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Non-arthouse audiences probably missed Marion Cotillards feral performance as Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose, but they can now see her on DVD. Ditto Julie Christies heartbreaking work in Away from Her, which also snagged a well-deserved Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for actress-turned-filmmaker Sarah Polley. One would hope that Warner Bros. (MSNBC -- News)
We've got the nominees -- what about the show? Jan 23, 2008
Diablo Cody (Juno), 29; Tamara Jenkins (The Savages), 45; and Nancy Oliver (Lars and the Real Girl) found their way into the original screenplay category, while Canadian actress Sarah Polley, 29, seemingly bumped Sean Penn (Into the Wild) out of the adapted competition with Away From Her. "I didn't realize it was a historic watershed female-writing thing," says Jenkins, whose previous feature was 1998's Slums of Beverly Hills. (USA Today -- Life)
Small is beautifulThe little movies that could be on their way to Oscar triumph Jan 23, 2008
But actress-turned-director Sarah Polley has also been nominated for her moving adapted screenplay. The original screenplay category, meanwhile, sees Nancy Oliver named for Lars and the Real Girl, the offbeat tale of a mentally ill loner who falls in love with a life-sized female doll. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Canadians get their Oscar on Jan 23, 2008
If the show takes place, Ellen Page, Sarah Polley, and two animated short-film directors will vie for Hollywood's top prizes ... It joined Canadian Oscar shoo-in, Sarah Polley's Away from Her, which received two nods from the voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ... Ellen Page, Sarah Polley among the Canadians vying for Hollywood's top honour. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Smithee's view Jan 23, 2008
Oh, and Sarah Polley ( Away From Her ), too, who got a well-deserved screenplay nod. Whether the writers strike upends the Feb. 24 ceremony or not, there will be winners. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Downsizing of Oscar Jan 23, 2008
Perhaps the kids in the house did vote for Away from Her, since it was directed by Sarah Polley, who turned 28 this month; Polley also got a nomination for Adapted Screenplay. A slot for Best Actress slot was filled by Juno's Ellen Page, the 20-year-old Nova Scotian, and for Supporting Actress, Saoirse Ronan, 13, as the girl whose first view of sex shocks her into a lie that outlives its victims. (Time.com)
OSCAR NOT FAR 'AWAY FROM HER' Jan 22, 2008
Early last year I met with Julie downtown at the trendy Mercer Hotel, along with the brilliant young director of "Away From Her," Sarah Polley. Studio reps nervously hovered. (New York Post -- Gossip)
80th annual Academy Award nominations announced Jan 22, 2008
Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"; Sarah Polley, "Away from Her"; Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Joel Coen Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood.". 9. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Smithee's Oscar picks Jan 19, 2008
If Hollywood really wants to make my day, then it'll nominate Sarah Polley ("Away From Her"). MOST POPULAR STORIES. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Iowa Film Critics Jan 19, 2008
Julie Christie was named Best Actress for her performance in "Away From Her." Directed by Sarah Polley, Christie plays a woman suffering from Alzheimer's. Amy Ryan's performance in Ben Affleck's directorial debut, "Gone, Baby, Gone," earned her Best Supporting Actress accolades. (Knoxville Journal Express, IA)
Gina's top films of 2007 Jan 17, 2008
Or, even more, Sarah Polley, the 29-year-old actress knocking it out of the park with this beautiful and restrained directing debut. "Away from Her" was adapted by Polley from the short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" by Alice Munro. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Away From Her win improves chances for Oscar nom Jan 15, 2008
Sarah Polley says she finds the whole experience of racking up successive awards for her film Away From Her "strange" and more than a little surreal. "It's kind of an out-of-body thing to see clips of your movie on CNN, knowing the scale of the film," says the 29-year-old Toronto native, who was watching news footage after the movie's star, Julie Christie, won the Golden Globe for best actress on Sunday night. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Golden Globe Awards Disappoint Twice Jan 14, 2008
