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Mildred Pierce (1945) More at IMDbPro »
2009 | 2008
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Kate Winslet Heads for TV in 'Mildred Pierce' Remake
16 August 2009 6:03 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
When you hear the name Mildred Pierce, and you happen to know your classic cinema, you probably go right to one woman: she of the big eyebrows and shoulder pads...better known as Joan Crawford. Crawford won her one and only Oscar for her role in Michael Curtiz's crime classic, and now another Oscar winning actress has signed for a remake of the noir tale, but this time it's for the small screen. Variety is reporting that Kate Winslet has joined forces with director Todd Haynes to star in a remake of Pierce as a cable miniseries.
Mildred Pierce was the story of a woman determined take on the restaurant world and make a better life for her daughters, only to have her eldest turn on her, and after much slapping and running up and down the stairs, Mildred finally *resorts to murder. The original film was based on James Cain's novel, »
- Jessica Barnes
Kate Winslet Eyes 'Mildred Pierce' Miniseries
15 August 2009 4:25 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
In what could be an absolute perfect fit for everyone involved, HBO is the lead horse in a race to bring the 1940s film Mildred Pierce to television as a miniseries, with Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven) directing and Kate Winslet in the starring role.
The first filmed version of James M. Cain's novel won Joan Crawford a Best Actress Oscar, although she's probably better remembered for skipping the awards and inviting the press into her bedroom for her acceptance speech than she would be for the film itself.
The story was a little ahead of its time, or at least, its acceptance was. There weren't a lot of movies about independent women in 1945, and fewer of those about a recent divorcee/single mother who tries breaking into the business world and becomes wrapped up in a relationship with a man who later becomes involved with her older daughter. »
- Colin Boyd
Report: Kate Winslet may bring 'Mildred Pierce' to HBO
14 August 2009 12:06 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Fresh off her first Oscar win, might Kate Winslet already be eying an Emmy? According to Variety, Kate Winslet is attached to a new miniseries adaptation of the James M. Cain novel "Mildred Pierce," a project potentially earmarked for HBO. Oscar nominee Todd Haynes ("Far From Heaven") will write and direct "Mildred Pierce," which was previously brought to the big screen by director Michael Curtiz. That 1945 feature was a Best Picture nominee and earned an Oscar for Joan Crawford. Winslet would star as Mildred Pierce, who leaves her philandering husband, only to find that independence brings about a noir-ish... »
- HitFix Staff
Kate Winslet goes to the small screen
14 August 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »
Kate Winslet is a huge, super-talented, Oscar-winning, red-carpet-walking megastar who is on the top of her game. She's arguably one of the most highly-respected (not to mention naturally beautiful) actresses of our time. Her success last year with The Reader and Revolutionary Road had solidified all of that even more. There's no where for her to go but up, right?
However, I was skeptical when I read Winslet's next gig is going to be as a star in a new — wait for it — miniseries.
Yes, you read that right. Now, we know that a lot of miniseries usually feature lesser-known (read: washed-up) actors and actresses, but it's been confirmed today that Winslet will star in Mildred Pierce, based on the James M. Cain novel, that will likely play on HBO (though that's not yet confirmed).
Though recent miniseries like Grey Gardens and John Adams seemed to break the stereotype of »
- jamie murnane
Kate Winslet takes on the ghost of Joan Crawford, Mildred Pierce
14 August 2009 10:29 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
Well, nobody can accuse Kate Winslet of not being courageous. The actress -- also an Oscar-winner for The Reader -- is going to do a remake. Right now Mildred Pierce is slated as a miniseries starring Kate Winslet with Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven) writing and directing. HBO is first in line to broadcast the mini, but the contracts haven't been signed yet.
