Act of Vengeance 1986   TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Mackenzie
Cast: Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, Wilford Brimley, Hoyt Axton, Ellen Barkin, Keanu Reeves, Robert Schenkkan, Maury Chaykin, Caroline Kava, Alan North
This is the story of Jock Yablonski (Charles Bronson), a United Mine Workers official who challenged Tony Boyle (Wilford Brimley) and then was murdered along with his family. Originally made for cable. 1 User Review
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| | VERY EXCITING MOVIE | RAMSEY CARP 04/05/2009 | | JUST ONE OF MI FAVORITE ACTOR |
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Alex in Wonderland 1970  R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Ellen Burstyn, Meg Mazursky, Glenna Sargent, Viola Spolin, Andre Philippe, Michael Lerner, Joan Delaney, Federico Fellini, Jeanne Moreau
Young film director Alex (Donald Sutherland) had a smash hit in his directing debut. Now, with the producers getting in line to offer him another one, Alex ponders on what he REALLY wants to do next, and it may not be a work with mass appeal.
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1974  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Billy Green Bush, Diane Ladd, Alfred Lutter III, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Vic Tayback, Lelia Goldoni, Valerie Curtin, Lane Bradbury, Murray Moston, Harry Northrup
Ellen Burstyn won the Oscar for her portrayal of Alice, a widow who wants to be a singer. On the trip to Hollywood with her son (Billy Green Bush), Alice's stardom is put on hold when they run out of money in Arizona, and Alice finds work and happiness as a waitress. Diane Ladd was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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The Ambassador 1984  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Rock Hudson, Donald Pleasence, Ellen Burstyn, Fabio Testi, Michal Bat-Adam, Chelli Goldenberg, Ori Levy, Joseph Shiloach, Zachi Noy
This entertaining story involves an American ambassador (Robert Mitchum) who deals with an Israeli/Palestinian crisis while also confronting a crisis in his marriage. Made two years earlier under the title "52 Pick-Up," the title of the novel from which the story was taken.
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Baby-Sitters Club 1995  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melanie Mayron
Cast: Schuyler Fisk, Rachael Leigh Cook, Bree Blair, Christian Oliver, Ellen Burstyn, Austin O'Brien, Brooke Adams, Peter Horton, Harris Yulin, Bruce Davison
Based on the best-selling series of books by Ann M. Martin, this story chronicles the summer adventures of seven 13-year-old girls.
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Brush with Fate 2003 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brent Shields
Cast: Glenn Close, Thomas Gibson, Ellen Burstyn, Phyllida Law, Kelly Macdonald, Patrick Bergin, Jan Decleir, Thekla Reuten, Kieran Bew, Betty Shurrman
History teacher Cornelia has a picture hanging on her wall that may be a 300-year-old painting by Dutch artist Vermeer. It is seen by fellow historian Richard (Thomas Gibson) who states that, though it certainly looks like a Vermeer painting, it couldn't possibly be. Thus the history of the picture is presented by Cornelia, tracing how it affected the lives of owners throughout the centuries. A "Hallmark Hall of Fame" TV presentation.
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The Cemetery Club 1993 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Duke
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Olympia Dukakis, Diane Ladd, Danny Aiello, Lainie Kazan, Jeff Howell, Christina Ricci, Bernie Casey, Alan Manson, Robert Costanzo
Ellen Burstyn, Olympia Dukakis, and Diane Ladd play widows who are facing old age together. Problems develop when Esther (Ellen Burstyn) is courted by a widower (Danny Aiello); however, they learn the importance of their friendship and face the future resolutely.
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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam 1987 PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Bill Couturie
Cast: Robert De Niro, Michael J. Fox, Ellen Burstyn, Kathleen Turner, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Sean Penn, Matt Dillon, Robin Williams, Martin Sheen
Vietnam, from 1964 through 1973, is insightfully examined through letters from military men serving in the war. This film is enhanced by live film footage from the era. Many stars narrated portions of the film.
