Let me tell you a story: Once upon a time there was a bear who didn’t know she was a bear. Her name was Mildred and she loved Fig Newtons, orange soda, and picnics in the woods around her western ...

Todd Haynes’ five-part HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce” is not just great television, it’s a revelation. Wresting James M. Cain’s original story of ambition and maternal morality from the camp-classic ...

TV REVIEW: HBO’s miniseries of the classic trades noir for melodrama. By Tim Goodman Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce is seduced by rich slacker Monty, played by Guy Pearce. Everything was aligned for ...

The HBO five-part miniseries Mildred Pierce, directed by independent filmmaker Todd Haynes and based on the 1941 novel by American author James M. Cain (1892-1977), is a serious and commendable effort ...

On Saturday, a 60-year-old film had the grand old Alex Theatre in Glendale packed for two shows. Of course! “Mildred Pierce” is the Glendale movie. You probably know the story: Plucky Glendale gal ...

Hear ye, hear ye: The first meeting of The “Mildred Pierce” club is in session. Although I’ll offer general observations about filmmaker Todd Haynes’ version of James M. Cain’s book, which debuted ...

The 1945 movie Mildred Pierce starred Joan Crawford as an ambitious woman capable of anything — even murder. But it turns out that this film noir was quite a departure from the novel it was based on.

Who else but HBO would have the audacity to commission a five-part, nearly-six-hour version of James M. Cain's period melodrama? Those expecting a rehash of the 1945 Joan Crawford vehicle will need an ...