“Portlandia” star Carrie Brownstein joins Cate Blanchett in “Carol” dramaApril 10, 2014 - 09:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Portlandia star and co-creator Carrie Brownstein will make her film debut with Carol, the lesbian drama starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, The Hollywood Reporter said. The film, an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's book The Price of Salt, follows Therese (Mara), a department store clerk in 1950s New York who becomes obsessed with another woman (Blanchett) she spots in the store. The film, which is currently shooting, also stars Kyle Chandler and Sarah Paulson. Brownstein will play Genevieve Cantrell, a woman who has an encounter with Therese. I'm Not There helmer Todd Haynes is directing the suspense drama from a script by Phyllis Nagy. Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley are producing via their Number 9 Films along with Christine Vachon’s Killer Films. Brownstein, who is also a musician, is the co-creator, co-writer and co-star of IFC’s comedy Portlandia, which also stars Fred Armisen. The show is currently in its fourth season and has already been picked up for a fifth season. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |