As a relatively unknown actress, Jessica Chastain holds her own alongside her famous co-stars in Dan Ireland’s film “Jolene,” based on E.L. Doctorow’s story “Jolene: A Life,” in which she plays the ...

To be honest, I've been seriously dragging my feet on reviewing Jolene—the latest film from SIFF cofounder Dan Ireland—because, you know, there's next week's paper to get out, and blogging to do, and ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

This picaresque tale dawdles a bit, but star Jessica Chastain keeps us rooting for her character's survival. By Stephen Farber Short stories of a gifted writer often make more effective movies than ...

“If they didn’t have a mirror, they had me,” says the title character of Dan Ireland’s poignant and psychologically astute adaptation of E.L. Doctorow’s short story “Jolene.” Narrating a scene in ...

A photograph of Jessica Chastain from her 2008 film Jolene has recently gained significant attention on social media, particularly on X (formerly Twitter). The image, shared by the fan account, ...

NBC‘s second movie based on a Dolly Parton hit tune will be Jolene. John Sacret Young (China Beach, The West Wing) is writing the script, said Sam Haskell, Parton’s longtime agent, who is exec ...

Jolene is a slightly disenchanted, middle-aged mom and wife living a sheltered, comfortable life in middle America. Steadfastly stuck in a fabulous past, her world is one of Mid-century high pop with ...

Dolly Parton's first TV movie, Coat of Many Colors, doesn't even have an air date yet, but the country legend is already thinking about the next one. On Thursday (Aug. 13), during NBC's day of the ...

Dan Ireland, who co-founded the Seattle Film Festival, served as an acquisitions exec at Vestron Pictures and directed films including “The Whole Wide World” (1996) and “Jolene” (2008), starring ...