Kate Winslet

By Philip French The Reader is an exemplary piece of filmmaking, superbly acted by Kate Winslet, David Kross and Ralph Fiennes, beautifully lit by two of Britain's finest cinematographers (Roger Deakins and Chris Menges) and sensitively directed by Stephen Daldry from a screenplay by David Hare. In ce...

By Shehani Fernando, Rebecca Lovell, Jason Solomons The director of the Globe-nominated Holocaust film tells Jason Solomons about why he chose to direct Bernard Schlink's German fable, working with Kate Winslet and his personal odyssey as a film-maker

By Rachel Cooke Personal life Married twice: first to actor Timothy Hutton from 1986 to 1990, then to Howard in 1996. She has two sons and a stepson.guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

By Jeremy Kay Another important consideration is familiarity. Audiences like their stars doing what they are perceived to do best. In the case of Carrey's live-action work this means deploying his vast comedic talents in the service of becoming a cartoon character (as he did, quite literally, in The M...

By Kira Cochrane • The Reader is released on 2 January; Revolutionary Road on 30 JanuaryKate WinsletSam MendesOscarsFilm adaptationsguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

By Gaby Wood Directing any sex scene, Sam Mendes says, is 'a profoundly weird experience', but when the sex scene is between Leonardo DiCaprio and your own wife, it's 'almost impossible' for them to do it if you're in the same room. So for the relevant parts of Revolutionary Road, his first collaborati...

By Helen Pidd Working with one's spouse can so often be a shortcut to acrimony, but not for Kate Winslet and her husband, Sam Mendes. Yesterday, their first joint project, Revolutionary Road - directed by him and starring her - received a slew of nominations at the Golden Globes, honoured alongside an u...