Julie Christie was given the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama, for her role in the Sarah Polley film, , saving us from a complete and possibly embarrassing shut-out. Perhaps we got lucky. (Northern Stars)
Fearless prediction: The Globes will be less than Golden Jan 11, 2008
Wouldn't it be neat if Julie Christie won for her role in Away From Her, because it was such a touching performance and it came under the tender direction of Sarah Polley, who is also Canadian. Best actor, drama. (Montreal Gazette)
Click for Full Story Jan 8, 2008
Actress Sarah Polley is 29. Actress Gaby Hoffman is 26. (KWTX.com, TX)
Movie awards press on, despite writers' strike woes Jan 7, 2008
Among the guests who said they would not attend the Globes if it is picketed: No Country for Old Men's Javier Bardem, Enchanted's Amy Adams and Away from Her director Sarah Polley. Gone Baby Gone's Amy Ryan summed it up best: "I can't cross the picket line.". (USA Today -- Life)
'Old Men' get nod as AP's movie of 2007 Dec 31, 2007
"Away From Her" - Speaking of darlings, beloved indie actress Sarah Polley makes one of the most impressive behind-the-camera transitions ever, while the hermitic Julie Christie comes out of seclusion for a role that could bring her a second Academy Award to go with the trophy she won 42 years ago for "Darling." Christie, co-star Gordon Pinsent and director Polley have crafted a gem of outer stillness and inner turmoil as a husband watches the love of his life fade into the oblivion of... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Predicting The Future Dec 30, 2007
Lovable loser: Sarah Polley, "Away From Her.". Breakdown: Gilroy, who also directed "Michael Clayton," deserves to win and may take the only award for that excellent movie (possibly the best of 2007). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
And The Best Films Of 2007 Are . . . Dec 30, 2007
An auspicious feature-directing debut by sweet and talented Canadian actress Sarah Polley. 5. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Arts Person of the year runners-up Dec 29, 2007 Reviewers agree: 'No Country for Old Men' best film of 2007 Dec 29, 2007 AT THE MOVIES Dec 28, 2007 Tough to pick just 10 top films of 2007 Dec 28, 2007 Barbara Vancheri Dec 28, 2007 The recycling of tales told Dec 27, 2007 2007 in film: Surprising gems and unconventional roles Dec 27, 2007 Our films of the year Dec 25, 2007 A personal faves list - with a nod to box-office clout Dec 23, 2007 'No Country' tops Toronto film critic's list Dec 22, 2007 A look back at 2007 films Dec 22, 2007 Coens' No Country named top film by Toronto critics Dec 21, 2007 Phoenix critics adore 'Old Men' Dec 20, 2007 Holiday movies: Our critics have made a list and checked it twice Dec 19, 2007 'No Country' scores with Phoenix critics Dec 19, 2007 Women of 2007 Dec 19, 2007 Talented filmmaker picks her spots Dec 15, 2007 Page, Gosling among Canadian nominees Dec 14, 2007 Julie Christie is too good for her own good Dec 12, 2007 'Jesse' Takes Top Honors Dec 12, 2007 Veterans dominate TIFF's picks Dec 12, 2007 Golden Globes:Nomination preview Dec 12, 2007 No Country named best film by NY critics Dec 11, 2007 'No Country' tops with N.Y. critics Dec 11, 2007 NY Critics Honor Coens' 'Country' Dec 11, 2007 'Blood' is named year's best Dec 11, 2007 'No Country' tops another best-of list Dec 11, 2007 L.A. Film Critics pick 'There Will Be Blood' Dec 10, 2007 L.A. critics pick all the right movies Dec 10, 2007 O-word elicits dread for Julie Christie Dec 8, 2007 Cronenberg, Polley up for Satellite Awards Dec 4, 2007 Top 10 includes 'Hostel,' 'Knocked Up' Nov 29, 2007 Continuereading Nov 28, 2007 Julia Roberts-Tom Hanks 'War': Trouble? Nov 22, 2007 Unforgettable Nov 17, 2007 From Felicity to Weirdsville: more than just a pretty face Oct 13, 2007 Curtain rises Friday on 4th annual International Film Festival Oct 11, 2007 Scenes from a marriage Oct 6, 2007 See Natalie Portman, Adrien Brody dish on 'Darjeeling' Oct 6, 2007 Away from Her Oct 2, 2007 New directors grab spotlight Sep 29, 2007 Forgotten love Sep 28, 2007 Far from the madding crowd … and loving it Sep 27, 2007 Pick your flicks Sep 27, 2007 Festival showcases actors behind the camera Sep 14, 2007 New DVDs: Away From Me, The Graduate Sep 11, 2007 Hollywood vacation Sep 8, 2007 New to DVD: Hot summer sex comedy highlights September releases Sep 6, 2007 My Life Without Me Sep 5, 2007 Television movies for the week of Sept. 2 Sep 2, 2007 Hollywood's next heavy hitters Sep 1, 2007 TMN series top Geminis Aug 31, 2007 Plenty of interesting fare but no classics emerge Aug 26, 2007 Zombie story in running for Directors Guild awards Aug 16, 2007 Mystery hangs over memorial for writer Aug 15, 2007 Polley battles zombies at Directors Guild awards Aug 14, 2007 Beyond The "Chick Flick" Aug 2, 2007 Female directors shine, but numbers remain few Aug 1, 2007 Starz Entertainment Programming Highlights Aug 1, 2007 A director's director Jul 31, 2007 'Mr. Nobody' cares for two somebodies Jul 18, 2007 'Fog' rolls in to Newmarket Jul 2, 2007 Casting call for everyone's favourite orphan Jul 2, 2007 Oscar season in half-full swing Jun 29, 2007 Smithee's so-far movie picks Jun 29, 2007
