Kate Winslet

A deep thorough passionate examination of Goodbye June by Angie and Anne. There are spoilers in this podcast, and a blooper. This was recorded back on January 20, 2026. 0:34. Intro / Our general thoughts: We are the most informed people on earth about Goodbye June ! Angie saw it three times in England in person before its release on Netflix. We listened to all the interviews. Did this movie meet our very high expectations? 11:34. In a funny reference to the film, Angie clicks annoyingly on her pen. Humor used in the film including with Toni’s character, the opening scenes, and the clever parts of the script that had nothing to do with dialog. 17:48. If Kate will direct again, and how she always says it with a caveat: “If I get to direct again…”. 20:22. How we liked that the diversity wasn’t pushed on the audience, it just existed and was. 23:21. How close is this movie based on the real-life family of Joe Anders and Kate Winslet? 23:47. Shout out to Honey Doughnuts & Goodies in Deep Cove, Vancouver. A scene in the movie is directly from a real-life singing occurrence that happened here. 27:50. Strategies that Kate used as a director, including with the young child actors. How Angie is distracted by something way more than boom mics. 35:54. How Anne would be a good director, and how this relates to an incredible memory and communication talent that Kate has. 40:03. Was Kate insane to act, produce, and direct all at once? Would it have been easier for her to just direct? 40:37. Acting performances that stood out. Which characters (and thus the acting) could have been expanded more. 44:28. Anne suddenly interrupts, how she remembers a 2016 actress roundtable that included Helen Mirren and where Kate says she’d love to work with Toni Collette one day. How serendipitous! 46:14. Challenges that women directors face that men directors don’t. And challenges that Kate faces that other women directors don’t. Is it also just the British media? 54:59. An agonizing transition into Sense and Sensibility led by Anne. Angie rolls her eyes, and apologizes to our audience for this LOL. 57:36. A request to Sir Tim Rice to write a musical for Kate so that she can finally get her EGOT. 😊 59:01. The importance of watching movies in theatres (said by people including James Cameron and Leonardo DiCaprio), contrasted with how Netflix is a streaming service that hugely helped Kate and Joe. 1:03:11. Our excitement (more like Anne’s obsession) to hear the upcoming Lessons From Our Mothers podcast with Kate. At the time of our recording, it had not come out yet. It’s out now! Fantastic conversation with Kate. 1:06:20. How Kate gave many “firsts” to people (examples Ben Harlan, Grace Clark), and how she remembers everyone who has helped her in her career or life. 1:13:24. We were right about our initial thoughts about the comma (“Goodbye, June”) in Toni’s Instagram story. Our message to Kate’s PR people: Have genuine supporters interview her, and she is guaranteed to have a refreshing informed magical time! 1:18:15. We end on a Kate quote about directing, and a few false endings! 😊 Happy one year anniversary to Anne (@kleocore on Instagram)! Goodbye June is directed by Kate Winslet and is written by Kate’s son Joe Anders. The movie stars Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Timothy Spall, Andrea Riseborough, Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, and Fisayo Akinade. You can contact this podcast at whatwouldkatedo {at} shaw.ca Thank you Rumble House https://www.facebook.com/rumblehouseliveart/ for doing the podcast artwork for us!

