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Sean Patton as Markie Hillridge, Stephanie Koenig as Gwen Sanders, and Brian Jordan Alvarez as Evan Marquez in ‘English Teacher’ (Photo Cr: Steve Swisher/FX)

English Teacher, created by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez, has been renewed for season two. Season one premiered in September 2024, and the 10-episode second season is expected to premiere later this year.

“English Teacher was one of the most critically acclaimed new shows of 2024 and we are grateful to the producers, writers, cast, directors and crew for the show’s creative excellence,” stated said Nick Grad, President, FX Entertainment. “We look forward to the new season.”

Alvarez stars as Evan Marquez, “a high school teacher in Austin, Texas who often finds himself at the intersection of the personal, professional and political aspects of working at a high school,” says FX’s synopsis. “Over the first season, Evan navigates his relationships, his students and his fellow...

FX’s English Teacher, the critically acclaimed comedy series created by Brian Jordan Alvarez, has been renewed for a second season, it was announced today by Nick Grad, President, FX Entertainment. The 10-episode second season will premiere in 2025.

“English Teacher was one of the most critically acclaimed new shows of 2024 and we are grateful to the producers, writers, cast, directors and crew for the show’s creative excellence,” said Grad. “We look forward to the new season.”

English Teacher‘s first season has received three Critics Choice Awards nominations, including Best Comedy Series, and four nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards, including Best New Scripted Series. The show has also received two Writers Guild Award nominations for New Series and Episodic Comedy.

English Teacher is one of the best-reviewed shows of the year, earning a spot on numerous critics’ year-end Top 10 lists, including being rated the #1 Best Show of...

FX will head back to class with English Teacher.

The Disney-owned cable outlet has ordered a second season of English Teacher, a comedy created by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez. The Austin-set series follows the professional and personal life of Alvarez’s title character. Season two is set to debut later this year.

“English Teacher was one of the most critically acclaimed new shows of 2024 and we are grateful to the producers, writers, cast, directors and crew for the show’s creative excellence,” FX Entertainment president Nick Grad said in a statement. “We look forward to the new season.”

Along with Alvarez, the show also stars Stephanie Koenig, Enrico Colantoni, Sean Patton and Carmen Christopher. Alvarez executive produces with Paul Simms, Jonathan Krisel, Dave King, Kathryn Dean, Jake Bender and Zach Dunn. The show comes from FX Productions.

The renewal for English Teacher comes about two months after allegations...

“English Teacher,” one of the buzziest comedies of the 2024 television season, will officially be coming back for Season 2. The 10-episode installment is expected to premiere in 2025.

“‘English Teacher’ was one of the most critically acclaimed new shows of 2024 and we are grateful to the producers, writers, cast, directors and crew for the show’s creative excellence,” Nick Grad, president of FX Entertainment, said in a Friday statement. “We look forward to the new season.”

Created by Brian Jordan Alvarez, “English Teacher” follows Evan Marquez, a high school teacher in Austin, Texas. Most of the series revolves around Evan grandstanding, often about his liberal beliefs, only to be defeated time and time again by his own ego and short-sightedness. As he navigates his relationships with his friends, co-workers, students and on-again, off-again boyfriend, the series asks, “Can you really be your full self at your job?”

In addition to Alvarez, “English Teacher” stars Stephanie Koenig,...

The FX comedy series “English Teacher” has been renewed for Season 2, Variety has learned.

The series originally debuted on FX and Hulu back in September 2024 to positive reviews. Brian Jordan Alvarez created the series and also stars. Along with Alvarez, the cast includes Stephanie Koenig, Enrico Colantoni, Sean Patton and Carmen Christopher.

“’English Teacher’ was one of the most critically acclaimed new shows of 2024 and we are grateful to the producers, writers, cast, directors and crew for the show’s creative excellence,” said Nick Grad, president of FX Entertainment. “We look forward to the new season.”