The biggest Canadian feature film of 2007 wasn't David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises or Away from Her, directed by Sarah Polley. No, that honour belongs to Les 3 P'tits Cochons (The Three Little Pigs), which since its August release has grossed close to $4. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Triple threat Dec 29, 2007
Sarah Polley wrote and directed a movie, Away From Her, as if she's been doing it all her life (which isn't that long to begin with, just shy of 29 years), and it turns out to be the very model all first-time filmmakers should study: Adapt a Canadian story (this time by Alice Munro, whose work has never had to define itself as being anything). Use a Newfoundland actor at the peak of his powers, Gordon Pinsent. (Globe and Mail)
"Away From Her" Speaking of darlings, beloved indie actress Sarah Polley makes one of the most impressive behind-the-camera transitions ever, while the hermitic Julie Christie comes out of seclusion for a role that could bring her a second Academy Award to go with the trophy she won 42 years ago for "Darling." Christie, co-star Gordon Pinsent and director Polley have crafted a gem of outer stillness and inner turmoil as a husband watches the love of his life fade into the oblivion of Alzheimer... (Westerly Sun, RI)
AWAY FROM HER : The Canadian actress Sarah Polley makes her directing debut with a heartbreaking story of the destruction of Alzheimer s. Julie Christie, in one of the year s best performances, plays a woman whose memories are inexorably slipping away. Gordon Pinsent plays her loving husband, who cannot comprehend how he could so quickly come to mean so little to her. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
That this gut-wrenching drama about Alzheimers and marital love marks the assured directorial debut of 28-year-old actress Sarah Polley is nothing short of flabbergasting. Julie Christie deserves the raves shes getting for her delicate turn as a married woman whose dementia-based memory loss sends her into a new relationship with a fellow patient, but Gordon Pinsent is her equal as the husband Christies character leaves behind. (MSNBC -- News)
Christie seems a surefire Academy Award nominee, but he who waits -- Pinsent -- is deserving of praise, as is director-writer Sarah Polley. 3 "THERE WILL BE BLOOD" -- Daniel Day Lewis doesn't work much. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Expanding on a short story by Alice Munro in Away from Her, the twentysomething Sarah Polley took senility as her subject, but leaned gratefully on the wisdom of her elders. By contrast, two real-life stories of youthful idealism gone wrong treated rebellion as very much a guy thing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sarah Polley eloquently wrote and directed her first feature, "Away From Her," based on an Alice Munro story about a woman in a long marriage who has Alzheimer's. Julie Christie emerged from a kind of semi-retirement to portray the heroine, a woman who is still beautiful, gently befuddled and painfully aware of her deteriorating mind. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
6 Away From Her dir Sarah Polley What we said: "It is a deeply impressive and intelligent film about Alzheimer's disease." 4 stars. 7 Climates dir Nuri Bilge Ceylan What we said: "The work of a film-maker who has established absolute mastery over his cinematic idiom. It does not trade in miserablism, but a kind of degree-zero clarity about the potential for alienation and anguish in our secular faith in romantic partnership." 4 stars. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
First-time director Sarah Polley (she wrote the screenplay, too) does. She's made a movie about a woman suffering from Alzheimer's (Julie Christie) and the man who loves her (Gordon Pinsent, in the performance of his career) that's full of drama and humour. (Globe and Mail)
TORONTO -- Toronto film critics have chosen the crime thriller "No Country for Old Men" as the best film of 2007 while Sarah Polley's "Away from Her" was named best Canadian film and its star, Julie Christie, tied for best actress of the year with Halifax's Ellen Page ... "Away From Her," directed by Sarah Polley. (CTV.ca)
