Woody Allen journeys into later-life's musings in 'Vicky' Aug 16, 2008
When Patricia Clarkson, at whose home the women are staying, tells Cristina, Do something. The years will pass by and you'll be disappointed, there's a blanket of wistfulness. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' Aug 15, 2008
(Patricia Clarkson plays a small but important role as a dissatisfied older woman. With his light touch and a keen eye - and they're getting lighter and keener - Allen has created a seemingly effortless but deeply meaningful film. (Newsday)
'Vicki Cristina Barcelona': A summer of sensuality, possibility and a tinge of sadness Aug 15, 2008
With the narrator setting the brisk, at times rushed, pace, the women move in with some acquaintances (Patricia Clarkson and Kevin Dunn), but their sentimental education doesn't really begin until they meet one of Spain's national treasures: Javier Bardem. Bardem slithers into "Vicky Cristina" (and in that order) like a snake in the garden, wrapping himself around the two women with blissful, insinuating, sensuous ease. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Mariah Carey Admits What She Does Best Aug 13, 2008
The Southampton movie theater was quite literally overflowing with fans who laughed and laughed with Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall and Patricia Clarkson. I ve seen this movie many times and I must say that Javier Bardem is just terrific as a low-key lothario. (Fox News)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Woodys back! Aug 13, 2008
The supporting cast is just right as well, particularly Patricia Clarkson as Vickys family friend who knows a thing or two about illicit passion. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Movies)
A Penny for his thoughts Aug 10, 2008
Cast: Deborah Harry, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson, Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Sir Ben Kingsley ... Meanwhile David has three sounding boards in his compartmentalised life - his one close male friend, the celebrated womanising poet George O'Hearn (Dennis Hopper); his former pupil and lover of many years, the successful businesswoman Carolyn (Patricia Clarkson); and his 40-year-old son, Kenny (Peter Sarsgaard), a fine arts consultant with his own company in the book, less interestingly a... (guardian.co.uk)
Woody Allen's women Aug 10, 2008
(Patricia Clarkson also has a smaller but pivotal role as an older but equally unhappy woman. Every actor who has auditioned for Allen has an anecdote, and these three are no different. (Boston Globe)
Short Takes: 'Rockin' Role' and other films for the weekend of Aug ... Aug 9, 2008
Urging him to find a better outlet for his hedonism are his poet friend (Dennis Hopper) and longtime lover (Patricia Clarkson). As the "professor of desire" schools Consuela in love and refinement, only a maudlin turn could make his murky path darker. (New York Daily News)
Ben Kingsley shed all disguises for Elegy Aug 9, 2008
Patricia Clarkson portrays Kepeshs long-term occasional girlfriend, whose comfort in their sexual friendship is challenged by his discovery of something deeper. Using his own emotionsKingsley currently has roles in five box office movies, including as a bong-toking psychiatrist in The Wackness, a severely cross-eyed Indian guru in Mike Myers Love Guru and a Russian police officer in Transsiberian. (MSNBC -- News)
'Elegy': Alone In The Dark. By Kurt Loder Aug 9, 2008
He is a rock of self-sufficiency, his only intimate acquaintances a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet named George O'Hearn (Dennis Hopper, in one of the warmest performances of his long career) and a successful businesswoman named Carolyn (Patricia Clarkson), with whom he's been sleeping on a no-strings basis for 20 years. Kepesh has a failed marriage buried deep in his past and a now-grown son, Ken (Peter Sarsgaard), who's still bitter about his parents' divorce and his father's abandonment. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Elegy: Death Becomes Them Aug 9, 2008
Dave has a convenient, purely sexual relationship with Carolyn (Patricia Clarkson), who gives a lovely, knowing performance as a woman of a certain age. He has a good friendship with a poet named George (a wise and excellent Dennis Hopper). (Time.com)
Movie review: Don Juan acts his age in 'Elegy' Aug 8, 2008
Starring Ben Kingsley, Penlope Cruz, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson and Peter Sarsgaard ... Patricia Clarkson is dazzling as one of David's former conquests, who occasionally pops up in his bed. (San Francisco Chronicle)
No Breakdown Aug 8, 2008
Oh yes, the other guests: the great Patricia Clarkson, whose small role in VCB so impressed Woody that he made her the lead in his next film, plus Red Hot Chili Peppers front man Anthony Kiedis, actress Carla Gugino, Jon Turturro and wife Kathryn Borowitz, Moonstruck writer John Patrick Shanley, director Julie Taymor, Nora Ephron and Nick Pileggi, designer Tara Subkoff, rock royalty Ann Dexter Jones (mother of DJ Samantha Ronson) in a dazzling firehouse red Prada dress and of course Harvey... (Fox News)