The news comes following sexual assault allegations against Alvarez made by Jon Ebeling, his former friend and co-star from “The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo,” a 2016 webseries Alvarez produced and starred in. Ebeling first made his allegations public with an Instagram story post in August before expanding on the issue in an...

FX has shared new promos for its upcoming comedy series English Teacher. The series will premiere on Monday, September 2, at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on FX and stream on Hulu the next day.

FX’s English Teacher is a comedy series created by Brian Jordan Alvarez. In it, he stars as Evan Marquez, a high school teacher in Austin, Texas, who often finds himself at the intersection of the personal, professional, and political aspects of working at a high school.

Evan wants to be principled but often runs into trouble because of it. His friend group of other teachers is by Evan’s side at Morrison-Hensley High. Chief among them is his best friend, Gwen Sanders (Stephanie Koenig), the eager and optimistic history teacher who tends to see the best in people, even when she probably shouldn’t.

Then there’s Pe teacher Markie Hillridge (Sean Patton). Though he can seem gruff and abrasive,...

FX today announced the premiere dates for upcoming new and returning series, including the new comedy series English Teacher, the first installment of the American Sports Story franchise, the return of The Old Man, the new docuseries Social Studies, and the latest documentary film from The New York Times Presents.

FX’s The New York Times Presents: Lie To Fly is their latest documentary film and premieres on Friday, August 23, at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on FX.

FX’s English Teacher is a new comedy series that premieres on Monday, September 2, at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on FX with the first two episodes of the eight-episode season. All episodes will stream the next day on Hulu. The series will soon be coming to Disney+ internationally.

FX’s The Old Man Season 2 premieres on Thursday, September 12, at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on FX with the first two episodes of the eight-episode season.

Searchlight has launched a new trailer for Taika Waititi’s ‘Next Goal Wins,’ starring Michael Fassbender.

The film tells the story of the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down on his luck, maverick coach (Michael Fassbender) to help turn their fate around.

Directed by Taika Waititi, the film stars Elisabeth Moss, Oscar Kightley, David Fane, Beulah Koale, Lehi Falepapalangi, Semu Filipo, Uli Latukefu, Rachel House and Kaimana.

Waititi is producing alongside Jonathan Cavendish and Garrett Basch, with Andy Serkis, Will Tennant, and Kathryn Dean serving as executive producers.

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Searchlight has debuted the long-awaited trailer for Takika Waititi’s ‘Next Goal Wins,’ starring Michael Fassbender.

The film tells the story of the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down on his luck, maverick coach (Michael Fassbender) to help turn their fate around.

Kaimana and the cast. Photo by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved. Michael Fassbender and Kaimana. Photo by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved.

Directed by Taika Waititi, the film stars Elisabeth Moss, Oscar Kightley, David Fane, Beulah Koale, Lehi Falepapalangi, Semu Filipo, Uli Latukefu, Rachel House and Kaimana.

Waititi is producing alongside Jonathan Cavendish and Garrett Basch, with Andy Serkis, Will Tennant, and Kathryn Dean serving as executive producers.

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Exclusive: Deadline has the first exclusive track from the score for Those Who Wish Me Dead, composed by Brian Tyler.

WaterTower Music will release the full 17-track soundtrack for the New Line thriller, starring Oscar winner Angelina Jolie, on May 7.

Directed by Oscar-nominated writer-director Taylor Sheridan, the film centers on Hannah (Jolie), a smokejumper still reeling from the loss of three lives she failed to save from a fire, when she comes across Connor (Finn Little), a traumatized 12-year-old boy with nowhere else to turn.

A multiple Emmy and BAFTA Award nominee, who has served as a composer and conductor on more than 70 feature films, Tyler boarded the project after collaborating with Sheridan on his acclaimed Paramount Network drama, Yellowstone.

Sheridan turned to Tyler, given his ability to tap into both intense action and genuine emotion through his music.

Today brings a brand new trailer for Those Who Wish Me Dead. The upcoming thriller stars Angelina Jolie in the latest from filmmaker Taylor Sheridan. This is one of the many movies this year that will be arriving both in theaters and on HBO Max. Based on the trailer, it certainly looks to be a wild ride. Jolie is contending with fire, assassins, guilt and more all while trying to protect a young kid.