Actress Sarah Polley and screenwriter Robin Swicord made impressive directing debuts with "Away From Her," starring awards-season contender Julie Christie, and the ensemble comedy "The Jane Austen Book Club," respectively. Writer-director Tamara Jenkins' "The Savages" earned strong notices for thesps Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney, while Halle Berry and Benicio del Toro won praise for Danish director Susanne Bier's first English-language effort, "Things We Lost in the Fire." Kasi... (Variety)
The directorial debut of actress Sarah Polley, Away from Her, also won prizes for best Canadian film and best first feature. The top animated film was Brad Bird's Ratatouille, while the best-foreign-film honour went to Romanian director Cristian Mungiu's drama 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days. (Globe and Mail)
BREAKTHROUGH BEHIND THE CAMERA: Sarah Polley for "Away from Her". PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH IN A LEAD OR SUPPORTING ROLE - MALE: Edward Sanders for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street". (Variety)
Sarah Polley, at her indie-movie apex, plays a good-girl grocery store clerk who makes the poor choice to do her first drug deal. The film, a very good, ecstasy-laced "Pulp Fiction" knockoff, eventually gets high off its own supply. (Boston Globe)
Breakthrough behind the Camera: Sarah Polley for Away From Her. Best Performance by a youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male: Edward Sanders for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
It took Christie a long time to sign up for her role in Away from Her (director, Sarah Polley, said that her entreaties to Christie started to make her feel like a "crazy stalker") but when she finally did, she committed herself completely. Based on an Alice Munro short story, the film portrays a long-married couple, and the changes that beset their relationship as the woman's Alzheimer's disease takes hold. (Guardian Unlimited)
Sarah Polley dodges mainstream movies ... Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley has won the New York Film Critics Circle's best first film award for her directorial debut Away From Her, an adaptation of Alice Munro's short story The Bear Came Over the Mountain, about an aging couple coping with Alzheimer's. (Windsor Star)
Away From Her, directed by Canadian Sarah Polley, received a best actress in a drama nomination for Julie Christie, who stars as a woman struggling with Alzheimer's disease. Other Canadian nominees include William Shatner (Boston Legal) and Donald Sutherland (Dirty Sexy Money), who both got nods for best supporting actor in a television series. (Montreal Gazette)
The O-word was inevitable for Christie's performance in "Away From Her," the directing debut of actress Sarah Polley, who adapted the screenplay from Alice Munro's story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain.". Christie plays Fiona, a woman whose long, sometimes shaky marriage to a once-adulterous but now steadfast husband, Grant (Gordon Pinsent), goes into decline as her memory fades from Alzheimer's. (Boston Globe)
The best adapted screenplay award went to Sarah Polley, who used Alice Munro's "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" as source material for "Away From Her." The group chose Tamara Jenkins as the best original screenplay winner for the family drama "The Savages.". The best documentary pick was "No End in Sight," Charles Ferguson's movie about the occupation of Iraq. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The story of a woman's slide into Alzheimer's disease, Away from Her, the first feature directed by actress Sarah Polley (featured on last year's Canada's top-10 list), is a particular critics' favourite. Polley won the New York Critics Circle Award for best first feature this week and the New York Critics Online award. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
I'd respect the Golden Globes more if a few of these names received nominations: Don Cheadle (drama actor, "Talk to Me"), Julie Christie (actress, "Away From Her"), Ryan Gosling (comedy/musical actor, "Lars and the Real Girl"), Marion Cotillard (drama actress, "La Vie En Rose"), Sarah Polley (director, "Away From Her"), Imelda Staunton (supporting actress, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"), Amy Ryan (supporting actress, "Gone Baby Gone"), Javier Bardem (supporting actor, "No Country... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Actress-turned-director Sarah Polley won best first film for helming Away from Her. . (MSNBC -- News)
