Brittany Luse Hard Truths, directed by Mike Leigh, stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Pansy, a woman who is super prickly, irritable, angry, condescending toward everyone in her family, her dentist, ...

The legendary English filmmaker gushed about Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner during a recording of THR's 'Awards Chatter' ...

"I'm not too worried about her not being likable, but I was worried about people not having compassion for her." N early 30 ...

Oscar nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste ("Secrets & Lies") teams back up with Mike Leigh for a searing new movie about empathy, ...

Screening in Los Angeles this week: "Between the Temples" in 35mm and new releases "The Last Showgirl," "Den of Thieves 2: ...

Baptiste, known for roles in "How to Get Away with Murder" and "Without a Trace," is receiving serious Oscar buzz for her ...

Leigh never lets his audience escape the underlying humiliation and helplessness Pansy feels, and Pansy never allows herself ...

British writer and director Mike Leigh has been nominated many times for Oscars in the United States; his 1996 Secrets and Lies won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. He’s considered one of ...

A number of new movies and limited television series will debut this week, including the following titles opening in theaters ...

In partnership with his actors, Leigh excavates and displays the most vulnerable emotions and experiences a person can have, his films slowly building to cathartic crescendos, with glimmers of hope ...

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

A team of sports broadcasters pulled into a life-or-death hostage crisis. A fast-livin’ Brit singer portrayed as a chimp. An ...