracism for her sexuality and later with some deeply controversial views is given a new prism through which to view and understand Highsmith’s mercurial nature.

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AWFJ Chooses Movies with Levity for Ho Ho Holiday Viewing

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 Jennifer Merin babette's feast, best man holiday, carol, charlie brown christmas, christmas story, comfort and joy, elf, holiday watch list, its a wonderful life, meet me in st louis, nightmare before christmas, period of adjustment, the rider, while you were sleeping

December — and especially this December — is a very good time to seek a bit of seasonal levity in the form of favorite flicks. And so we present for your enjoyment AWFJ’s wonderfully varied list of recommended movies for ho ho holiday viewing. The roster features romance, comedy, thrills and lots of food. We’ve selected films that are upbeat, inspiring and spirited, although not all are directly connected to traditional celebrations. Wonder what’s in store?

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CAROL – Review by Loren King

December 18, 2018December 22, 2018 Loren King 0 Comments carol, cateblanchett, Patricia Highsmith, Phyllis Nagy, rooney mara, Todd Haynes

Carol begins in the days leading to Christmas — all those reds and greens!— because the lonely season is a fitting time for two longing souls to meet and fall in love. Carol is a Christmas movie: the melancholy, the longing, the flashes of joy and anticipation, the rushes of despair. And, finally, hope — as a new year unfolds and love steps out of the shadows.

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Listening With My Heart: 16 Movies to Remember from 2015 — Chaz Ebert Comments

February 16, 2016March 2, 2019 Chaz Ebert 0 Comments 99 homes, Amy, brooklyn, carol, diary of a teenage girle, end of rhe tour, grandma, he named me malala, inside out, Miss You Already, room, sembene, seymour, son of saul, straight outta compton, where to invade next

“Room” “99 Homes,” “He Named Me Malala,” “Miss You Already,” “Brooklyn,” “Amy,” “The Diary of a Teenage Girl,” “Sembene!”, “Carol,” “Grandma,” “The End of The Tour,” “Son of Saul,” “Seymour,” “Inside Out,” “Where To Invade Next” and “Straight Outta Compton.”

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AWARDS INTELLIGENCER: Rooney Mara Revered by Cate Blanchett and Todd Haynes – Quendrith Johnson reports

February 13, 2016 Johnson (Archived Contributor) Quendrith 0 Comments awards intelligencer, carol, cate blanchett, oscars, rooney mara, Todd Haynes

To hear fellow Oscar-nom, two-time winner Cate Blanchett, gush about her Best Supporting Actress and Carol consort Rooney Mara, is almost

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CAROL – Review by MaryAnn Johanson

January 15, 2016 MaryAnn Johanson 0 Comments carol

The first beautiful thing about Carol is its sheer perfection as a movie. As an example of how filmed storytelling

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SPOTLIGHT Tops Annual AWFJ EDA Awards Winners 2015

January 12, 2016December 20, 2016 awfj-admin 0 Comments 2015 EDA Awards, carol, Mad Max Fury Road, spotlight

SPOTLIGHT, and more SPOTLIGHT. The Alliance of Women Film Journalists’ members honor the fine film that celebrates the achievements of journalism with four EDA Awards. CAROL and MAD MAX: FURY ROAD get some love with two EDAs each. And the other 17 categories are claimed by a wide and surprising range of winners. See the full roster, including the AWFJ’s critical choices for best nudity and actress most in need of a new agent.

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2015 Gave Actresses Vehicles for Greatness – Jennifer Merin comments

January 3, 2016January 3, 2016 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments abi morgan, amy winehouse, Carey Mulligan, carol, charlize theron, ckate blanchett, Daisy Ridley, emily blunt, Janis Joplin, kumiko, mad max, nina simone, ringko kikuchi, rooney mara, sarah gavron, Sicario, stars wars, Suffragette, truth

While renowned actresses continue to demand equal pay for their work and to lobby for better representation of women on

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MUSTANG, CAROL, HUNGER GAMES, and Other Nov 20 Openers – Reviews by Jennifer Merin

November 21, 2015June 5, 2020 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments carol, censored voices, democrats, Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2, mustang, very semi serious

Mustang, Deniz Gamze Erguven’s compelling narrative about five adolescent sisters coming of age in repressive rural Turkey, is France’s Oscars

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, November 17-November 23: CAROL

November 16, 2015December 22, 2018 Nikki Baughan 0 Comments carol, cate blanchett, drama, nell minow, Pam Grady, Patricia Highsmith, Phyllis Nagy, rooney mara, Sandra Kraisirideja, Sarah Paulson, Todd Haynes

Opening November 20, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Carol, director Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven, I’m Not There sumptuous new drama staring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara as two women who are drawn to each other in the strict moral landscape of 1950s New York. Read on…

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