Mar 18, 2011
"It’s been less than twenty-four hours since Mare Winningham watched writer-director Todd Haynes‘ five-part HBO miniseries adaptation of James M. Cain’s Mildred Pierce for the first time and the actress has already nailed the essence of the film with pinpoint precision: “It’s like “The Godfather,” says Winningham, who plays the title character’s salty truth-telling friend and fellow waitress, “But with women.”