'Elegy': A lament for the still-living Aug 8, 2008
Elegy* * * 1/2 (out of four)Stars: Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson, Dennis Hopper, Peter SarsgaardDirector: Isabel CoixetDistributor: Samuel Goldwyn FilmsRating: R for sexuality, nudity and languageRunning time: 1 hour, 48 minutesOpens Friday in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle ... Patricia Clarkson as Kingsley's self-sufficient longtime lover also is excellent, as is Peter Sarsgaard as his doctor son, embittered by his father's abandonment. (USA Today -- Life)
Patricia Clarkson in 'Elegy' Aug 7, 2008
Patricia Clarkson in 'Elegy' - Los Angeles Times ... Patricia Clarkson in 'Elegy ... ELEGY: Two-time Emmy winner and 2003 Oscar nominee Patricia Clarkson plays Carolyn, sometime lover to a cultural critic, played by Ben Kingsley. (Los Angeles Times)
Rose In Brief Aug 7, 2008
Also toasting co-stars Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson, Debbie Harry and director Isabel Coixet were Laurence Fishburne, Eva Amurri, George Lopez, Salman Rushdie, Calvin Klein, Nicole Miller and Tory Burch (with new flame, music bigwig Lyor Cohen). SHARE BOX Show your support. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Powerful Elegy packs a punch Aug 5, 2008
David has had many past flings with former students Carolyn (Patricia Clarkson), his steady lover of the last 20 years, once had him as a professor but Consuela has a hold on him thats like nothing hes experienced ... Starring: Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson, Dennis Hopper, Peter SarsgaardDirector: Isabel CoixetRun time: 1 hour, 46 minutesMPAA rating: R. (MSNBC -- Movies)
A Dying Animal Aug 3, 2008
Having Kingsley, along with Cruz, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson and Deborah Harry, in the cast, Coixet couldn't resist taking on the project. Called "Elegy" (someone in marketing apparently figured "The Dying Animal" might be a tough sell at the box office), the film pairs Cruz as the hot student with Kingsley as the Svengali-like professor. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Race buzz as stars hit the pits Jul 22, 2008
The film - based on a 1953 John Bingham pulp mystery novel, Five Roundabouts To Heaven - is set in 1949 and Wenham joins a cast that includes Chris Cooper, Pierce Brosnan, Patricia Clarkson and Rachel McAdams. "I had seen David in The Boys when this role came up I thought he would be perfect for the part. I needed someone who would be a bit rough around the edges and a bit more 1950s. A Jack Kerouac type," Sachs said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Our man in Cairo Jul 19, 2008
For Cairo Time, Iron has assembled an international cast that includes the Oscar-nominated Patricia Clarkson (Pieces of April, Far From Heaven), Sudan-born actor Alexander Siddig (Syriana, Kingdom of Heaven), Spain's Elena Anaya (Savage Grace, Sex and Lucia) and Winnipeg's Tom McCamus (The Sweet Hereafter, Shake Hands With the Devil). Written and directed by the 35-year-old Nadda (whose earlier work includes 2005's Sabah, about a Muslim woman living in Toronto who falls for a non-Muslim man),... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Art House Movie Review: Elegy Jul 5, 2008
Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz and Patricia Clarkson star in this melancholic adaptation of the Philip Roth short story "The Dying Animal". Based on the decidedly misogynist short story The Dying Animal by Philip Roth, Coixet s Elegy proves a worthy adaptation that takes the appropriate liberties with the text to enrich secondary characters and heighten character interactivity. (Suite101.com)
Bodice-rippers, tear-jerkers and hot drama Jun 25, 2008
Starring: Penelope Cruz, Sir Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson, Peter SarsgaardDirector: Isabel CoixetStory: Married college professor David Kepesh (Kingsley) loves to pursue his young, female students, but when he meets Consuela Castillo (Cruz), he falls for her and the two begin a passionate affair. His infatuation quickly turns to obsession, and ultimately his jealousy drives her away. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Meryl Streep, Penelope Cruz offer up romance Jun 25, 2008
Starring: Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn, Chris MessinaDirector: Woody AllenStory: Two girlfriends, Vicky (Hall) and Cristina (Johansson), take a summer holiday in Barcelona where they meet a painter (Bardem). They strike up a romantic encounter and then the painters fiery ex-wife (Cruz) enters the picture and complicates things. (MSNBC -- Movies)
* [FILM REVIEW] It was a simpler, more complicated time Jun 13, 2008
