Patty Clarkson Shines (as Usual!) in Cairo Time

One by one, the films from last year’s film-festival circuit are arriving at last. The wonderful and versatile character actress Patricia Clarkson is subtly enchanting in Cairo Time, a Canadian film set in Egypt about a slight but heartfelt romantic interlude between a modern New York career woman and a courtly, old-fashioned Muslim, Read More

Dispatches from Tribeca: Patricia Clarkson, Lost in Cairo

It’s hard to think of another actress who’s as consistently compelling as Patricia Clarkson. Even in Shutter Island—in a role that didn’t even need to be in the film—she shined; it’s no wonder Martin Scorsese didn’t have the heart to excise what was a completely unnecessary scene. How do you leave an actress the caliber Read More