" Goodbye June " is a 2025 Christmas family drama film directed by Kate Winslet in her directorial debut, from a screenplay written by her son Joe Anders. It stars an ensemble cast that includes Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall, Helen Mirren, and Winslet herself. The film is set during Christmas, when the characters gather around their dying mother and confront themes of grief, reconciliation, and love. Winslet was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Netflix. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Would Kate Do? Direct a film! Goodbye June or Goodbye, June ? Bringing people together. Excited to be back for another episode of What Would Kate Do. We have a most amazing guest and interviewer: Anne from Germany. Anne & I met because of our interest in the Liverpool Football Club, but as we talked more, we discovered another even greater mutual interest: Movies, their stories, and that our favorite actress is Kate Winslet. One of Anne’s passions is journalism, interviewing, & critical analysis, so we knew this would be a perfect opportunity to do an interview together. And it was so much fun! We take a deep dive into the reasons for this podcast, what inspired Angie to start this podcast, how Kate inspired Angie to get back into acting, some acting related thoughts, and what are the goals of this podcast. We also talk about Goodbye June, Kate’s upcoming directorial debut, starring Kate, Helen Mirren, Andrea Riseborough, Toni Collette, Timothy Spall, and Johnny Flynn. Written by her son Joe Anders. We are SO EXCITED for this upcoming movie, released in select U.K. & U.S. theatres on December 12, 2025, and released on Netflix on December 24, 2025. As fans, we’ve noticed some exciting revelations based on the released pictures and story, & we share here! Goodbye June starts at 53:20 (53 minutes, 20 seconds). We discuss why we’re so excited, the possible story, what might have been the inspirations, the potential messages, our hopes for the film, comments about the cast, seeing it the day it comes out, and more. And a special thank you to Toni Collette for sharing some BTS which may indicate that the title of the film could be “Goodbye, June”, and the differences in meaning with the comma in the title. Timestamps: · How Kate inspired Angie to get back into acting: 1:38 · Surprising answer to which one of Kate’s characters Angie would play: 2:55 · How Angie loves that Kate always has a “secret” when playing a character that nobody else knows about & how this creates an even richer character: 23:53 · What is the most difficult genre to act in: 28:45 · Toni Collette being Angie’s dream actress to work with if she couldn’t pick Kate: 31:25 but would be too intimidated, and Anne reminds Angie of similar doubts Kate had working with Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman: 33:03 · A funny Asian take and cultural perspective on Ang Lee telling Kate: “Don’t worry, you’ll get better”: 34:30 · Angie’s dream role. Starts off funny but then gets serious: 38:35 · How Angie would love to see Kate drive a fast car in a film: 40:26 · How Angie would trust Kate in any scene that involves water: 51:21 · Goodbye June: 53:20 · How the film review site film.dimension (Instagram) plans to review Goodbye June the night it comes out: 1:15:59 · Ultimate goal of this podcast and what we hope to take away from this podcast (yes, answer is Kate related and very inspirational, and thank you Kate for bringing the best people into our lives): 1:17:55 · At the end, there's a small vocal treat from Kate about directing (thx to the “How To Fail” podcast). Thank you, Anne! Your preparation was obvious, top notch, & shows how much you care about the people you interview. You can contact this podcast at whatwouldkatedo {at} shaw.ca Thank you Rumble House https://www.facebook.com/rumblehouseliveart/ for doing the podcast artwork for us!