Chris Cooper (Harry Allen), Patricia Clarkson (Pat Allen), Rachel McAdams (Kay Nesbitt), David Wenham (John OBrien) ... She is Pat, played by Patricia Clarkson, who is so expert at portraying paragons of patient domestic virtue: So trusting, oblivious or preoccupied that she never thinks to question Harrys absences when hes seeing Kay ... Rachel McAdams does a nice job of always seeming honest and sincere, even when she makes U-turns, but Patricia Clarkson, as always, has a few surprises... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cannes Welcomes Woody May 23, 2008
" The adoration for Allen in Europe gave him a bright gag for "Hollywood Ending," the opening-night film at Cannes in 2002. Allen played a filmmaker shooting a movie while temporarily blind. The resulting mess made him unemployable in Hollywood, but French critics loved it, giving the filmmaker a new career overseas. Allen also has remade himself as a European director, leaving his usual Manhattan haunts to shoot three-straight movies in London "Match Point," "Scoop" and "Cassandra's Dream" -... (CBS News)
Cannes 2008: Vicky Cristina Barcelona Review May 18, 2008
Also deserving mention is Patricia Clarkson who plays the girls' host and confidante in Barcelona, determined to not let Vicky make the same mistakes she did and end up in a stale relationship. Making a film in the Spanish sunshine seems to have given Allen his mojo back. (IGN FilmForce)
Penelope Shines May 18, 2008
Their hostess is played by family friend Patricia Clarkson, ravishing and spot-on as always. Kudos to Chris Messina and Kevin Dunn in less-flashy, but important, roles. (Fox News)
Allen talks of Spain and threesomes May 18, 2008
Allen is nearly finished shooting his next film, which has him back in New York for a comedy starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood and Patricia Clarkson, who also appears in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. It's about a group of also highly neurotic characters that interact in ways that I'm hoping you'll think is funny, Allen said. (Globe and Mail)
The week's best films May 17, 2008
Fin retreats there, but falls in with a talkative hotdog seller (Bobby Cannavale) and an artist (Patricia Clarkson) mourning her dead son. Together these misfits find a new way to live, in a charming, unsentimental tale that was rightly lauded at the Sundance festival. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona and Woody May 17, 2008
Before marrying businessman Doug (Chris Messina), she has come to Barcelona to spend July and August with a welcoming relative, Judy (Patricia Clarkson), and Judy's husband Mark (Kevin Dunn). Vicky has brought along her friend Cristina (current Woody muse Scarlett Johansson), who is restless emotionally and artistically. (Time.com)
Be honest: How much `Sex' do you need? May 16, 2008
Married Life'' (PG-13) -- Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson are a typical suburban married couple in the late 1940s -- aside from the infidelity, secrets and that scheme of his to kill her. Pierce Brosnan and Rachel McAdams co-star. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Mini movie reviews May 2, 2008
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Great comedies, sharp thriller get A's Apr 18, 2008
Patricia Clarkson, as a sympathetic psychologist, and Kelli Garner, as Lars' fascinated co-worker, are also absolutely on the mark. Grade: A.. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
DVD reviews: Juno, Lars and the Real Girl Apr 18, 2008
Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson and Paul Schneider co-star in the film, which comes to DVD accompanied by a deleted scene and two making-of featurettes. DVD, $27. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Harvey’s ‘Back At You’ To Bravo Apr 17, 2008
The lieutenant governor, flanked by Emmy-winning actress [and New Orleans native] Patricia Clarkson, w.. Industries. (Multichannel News)
Relentless dialogue aside, Juno a winner Apr 15, 2008
Only Patricia Clarkson, as the sadly wise local GP who counsels everyone to go along with Lars delusion, comes across as someone who might have once ridden a subway or read a book reviewed in the New York Times, and has the worldliness to point everyone into the train behind Lars possibly autistic pied piper. I know Im dismissing the film with a breezy cynicism that it doesnt entirely deserve, but one cant help but get the impression that turning the townspeople into affable hicks... (Metro Canada - Calgary)
Siegal mixes the rich with the famous Apr 8, 2008
Let's add NBC's Ben Silverman, Hollywood's rebel prince, and this year's Oscar winner for "No Country for Old Men" -- Joel Coen, ABC's Sherri and David Westin, Diana Taylor sans the Mayor of NYC, Patricia Clarkson, Harvey Weinstein and his bride Georgina Chapman, TV's electric Lara Spencer, and one of Clooney's inner circle, Richard Kind, who will bow at Lincoln Center in "Candide" this very night. (His co-star is the wonderful "Jersey Boys" Daniel Reichard. (Variety)
Bobby Brown: 'I Died Three Times' Apr 5, 2008