Daniel Day-Lewis drew the lead actor nod for "There Will be Blood," and Julie Christie won for "Away From Her." Those two films repped the only other multiple winners, as Sarah Polley took first feature for "Away," and Robert Elswit took the cinematography nod for "Blood." ... FIRST FILM Sarah Polley, "Away from Her". (Variety)
NY CRITICS HONOR COENS' 'COUNTRY. Men" copped best picture honors yesterday from the New York Film Critics Circle, which also cited Joel and Ethan Coen as best directors and writers of the best...". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The critics gave a special honor to actress Sarah Polley for "Away From Her," her acclaimed directing debut starring Julie Christie as a woman succumbing to Alzheimer's. Christie was the New York Film Critics Online choice for best actress; they also honored Polley for best directing debut. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Actress-turned-director Sarah Polley won best first film for helming "Away from Her.". "The Lives of Others," which won best foreign-language film at the Academy Awards earlier this year, won for best foreign film. (CNN -- Showbiz)
The critics gave a special honor to actress Sarah Polley for Away From Her, her acclaimed directing debut starring Julie Christie as a woman succumbing to Alzheimer's. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. (USA Today -- Life)
New Generation: Sarah Polley, who wrote and directed Away From Her. The New York Film Critics Circle will name its best of 2007 on Monday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The O-word was inevitable for Christie's performance in "Away From Her," the directing debut of actress Sarah Polley, who adapted the screenplay from Alice Munro's story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain.". Slow decline of Alzheimer'sChristie plays Fiona, a woman whose long, sometimes shaky marriage to a once-adulterous but now steadfast husband, Grant (Gordon Pinsent), goes into decline as her memory fades from Alzheimer's. (MSNBC -- News)
Canadians David Cronenberg and Sarah Polley are among the nominees for the 2007 Satellite Awards ... David Cronenberg and Sarah Polley are among the nominees for the 2007 Satellite Awards, which will be handed out by the International Press Academy on Dec. 16 in Los Angeles. (Canada.com)
What feels like a mature work from an old master actually comes from 28-year-old actress Sarah Polley. She also amazingly wrote the screenplay (based on the Alice Munro short story, "The Bear Came Over the Mountain") and assembled a terrific cast headlined by rarely seen screen legend Julie Christie and veterans Gordon Pinsent and Olympia Dukakis. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Guided by freshman writer/director Sarah Polley, the veteran British actress infuses Fiona with an elegant grace, like a grand dame, but who is also impulsive, approachable and grounded. Fiona's sense of fun and joy is clear from the sparkle in her eyes. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
All the bemoaning of not enough serious Best Actress nominations led us to watch Sarah Polley s moving and emotional film called "Away From Her" this past weekend. Julie Christie, once Warren Beatty s best leading lady, be still my heart, is now "of an age." She plays a patrician Canadian woman who is diagnosed with Alzheimer s and accepts the news with grace. (Fox News)
The movie is buzz-worthy because it was directed by actress Sarah Polley, who is about 30 years younger than the film's stars. Tickets: $8. (Boston Globe)
But a few lucky breaks appearing with Gwyneth Paltrow in Duets and Sarah Polley in My Life Without Me allowed him to prove he was more than another cleft-chinned dreamboat. Landing the troubled werewolf role in the money-spinning Underworld franchise didn't hurt either. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Hanna (Sarah Polley), a mysterious young nurse, accepts a job caring for Josef (Tim Robbins), a burn victim, on an oil rig in the Irish Sea. As Hanna tends to Josef's wounds, it becomes clear he's desperate to divulge secrets as if words and transparency will free him from his sightless, immobile state. (Mount Shasta News, CA)
Sarah Polley has distinguished herself in several films, including some she made as a child, but her best work has been with Atom Egoyan as well as her unforgettable role as a young wife dying of cancer in My Life Without Me, made by Spanish director Isabel Coixet. There are some similarities between Coixet's film and Away from Her, since both films are about the partners in a marriage who are forced to come to terms with the severe illness of one of them. (The Australian)
