Renowned filmmaker Mike Leigh (1996’s Secrets & Lies)’s latest, Hard Truths, in its opening scenes, may be hard to take for a while until it becomes unbelievably funny thanks to the perfect ...

In Mike Leigh's newest film, Marianne Jean-Baptiste stars as an overly critical woman struggling with her mental health. Leigh and Jean-Baptiste talk with NPR's Scott Simon about "Hard Truths." ...

Hard Truths, Mike Leigh’s first film in six years, ... J. Hoberman has written, co-written, or edited 14 books, including The Red Atlantis: ...

At that point, I had seen pretty much every Mike Leigh movie, ... Be in the room as this character, and I'm gonna watch you.” [So] she sat in a window and read a book for two and a half hours. There ...

The title of Mike Leigh’s latest movie, “Hard Truths,” suggests a remarkable, career-spanning consistency, tracing back to the stage and screen director’s 1971 big-screen debut, “Bleak ...

Mike Leigh: The Truth About Hard Truths is that It’s Hard to Take. ... A People’s Film History of the United States and co-author of The Hawaii Movie and Television Book. ...

Hard Truths, from seven-time Oscar-nominated writer-director Mike Leigh, reunited him with his Secrets & Lies star Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Skip to main content Open Mega Menu ...

The British director Mike Leigh’s new movie, ‘Hard Truths,’ falls somewhere on the spectrum of tragic to comic that he’s honed through the years with films like ‘Topsy Turvy’ and ...

The British realist director Mike Leigh loves the term “character actor,” which he uses often and with zeal. To him, it’s a term of great respect, meaning a performer who’s highly skilled ...

Mike Leigh, writer/director of the film "Hard Truths," poses for a portrait during the Toronto International Film Festival, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) TORONTO (AP) ...