Remakes always make me a little queasy. After all, for every success like The Fugitive, there's a debacle like The Wild Wild West. But this time around it's not a television series being remade, it's a famous and semi-classic Oscar-winner, Mildred Pierce. The name alone evokes images of Joan Crawford with shoulder pads you could die for and a horrible teenage daughter played by Ann Blyth.Continue reading Kate Winslet takes on the ghost of Joan Crawford, Mildred Pierce
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- Allison Waldman
Channel Surfing: "Fire" Sale at ABC, Winslet Cops to "Mildred Pierce," Mr. Eko Wants to Get "Lost" Again, and More
14 August 2009 7:07 AM, PDT | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »
Welcome to your Friday morning television briefing. ABC has given a script order with a sizable penalty to a contemporary series take on 1985 feature film St. Elmo's Fire. Project, which comes from Sony Pictures Television, will be written/executive produced by Dan Bucatinsky and executive produced by Topher Grace, Jamie Tarses, and Joel Schumacher. The series would revolve around a group of six friends--three men, three women--who hang out together at a Georgetown restaurant called St. Elmo's Bar & Grill. "I feel it is time to re-create Friends in the hourlong genre and feel like this is the perfect opportunity," said Bucatinsky. ""More than anything, the movie evokes a feeling that doesn't go away, the feeling of bonding with your friends who become your surrogate family." (Hollywood Reporter) Could Kate Winslet be headed for the small screen? HBO is said to be in the running to pick up a mini-series adaptation »
- Jace
Kate Winslet, Todd Haynes to Bring the Melodrama For Mildred Pierce
14 August 2009 6:45 AM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
· Occasionally a reimagining comes along that makes the horrifying news of all the other remakes, reboots and toy adaptations worth it. A new, Kate Winslet-starring adaptation of the classic potboiler Mildred Pierce -- whose searing 1945 version won Joan Crawford an Oscar -- would be one of those brilliant ideas. And that's not even the best part: It's a likely HBO miniseries written and directed by Todd Haynes. No Sam Mendes anywhere to be found! Raise your coffee mug; this calls for a toast. [Variety]
Carey Mulligan assumes the Gekko name for Wall Street 2, the Wolverine sequel gets a scribe and more Hollywood Ink after the jump. »
Kate Winslet is Todd Haynes’ Mildred Pierce
14 August 2009 6:42 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
[Safe] and Far From Heaven director Todd Haynes is moving to television for his next project, a mini-series adaptation of James M. Cain's classic noir novel Mildred Pierce. He's given Kate Winslet the nod to take the title role, a woman struggling to survive the depression and protect her daughter amidst a complex set of betrayals and even murder. It's the character that gave Joan Crawford her only Best Actress Oscar win, courtesy of Michael Curtiz' truly splendid 1945 feature film. Curtiz and his screenwriters Ranald MacDougall, William Faulkner and Catherine Turney took a number of creative liberties with Cain's novel, most notably changing its entire structure and set-up. Unlike the linear novel, the film recounts the story in flashback after Mildred Pierce has been arrested on suspicion of murder. It works quite wonderfully, and definitely creates even more of a sweaty and desperate tone than the novel has, and »
- Brendon Connelly
Sordid Murder and Sex: Todd Haynes Directing Kate Winslet in Mildred Pierce Miniseries
14 August 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- The fascination for Michael Curtiz's Mildred Pierce continues. After Pedro Almodovar integrated parts of the film in the storyline for Volver, Todd Haynes will be making Mildred into miniseries mode and into a less straight jacket version than his homage to Douglas Sirk with Far From Heaven: meaning I'm expecting Haynes to be more faithful to the original novel written by James M. Cain than, the 1945 film. Logically, the miniseries will find a home with HBO (Vachon's Killer Films sided with them for Mrs Harris). Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet is on board to play the role that Joan Crawford won an Academy Award for - it being a bored housewife who gets into the restaurant business, an enterprise that leads to back-stabbing, romance and murder. Here is the original trailer for the Warner Bros film. If this goes into production, this will be the first time I'm really psyched about a miniseries. »
Scoop: Kate Winslet bound for HBO?
