Like a dowser who can divine hidden sources of water, Atom Egoyan has a talent for locating the dream-state perversity that runs just under the surface of everyday life. In the past the gifted Canadian filmmaker told his own looking-glass stories, but beginning with his adaptation two years ago of Russell Banks’ novel ”The Sweet Hereafter,” he has made intensely personal pictures inspired by the work of others. Felicia’s Journey, based on William Trevor’s psychologically shivery novel of the same name, pokes into the auteur’s favorite pits of sexual darkness, spiritual hunger, and human disconnectedness in the story of an exceptionally naive Irish girl (Elaine Cassidy) who leaves her insular home and makes her way to the English Midlands to search for the man she thinks she loves. Read More...
Felicity Huffman has completed her full sentence for her involvement in the college admissions scandal. As of Sunday, she has finished her sentence, which included jail time, community service, and supervised release, a source close to the family confirmed to EW. In May, Huffman pleaded guilty to paying a college admissions consultant $15,000 to have a proctor change her daughter Sophia's answers after she took the SAT. Huffman served 11 of her 14-day jail sentence and was released last October. Read More...
Hollywood has a long, not-so-proud history of not giving audiences an abundance of strong female characters. And on the rare occasions that it does, that strength often comes off as a surprise or is played as a punchline. Not so with the upcoming Star Wars standalone film, Rogue One. Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso follows The Force Awakens’ Rey as another kick-ass, independent female lead whose strength is never questioned nor played for comedy. Read More...