The trailer opens by giving us a sense of Angelina Jolie's character Hannah. She is dealing with an unfortunate incident from her past work as a firefighter. It appears she's trying to live a less eventful life these days. That all changes when she comes across a distressed kid in the woods. From there, things get dangerous in a hurry. This kid is being pursued by dangerous men, and now Hannah is caught right in the middle.

Warner Bros. has released a trailer for the upcoming western thriller “Those Who Wish Me Dead,” which premieres on May 14 in theaters and on HBO Max.

Based on Michael Koryta’s novel of the same name, the film stars Angelina Jolie as firefighter Hannah Faber and is set amidst a wildfire raging in the Montana wilderness. In the film, a teenager witnesses a murder and is pursued by two assassins, and Faber must protect him as a forest fire threatens to destroy them all.

The film is directed by Taylor Sheridan, who helmed “Wind River” starring Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner and “Hell or High Water,” which picked up an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay. Sheridan also wrote the screenplay for “Those Who Wish Me Dead” with Charles Leavitt and Koryta.

In addition to Jolie, “Those Who Wish Me Dead” stars Nicholas Hoult, Tyler Perry, Jon Bernthal, Aidan Gillen,...

Warner Bros. has announced that “Those Who Wish Me Dead,” a neo-Western film starring Angelina Jolie, has set its release date for May 14.

As part of Warner Bros.’ 2021 lineup, the film will debut both in theaters and on HBO Max.

Based on Michael Koryta’s 2014 novel of the same name, the film is described as a female-driven Western set amidst a wildfire raging in the Montana wilderness. When a teenager witnesses a murder, he finds himself being pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness. Though there is a survival expert tasked with protecting him, the forest fire threatens to destroy them all.

Taylor Sheridan is directing from his own screenplay, previously adapted by Charles Leavitt and Koryta. Sheridan earned an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for 2016’s “Hell or High Water.”

Koryta’s novel follows a 14-year-old boy who witnesses a brutal murder, is issued a false identity and...

Fox Searchlight Pictures recently announced that it has acquired Worldwide rights to Next Goal Wins, the new feature from director Taika Waititi (JoJo Rabbit and Thor: Ragnarok). The film began production last week in Honolulu, Hawaii and is written by Waititi and Iain Morris, and stars Michael Fassbender and Elisabeth Moss.

Waititi is producing the film alongside Jonathan Cavendish and Garrett Basch, with Andy Serkis, Will Tennant, and Kathryn Dean serving as executive producers. Additional producers include Mike Brett and Steve Jamison, who directed the 2014 documentary from which the film is based. The film will be overseen by Presidents of Production for Film and Television David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield, Svp of Production DanTram Nguyen, and VP Production Taylor Friedman.

Next Goal Wins tells the story of the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching,...

Fox Searchlight Pictures announced on Thursday that it has acquired Worldwide rights to Next Goal Wins, the new feature from director Taika Waititi. The film began production last week in Honolulu, Hawaii. Next Goal Wins is written by Waititi and Iain Morris, and stars Michael Fassbender and Elisabeth Moss.

Waititi is producing alongside Jonathan Cavendish and Garrett Basch, with Andy Serkis, Will Tennant, and Kathryn Dean serving as executive producers. Additional producers include Mike Brett and Steve Jamison, who directed the 2014 documentary from which the film is based.

The film will be overseen by Presidents of Production for Film and Television David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield, Svp of Production DanTram Nguyen, and VP Production Taylor Friedman.

Next Goal Wins tells the story of the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down on his luck,...

Fox Searchlight Pictures announced today that it has acquired Worldwide rights to Next Goal Wins, the new feature from director Taika Waititi. The film began production last week in Honolulu, Hawaii. Next Goal Wins is written by Waititi and Iain Morris, and stars Michael Fassbender and Elisabeth Moss.

