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 ...

For me, the moment when “Mildred Pierce” really comes alive is when Mildred, after a shift as a waitress, takes stock of the kitchen. Changed back into her regular clothes, she surveys the pantry and ...

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 ...

Melodrama is a loaded word, conjuring silent-film villains tying pigtailed girls to railroad tracks. Or black-and-white "weepies" whose music crescendoes as Bette Davis or Greta Garbo face The Worst ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was the chicken, not the pies, that almost did Kate Winslet in on the set of HBO’s “Mildred Pierce.” At Monday’s Ziegfeld preem, the thesp recalled, “It was actually the second day of our shoot and ...

2011TV Series"Having it all would cost her everything." After a fight with her husband, Mildred Pierce finds herself alone and caring for her two young daughters. She hasn't worked outside of the home ...

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 ...