14 August 2009 4:20 AM, PDT | EW - Ausiello Files | See recent EW.com - The Ausiello Files news »
Kate Winslet better make room in her crowded trophy case for an Emmy. Killer Films is developing a five-hour TV miniseries adaptation of James M. Cain's Depression-era novel Mildred Pierce with the Oscar winner attached to headline. The project, which is being shopped to cable (including HBO), centers on a single mom struggling for independence during the Great Depression. Mildred comes with some built-in awards cache: The 1945 film version netted Joan Crawford her first Academy Award. Thoughts? »
- Michael Ausiello
Kate Winslet Is Mildred Pierce
14 August 2009 1:24 AM, PDT | HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news »
Actress Kate "The Reader" Winslet will star in Mildred Pierce, a new TV mini-series adapting author James M. Cain's novel, with Todd "Velvet Goldmine" Haynes writing/directing. The book was previously adapted into a 1945 feature earning actress Joan Crawford an Oscar for the lead role. Originally set in Los Angeles during the 1930's, Mildred Pierce is the story of a middle-class, single mother's attempt to maintain her and her family's social position during the 'Great Depression'. Frustrated by her unemployed husband, and worried by their dwindling finances, Mildred separates from him and sets out to support herself and her children on her own. After a difficult search, she finally finds a job as a waitress, encountering both success and heartbreak as she opens five successful restaurants while coping with the death of her younger daughter 'Kay'. Older daughter 'Veda' enjoys Mildred's newfound financial success but increasingly turns ungrateful, demanding »
Kate Winslet Is Mildred Pierce
14 August 2009 12:16 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
The last adaptation of James M. Cain novel Mildred Pierce won star Joan Crawford an Oscar - but having already bagged that particular prize, Kate Winslet's apparently on the verge of signing to star in a mini-series of the story, for Far From Heaven director Todd Haynes.The noirish story centres on the shoulder-padded Pierce (Winslet) whose husband leaves her to raise two teenage daughters. She starts a restaurant and makes a success of it, but her spoiled elder daughter Veda demands more and more from her - finally leading to marriage, betrayal, blackmail and murder. There's no word yet on whether this will be set in the 1940s or updated, but we're guessing the former, given Haynes' comfort with period pieces.The 1945 film was probably the greatest Joan Crawford role ever conceived, allowing her to both vamp it up and martyr herself at the same time. Winslet is »
Kate Winslet Adapted Into Mildred Pierce
14 August 2009 12:13 AM, PDT | www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news »
After having a great run in film through 2008, Kate Winslet is turning her eyes to television. The actress has agreed to star in Mildred Pierce, a miniseries adaptation based on James M. Cain's novel.
Kate Winslet for Mildred Pierce
Directed by Todd Haynes off a script (or two) he wrote, Mildred Pierce will place Winslet in the title role, which follows a bored housewife who gets into the restaurant business, an enterprise that leads to back-stabbing, romance and murder. »
Kate Winslet Is 'Mildred Pierce' in Miniseries Adaptation
13 August 2009 11:42 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Already spawned into a feature film, James M. Cain's 1941 novel "Mildred Pierce" is going to be adapted into a miniseries as well. Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has been attached to star as the titular character, Mildred Pierce, a middle-class mother of two who attempts to maintain her and her family's social position during the Great Depression.
Set to be in the writing credit and behind the lens is Todd Haynes, the director and scriptwriter of Bob Dylan's biopic "I'm Not There". There has been no network yet that has secured the broadcasting right but sources told Variety that HBO is the front runner in the race.
Four years after its publication, "Mildred Pierce" the novel was made into a movie starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson and Zachary Scott among others. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay. Crawford eventually won hers, »
- AceShowbiz.com
Kate Winslet Is Mildred Pierce
13 August 2009 11:04 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Kate Winslet has signed on for Mildred Pierce, a miniseries adaptation of the James M. Cain novel that Todd Haynes is writing and directing.
According to Variety, sources said HBO is the lead contender to get the series, but pay web sources said no deal has been struck.
Cain's tale was famously turned into the 1945 film that won Joan Crawford an Oscar for the lead role of a bored housewife who gets into the restaurant business, an enterprise that leads to backstabbing, romance and murder.
