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Kate Winslet, Catherine Keener Join Charlie Kaufman Musical ‘Frank or Francis’

Vulture reports that Kate Winslet and Catherine Keener will join Steve Carell, Jack Black, Nicolas Cage and Kevin Kline in what is shaping up to be another wildly unique and enigmatic cinematic experience.

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“Carnage” Is Rip-Roaringly Bleak

The typical lament with stage productions moved to the silver screen is that they are nothing more than “photographed plays.” And this notion at its root, more often than not, is probably correct. In the wake of the bleak but hilarious adaptation of Carnage, I ask: what’s wrong with that?

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Ruminating On The Name Jane Winslett-Richardson

Today is the birthday of Kate Winslet, Oscar Winner, Greatest Actress In The World (non-negotiable), and this makes my mind wander, as it so often does, to the name Jane Winslett-Richardson (Cate Blanchett) in Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic.

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Doubleheader Reviews: “Contagion” is a Realistic Horror Thriller

The apprehensions that come with watching Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion are understandable. But worry not, the director handles numerous minefields well enough, weaving an impressive number of story lines and characters into a first-rate horror thriller.

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10 Actors Most Capable Of Saying “I Don’t Want a Scandal, I’m Just Doing My Job”

I recently caught the trailer for the upcoming film The Whistleblower and near the end, Rachel Weisz, playing, I assume, a whistleblower herself, says this line: “I don’t want a scandal , I’m just doing my job.” This, as it must, got me to thinking. What actor/actress could most capably deliver these words?

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New Look at Kate Winslet in Roman Polanski’s “Carnage”

I’m not the only Winslethead – Winslette? – on Anomalous Material, but nonetheless here I am to update you in one of the movies that Kate Winslet has this fall.She is part of the stellar cast in Roman Polanski’s Carnage which also includes Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly and Christoph Waltz.

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Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin to Star in Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day”

With Young Adults still a few months away, Jason Reitman isn’t wasting any time working on his next project. EW reports that Reitman has chosen Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin to star in his adaptation of Joyce Manard’s novel Labor Day.

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Top 10 Kate Winslet Performances

Meryl Streep once said, “There is no such thing as the greatest living actress.” This author, however, is melodramatic by nature and disagrees completely. There is such a thing as the greatest living actress, and her name is Kate Elizabeth Winslet. Today we count down her ten best performances.

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Titanic To Set Sail (Again) in 3D

The 2nd most successful movie of all time is returning to the big screen next April in 3D. I can’t wait. Not because of the 3D but because I get to see my favorite performance by my favorite actress one more time on the big screen.

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On Stage: “God of Carnage” at the Ahmanson Theatre in LA

Some of you might have already known about Christopher Hampton’s English translation of the Tony-winning Yasmin Reza comedy play “God of Carnage” on stage here at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles until May 29th.

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