‘Big Little Lies’ Spent $30,000 on a Train Set for One Scene Because Authenticity Is Key
Replicating the lifestyles of the rich means breaking the bank.
Replicating the lifestyles of the rich means breaking the bank.
In a David E. Kelley drama, all roads eventually lead to a courtroom showdown.
HBO and David E. Kelley took the show away from Arnold, as executive producer Jean-Marc Vallée tried to return it to his S1 style.
“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Big Little Lies,” and, yes, the late “Game of Thrones” fail to reflect our complex reality in their storytelling.
“This whole planet is inhabited by nutfucks!”
There’s a costume party with warring parents, but the only fatal fall is figurative, as “She Knows” punts the big showdown and invites the wrong questions.
Three episodes into the second season and it’s clear “Big Little Lies” has changed, but where it’s going — and what’s the point — remains a mystery.
Episode 2, “Tell-Tale Hearts,” exposes the beating hearts hiding behind the Monterey Five’s lies, as the cover-ups start to fall apart.
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“I am used to doing it this way in the feature film world, I ask you to trust me. Let me make the creative decisions.”
And this newcomer, Meryl Streep? I think she’s got a future.
Andrea Arnold directs every episode in the latest season of the HBO series.