The development is surprising considering that Winslet is looking to star in the miniseries when she's at the top of her game, having won the Oscar for The Reader and also toplining Revolutionary Road. But the success of Grey Gardens for actresses Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange shows that a pay web like HBO creates a large audience for a picture that would be hard-pressed »
Kate Winslet to Walk in Joan Crawford's Shoes
13 August 2009 9:40 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Actress Kate Winslet is set to star in Mildred Pierce, a new TV mini-series adapting author James M. Cain's novel. Variety reports that Todd Haynes will write and direct the series, for which HBO is currently the lead broadcast contender.
The book was previously adapted into a 1945 feature earning actress Joan Crawford an Oscar for the lead role.
Originally set in Los Angeles during the 1930's, "Mildred Pierce" is the story of a middle-class, single mother's attempt to maintain her and her family's social position during the Great Depression.
Frustrated by her unemployed husband, and worried by their dwindling finances, Mildred separates from him and sets out to support herself and her children on her own.
After a difficult search, she finally finds a job as a waitress, encountering both success and heartbreak as she opens five successful restaurants while coping with the death of her younger daughter 'Kay'. »
Joan Crawford vs. Kate Winslet
13 August 2009 4:46 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Weirdest news of the week coming at'cha right now...
Kate Winslet, who we all thought would lie low for a bit after her Oscar win, is going to play "Mildred Pierce". Yes that Mildred Pierce! It's the restaurateur/mother/martyr role that won the immortal Joan Crawford her long coveted Oscar. HBO is expected to win the rights to the film which is, according to Variety, not a feature remake so much as a miniseries adaptation of the novel that the 1945 classic was based on.
But still...
What's infinitely better news than another classic being reworked? A classic being reinterpreted by the one and only Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven), that's what. If you they have to remake classic cinema --and they don't have to but never mind all that -- at least get someone with a true voice involved. Haynes has already made a mini masterpiece by riffing on the films of Douglas Sirk. »
- NATHANIEL R
Monkey Uncaged: The Ten Most “Important” Gay-Related Movies
11 August 2009 5:45 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Ask the Monkey! (Please include your city and state and/or country.)
A Note from the Flying Monkey: Of the many emails I receive every week for my column, some are so good that they simply can’t be answered in just a few words. So from time to time, the editors have decided to let me out of the “cage” of that regular column, in a feature we’re calling Monkey Uncaged! (What I didn’t tell the editors, of course, is that now they’ve let me out of my cage, do they really think I’m ever going back inside again?! Editor’s Note: Monkey no listen to his editor, Monkey no get fed.)
Q: I just watched a movie that had several references to old movies that are very popular in gay culture, and that made me think of »
- Brent Hartinger
Outrage—Interview with Kirby Dick
6 May 2009 11:03 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Paraphrasing Ida Corwin (Eve Arden) in Mildred Pierce (1945): “Personally, Veda’s convinced me that closeted gay Republicans have the right idea. They eat their young.”
Whether alligator, elephant or donkey, elected officials in political office are responsible for and accountable to their constituencies. If the political animal overtakes their behavior, elected officials fall prey to what is most hypocritical in human nature. Kirby Dick‘s brave and hard-hitting Outrage explores not only the now-familiar injustice of internalized homophobia but the noted hazards of becoming a political animal consumed by self-aggrandizement and insulatory power. Contrary to dismissive simplifications, Outrage is not a documentary about outing gay politicians; it is a documentary about outing gay politicians who practice hypocrisy in their dealings with the Glbt community. The distinction is important. At The Daily @ IFC, Dave Hudson has gathered the critical response to the film’s premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, »
- Michael Guillen
Photo Flash: Hell In A Handbag's Dueling Divas
1 April 2009 2:52 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Hell in a Handbag Productions is thrilled to present a benefit staged reading featuring Hollywood's legendary eye-popping, scenery chewing film divas of all time Miss Joan Crawford and Miss Gloria Swanson in the roles that made them fabulous! See Handbag Artistic Director David Cerda and acclaimed actress and Saturday Night Live alumni Nora Dunn take on Mildred Pierce and Sunset Boulevard as only they can. »
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