I’ve finally uploaded Mary’s BUST Magazine interview to the gallery. Special thanks to Martin and my friend KR for the pics. To see the accompanying photo-shoot, click here.
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The Variety Studio: Awards Edition Full Interview
A few weeks ago on November 28, Mary attended The Variety Studio: Awards Edition event in Los Angeles. At the event, Variety talked to Best Actress Oscar hopefuls Elle Fanning, Rashida Jones, Leslie Mann, Quvenzhane Wallis, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Emayatzy Cornealdi. Naturally, Mary talked about her much award-buzzed film Smashed. Check out the full video interview below:
If you missed pics from the event, you can view them here.
Mary Nominated for a Phoenix Film Critics Society Award
Examiner just posted the nominees for the Phoenix Film Critics Society and Mary is nominated for best actress!
The Phoenix Film Critics Society is pleased to announce the slate of nominees for our 2012 Annual Awards. The winner in each category will be announced on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. The Best Picture will be chosen from the Top Ten Films of 2012.
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLEJessica Chastain “Zero Dark Thirty”
Jennifer Lawrence “Silver Linings Playbook”
Quvenzhané Wallis “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Mary Elizabeth Winstead “Smashed”
Congrats, Mary!! 🙂
Update: Jessica Chastain won.
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Stylist Interviews Mary About Smashed and Moving Away From Horror Films
Smashed opens in the UK this Friday (Dec. 14) and Stylist magazine caught up with Mary where she talks about how she landed the part of Kate, alcoholism and horror films. Click on the link above to read the interview in full.
What drew her to the character of recovering alcoholic, Kate?
“I was craving the role,” she tells Stylist. “There aren’t actually that many roles out there for women and while I’ve had a lot of fun flying around in horror films I was getting sick of the niche and reputation I was becoming known for. When I saw the script for Smashed I didn’t think that I would be considered for such an incredible part. For one thing, I’d been having a hard time even getting meetings for smaller independent films because people thought I was too nice and not interesting enough. But once you’ve had a part like Kate, and once you’ve finished filming, I think it’s understandable that you don’t want to go back to playing the girlfriend or the wife.”
Mary also talked about how she had to examine her own life in order to relate to her character:
“I’ve always been a massive people pleaser – someone who tries to keep a happy face and put a positive spin on everything,” she says. “I’m very aware about that fault in myself and I know that I paper over certain things that aren’t so great in my life much in the same way that Kate does with her addiction. Seeing that in me helped with Smashed, though, as it gave me some degree of insight into what Kate might be going through.”
As for all the Oscar and award buzz she’s getting?
“I can’t buy into any of the Oscar hype. It’s such an outside chance and completely not what I was seeking from the role that I prefer not to even think about it. I think often in Hollywood there can be two types of roles for women – the strong and the sexy – and because I’m definitely not the sexy I was always more likely to be cast as the strong. Hopefully the more vulnerable side of Kate’s character, the side which makes the audience love her, will mean that I can move in a slightly different direction, though.”
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Sundance Institute to Screen Mary’s Upcoming Films in Orlando and Arizona
Sundance Institute announced today the films from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival that will screen in 10 independent theaters in cities across the country on January 31 as part of the Sundance Film Festival USA initiative. Audiences in 10 cities will have the opportunity to share in the excitement of discovery of a film fresh from the 2013 Festival as well as hear directly from the filmmaker about their work.
Each of 10 filmmakers will travel to one of the following cities: Ann Arbor, MI; Boston, MA; Brooklyn, NY; Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Nashville, TN; Orlando, FL; San Francisco, CA; and Tucson, AZ. Their travel is courtesy of Official Airline Sponsor Southwest Airlines. In each city, the filmmaker will introduce and screen their film and participate in a Q&A with the audience.
Tickets for each screening will be available through the theatre’s box office. Mary’s newest film A.C.O.D. will screen in Orlando, FL.
Orlando, FL – Enzian Theater www.enzian.org
A.C.O.D. / U.S.A. (Director: Stuart Zicherman, Screenwriters: Ben Karlin, Stuart Zicherman) — Carter is a well-adjusted Adult Child of Divorce. So he thinks. When he discovers he was part of a divorce study as a child, it wreaks havoc on his family and forces him to face his chaotic past. Cast: Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O’Hara, Amy Poehler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clark Duke.
