Frozen River Lays It On Thick, page 1 - Movies - Village Voice

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Courtney Hunt: "As a Director, You Have Five Minutes"
Published 7/30/2008 by dwhudson at GreenCine
... , telling the audience that the movie 'put my heart in a vise and proceeded to twist that vise until the last frame,' my jaw went slack," recalls Ella Taylor in the Voice. "But Tarantino was raised by his mom, and if there's one thing this movie gets dead right, it's the desperation of impoverished single mothers trying to fend for their children. And if Frozen River finally gets the terrific actress ...

Interview. Courtney Hunt.
Published 7/30/2008 at GreenCine Daily
... , telling the audience that the movie 'put my heart in a vise and proceeded to twist that vise until the last frame,' my jaw went slack," recalls Ella Taylor in the Voice. "But Tarantino was raised by his mom, and if there's one thing this movie gets dead right, it's the desperation of impoverished single mothers trying to fend for their children. And if Frozen River finally gets the terrific actress ...

Good Early Word for Melissa Leo
Published 7/31/2008 by Sasha Stone at Awards Daily 2008
... Ella Taylor on Melissa Leo, Frozen River and single motherhood in the LA Weekly: But Tarantino was raised by his mom, and if there’s one thing this movie gets dead right, it’s the desperation of impoverished single mothers trying to fend for their children. And if Frozen River finally gets the terrific actress Melissa Leo her place in the sun to boot, so much the better. Like Amy Ryan, Leo has the kind of sharply etched features and hunted eyes that earn a steady dollar playing tough cops, harried spouses, and ...