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Somehow we have yet to cover a film starring Helen Mirren, but this episode, we rectify that with 2015\u2032s Woman in Gold<\/em>. Mirren stars in the true story as Maria Altmann, a woman who fled the Nazis and later sought restitution of her very famous family paintings by Gustav Klimt. The film also stars Ryan Reynolds as Altmann\u2019s lawyer with an unexamined relationship with his own Jewish lineage and was Simon Curtis\u2019 directorial follow-up to My Week With Marilyn<\/em>. A sizable counterprogramming hit in the spring, Woman in Gold<\/em> was campaigned by the financially fledgling Weinstein Company, landing Mirren sual SAG nominations for this and the abysmal Trumbo<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This week, we take a long look at Helen Mirren before and after her Oscar, including her balance between awards fare staple and ironic action star. We also discuss Reynolds\u2019 screen persona opposite his miscasting here, movies about paintings, and the difference between\u00a0\u201coverdue\u201d and\u00a0\u201cthis is their year\u201d narratives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Topics also include the power of being the season\u2019s first screener, Olga Kurlyenko\u2019s Black Widow<\/em> cameo, and the best mode of transportation in which to seek leisure.<\/p>\n Follow Us on Twitter!\n\n
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