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Clarkson and McAdams take on "Married Life"

Ordinarily, I wouldn't be particularly drawn to a movie called Married Life, but it stars Patricia Clarkson and Rachel McAdams — two of my favorites.

It looks sort of Mad Men–esque in its sensibilities, or maybe like Far From Heaven (I adore that movie), but mixed with, uh, Fargo and American Beauty and Pushing Daisies? I should stop making comparisons, since it also looks unique. Here's the trailer so you can see for yourself:



I do love a dark, quirky film. The plot summary on ComingSoon.net makes it sound pretty great: "A wry blend of dark humor, romantic deception, and stylish melodrama — with an invigorating dash of suspense — Married Life is an unconventional fable for grown-ups about the irresistible power and utter madness of love." … continue reading

 

"Phoebe in Wonderland" raises Elle at Sundance

Never let it be said that the Fanning sisters are trying to slide by on cuteness alone.

Oh, they're cute all right, but they also are freakishly good actors. (Dakota freaks me out, period, but that's another matter.) At last year's Sundance Film Festival, a rape scene from Dakota's film Hounddog was so disturbing that the film still doesn't have a distributor. The scene itself was not graphic, but Fanning's performance was so powerful and convincing that conservative groups called for the arrest of Fanning's agent and mother.

This year was Elle's turn in a less-disturbing, but equally gripping, performance in Phoebe in Wonderland. Elle plays Phoebe, a nine-year-old girl whose wild imagination and obsession with Alice in Wonderland alienates her from classmates and gets her in trouble with teachers.

Sounds like a sweet little Disney-like film, right? But several things made me take another look. First and second, Felicity Huffman and Patricia Clarkson. What would you pay to be Elle Fanning in this next photo? … continue reading

 

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