Meanwhile, The Spectacular Now will screen in Arizona:
Tucson, AZ – The Loft www.loftcinema.com
The Spectacular Now / U.S.A. (Director: James Ponsoldt, Screenwriters: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber) — Sutter is a high school senior who lives for the moment; Aimee is the introvert he attempts to “save.” As their relationship deepens, the lines between right and wrong, friendship and love, and “saving” and corrupting become inextricably blurred. Cast: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kyle Chandler.
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New Smashed Reviews
A couple of new Smashed reviews have been posted online, praising Mary’s performance in the film. The first review is from the St. Louis Post Dispatch:
There will never be another Marilyn Monroe or Elizabeth Taylor, but Hollywood may have found a new Lee Remick in Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Like Remick, Winstead could pass for a cheerleader (as she was outfitted in Quentin Tarantino’s half of “Grindhouse”). But behind the pretty face is a brave actress, and “Smashed” is her answer to “The Days of Wine and Roses.”
Winstead plays Kate, an elementary school teacher who lives in a hipster enclave of Los Angeles with husband Charlie (Aaron Paul of “Breaking Bad,” who may be the new Ben Foster). The Sundance-approved script by writer-director James Ponsoldt doesn’t waste time charting their downward spiral or its causes — by the time we meet them, Kate and Charlie are already falling down drunk.
While Kate’s embrace of AA (where the confessors include Octavia Spencer) is a bit too quick, Winstead strikes a believably ambivalent note about whether her youthful exuberance is a bad thing.
The JCOnline also loved Mary’s performance in the film:
The performance of Mary Elizabeth Winstead as a young alcoholic battling to get and remain sober elevates “Smashed” from clichéd underpinnings.Winstead’s vulnerability, turmoil and pain as she faces the challenges of beginning a new life without the crutch of booze are heartbreaking as well as courageous.
Hollywood has had a long history of movies about drunks from “A Star Is Born” to “The Lost Weekend,” from “I’ll Cry Tomorrow” to “Days of Wine and Roses.”
And many cover the same areas: the denial, the loneliness, the inner turmoil and self-loathing. “Smashed” displays many of these familiar themes as well.
Yet Winstead’s performance overcomes the familiarity as we watch her downward spiral and her climb to redemption.
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Mary Attends Rodeo Drive Walk Of Style Honoring BVLGARI
On Wednesday night, Mary looked adorable attending the Rodeo Drive Walk Of Style Honoring BVLGARI event in Beverly Hills. Check out the gallery to see all the pics, the first half in HQ. While there, she was photographed with fellow actress and friend Bella Heathcote.
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The Cub Heads to Sundance
Another big congrats is in order! First it was The Spectacular Now and A.C.O.D., and now it’s been announced that the short film she executive-produced with her husband Riley Stearns is heading to Sundance!
Written and directed by Riley, the film is described as follows:
Wolves make the best parents.
If you missed the trailer, view it below. The short-film’s poster has also been released.
The Cub – Teaser (Sundance 2013) from Riley Stearns on Vimeo.
Congratulations, again! Should be great.
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A.C.O.D. Heads to Sundance!!
Awesome news! TWO of Mary’s films will be at January’s Sundance Film Festival. Just last week, we found out that The Spectacular Now would be heading to the fest and now it’s been unveiled that Stuart Zicherman’s ACOD (Adult Children of Divorce) will be on it’s way over there. Here’s part of the announcement:
The announcement of the Premieres and Documentary Premieres slates completes Sundance’s feature lineup, which in the final tally will present a total of 115 pics, 101 of which are world premieres.
Eighteen films will bow in Premieres, up from the usual 14 or 15, suggesting an unusually strong field for potential buyers. The section is typically reserved for the festival’s starriest names.
PREMIERES
The 18 world premieres in this section are from the U.S. unless otherwise noted.
“A.C.O.D.” — Directed by Stuart Zicherman, written by Ben Karlin and Zicherman. A seemingly well-adjusted adult child of divorce makes a discovery that wreaks havoc on his family. Stars Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O’Hara, Amy Poehler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Clark Duke.
Congrats to Mary once again!! 🙂
The Sundance Film Festival runs Jan. 17-27 in Park City, Utah.