NEW YORK – In “Hard Truths,” Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives the best performance you may not have seen yet. “For me, it means a lot,” says the acting veteran, sipping green tea on a recent afternoon. “I ...

The gym routine was one of the first things to go. Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. And happiness simply would not do when it came to Hard Truths. In Hard Truths, actress ...

In 1997, the actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste became the first Black British woman to receive an Oscar nomination, for Mike Leigh’s suburban gut punch Secrets & Lies. She was heartbreaking in it, as a ...

Director Ivo van Hove's third Miller production raises the playwright's rebuttal of the American Dream to something akin to Greek tragedy.

Mike Leigh's new film, "Hard Truths," can be tough stuff. Pansy Deacon is a middle-aged housewife living in London suburbs and always seems about to explode. She harangues her grown son, Moses, who's ...

Times of San Diego will send you the top local and state news at 8 a.m., 365 days a year, plus alert you to major breaking news. Jean-Baptiste was sweeping awards season as critic groups’ choice for ...