In Pablo Larraín’s biographical drama “Maria,” opera diva Maria Callas tells her doctor, “My life is opera.” The film, and Angelina Jolie’s tour-de-force performance, are too. Only opera could render ...

Following the film's premiere, there was an eight-minute standing ovation, with Jolie, Larraín, and more of the cast and crew in attendance. Co-Editor-in-Chief at Variety, Ramin Setoodeh, shared a ...

Angelina Jolie has staked her claim to be part of the Best Actress Oscar conversation here at the Venice Film Festival following her well-received performance in Maria. Pablo Larraín’s biopic follows ...

Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín has maintained an illustrious career spanning nearly two decades of features. While films like Ema and El Conde are certainly in the broader discussion, it’s really ...

Grief in Maria has a different aftertaste. It’s deeper, less acrid. The film closes out Chilean director Pablo Larraín’s thematic trilogy of feminine horrors, portraits of the rubbled dreams of women ...

Her great diva vibes aren’t enough to save this melodramatic biopic of opera star Maria Callas, which comes to Netflix Dec. 11. “Maria” is a movie where the diva gets upstaged by her conductor. The ...

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What happens when a star dazzles in a lead role? Audiences might be blinded to the film's other achievements — but these are worth a closer look. In Pablo Larraín’s biographical drama “Maria,” opera ...