BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) –Actors enjoy the opportunity to be directed by those who are also actors. That’s because they know the person guiding their performance has been in their place and directly ...
In her documentary about the groundbreaking Deaf actor Marlee Matlin, director Shoshannah Stern realized that sound was everything. “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” is an intimate account of the ...
When American Masters approached Marlee Matlin about doing a documentary, Matlin had one name in mind to direct: Shoshanna Stern. Like Matlin, Stern is deaf. She also hadn’t directed before. But ...
“Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” is not your ordinary artist documentary. But it’s one of the most revealing films about an actor and deafness ever made. The revelation is baked into the film’s ...
Marlee Matlin has a word tattooed on each of her wrists. On the left is “perseverance,” on the right is “warrior.” “After 37 years, I’m still hustling,” she says by way of explanation in “Marlee ...
In the new documentary “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore,” there’s a one-of-a-kind scene where the titular actor, who is Deaf, stands in the kitchen with her family. Matlin’s brother tells her there ...
Four years ago, Oscar winner Marlee Matlin experienced the magic of a Sundance premiere virtually when the heartfelt indie ...
The 2025 Sundance Film Festival will run from Jan. 23 through Feb. 2, 2025 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah Tommy McArdle is a writer-reporter on the Movies team at PEOPLE. Tommy joined PEOPLE in ...
In 1986, Marlee Matlin got her first movie role at the age of 20. She'd been doing mostly community theater before and the role she got wasn't just any role. It was the lead part in a big Hollywood ...