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Deceiver 1997 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Jonas Pate, Josh Pate
Cast: Chris Penn, Ellen Burstyn, Tim Roth, Renee Zellweger, Michael Rooker, Rosanna Arquette, Don Winston, Mark Damon, J.C. Quinn, Michael Parks, Genevieve Butler, Chelsea Butler, Jody Wilhelm, Ocie Pouncie, Bob Hungerford
James Walter Wayland (Tim Roth) is a wealthy heir accused of murdering prostitute Elizabeth (Renee Zellweger). When tough cop Detective Edward Kennesaw (Michael Rooker) and his partner, Phillip Braxton (Chris Penn), investigate, Wayland tries to shift the blame and interferes by revealing flaws in Kennesaw's marriage and gambling debts incurred by Braxton.
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 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 2002 PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Callie Khouri
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Fionnula Flanagan, Maggie Smith, Ashley Judd, Shirley Knight, James Garner, Cherry Jones, Angus Macfadyen, Jacqueline McKenzie, Katy Selverstone, Kiersten Warren, Gina McKee, Matthew Settle, David Lee Smith
After not inviting her mother, Vivi (Ellen Burstyn), to her wedding, Sidda (Sandra Bullock) is confronted by Vivi's girlhood friends, the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. The Ya-Ya's kidnap Sidda, drug her, and reveal the secrets of Vivi's past in an effort to reconciliate mother and daughter. 1 User Review
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Dying Young 1991 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colleen Dewhurst, David Selby, Ellen Burstyn, Alex Trebek, Kevin O'Connor, George Martin, Tim Bohn
Hilary O'Neil (Julia Roberts) finds meaning in her life when she is hired as a nurse/companion to leukemia patient Victor Geddes (Campbell Scott).
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 The Exorcist 1973  R, 122 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Jack MacGowran, Titos Vandis, Mercedes McCambridge, Vasiliki Maliaros, Barton Heyman, Peter Masterson, Rudolf Schundler, Gina Petrushka, Robert Symonds
When Megan (Linda Blair) is possessed by the devil, her mother (Ellen Burstyn) calls in an exorcist to help her. This film caused quite a stir at the time of its release. Academy Awards were received for Best Writing and Sound as well as eight other nominations including Best Picture, Actress, Supporting Actor and Actress, and Director.
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven 2004 TV, 140 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Director: Lloyd Kramer
Cast: Jon Voight, Steven Grayhm, Callahan Brebner, Dagmara Dominczyk, Michael Imperioli, Jeff Daniels, Ellen Burstyn, Callum Keith Rennie, Emy Aneke, Darcy Cadman
It is Eddy's (Jon Voight) 83rd birthday, and he still works as a maintenance man at an amusement park until he is killed while saving a girl from a fall. Upon arriving in Heaven, he encounters five people he knew during his life who tell their stories of the lessons learned. Made for TV. 1 User Review
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| | Excellent Film and Amazing Performance by Steven | jaybs 04/23/2007 | | |
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Flash 1997 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Lucas Black, Brian Kerwin, Ellen Burstyn, Shawn Toovey, Tom Nowicki, Von Coulter, Dan Biggers, Sharon Blackwood, Whitt Brantley, Jill Jane Clements
A boy and a horse set the stage for this Disney family made-for-TV movie. Connor (Lucas Black) dreams of having Flash (the horse) for his own and saves his money, though the family is poor. Matters are made worse when the horse falls into the hands of a mean man.
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Follow the River 1995 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Martin Davidson
Cast: Sheryl Lee, Ellen Burstyn, Eric Schweig, Tim Guinee, Renee O'Connor, Tyler Noyes, Andy Stahl, Gabriel Macht, Tony Amendola, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Sammy D. Miller, Graeme Malcolm, Juddson Keith Linn
Set in the Colonial era, this made-for-TV film tells the story of young Mary Ingles (Sheryl Lee) who, after being captured by the Shawnee Indians, escapes with another captive, Gretel (Ellen Burstyn). Now, they must find their way home through the Virginia wilderness.
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The Fountain 2006 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Reisz, Ellen Burstyn, Mark Margolis, Stephen McHattie, Fernando Hernandez, Cliff Curtis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Donna Murphy, Ethan Suplee, Richard McMillan, Lorne Brass
In this odyssey, Tommy (Hugh Jackman) struggles to save his wife, Izzi (Rachel Weisz), who is dying from cancer. The film then cuts from the present 21st century to the 16th century in which Spanish conquistador Tomas (Hugh Jackman) is sent by Queen Isabel (Rachel Weisz) to find the fountain of youth. Then it cuts to the 26th century where Tom Creo (Hugh Jackman) is on a space ship accompanied by a dying tree of life. All three stories represent examples of the quest for immortality.
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Getting Gotti 1994 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Lorraine Bracco, Anthony John Denison, Kathleen Laskey, August Schellenberg, Kenneth Welsh, Jeremy Ratchford, Ellen Burstyn, Lawrence Bayne, Victor Ertmanis, Jason Blicker, Ron Hartman, Peter Boretski
This made-for-TV offering relates the successful efforts of attorney Diane Giacalone (Lorraine Bracco) to prosecute the infamous "Teflon Don," John Gotti (Anthony John Denison).
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Grand Isle 1991 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mary Lambert
Cast: Kelly McGillis, Jon DeVries, Adrian Pasdar, Ellen Burstyn, Julian Sands, Glenne Headly, Anthony DeSando, Michael Audley, Marion Zinser, Taylor Simpson
Set in the 19th century, this story involves the change of lifestyle option presented to wealthy and married Edna Pontellier (Kelly McGillis) who falls in love with an artist, Robert Lebrun (Adrian Pasdar). Edna must decide whether to stay with her husband Leonce (Jon DeVries) or give up her elevated station in life and enter a new, less assured lifestyle with Robert.
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Harry and Tonto 1974 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Chief Dan George, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Larry Hagman, Arthur Hunnicutt, Josh Mostel, Melanie Mayron, Herbert Berghof, Philip Bruns, Rene Enriquez, Cliff De Young, Mike Nussbaum
Harry (Art Carney) is a New York City retired teacher who is evicted from his apartment. He finds a purpose in his life when he and his cat, Tonto, set off on a cross-country trip. Art Carney won the Oscar for Best Actor.
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How to Make an American Quilt 1995 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Cast: Winona Ryder, Ellen Burstyn, Anne Bancroft, Claire Danes, Johnathon Schaech, Rip Torn, Samantha Mathis, Jean Simmons, Kate Nelligan, Kate Capshaw
Bride-to-be Finn (Winona Ryder) listens to stories of lost loves and eternal happiness as her remarkable circle of women friends and relatives stitch together her wedding quilt.
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In Our Hands 1984 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Robert Richer, Stanley Warnow
Cast: Carly Simon, Peter,Paul&Mary, Roy Scheider, Ellen Burstyn, Orson Welles, Meryl Streep, Jill Clayburgh, Pete Seeger, Benjamin Spock, Helen Caldicott
This is a filmed documentary of the 1982 anti-nuke rally in New York City.
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Into Thin Air 1985 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Robert Prosky, Sam Robards, Nicholas Pryor, John Dennis Johnston, Tate Donovan, Patricia Smith, Bill Calvert, J.P. Bumstead, Ebbe Roe Smith, Britt Leach, Dale Wilson
A teenager vanishes on a trip from Canada to Colorado, and his mother (Ellen Burstyn), frustrated with having little help from authorities, hires a retired detective (Robert Prosky). The two search for the truth about what happened. Based on a true story. Made for TV.
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The King of Marvin Gardens 1972 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Rafelson
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson, Scatman Crothers, John P. Ryan, Sully Boyar, Josh Mostel, Garry Goodrow
Brothers David (Jack Nicholson) and Jason (Bruce Dern) are involved in a scheme to make easy money in an Atlantic City swindle. Overall, a well-made film.
