Tag: Peter Sarsgaard
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‘Memory’ Review – Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard Devastate
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.About midway through Memory, the latest drama from writer-director Michel Franco that stars Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, there is a moment that lightly calls attention to…
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Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone’s ‘Poor Things’ Wins Golden Lion at Venice, Peter Sarsgaard and Cailee Spaeny Take Acting Prizes (Full List of Winners)
The closing-night awards ceremony of the 80th Venice Film Festival has concluded, with the critical favorite and presumed frontrunner, Yorgos Lanthimos’s Emma Stone-starring adult fantasy “Poor Things,” living up to the buzz — it has taken the Golden Lion from Damien Chazelle’s jury. Other winners include Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Agnieszka Holland, Matteo Garrone and U.S. actors…
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Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard Wipe Away Tears as ‘Memory’ Earns 8-Minute Standing Ovation at Venice
Michel Franco’s heartbreaking drama “Memory” earned a strong eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Friday night as stars Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard wiped away tears.Franco, Chastain and Sarsgaard embraced as the audience cheered them on, with each taking their turn in the spotlight to accept the applause. After the crowd clapped…
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‘Memory’ Image: Jessica Chastain and Peter Skarsgaard Confront Each Other
Physically stalking someone is rarely a good idea, but in some movies this type of creepy situation serves as fuel for a compelling story. That’s the case with Memory, a new drama starring Jessica Chastain (The Good Nurse) and Peter Sarsgaard (The Batman). The story centers around two former high school friends who strike up…
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How the Writers and Actors Strikes Will Impact the Fall Film Festivals
Ordinarily, Jessica Chastain would be launching her Phase 2 Emmy campaign for her first Emmy nomination for Best Actress in a Limited Series in “George & Tammy” (Showtime), in which she stars as country singer Tammy Wynette. I spoke to her on the phone just before the SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee released a formal announcement of…