Taika Waititi is producing alongside Jonathan Cavendish and Garrett Basch, with Andy Serkis, Will Tennant, and Kathryn Dean serving as executive producers. Additional producers include Mike Brett and Steve Jamison, who directed the 2014 documentary from which the film is based. The film will be overseen by Presidents of Production for Film and Television David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield, Svp of Production DanTram Nguyen, and VP Production Taylor Friedman.

Next Goal Wins tells the story of the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down on his luck,...

Taika Waititi’s next movie Next Goal Wins for Fox Searchlight has added to its cast Oscar Kightley, David Fane, Beulah Koale (Hawaii Five-0), Lehi Falepapalangi, Semu Filipo (Harry), Uli Latukefu (Alien: Covenant), Rachel House (Thor: Ragnarok) are joining the cast with Kaimana in her debut role.

Searchlight has global rights to the pic, which is their second with Waititi following this fall’s Jojo Rabbit which has racked up north of $10M in its specialty release stateside. Production began last week in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Pic tells the story of the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down on his luck, maverick coach (Michael Fassbender) to help turn their fate around. Waititi and Iain Morris wrote the script.

New Line Cinema and Creative Wealth Media will co-finance the Angelina Jolie wilderness thriller “Those Who Wish Me Dead,” the company announced Thursday.

New Line parent company, Warner Bros. Pictures, will handle worldwide marketing and distribution.

The film, described as a female-driven neo-Western set against a wildfire in the Montana wilderness, begins principal photography this month. Taylor Sheridan, whose received an Oscar nomination for his “Hell or High Water” script, is directing from his own screenplay based on Michael Kortya’s bestselling novel, previously adapted by Charles Leavitt and Michael Koryta.

In the novel, the story follows a 14-year-old boy who witnesses a brutal murder, is issued a false identity and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens while the killers are slaughtering anyone who gets in their way in a methodical quest to reach him.

Jolie’s castmates include Nicholas Hoult, Jon Bernthal, and Tyler Perry. The...

New Line Cinema is teaming up with Bron Studios on the Angelina Jolie-led “Those Who Wish Me Dead.” The film is directed and written by Taylor Sheridan (“Wind River”) from his screenplay based on the bestselling novel by Michael Koryta, which was previously adapted by Charles Leavitt and Michael Koryta.

A female-driven neo-Western set against a wildfire in the Montana wilderness, “Those Who Wish Me Dead” begins principal photography this month.

Along with Jolie, the film stars Nicholas Hoult, Jon Bernthal, Tyler Perry, Aidan Gillen, Medina Senghore (“Blindspot”), Finn Little (“Storm Boy”) and Jake Weber.

Also Read: Angelina Jolie to Star in Taylor Sheridan's 'Those Who Wish Me Dead'

Sheridan will produce alongside Garrett Basch, Steven Zaillian, with Aaron L. Gilbert and Kevin Turen producing for Bron Studios. Jason Cloth of Creative Wealth Media, Kathryn Dean and Michael Friedman are also executive producers.

“Those Who Wish Me Dead...

Exclusive, updated with quotes: New Line Cinema has come aboard to partner with Bron Studios on Those Who Wish Me Dead, the thriller written and directed by Wind River‘s Taylor Sheridan that stars Angelina Jolie. Principal photography now is set to begin this month.

In the deal, New Line will co-finance the pic with Creative Wealth Media, while Warner Bros will handle worldwide marketing and distribution. Film Rites and Bron Studios are the producers.

“Taylor Sheridan is an exceptional filmmaker, and we are thrilled to be partnering with him, Angelina Jolie, Bron and the entire filmmaking team on this exciting project,” New Line’s Carolyn Blackwood and Richard Brener said in a joint statement.

As Deadline broke in January, Sheridan and Jolie are teaming on the film based Michael Kortya’s bestselling novel, which previously was adapted by Charles Leavitt and Koryta. Sheridan penned the latest draft of the script,...

Principal photography scheduled to begin this month.

