Tag: Cate Blanchett

Disclaimer–Truth or Fiction?

Written by Diana Paul on November 25, 2024. Posted in Television reviews.

Five-time Oscar winner Alfonso Cuaron (of “Roma”, “Y Tu Mama Tambien”, “Pan’s Labyrinth“, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkhaban”, and more) directs Disclaimer based upon Renée Knight’s novel of the same name. The middle-aged protagonist, Catherine Ravenscroft (Academy Award-winner Cate Blanchett), receives a career-defining award...

“Mrs. America”–A Closet Feminist?

Written by Diana Paul on June 23, 2020. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. 1 Comment on “Mrs. America”–A Closet Feminist?

Mrs. America is the history-packed and binge-worthy nine-episode Hulu series created by Dahvi Waller (of “Mad Men”). We see a dazzling sweep of history from the early 1970s to 1982 as the fight against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment unfolds. Still unpassed, the ERA would create a constitutional ban on...

“Truth”—And Nothing But

Written by diana on March 16, 2016. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on “Truth”—And Nothing But

“Truth” (2015) somehow stayed under the radar last year. A compelling newsroom docudrama , “Truth” reminds me of “All the President’s Men” and the Watergate scandal. Opening with the September 2004 “60 Minutes” episode, Dan Rather accuses President George W. Bush of receiving preferential treatment in the National Guard in the...

“Carol”—A Salty Portrayal

Written by diana on January 29, 2016. Posted in movie reviews. 3 Comments on “Carol”—A Salty Portrayal

The Academy-Award nominated film, “Carol”, starring Cate Blanchett in the title role and Rooney Mara as Therese, a department store “shop girl” deals with a lesbian romance set against the closeted and intolerant era of 1950s America. First titled “The Price of Salt” (and retitled “Carol” in 1990) , the novel was...

Tag: Cate Blanchett

Disclaimer–Truth or Fiction?

“Mrs. America”–A Closet Feminist?

“Truth”—And Nothing But

“Carol”—A Salty Portrayal

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