'Janet Planet' star Julianne Nicholson is proud to be a character actor
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'Janet Planet' star Julianne Nicholson is proud to be a character actor

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'Janet Planet' star Julianne Nicholson is proud to be a character actor Nicholson says when strangers recognize her on the street, they're never quite sure how they know her: "They might think I sold them kittens, or I work in the ice cream shop." And though there have still been times where it's felt a little shaky, I feel like maybe from "August," things started to feel a little bit more secure in that way. DAVIES: And that is our guest Julianne Nicholson as Ivy in the film "August: Osage County," there, playing with Julia Roberts and Juliette Lewis. DAVIES: Julianne Nicholson stars in the new film "Janet Planet," written and directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker.

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'Janet Planet' review: Playwright Annie Baker's stunning debut
5 months, 4 weeks ago

'Janet Planet' review: Playwright Annie Baker's stunning debut

LA Times  

“Janet Planet,” the stunning debut film by Annie Baker, one of the most marvelously inventive playwrights of her generation, might strike some as exceptionally quiet. The title may be “Janet Planet,” but it’s Lacy’s movie. Julianne Nicholson, left, and Zoe Ziegler in the movie “Janet Planet.” In the film’s middle section revolving around Regina, an old theater friend of Janet’s …

Janet Planet: A24’s beautiful coming-of-age movie from a Pulitzer winner.
6 months ago

Janet Planet: A24’s beautiful coming-of-age movie from a Pulitzer winner.

Slate  

The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Annie Baker’s first film Janet Planet is a delicate memory piece set in early-1990s hippie Massachusetts, following a sensitive, quirky 11-year-old named Lacy and her very close relationship with her mom, Janet. Janet is the planet Lacy orbits around, and the movie wouldn’t work if it weren’t for the lovely performance by Ziegler, a preteen making …

Julianne Nicholson’s moment is finally here. She hasn’t been waiting around for it
6 months ago

Julianne Nicholson’s moment is finally here. She hasn’t been waiting around for it

LA Times  

When she was 18, Julianne Nicholson came to New York City to model but quickly grew tired of that — she knew she wanted to act. “I’m outside of the Hollywood machine, and in my world, Julianne is a mega-celebrity.” Julianne Nicholson, left, and Zoe Ziegler in the movie “Janet Planet.” In “Janet Planet,” Nicholson plays the title character, a …

In ‘Janet Planet,’ playwright Annie Baker explores a new dramatic world
6 months ago

In ‘Janet Planet,’ playwright Annie Baker explores a new dramatic world

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker has been hailed as one of the preeminent voices of her generation, but the movies have long lingered in her mind and in her work. On Friday, A24 will release Baker’s debut, “Janet Planet,” about a single mother named Janet living in 1990s Western Massachusetts with her 11-year-old daughter, Lacy. “I …

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