#‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: Carey Mulligan Adds Grace Notes but Tom Basden and Tim Key Provide the Melody to This Minor-Key Charmer

#‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: Carey Mulligan Adds Grace Notes but Tom Basden and Tim Key Provide the Melody to This Minor-Key Charmer

Nostalgia and the ache of moving on permeate every frame of The Ballad of Wallis Island, lending an air of precious sentimentality that threatens to slide into the saccharine. But James Griffiths’ tender comedy-drama also has a ton of heart, a generosity of spirit and an ultimately disarming sweetness that make it sneak up on…

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#The Bernstein Children on ‘Maestro’

#The Bernstein Children on ‘Maestro’

The interview takes place over three continents. There’s one virtual zoom window overlooking four living rooms: Two in New York, one in New Zealand, and one at THR Roma‘s office in Italy. Maestro, Bradley Cooper‘s take on the life, personal and professional, of legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre, played by Carey…

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#Carey Mulligan on How ‘Maestro’ Isn’t a Biopic and Bradley Cooper’s Request They Bare Their Souls to Each Other

#Carey Mulligan on How ‘Maestro’ Isn’t a Biopic and Bradley Cooper’s Request They Bare Their Souls to Each Other

Maestro may be considered by most a biopic of Leonard Bernstein‘s life, but star Carey Mulligan disagrees. “It’s not,” she told Vogue in her November cover story. “It’s a movie about a marriage — a very complicated marriage.” The Netflix film tells the story of Leonard (Bradley Cooper) and Felicia Montealegre’s (Mulligan) love story over…

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#‘Maestro’ Review: Carey Mulligan and Bradley Cooper in a Moving Portrait of Leonard Bernstein’s Complex Marriage

#‘Maestro’ Review: Carey Mulligan and Bradley Cooper in a Moving Portrait of Leonard Bernstein’s Complex Marriage

There’s possibly no cheesier word in the Valentine’s Day greeting card section than “soulmates.” But it seems a fitting distillation of what kept virtuoso conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife, actress Felicia Montealegre, together through 27 often strained years of complicated marriage, as depicted in Bradley Cooper’s transfixing biographical love story, Maestro. Amplifying…

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#Carey Mulligan Explains How Steven Spielberg Made Debut as Music Video Director With Marcus Mumford Song

#Carey Mulligan Explains How Steven Spielberg Made Debut as Music Video Director With Marcus Mumford Song

Carey Mulligan Explains How Steven Spielberg Made Debut as Music Video Director With Marcus Mumford Song Steven Spielberg, one of Hollywood’s most well-known filmmakers and producers, has had a busy year with the release of Jurassic World: Dominion and The Fabelmans, but making his debut as a music video director was probably not initially in…

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#The Best Carey Mulligan Movies, Ranked

#The Best Carey Mulligan Movies, Ranked

“The Best Carey Mulligan Movies, Ranked” Not every movie that features Carey Mulligan also includes a string version of Britney Spears’ hit single Toxic. The fact that one does feature such an iconic pop song, alongside multiple charming period pieces and intense dramas she’s starred in, perfectly illustrates the eclectic mix of films that her…

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