Daily entertainment news covering Gordon Pinsent en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/04/away_from_her_dominates_genie_awards Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:32:29 EST Entertainment News 79885@http://www.starpulse.com/news Away From Her swept the board at the Canadian film industry's Genie Awards on Monday night, taking home seven of the top prizes including Best Motion Picture.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/01/sarah_polley_makes_poetic_mature_directi Tue, 01 May 2007 11:34:48 EST Entertainment News 40290@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Becoming big in Hollywood has never been Sarah Polley's agenda. It shows in her acting choices, almost exclusively small, intimate tales made far outside the American studio system. And it shows in the actress' directing debut with Away From Her, a mature, thoughtful but downbeat drama about a woman (Julie Christie) succumbing to Alzheimer's and the impact it has on her husband (Gordon Pinsent).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/17/away_from_her_marks_sarah_polley_s_scree Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 29732@http://www.starpulse.com/news Away From Her is the lyrical screenplay adaptation of celebrated author Alice Munro's short story The Bear Came Over The Mountain, a beautifully moving love story that deals with memory and its circuitous, enigmatic paths over the course of a long marriage. Beloved by critics and audiences alike when it premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, the film marks the arrival of an exciting new female filmmaker in Canadian actress Sarah Polley, here making her feature screenwriting and directorial debut.

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