Sarah Polley (director, "Away From Her"). Danny McBride ("Hot Rods"). (Los Angeles Times)
It's mournful work but it can be done with delicacy and intelligence - as the writer-director Sarah Polley demonstrates here ... Sarah Polley Sarah Polley 110 Canada 20107371191090984967-smh. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Thesps like Ben Affleck, Helen Hunt, Sarah Polley, David Schwimmer and Stuart Townsend bowed their first pics this year. Jada Pinkett Smith recently signed to direct "The Human Contract," and Dustin Hoffman is expected to get his first onscreen helming credit with "Personal Injuries.". (Variety)
Canadian actress Sarah Polley battled the undead in the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead ... Director Sarah Polley Stars Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent Rated M. Opens Thursday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
So it is not surprising that she took some persuading to play the lead in Away From Her, the first feature film directed by the young Canadian actress Sarah Polley. Christie's last major role was in Afterglow a decade ago. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
I'll go recent on this one and recommend "Away From Her" by Sarah Polley. Julie Christie is devastating as a woman diagnosed with Alzheimer's. (The Indianapolis Star -- Entertainment)
This year already has brought films by such actor-directors as Sarah Polley (Away From Her), Ethan Hawke (The Hottest State) and Julie Delpy (2 Days in Paris). Others returning to directing or trying it for the first time in films due out this fall include Oscar-winning filmmaker Robert Redford on Lions for Lambs, in which he stars with Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep; Ben Affleck on Gone Baby Gone, starring his brother, Casey Affleck; Denzel Washington on The Great... (MSNBC -- News)
Away From HerA remarkably assured directing debut from actress Sarah Polley, this beautifully understated drama presents Julie Christie in an Academy Award-worthy performance 40 years after her best-actress Oscar win for Darling and casts Canadian star Gordon Pinsent in a heartbreaking role alongside her. Adapted by writer-director Polley from a short story by Alice Munro, the film stars Christie as a woman whose memory is fading from Alzheimers, with Pinsent her steadfast husband... (MSNBC -- Movies)
Julie Christie portraying a proud partner in a long, happy, fulfilling marriage, slipping into Alzheimer's, Away From Her, directed maturely by Sarah Polley, 28, a soul older than her years. ANIMATION, BEST. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
When her husband of 40-plus years arrives, she has no memory of him in this movie written and directed by Sarah Polley. "DOA: Dead or Alive": Video-game adaptation with an ensemble that includes Jaime Pressly (Joy on "My Name Is Earl") and Eric Roberts, along with Aussie pop star Holly Valance. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Sarah Polley is a trifle monochromatic but credible as Ann and there is terrific support from Amanda Plummer as Laurie, Alfred Molina as Ann's dad, Leonor Watling as the other Ann and Julian Richings as Dr Thompson, the specialist with the ginger candy. Even Debbie Harry as Ann's mum is believable in a poorly written role but the standout is Mark Ruffalo as Lee, the shy surveyor who falls for the doomed woman in a laundromat. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
TV Movies: Sept. 2-8. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
In the past 12 months, Simone Urdl and Jennifer Weiss have produced films by Sarah Polley, Atom Egoyan and Brian De Palma ... But the pair's profile was bumped a notch a year ago with the debut of Sarah Polley's acclaimed feature film Away From Her (produced by Film Farm) that was a TIFF gala in 2006, featured at festivals in Sundance and Berlin, and one of Canada's top grossing features of the year ... If someone, five years ago, said we would have produced a Sarah Polley, Atom Egoyan and Brian... (Globe and Mail)
Paul Gross, left, the late William Hutt, centre, and Sarah Polley all received acting nominations for their work on the third season of Slings s. ... Paul Gross, Sarah Polley and Don McKellar are also recognized for their work on the show, while ReGenesis's acting nods were for Peter Outerbridge, Wendy Crewson, Dmitry Chepovetsky and Mayko Nguyen. (Toronto Star)
Among BIFF'S program were recent films by respected directors Jiri Menzel, Catherine Breillat, Frank Oz, Rolf de Heer, Jacques Rivette, David Lynch, Paul Schrader, Sarah Polley, Ryu Seung-wan and many more. Four Months, three weeks, two days, the Palme d'Or winner at Cannes this year was screened. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