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of 1994’s Heavenly Creatures starring Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey, my podcast “What Would Kate Do?” looks back at this movie from an acting perspective. But I was stalling on recording it, thinking what could I possibly learn from an acting perspective that we haven’t already learned from Kate in the most powerful ways since then. Then I realized there are similarities between this film and the most recent movie Kate is promoting, which is LEE, about the photojournalist Lee Miller. I talk about many things including: · Parallels in how Kate uses her eyes to convey emotion in both films, and how much more she can now tell with her eyes in a movie like Lee. · How Kate has grown as an actress from then to now. · Times where a crying Juliet Hulme reminded me of a broken-down Lee Miller. I think I’ve seen Kate cry on screen so many times, it’s starting to look “familiar”. Where in Mare of Easttown she manages to hold the tears in, which has a totally different (and powerful) effect. · A reference to “hard dick day, boys” on set, that is unsettling in today’s #metoo environment. · What if the Kate now goes back to do Heavenly Creatures, what additional layers she’d be able to add to the character, due to her many acting and life experiences she’s had since. · How utterly unfair it is of me to do an acting podcast on Heavenly Creatures Kate when it was her very first film role, and she since has had 30 more years of acting and life experiences to access in her craft. · Kate is nominated for a 2025 Golden Globe playing Lee Miller in Lee: Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. (Also nominated for playing Elena Vernham in the Regime: Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television). · Melanie Lynskey also demonstrated a powerful performance in this film, in her first role EVER (movie or TV). · The differences between Heavenly Creatures and Lee from a female empowerment perspective. Lee Miller has much more power, strength, courage, determination, resilience, kindness, goodness, etc. to showcase. We can be inspired by Lee, whereas we can’t say the same about Juliet in Heavenly Creatures, though we can perhaps understand Juliet’s emotions / feelings. And it’s a great movie! · Thank you to @adoringkatew on X for finding and sharing so many Kate Winslet news / interviews, especially during the recent Lee promotions. Can’t help but think she’s played a part in Kate’s nominations too. 😊 · How Kate is so proud of her Golden Globe nomination for Lee, and how it will inspire more people to see it. I’ve seen it 6 times now, definitely worth seeing so that you are informed of the vital contributions Lee Miller made. Interview clip at beginning is from a recent interview with Pete Hammond. Heavenly Creatures stars Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey, and is directed by Peter Jackson. LEE stars Kate Winslet, Alexander Skarsgård, Andrea Riseborough, Marion Cotillard, Josh O'Connor, Andy Samberg & Noémie Merlant. #Lee #LeeMiller #LeeMovie #HeavenlyCreatures #KateWinslet You can contact this podcast at whatwouldkatedo {at} shaw.ca Thank you Rumble House https://www.facebook.com/rumblehouseliveart/ for doing the podcast artwork for us!

"Bless our love, always." To celebrate The Regime starring Kate Winslet & Matthias Schoenaerts, coming out in the U.K. on April 8, and now that I've seen 5/6 episodes, I can go more into "What Would Kate Do". This is not a review nor are there spoilers. It's about what we can learn from Kate from an acting perspective. Can you guess who the child is that says "sorry" in the clip at the beginning? (wink) This is a different type of episode as I'll be mostly following some GIFs created by https://elenavernham.tumblr.com/ in this analysis. After quickly looking at scenes with Martha Plimpton and Hugh Grant. How Kate pulls off playing someone who is narcissistic & repulsive, yet "oddly lovable" (Kate's words). Some mic problems which I'll fix by next episode (just a few words cut out). Directed by Stephen Frears. Stars Kate Winslet, Martha Plimpton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Guillaume Gallienne, Hugh Grant, and Andrea Riseborough. You can contact this podcast at whatwouldkatedo {at} shaw.ca Thank you Rumble House https://www.facebook.com/rumblehouseliveart/ for doing the podcast artwork for us!

Listen to this BEAUTIFUL discussion with @unsinkable in a co-hosted podcast about Kate Winslet in The Holiday from 2006! Kate uses her real accent in this film (apparently for the first time in her career), but seems to play a real version of herself (down to earth, compassionate, goofy / real sense of humor). Thanks Brenda ( @kleoofdreams on Twitter) for suggesting that this movie allowed "more of Kate's personality to shine through". And yes, does Iris shine! :D We discuss many elements including: How Kate can showcase wonderful acting without saying a single word (when she explores the L.A. house for the first time). How for a rom-com Kate showcases her acting talent by being very vulnerable and real (including real tears) in several scenes. How this movie and what Iris went through, was similar to experiences that L.A. Beadles went through, and how the line "You’re supposed to be the leading lady of your own life" spoke so much to L.A. and speaks to me too. Kate's most fricking fricking (yes double) amazing real monolog near the end of the movie, and demonstrates what only truly talented actors / actresses can do. How Kate pulls off a line that could be "CORNY" but Kate turns it into one of the most memorable and powerful lines in the film. We also discuss Internet fodder about "how could someone like Kate Winslet fall for someone like Jack Black", how annoying & uneducated this thought is, and how people should instead focus on the people that are Iris and Miles. At the time this movie was filmed, Kate had not won an Oscar yet, but had been nominated 4 times. The look she gives Arthur's Oscar in this film, tee hee. Finally, how this movie illustrates female self-worth and empowerment. The Holiday stars Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black, Jude Law, & Eli Wallach, along with Rufus Sewell and Edward Burns. :) Directed by Nancy Meyers. You can contact this podcast at whatwouldkatedo {at} shaw.ca Thank you Rumble House https://www.facebook.com/rumblehouseliveart/ for doing the podcast artwork for us!