At one point yours truly was standing just on the perimeter of a circle that included Clooney, Bruce Willis, Sam Rockwell, Clive Owen, Harvey Weinstein and sultry-looking Oscar-nominee Patricia Clarkson in a chic black cocktail dress. When Clooney who knows how to hold the attention of other movie stars in a circle around him wasn t paying total attention to the anecdotes and jokes, he was signaling a very blonde, chic Ellen Barkin so she wouldn t feel left out. (Fox News)
Silicon love Apr 4, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Let me get that for you, honey. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Scorsese Shines A "Light" On Stones Mar 31, 2008
Patricia Clarkson and Chris Cooper in "Married Life." (Sony Pictures Classics). Related. (CBS News)
Love triumphs in 'Married Life,' with a few glitches Mar 29, 2008
Cooper's Harry, a successful businessman, has a wife, Pat (Patricia Clarkson), to whom sex is paramount. Most men would kill for this trait. (Syracuse.com)
Lars And The Real Girl Mar 27, 2008
Their family doctor agrees: the best way to help Lars, says Dr Dagmar (Patricia Clarkson) is to go along with the situation. Pretty soon, the whole town welcomes Bianca into their lives. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Dark comic turn in 'Married Life' marks departure for Chris Cooper Mar 24, 2008
Harry is in love with the platinum-blond Kay (Rachel McAdams), who makes him feel needed in a way his wife, Pat (Patricia Clarkson), cannot. Harry doesn't think Pat can take the news. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Lars and the Real Girl - the Sunday Times review Mar 23, 2008
They go to see the town doctor (Patricia Clarkson), who suggests they play along so Lars can play out his problem. Bianca is there for a reason, the doctor says. (Times Online)
Film reviews: Love in the Time of Cholera and Lars and the Real Girl Mar 22, 2008
This is on the advice of Lars' GP (Patricia Clarkson), officially the world's most sensitive and unhurried doctor (you just hope Lars has health insurance - her bills must be enormous). For the first half-hour this is pretty promising. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Married mess Mar 22, 2008
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Cooper, Rachel McAdams ... Chris Cooper is Harry, a gentle, conservative, middle-aged businessman who decides to kill wife Pat (Patricia Clarkson) to spare her the pain of being dumped for younger girlfriend Kay, played by Rachel McAdams. (Montreal Gazette)
Where her heart is Mar 17, 2008
Their affair is more emotional than sexual, just the opposite of Harry's relationship with his wife Pat (Patricia Clarkson). Meanwhile, Harry's caddish friend Richard (Pierce Brosnan) makes moves on Kay when his pal's not around. (Globe and Mail)
A Quality Of Distance Mar 15, 2008
Starring Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Pierce Brosnan and Rachel McAdams ... He tells his suave best friend (Pierce Brosnan) that after decades of marriage he's going to leave his wife (Patricia Clarkson), because he's happy for the first time ever. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Mind of the 'Married' clan Mar 15, 2008
Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson at the 'Married Life' preem at the Tribeca Cinemas in N.Y. on March 5 ... Patricia Clarkson and Morgan Freeman compared their Southern roots -- he calls Mississippi home; she's from Louisiana. (Variety)
FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE BEST OF ASIAN AMERICAN FILMMAKING Mar 10, 2008
Mainstream movie stories this week include Ruthe Stein's about "Sleepwalking," a drama starring Nick Stahl and Charlize Theron (Page 24); Walter Addiego's interview with Naomi Watts, star of the terrifying home-invasion thriller "Funny Games," made by the same director who did the German-language original in 1997 (Page 26); and Pam Grady's look at the murderous "Married Life," which stars Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson (Page 28). In Sounds, Eric K. Arnold checks in with Grammy-winning... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Double Couples Mar 9, 2008
Sunday, March 09, 2008 Last Update: 07:25 AM EDT. FACTS OF LIE FOR THE MODERN GAL. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Indies' Go-To Actress Mar 9, 2008
Chris Cooper spends most of "Married Life" trying to kill Patricia Clarkson. The two play a longtime husband and wife in Ira Sachs' black comic romantic melodrama, and Cooper's Harry, convinced that he will break spouse Pat's heart if he leaves her, decides that the kindest thing to do is to simply put her out of her misery. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Married Life Mar 8, 2008
And Harry's marriage to Pat (Patricia Clarkson) isn't a sexless slog; in fact, as Harry admits to Richard, he sometimes thinks his wife wants him only for his body ... And Patricia Clarkson, who could discover hidden dimensions of character while playing a sheep in a Christmas pageant, makes reading in bed next to a bottle of digestive powder seem like a smolderingly fascinating activity. (Slate)