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The Last Picture Show 1971 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Ellen Burstyn, Randy Quaid, Cloris Leachman, Eileen Brennan, Clu Gulager, Bill Thurman, Sam Bottoms, Noble Willingham, Joe Heathcock, Jessie Lee Fulton, Sharon Taggart
In the small town of Anarene, Texas, during the 1950s, high-school football players Sonny and Duane (Timothy Bottoms and Jeff Bridges) are best friends. The boys hang out at the local pool hall owned by Sam the Lion (Ben Johnson) who also owns the town's old movie house. There isn't much going in their world. Both boys are enamored with their beautiful fellow student Jacy (Cybill Shepherd in her first film), and Duane begins dating her. As graduation approaches, Duane enlists to serve in the Korean War, and Sonny continues his fling with Coach Popper's (Bill Thurman) wife Ruth (Cloris Leachman). Now, Sam the Lion has died, his theater is closing, and the boys find their own changing lives paralleling those of the world around them. Oscars went to Johnson and Leachman for their supporting roles. There were also six other nominations, including Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Bridges), Supporting Actress (Ellen Burstyn for her role as Jacy's mother), and Director.
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Mrs. Harris 2005 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Phyllis Nagy
Cast: Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley, Frances Fisher, Lawrence O'Donnell, Cloris Leachman, Frank Whaley, Bill Smitrovich, Chloe Sevigny, Michael Gross, Brett Butler, Lee Garlington, Ellen Burstyn, Ronald Guttman, John Rubinstein
In this made-for-TV film, based on the true story of the murder of Diet Dr. Herman Tarnower, the world-renowned creator of the Scarsdale Diet, Ben Kingsley takes on the role of Dr. Tarnower. Annette Bening plays Mrs. Jean Harris, the lover scorned after their 14-year affair, who shot and killed Tarnower.
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Our Fathers 2005 R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dan Curtis
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Ted Danson, Brian Dennehy, Daniel Baldwin, Ellen Burstyn, Kenneth Welsh, Steven Shaw, Will Lyman, Wayne Best, Colin Fox, Richard Kiley, Aidan Devine
Based on David Frank's investigation and subsequent book "Our Fathers: The Secret Life of the Catholic Church in an Age of Scandal," this made-for-TV movie provides a dramatized account of the pedophile scandal that shook the Catholic Diocese of Boston.
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Pack of Lies 1987 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Page
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Teri Garr, Alan Bates, Daniel Benzali, Sammi Davis, Ronald Hines, Clive Swift, Peter Schofield, David Corti, Margot Leicester, Bruce Morrison, Jackie Downey
This "Hallmark Hall of Fame" TV presentation, dealing with the activities of two London couples who live across the street from each other, is based on a true story. When Barbara Jackson (Ellen Burstyn) allows a British government agent (Alan Bates) into her home to spy on her neighbors, Helen and Peter Schaefer (Teri Garr and Daniel Benzali), the couples' relationship is threatened.
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The Patron Saint of Liars 1998 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Cast: Dana Delany, Ellen Burstyn, Sada Thompson, Clancy Brown, Nancy Moore Atchison, John Putch, Jill Gascoine, Debra Christofferson, Lisa Rieffel, Marissa Ribisi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary-Joan Negro
Unhappy and pregnant Rose (Dana Delany) leaves her husband in California and goes to a Catholic home in Kentucky for unwed mothers where she meets, falls in love with, and marries the grounds keeper (Clancy Brown) who raises her daughter as his own. Rose made one little mistake: she never divorced her first husband (John Putch) who, after 15 years, tracks her down.
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Playing by Heart 1998 R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Willard Carroll
Cast: Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, Anthony Edwards, Angelina Jolie, Jay Mohr, Gena Rowlands, Dennis Quaid, Nastassja Kinski, Madeleine Stowe
This romantic merry-go-round interweaves the stories of couples at all stages of life and their relationships in an effort to explain love. It fails in that respect, but it succeeds in providing some entertainment.
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Providence 1977 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alain Resnais
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, Ellen Burstyn, David Warner, Elaine Stritch, Samson Fainsilber, Denis Lawson, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Milo Sperber, Anna Wing
This fantasy, written inside the mind of a 78 year old, involves family members and is the dying Clive Langham's last effort.
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Requiem for a Dream 2000 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Christopher McDonald, Louise Lasser, Keith David, Sean Gullette, Ben Shenkman
Adapted from Hubert Selby Jr's. 1968 novel set at Brighton Beach, this story centers around four confused people–Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn), Harry Goldfarb (Jared Leto), Marion Silver (Jennifer Connelly), and Tyrone C. Love (Marlon Wayans)–who have opted for drugs to achieve happiness. In the process they learn that what they are trying to find for themselves is only an illusion. Ellen Burstyn was nominated for the sixth time as Best Actress.