Welcome back, and welcome to Season 2! Yay! Now that the SAG-AFTRA strike is over, I'm able to talk about LEE, Kate Winslet's film directed by Ellen Kuras, where Kate is real life WWII photojournalist Lee Miller. NO SPOILERS in this podcast. I'm so lucky to be able to see this film 4 times at TIFF (2 times at the public viewings, and 2 times as press & industry). Should note that a reason I got in as press & industry is because of this acting podcast, ha ha. Extremely happy to have shared this world premiere viewing with my friend Brenda ( @kleoofdreams on Twitter), a fellow Winsletor and admirer of Kate's work. What did Kate do for LEE? I talk about her preparations, education, and HARD WORK Kate did leading up to portraying Lee, how Kate uses her eyes and breath to let us see the atrocities that Lee sees, how she LISTENS to what is being said to her and the things around her, the physical "risks" that Kate takes, the parallels between the struggles (and eventual overcoming of these challenges) that both Lee Miller and Kate Winslet and its filmmakers endured just by being women, and the non-acting support Kate put into the film including funding Lee and supporting its actors including Andy Samberg. Oh, and forget Evan Peters' drunk acting in Mare of Easttown, let's admire Kate's drunk acting in Lee! ;) And HELP! This film still needs a U.S. distributor. It definitely deserves one. Especially for this kind of film led by females. It's a worthy film to see: To learn history, its realities, the struggles and achievements of women, and more. If you want to read my review of LEE, head over to my Twitter https://twitter.com/ahung Thanks to Michelle Hughes on Facebook for helping me secure a ticket to the public screening. LEE stars Kate Winslet, Alexander Skarsgård, Andrea Riseborough, Marion Cotillard, Josh O'Connor, Andy Samberg & Noémie Merlant. To find out more about Lee Miller, go to the Lee Miller Archives https://leemiller.co.uk And yep, Brenda & I noticed Joe Anders right away, playing American GI Frank Kleeman. You can contact this podcast at whatwouldkatedo {at} shaw.ca Thank you Rumble House https://www.facebook.com/rumblehouseliveart/ for doing the podcast artwork for us!

Update: Thanks to some amazing Kate Winslet & genuine movie fans, I was able to get a ticket to each of the public Lee screenings. So I was able to see Lee 4 times at TIFF (2 public, 2 press/industry). And I did post purely a review of Lee (read on my Twitter @ahung ). But I won't be able to talk further about Lee nor promote it until the strike is over. ------------------------------------------ We are ending Season 1 of "What Would Kate Do?" with an explanation of this hiatus. As a working actor myself, I fully support the SAG-AFTRA strike. Thus, I'm avoiding doing anything that is in violation of the strike rules, because I want to join the unions in Canada and the U.S. one day. This means that we're not allowed to talk about any possible SAG related work, whether past, present, or future. This also means I'm not allowed to talk about Lee, the upcoming movie about photographer Lee Miller that stars Kate Winslet and is directed by Ellen Kuras. Because it probably has SAG actors in it. I really don't know all the rules, and they are often confusing. Trust me, I'd love to be able to talk about how excited I am about this movie, and talk about it once I get to see it. We also talk about why I will be unable to see this movie at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival). I bought a membership for pre-sale tickets only to have the tickets sell out in 30 seconds. Only those who can donate upwards of thousands of dollars for the highest tier membership and donation levels are guaranteed tickets just to see a movie there. As a working actor, I'm unable to do this, and it is unwise for me to spend this much money just to see a movie. This shows why we need to be #SAGAFTRA #strong. We end with some amazing tidbits of acting lessons that we've learned from Kate over the years. There are some constant consistent learnings that Kate has talked about and demonstrated not just recently, but throughout her career. The wonderful conglomeration of bright sticky notes in her script binder, for example. And the simple beautiful fact that she loves acting and the hard work that goes with it. Thanks Kate. Please support me in supporting the SAG AFTRA strike in order to support actors and support those who simply love film, and yes, who may simply love Kate Winslet as an actress. You can contact this podcast at whatwouldkatedo {at} shaw.ca Thank you Rumble House https://www.facebook.com/rumblehouseliveart/ for doing the podcast artwork for us!

