“Promising Young Woman” – Cassie Thomas (Carey Mulligan) is on tour. No, Cassie doesn’t play in a band and trek across the country, although she could double as a punk rock act’s dismissive lead singer or perhaps, a local symphony’s cellist. Ms. Thomas is attractive, thin, whip-smart, and she just turned 30. She also turns most men’s heads, while working as a barista at Make Me Coffee or frequenting the clubs around town. Cassie’s on tour alright, but she’s embarked on a sneaky, seductive side-journey. On a typical night, she’ll…
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Mulligan and Gyllenhaal shine in Dano’s ‘Wildlife’
“Wildlife” – “Do you know what they call trees in a forest fire? Fuel. Do you know what they call the trees when the fire goes by? The standing dead.” – Jeanette Brinson (Carey Mulligan) Jeanette (Mulligan) and Jerry Brinson (Jake Gyllenhaal) and their teenage son Joe (Ed Oxenbould) look like an all-American family during a Montana autumn in 1960. Jerry and Ed toss the football around in front of their modest home, while Jeanette has dinner waiting for them. Both parents show affection to each other, encourage Joe with…
Happy Birthday, Carey Mulligan!
Carey Mulligan, one of the finest dramatic actresses working today, turns 32 on May 28. Her resume is filled with great performances, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated her for a Best Actress Oscar in 2010 for “An Education” (2009). Be sure to check out her work in “An Education” but also “Never Let Me Go” (2010), “Drive” (2011), “Far from the Maddening Crowd” (2015), and her hilarious – but very caustic – turn in “Inside Llewyn Davis” (2013). Here is a clip from the…