Mike Leigh’s latest comedy-drama considers what it’s like to live a life entirely of grievance.

"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 British actor and Mike Leigh have done more than given us another great collaboration. They've gifted us with a masterpiece of bruised humanity.

Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor have never worked together before, but the two bonded like old friends in the latest installment of TheWrap’s longform series Visionaries ...

“The idea that you could arrive at ‘Hard Truths’ that way is impossible,” Leigh tells me, sitting in StudioCanal’s London office with frequent collaborator Marianne Jean ...

“Hard Truths,” a Bleecker Street release in theaters Friday, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for language.

In Mike Leigh's newest film, Marianne Jean-Baptiste stars as an overly critical woman struggling with her mental health. Leigh and Jean-Baptiste talk with NPR's Scott Simon about "Hard Truths." ...

Of all the movie protagonists you might have seen this year, none is quite like Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Pansy in Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths.” Pansy, a middle-aged woman in contemporary ...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s last year on the job was marked by what many saw as more embarrassing clarifications behind the podium. In 2024, Jean-Pierre dealt with several ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen was variously loved and loathed - but he changed the shape of modern French politics. His youth was shaped by war and he then lived a life of constant battles. Le Pen's political ...

A 12-year-old victim cooperated with the investigation. On Monday, 57-year-old Jean-Baptiste Stinfort was arrested as a result of the investigation. Stinfort is charged with one count of human ...

CBS Cheers to the newest best actress in a comedy series! Hacks star Jean Smart took home the prize for best performance by a female actor in a television series – musical or comedy at the 2025 ...