New Line Cinema and Bron Studios have come on board Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western Those Who Wish Me Dead starring Angelina Jolie.

New Line Cinema and Bron backer Creative Wealth Media will co-finance, while by Film Rites and Bron Studios are producing. Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute worldwide and

Principal photography is scheduled to begin this month on the story set against a wildfire in the Montana wilderness.

Taylor Sheridan adapted the screenplay from Michael Kortya’s bestselling novel, previously adapted by Charles Leavitt and Michael Koryta.

Nicholas Hoult, Jon Bernthal, Tyler Perry,...

Roadside Attractions has released the first trailer for Trial by Fire. This comes from director Edward Zwick, who has somewhat quietly been behind the camera for some excellent dramas over the past decade or so that didn't earn quite as much attention as some of his earlier work, such as Glory, Courage Under Fire or Blood Diamond. But this looks to be in line with what the filmmaker does best, and he's aided by two very talented performers in front of the camera in Laura Dern and Jack O'Connell.

This initial look at the real-life drama is harrowing and gut-wrenching. We kick off with a man being sentenced to death for a grizzly and horrible murder, which he may or may not have actually committed. It's an ugly look at life in prison and a touching look at an unlikely friendship. This thing is drenched in human emotion. It looks...

“Prisoners talk about doing time,” the condemned man says. “On the Row, there is no time. Clock stopped moving the minute we was sentenced.”

Here is the first trailer for Trial by Fire, director Ed Zwick’s controversial film that premiered at Telluride last year. It’s the true-life Texas story of the unlikely bond between a death row inmate and a mother of two from Houston who, though facing staggering odds, fights mightily for his freedom.

Cameron Todd Willingham (Jack O’Connell), a poor, uneducated heavy metal devotee with a violent streak and a criminal record, is convicted of arson-related triple homicide in 1992. During his 12 years on death row, Elizabeth Gilbert (Laura Dern), an improbable ally, uncovers questionable methods and illogical conclusions in his case, and battles with the state to expose suppressed evidence that could save him.

Distributor plans May 17 release for story of imprisoned death row inmate and woman who fights his cause.

Roadside Attractions has picked up Us rights to Edward Zwick’s true crime drama Trial By Fire starring Laura Dern and Jack O’Connell.

The distributor plans a May 17 release for the story of an imprisoned death row inmate and a mother of two from Houston who battles 12 years for his freedom.

Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) adapted the screenplay from David Grann’s article originally published in The New Yorker.

Trial By Fire received its world premiere at Telluride 2018. Zwick produced alongside Allyn Stewart,...

Roadside Attractions has obtained the U.S. distribution rights to the Edward Zwick-directed true-crime drama Trial by Fire and has slated a release date for May 17. Based on a 2009 article in The New Yorker by David Grann, the film starring Jack O’Connell, Laura Dern, Emily Meade and Jeff Perry premiered at last year’s Telluride Film Festival, .

Adapted by Precious scribe Geoffrey Fletcher, the Texas story centers on the unlikely bond between an imprisoned death row inmate (O’Connell) and a mother of two from Houston (Dern) who fights mightily for his freedom. Cameron Todd Willingham, a poor, uneducated heavy metal devotee with a violent streak and a criminal record, is convicted of arson-related triple homicide in 1992. During his 12 years on death row, Elizabeth Gilbert uncovers questionable methods and illogical conclusions in his case and battles with the state to expose suppressed evidence that could save him.

Zwick...

In today’s film news roundup, “Trial by Fire” and “The Harvesters” get U.S. distribution deals and the Ford vs. Ferrari movie, starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon, gets an awards season release.

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Roadside Attractions has acquired U.S. rights to true-crime drama “Trial By Fire,” starring Jack O’Connell and Laura Dern.

Roadside, which announced the deal Monday, will release the film on May 17. The film is directed by Edward Zwick and adapted by Geoffrey Fletcher, who won an Academy award for “Precious,” from David Grann’s article originally published in The New Yorker in 2009.

