Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley set to direct live-action Bambi remake for Disney
Oscar-winning writer and director of Women Talking in discussions with studio to update much-loved animation
Benjamin Lee
13, Jun, 2023 @7:36 PM

The story of Oscars 2023: redemption, everywhere and for everything, including Hollywood itself | Leila Latif
The theme of moving on from past trauma seemed to extend to the (slap-free) ceremony itself, says freelance writer Leila Latif
Leila Latif
13, Mar, 2023 @3:06 PM

Everything Everywhere All at Once owes its smashing Oscars victory to its amazing resonance | Peter Bradshaw
The Daniels’ alt-reality adventure achieved its smashing success because of its resonant questions how life could be different for any one of us
Peter Bradshaw
13, Mar, 2023 @6:51 AM

Why Women Talking should win the best picture Oscar
Let’s be real: its nomination for best movie was the win. But Sarah Polley’s film is predicated on action, a #MeToo film that questions with the aim of moving forward
Adrian Horton
02, Mar, 2023 @10:18 AM

Dress sensitivity: creating the Mennonite costumes for Women Talking
Quita Alfred tells how she designed long, dark dresses that chime incongruously with fashion
Lauren Cochrane
24, Feb, 2023 @7:34 PM

Women Talking review – ensemble drama forefronts female experience of violence
This important film tells the story of a community battered by rape and patriarchal ideas, as a mainly female cast debate the repercussions of brutality
Peter Bradshaw
09, Feb, 2023 @7:00 AM

Claire Foy on finding her rage: ‘You’ve got to get your anger out, in order to move on’
The Crown confirmed her as acting royalty, but she always struggled with self-doubt. Now, after a storm about her salary, she is determined to express her feelings – even the difficult ones
Rebecca Nicholson
04, Feb, 2023 @7:00 AM

Breaking the silence: movies grapple with the #MeToo movement
This season sees Oscar-tipped dramas She Said, Women Talking and Tár all confront the difficulties of women dealing with the fallout of sexual assault
Adrian Horton
28, Nov, 2022 @6:03 AM

Women Talking review – Sarah Polley’s moving Mennonite #MeToo drama
Toronto film festival: The actor turned director brings strong performances from a talky female ensemble, including Claire Foy and Jessie Buckley
Benjamin Lee in Toronto
09, Sep, 2022 @1:54 PM

Sarah Polley on her unflinching memoir: ‘Can you forgive – and should you forgive?’
As a child star, the actor suffered trauma and neglect. Now an acclaimed director, she is confronting the ghosts of her past with a frank new book
Claire Armitstead
30, May, 2022 @7:00 AM

Oscars 2023: who might be in the running at next year’s ceremony?
With another awards season now over, a look ahead to the next 12 months shows a string of potentially worthy contenders
Benjamin Lee
04, Apr, 2022 @6:04 AM

The 100 best films of the 21st century
Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000
Peter Bradshaw, Cath Clarke, Andrew Pulver and Catherine Shoard
13, Sep, 2019 @5:00 AM
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