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‘De Palma saw horrendous things’: Inside the making of horror masterpiece Carrie
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘De Palma saw horrendous things’: Inside the making of horror masterpiece Carrie

The Independent  

Back in the winter of 1976, Carrie White didn’t have all that much going for her. open image in gallery Bloodbath: Sissy Spacek in the horror classic ‘Carrie' Atwood is a huge admirer of the King novel, which she regards as being as much about “all-too-actual poverty and neglect and hunger and abuse” as it is about the “weird stuff” …

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Michelle Williams bundles up to shoot new series Dying for Sex in NYC with Sissy Spacek, Jenny Slate and Paul Dano... as she makes TV comeback
8 months ago

Michelle Williams bundles up to shoot new series Dying for Sex in NYC with Sissy Spacek, Jenny Slate and Paul Dano... as she makes TV comeback

Daily Mail  

As Michelle Williams makes her return to TV after five years, she's in good company. The Academy Award nominee, 43, filmed more scenes for her upcoming FX limited series Dying for Sex on Thursday in New York City, where she was joined by Sissy Spacek, Jenny Slate and Paul Dano. Michelle Williams filmed more scenes for her upcoming FX limited …

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Inside the enduring movie homes of Jack Fisk, production design legend
10 months ago

Inside the enduring movie homes of Jack Fisk, production design legend

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Jack Fisk, the legendary production designer, has been down a lot of roads in his life. And when the actors get involved, it’s much more organic.” “It’s something I’ve always liked to do just because I like to build,” Fisk added, smiling. “DAYS OF HEAVEN” For Malick’s 1916-set tale of a love triangle on a Texas farm …

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Appreciation: The dazzling range and mischievous humanity of Tom Wilkinson
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Appreciation: The dazzling range and mischievous humanity of Tom Wilkinson

LA Times  

At the risk of reducing an extraordinarily versatile actor to just one sweet spot, it must be noted that Tom Wilkinson had a particular genius for playing the gruff authority figure with a wry twist — a hidden streak of zany rebellion. And it’s no wonder he was so perfectly cast as the mad but mild-mannered doctor in “Eternal Sunshine …

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Badlands at 50: Why it’s still a killer film
2 years ago

Badlands at 50: Why it’s still a killer film

The Independent  

It’s the dying fish that sticks in the mind. Director Terrence Malick’s astounding debut feature Badlands, which started production just over 50 years ago, has a simplicity that is completely out of kilter with its time. open image in gallery Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek in Terrence Malick’s ‘Badlands’ Arthur Penn was famously inspired by French New Wave filmmakers when …

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Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, and Carrie Underwood pay tribute to Loretta Lynn who died aged 90
2 years, 2 months ago

Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, and Carrie Underwood pay tribute to Loretta Lynn who died aged 90

Daily Mail  

Country royalty including Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, and Carrie Underwood paid tribute to the icon Loretta Lynn who died on Tuesday at age 90. Seen in September 2000 Honoring a trailblazer: Country royalty including Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, and Carrie Underwood paid tribute to the icon Tremendous trio: Fellow country music legend Dolly - who was in supergroup Honky Tonk …

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Country artists and Sissy Spacek honor Loretta Lynn, who ‘paved the way for so many’
2 years, 2 months ago

Country artists and Sissy Spacek honor Loretta Lynn, who ‘paved the way for so many’

LA Times  

Dolly Parton, Kacey Musgraves, Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Mickey Guyton, Sheryl Crow, Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes and other women in country music led an outpouring of tributes to trailblazing singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn, who died Tuesday at age 90 at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. I send my deepest sympathies to her wonderful family, her friends, and her loyal fans.” …

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In Loretta Lynn’s voice, the unflinching truth about love, motherhood and women’s lives
2 years, 2 months ago

In Loretta Lynn’s voice, the unflinching truth about love, motherhood and women’s lives

LA Times  

Loretta Lynn had a voice made for telling the truth. She described the sexual freedom afforded by widely available birth control in “The Pill” and, not coincidentally, the stigma faced by divorced women in the mid-’70s in “Rated X.” Her signature song, “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” rendered her rural upbringing in starkly unembarrassed language — then led to a bestselling memoir …

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Sissy Spacek taps into the down-to-earth elements of her new sci-fi drama ‘Night Sky’
2 years, 7 months ago

Sissy Spacek taps into the down-to-earth elements of her new sci-fi drama ‘Night Sky’

LA Times  

Sissy Spacek makes her return to television riding a recent wave of series that live, at least on the fringes, in the worlds of science fiction. Along with J.K. Simmons, the two Oscar winners play retired couple Franklin and Irene York in Prime Video’s “Night Sky.” Written with Spacek in mind, the eight-episode series finds the couple navigating all the …

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In Night Sky, Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons deliver acting masterclass as an ageing couple trying to repurpose life
2 years, 7 months ago

In Night Sky, Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons deliver acting masterclass as an ageing couple trying to repurpose life

Firstpost  

Night Sky works best when it’s not trying too hard to link the physical mysteries of the alien planet with the metaphysical dilemmas of Franklin and Irene’s ageing. You realise how much of onscreen science fiction is dominated by youth when you see Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons, two Oscar-winning veterans at the peak of their powers, introducing an exquisite …

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Sissy Spacek interview: ‘I’m very shy, and an introvert, so the Carrie shower scene was terrifying’
2 years, 7 months ago

Sissy Spacek interview: ‘I’m very shy, and an introvert, so the Carrie shower scene was terrifying’

The Independent  

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Night Sky Review: A plodding, confused sci-fi thriller headlined by two stunning performances
2 years, 7 months ago

Night Sky Review: A plodding, confused sci-fi thriller headlined by two stunning performances

Firstpost  

Language: English In a scene from Amazon Prime’s Night Sky, Franklin, played by J K Simmons is trying to carry his wife Irene to bed. Night Sky has a premise that in the hands of stunning actors like Simmons and Sissy Spacek, momentarily feels like a moving allegory about ageing and escaping at the same time. But it’s when the …

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Night Sky review: Sissy Spacek stars in a poignant mediation on ageing disguised as a sci-fi thriller
2 years, 7 months ago

Night Sky review: Sissy Spacek stars in a poignant mediation on ageing disguised as a sci-fi thriller

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy There’s a moment early in Prime Video’s …

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Night Sky review: JK Simmons, Sissy Spacek can’t save a confused sci-fi thriller
2 years, 7 months ago

Night Sky review: JK Simmons, Sissy Spacek can’t save a confused sci-fi thriller

Hindustan Times  

Between them, Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons have two Oscars, five Golden Globe Awards, and over 50 other major acting awards. In Night Sky, the sci-fi tech takes a back seat for much of the show and we get to see how that tech affects the actual human beings on the show. Night Sky starts out as refreshing because we …

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