They are Andrew Currie for Fido, Sarah Polley for Away From Her, Erik Canuel for Bon Cop, Bad Cop and Clement Virgo for Poor Boys Game. Font. (Vancouver Sun)
Ving Rhames, right, with Sarah Polley in the 2004 movie Dawn of the Dead. Dog attack ruled out in death of Jacob Adams, who lived at home of actor Ving Rhames Aug 14, 2007 04:30 AM Bruce DeMara Entertainment Reporter. (Toronto Star)
Toronto Sarah Polley and her acclaimed directorial debut Away From Her will be up against a zombie spoof, a French-English cop film and a movie about boxing and racial division in Halifax in the fight for top prize at this year's Directors Guild of Canada awards. Reflecting a movement in Canadian cinema toward critical acclaim and box-office appeal (albeit with mixed results), the successful Away From Her is nominated for both feature film and best feature-film direction against director Erik... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
This year has seen tremendous work from actress Sarah Polley, making her writing and directing debut at just 28 with the stirring drama about Alzheimer's, "Away From Her." Australian Cherie Nowlan gave us the family comedy "Introducing the Dwights," and Zoe Cassavetes followed in the footsteps of father John Cassavetes with her first feature, the indie "Broken English.". Coming Soon. (CBS News)
This year has seen tremendous work from actress Sarah Polley, making her writing and directing debut at just 28 with the stirring Alzheimer's drama "Away From Her." Australian Cherie Nowlan gave us the family comedy "Introducing the Dwights," and Zoe Cassavetes followed in the footsteps of father John Cassavetes with her first feature, the indie "Broken English.". Shari Springer Berman co-directed the big-screen adaptation of "The Nanny Diaries" (out Aug. 24) with her husband, Robert Pulcini. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Bloodsucking Cinema at 8 p.m. * Underworld: Evolution at 9 p.m. - (Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen) * Blade at 10:50 p.m. - (Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson) * From Dusk Till Dawn at 1 a.m. - (George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel) * Dawn of the Dead at 3 a.m. - (Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Mekhi Phifer) * Bloodsucking Cinema at 4:45 a.m. * Scream at 5:45 a.m. - (Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courtney Cox Arquette) * Silent Hill at 7:45 a.m. - (Radha... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
As Liam Lacey writes, the filmmaker's influence lives on in the work of directors such as Woody Allen, Ang Lee and Sarah Polley ... Directors as diverse as Theo Angelopoulos, Federico Fellini, Richard Linklater, Woody Allen, Ang Lee, John Sayles, Thomas Vinterberg, Neil Jordan, Ken Loach and Sarah Polley have cited his films among their favourites. (Globe and Mail)
17, 2007 12:00 AM Jared Leto and Sarah Polley are set to star in "Mr. Nobody," a romantic drama from writer-director Jaco Van Dormael. "Nobody" is described as a multilayered love story inspired by the "butterfly effect," the chaos-theory notion that the beat of a butterfly's wings can cause a storm thousands of miles away. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Chellas penned and produced Canadian TV series "The Eleventh Hour" and wrote "The Life Before This," a dramatic thriller starring Catherine O'Hara, Stephen Rea and Sarah Polley. Newmarket recently acquired Matt O'Neil spec script "Bull Rush," with the company set to fully finance the feature and produce. (Variety)
The miniseries, starring Megan Follows, garnered more than five million viewers in Canada, and the Road to Avonlea TV series, starring Sarah Polley, ran for seven years. Search the News Search. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
And while kudos buzz for "Away From Her" and "Mighty Heart" centers on the actresses, those films boast possible contenders in other categories, such as thesp Gordon Pinsent and writer-director Sarah Polley for "Away," and Michael Winterbottom's direction and John Orloff's script for "Heart.". Also worth remembering are Fox Searchlight's "Once" (particularly in the music races), Focus Features' "Evening" and Miramax's "The Hoax.". (Variety)
"Away From Her" The amazing Sarah Polley has written and directed a devastating take on Alzheimer's that features wonderful, powerful performances from Gordon Pinsent and, especially, Julie Christie. 3. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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