Werner Herzog’s latest film, ‘Bucking Fastard,’ languished for decades over a shortage of actresses who could play the parts. Then the Maras came along.

Past a certain age and a certain number of features, a director will almost inevitably be embroiled in that stifling debate: have they reached their “late” style yet? What that means exactly can be tricky to articulate: writing about Beethoven, Theodor Adorno viewed late works of art as “devoid of sweetness, bitter and spiny”—masterful distillations

Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara learned to speak in unison for Werner Herzog's "Bucking Fastard," something that came "surprisingly" easily for them.

Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara learned to speak in unison for Werner Herzog's "Bucking Fastard," something that came "surprisingly" easily for them.

Rooney and Kate Mara commit to Werner Herzog's wonderfully weird bit in the eccentric, touching comedy

Rooney and Kate Mara commit to Werner Herzog's wonderfully weird bit in the eccentric, touching comedy

Orlando Bloom’s new film premiered Thursday at the Venice Film Festival, with Werner Herzog, Kate Mara and Rooney Mara at the photocall. It’s loosely based on Freda and Greta Chaplin, i…