Probably a complete shock that not only did I do this movie for this podcast, but it's one of my favorite Kate Winslet performances, even in its very short segment run time of about 7 minutes 50 seconds. I'M SORRY to Kate who probably doesn't want to remember this film, but from an acting perspective, it's awesome. (There, I said it). Should note that I've ONLY watched Kate's part in this film, never bothered or wanted to see the other vignettes. Every single Kate facial and vocal reaction with Hugh is magical because Kate is so invested in the (incredulous) situation her character is in. (She appears to be the only person in the restaurant that can see Hugh's balls hanging from his neck)! So what would Kate do? Be so invested into a character and its situation, no matter how ridiculous it may be. Lesson. Learned. And one doesn't need to pre-plan any/everything if one is so immersed in a character, because if you commit to it, it will be so real. Movie 43 is available on Netflix, but you only need to start from about 2 minutes 50 seconds into the movie. You can contact this podcast at whatwouldkatedo {at} shaw.ca Thank you Rumble House https://www.facebook.com/rumblehouseliveart/ for doing the podcast artwork for us!

Episode 5 of "What Would Kate Do", as in what would Kate Winslet do as an actress, is about the 2011 HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce, directed by Todd Haynes. This series is an absolute actors' paradise. Also stars Guy Pearce (Kate's childhood crush!), Evan Rachel Wood (amazing), Brian F. O'Byrne, and Mare Winningham. You're in for a treat! Note that there are SPOILERS of Mildred Pierce in this podcast. This podcast is not a review, it's a commentary on how Kate uses all the resources available to her, to maximize the truthfulness and honesty in a role. We review acting related learnings from Kate's masterclass acting work including: How she helps carry this entire mini-series, having to be in every single scene, with the support of her co-stars especially the talented Evan Rachel Wood. How she uses all the faculties available to her, whether in her, on her, or around her, to fully bring in the viewer. How the camera can just focus in on her face and her reactions, and how she can display so much of her character's thoughts and emotions, without her having to say a word. How she uses the dynamics and layers of her character and its relationships, to realize a fully complete version of the character. The many love / sex scenes she gets to do with Guy (or to be more accurate: that Guy gets to do with her), and the assemblage of different emotions that are involved. How Kate manages to make me have so much feelings and empathy for a character I wouldn't normally have such compassionate feelings for. How fear encourages Kate to choose the roles she plays, and how the HORRIFIC realizations about Veda in Part Five fuel her intentions as an actress. How far her American accent has come by this time, since Titanic. A few audio clips from Mildred Pierce that showcase Kate's talents as an actress. Evan Rachel Wood saying afterwards that she would marry Kate Winslet if she could! And so much more! The reason I'm doing this mini-series now is to time it with the upcoming Todd Haynes celebration / retrospective in Paris, May 10 to May 29, 2023, at The Centre Pompidou. Which also coincides with his movie "May December" premiering at Cannes, starring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman. You can find out more here: https://www.centrepompidou.fr/fr/programme/agenda/evenement/pE2bV6f You can contact this podcast at whatwouldkatedo {at} shaw.ca Thank you Rumble House https://www.facebook.com/rumblehouseliveart/ for doing the podcast artwork for us!