Snow Angels and Married Life: Wedded Blisters Mar 8, 2008
Are you ready to be my sledgehammer. " The hammers of hell beat in the hearts of these frosty folk; for Snow Angels, like a bunch of other films set in cold climates (The Ice Storm, The Sweet Hereafter, Affliction, A Simple Plan, Fargo, this year's Sundance winner Frozen River), is about people who will do anything to get warm, even if it means getting burned. Cheating on their spouses, for a start; and for one doomed family, a lot worse. Here's the town's topography of restlessness. Annie (Kate... (Time.com)
Infotainment Mar 7, 2008
Married Lifenew york: Actresses Patricia Clarkson (L) and Rachel McAdams arrive for the premiere of the film Married Life. reuters. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
She was determined to get 'Unhitched' Feb 27, 2008
Von Sydow, Haley, Mortimer join 'Ashecliffe' cast Casting continues for "Ashecliffe," Martin Scorsese's new movie based on Dennis Lehane's book "Shutter Island." In addition to the previously announced Leonardo DiCaprio, Patricia Clarkson, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, and Michelle Williams, the cast now includes Max von Sydow, Jackie Earle Haley, and Emily Mortimer, who was in Boston not long ago filming "Pink Panther 2." The flick, which begins filming in Boston shortly, revolves around two US... (Boston Globe)
Oscar gets the parties started Feb 26, 2008
1 million, revelers including Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Kate Beckinsale, Billy Joel, Faye Dunaway, Stevie Wonder, Russell Simmons, Quincy Jones and Tom Wilkinson poured into the Pacific Design Center to catch a duet between Elton John and special guest Mary J. Blige. While waiting in line for one of the swanky swag bags, Jeremy Piven offered his thoughts on Jon Stewart's hosting duties: "Jon's an incredibly sharp guy, and I thought he did a great job. I don't think people realize how hard... (Variety)
FULL STORY > Feb 25, 2008
HUNKS MAKE SEXY ENTRANCES - New York Post. Monday, February 25, 2008 Last Update: 06:30 AM EST. (New York Post -- Gossip)
After hours with Scorsese Feb 23, 2008
The movie, which will be shooting here for four months, stars DiCaprio, Michelle Williams, Mark Ruffalo, and Patricia Clarkson. Remembering Jess CainWhile family and friends of the late Jess Cain are gathering in Hingham today to mourn the former talk-show host, WROR's Loren Owens and Wally Brine will be hosting an on-air tribute to the Boston broadcasting legend. (Boston Globe)
Spirit Awards bring edge Feb 22, 2008
TIP SHEETWhat: 23rd annual Spirit AwardsWhen: Saturday; lunch at 12:30 p.m., show at 2 p.m. PT live on IFC; 10 p.m. on AMCWhere: In a tent on Santa Monica Beach at Barnard WayWho: Honorary chair Javier Bardem; presenters include Alan Arkin, Maria Bello, Patricia Clarkson, Forest Whitaker and Tom Wilkinson; 1,400 guests. Links posted in this story. (Variety)
The Mistress' Book Feb 21, 2008
" Cynthia is such a fan of "Instamatic Karma" that there s a rumor she ll turn up in New York for Pang s book party in the early part of March. Meanwhile, I ve had a quick look at some of the pictures, and all I can tell you is they are phenomenal. There s one picture, in particular, from that '73-'74 period, that Beatle fans are going to cherish as if it were the Holy Grail. You can read all about May, by the way, at her . She s also an accomplished jewelry designer. Well, Elton John s Oscar... (Fox News)
Berlin Film Festival Report Feb 20, 2008
Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson and Peter Sarsgaard head the excellent supporting cast in this fine drama. Not so impressive was Damian Harris's Gardens of the Night - with Tom Arnold as a paedophile ; a film so ill-conceived and offensive that only Arnold himself comes out with any credibility. (IGN FilmForce)
Keeping his eye on the ball Feb 18, 2008
The movie, an adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel "Shutter Island," stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Michelle Williams with Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo, and Patricia Clarkson. Scorsese and Co. are expected to start production in the Boston area in less than three weeks. (Boston Globe)
An impressive directing debut Feb 15, 2008
With Patricia Clarkson, Bob Balaban. Directed by Scott Hicks (Shine). (ChronicleHerald.ca)
Two years after storm, Mardi Gras going strong (1) Feb 13, 2008
Three parades rolled Monday night, including Orpheus, the glitzy parade founded by singer Harry Connick Jr. Actress Patricia Clarkson and New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton were celebrity monarchs for the parade. This year, Orpheus organizers said they wanted to select monarchs who have been instrumental in the city's recovery from Katrina. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