“Trial by Fire” had its world premiere at the 2018 Telluride Film Festival, and is produced by Zwick, Allyn Stewart, Kipp Nelson and Alex Soros. Executive producers are Kathryn Dean and Marshall Herskovitz. Soros, the son of billionaire George Soros, financed the project.

“Trial by Fire” centers on the unlikely bond between an...

Indie distributor Roadside Attractions has acquired U.S. rights to Edward Zwick’s true-crime drama “Trial by Fire,” the company announced on Monday.

The film, starring Laura Dern and Jack O’Connell, was adapted by Geoffrey Fletcher (“Precious”) and is based on David Grann’s article in The New Yorker about the unlikely bond between a death row inmate (O’Connell) and a mother of two from Houston (Dern) who, though facing staggering odds, fights for his freedom.

“Trial by Fire” had its world premiere during the 2018 Telluride Film Festival in August. Roadside plans to release the film on May 17.

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“I first read David Grann’s article, ‘Trial by Fire’ in The New Yorker nearly ten years ago. I couldn’t stop talking about it to friends and soon realized I had to try to make it as a film,...

New additions to the line-up also include BBC Films head Christine Langan, Hammer’s president Simon Oakes and Blueprint Pictures’ Graham Broadbent.

Lionsgate’s CEO Zygi Kamasa, Big Talk Productions’ MD Matthew Justice and BBC Films head Christine Langan are to join the UK Film Industry Wishlist panel at the upcoming Screen Film Summit, which takes place at the BFI on December 1.

Together with Framestore’s William Sargent, Independent’s Andrew Orr and Vue’s Tim Richads they will be discuss the challenges facing their particular sectors and what they would like to see for the future of the industry.

Meanwhile, Hammer president/CEO Simon Oakes and Blueprint Pictures’s Graham Broadbent will be discussing how best to maximise the potential of British film abroad.

Joining them on the panel will be West End Films’ head of sales Fabien Westerhoff, former agent and founder of UK production company 42 Josh Varney and the BFI’s Isabel Davis.

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Released mid-2010, Winter’s Bone was a deserved sleeper hit bolstered by extremely positive reviews and word of mouth. Set in the desolate, poverty stricken Ozark Mountains, USA, it tells the story of Ree (Jennifer Lawrence), a teenage girl searching for her ‘meth chef’ father after he jumps bail putting the family home at risk.

Rebecca Hofherr was costume designer for Winter’s Bone. Her brief shaped by director Debra Granik’s commitment to believability and an extremely tight budget of $5,500; she created a realistic, memorable look of lived in denim, motif fleece sweaters and padded check shirts. Hats, too, were essential, both as functional items and as a way of life for those in Ozarks. Moreover, Rebecca even initiated a ‘clothes swap’ with local residents in search of total authenticity.

Headsets & Highballs along with the Ghetto Film School are hosting a panel on Monday, February 7, titled "The Future of Storytelling." The speakers slated to attend - including producer Caroline Baron ("Capote"), director/producer Ariel Schulman ("Catfish"), co-producer Kathryn Dean ("Winter's Bone") and producer Joshua Astrachan ("The Company") - will discuss whether transmedia storytelling has changed the way people watch movies and TV. Where: Cherry Lane Theater. 38 Commerce Street. New York City. NY. When: February 7, 7:00Pm...

Glenn from Stale Popcorn here again to discuss one of the best actresses in the world and to help celebrate her birthday. Does she not amaze?

Today is Judy Davis' birthday. You may have forgotten just how good Judy Davis can be when she really wants to be - and not fluffing about on screen in stuff like The Break-Up, but I understand the need to let go once in a while - and that, by all rights, she should be an Oscar winner, not just an Emmy/BAFTA/AFI/Golden Globe winner. She seems to have moved primarily to television since even directors like Woody Allen have ditched her for younger, hotter property. But that doesn't mean we (well, I) don't still love her!

One could say that Judy Davis has had - oh yes, I am going there - a "brilliant career". Who can forget her temperamental "Sally" in Allen's Husbands & Wives,...