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Secretary
2002
The masochist says to the sadist, "Hurt me." The sadist replies, "No." Everybody's happy. This strange balance plays heavily into the Steven Shainberg-directed SECRETARY, based on a short story by Mary Gaitskill. Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is a troubled young woman with a secret, destructive addiction fueled by her mother'.. Read more
| Starring | James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren |
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| Director | Steven Shainberg |
| Genres | Drama |
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Gyllenhaal's baby girl felt homesick in London
- 10 Oct 2009
Maggie Gyllenhaal is carefully considering future film roles after her two-year-old daughter grew homesick in London while she was shooting Nanny Mcphee And The Big Bang. The Secretary star has been loving living in the British capital with husband Peter Sarsgaard while filming the family movie but her little girl Ramona was desperately missing New York. She says, "When you're pregnant, people love giving advice. And the advice that I have the most disdain for is, 'Oh, kids are so adaptable.... Read more
Spader's swine flu scare
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The Reader
- 29 Dec 2008
Why are Anglo-Americans making films about Germany’s collective shame over the Holocaust? And why now? No doubt it’s entirely coincidental that The Reader comes hot on the heels of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and just a few weeks before Tom Cruise plays a sympathetic German officer in Valkyrie. At a pinch we could throw in Defiance too (released next week), another WWII story, this time about Jewish resistance – such as it was. I have a feeling that the international... Read more
Rings favourite for Empire Awards
- 29 Jan 2004
With a slew of Oscar nominations and a number of awards already under its belt, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King also leads the nominations for the 2004 Sony Ericsson Empire Awards with eight. The final instalment of Peter Jackson's epic trilogy is up against Pirates of the Caribbean, Cold Mountain, Kill Bill and X-Men 2 in the Best Film category. The Empire Awards are voted for by film fans and readers of Empire magazine. Peter Jackson is also nominated for best director, alongside Brit... Read more
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Secretary
The masochist says to the sadist, "Hurt me." The sadist replies, "No." Everybody's happy. This strange balance plays heavily into the Steven Shainberg-directed SECRETARY, based on a short story by Mary Gaitskill. Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is a troubled young woman with a secret, destructive ...
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