Mildred Ann “Millie” Pierce December 5, 1929 – July 13, 2012 Resident of Fremont Mildred Ann “Millie” Pierce passed away peacefully on July 13, 2012 after courageously undergoing kidney dialysis ...

HBO is famous for taking great pride in its groundbreaking series – The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Sex and the City, Boardwalk Empire. As the cable network puts it – it’s not television, it’s HBO. So ...

A remarkable thing (and there are many) about the HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce”: The way it breathes. This five-part, 5 1/2-hour adaptation of the 1941 James M. Cain novel is an unhurried period ...

“Mildred Pierce,” the classic film noir-meets-melodrama that won Joan Crawford her only Oscar, was released on this day in 1945, 70 years ago. Like many of Crawford’s pictures, Michael Curtiz’s ...

HBO's new miniseries Mildred Pierce, launching tonight, shares a title with the 1945 film that won Joan Crawford her only Oscar and is based on the same James M. Cain novel. But what director Todd ...

When Mildred Pierce's out-of-work husband leaves her for another woman, Mildred decides to raise her two daughters on her own. Despite Mildred's financial successes in the restaurant business, her ...

Stephen King had several good things to say about Kate Winslet’s 2011 critically acclaimed miniseries, Mildred Pierce. King is mostly known for his bestselling novels, including Carrie, It, and The ...

A 2011 historical drama miniseries that Stephen King heaped with praise has surged to the top of the streaming charts 14 years after its original release. With over 66 books to his name, Stephen King ...

TV REVIEW: HBO’s miniseries of the classic trades noir for melodrama. By Tim Goodman Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce is seduced by rich slacker Monty, played by Guy Pearce. Everything was aligned for ...

“Mildred Pierce,” the classic film noir-meets-melodrama that won Joan Crawford her only Oscar, was released on this day in 1945, 70 years ago. Like many of Crawford’s pictures, Michael Curtiz’s ...

Who else but HBO would have the audacity to commission a five-part, nearly-six-hour version of James M. Cain's period melodrama? Those expecting a rehash of the 1945 Joan Crawford vehicle will need an ...