I tried posting this in the Movies area yesterday but it din’t work. Does anyone think that the controversial topic of Vera Drake hurt its chances at a Best Picture nomination, or do you think that ...

Vera Drake, written and directed by Mike Leigh, starring Imelda Staunton and Phil Davis. MOVIES THAT even mention abortion are few and far between. So when a movie like Vera Drake, which depicts what ...

I saw "Vera Drake" last night, and it set me thinking in a way no movie has all year. The newest film from British director Mike Leigh ("Secrets and Lies," "Topsy-Turvy") takes place in a ...

I also don’t understand how it won Costume Design at the BAFTAs but didn’t even get a nomination in that category at the Oscars.

THERE'S AN ANGEL quietly at work in a corner of postwar London. Her name is Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton). A devoted wife, mother and neighbor, she seems to find time for everybody. She cleans houses ...