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Resurrection 1980 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Detrie
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom, Pamela Payton-Wright, Eva Le Gallienne, Jeffrey DeMunn, Lois Smith, Richard Hamilton, Lane Smith
Edna McCauley (Ellen Burstyn) recovers from a serious injury to find that she now has the power to heal others. Burstyn's performance is wonderful, and she received an Academy Award nomination. A nomination for Supporting Actress went to Eva Le Gallienne.
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Roommates 1995 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Peter Falk, D.B. Sweeney, Julianne Moore, Jan Rubes, Ellen Burstyn, Frankie Faison, Ernie Sabella, John Cunningham
Although in his 70s, a grandfather (Peter Falk) refuses to allow his grandson to go to an orphanage and makes a commitment to raise him. The story follows their relationship through the following 30 years, including sharing a college fraternity house.
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Same Time, Next Year 1978 PG, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Alan Alda, Ivan Bonar, Bernie Kuby, Cosmo Sardo, David Northcutt, William Cantrell
In 1951, George (Alan Alda) and Doris (Ellen Burstyn) leave their mates and join each other at an inn in California after which they return to their homes. They continue their trysts every five years until 1977. This story reflects their personal changes over the 25 year period. George sees a psychiatrist, moves to California, and becomes a piano player. Doris' life also changes from a hippie lifestyle to that of a successful businesswoman. Without fail, every five years, they always appear on schedule and help each other through crises of life. Burstyn was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
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Silence of the North 1981 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allan Winton King
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Tom Skerritt, Gordon Pinsent, Jennifer McKinney, Colin Fox, Donna Dobrijevic, Jeff Banks, David Fox, Richard W. Farrell, Larry Reynolds
Based on the life of Olive Frederickson, this is the story of her unusual existence during the early 1900s in the Canadian wilderness.
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The Spitfire Grill 1996 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lee David Zlotoff
Cast: Alison Elliott, Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden, Will Patton, Kieran Mulroney, Gailard Sartain, John M. Jackson, Louise De Cormier, Ida Griesemer, Lincoln Grow
The Spitfire Grill is a restaurant in Gilead, Maine into which a number of characters gather and gossip is exchanged. Percy Talbot (Alison Elliott), a girl with a past, gets a job as waitress, and the gossip and innuendoes accelerate.
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Twice in a Lifetime 1985 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bud Yorkin
Cast: Gene Hackman, Ellen Burstyn, Ann - Margret, Ally Sheedy, Amy Madigan, Brian Dennehy, Stephen Lang, Darrell Larson, Micole Mercurio
Blue-collar worker (Gene Hackman) lives in Washington State and decides that his marriage has lost its vitality. He has discovered a younger, glamorous woman (Ann-Margret) who has added excitement into his middle-aged existence–much to the dismay of his daughter (Amy Madigan, who received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress).
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W. 2008 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Elizabeth Banks, Richard Dreyfuss, Toby Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Scott Glenn, Thandie Newton, Stacy Keach, Ellen Burstyn, Sayed Badreya, Dennis Boutsikaris, Jessie Bradford, Jonathan Breck, Wes Chatham
The life of George W. Bush is documented in this film with Josh Brolin playing the title role. The story examines Dubya's somewhat checkered past–from his days as a student at Yale, to his early years involved with alcohol, his courtship of Laura (Elizabeth Banks), and then his new world of sobriety and Christianity. Director Oliver Stone presents his version of Bush's presidency as Dubya having psychological problems following his father George H.W. Bush's (James Cromwell) loss to Bill Clinton, and now, as President, Dubya seeking to regain the family honor.
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When a Man Loves a Woman 1994 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Luis Mandoki
Cast: Meg Ryan, Andy Garcia, Ellen Burstyn, Tina Majorino, Lauren Tom, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mae Whitman, LaTanya Richardson, Eugene Roche, Gail Strickland, Susanna Thompson, Al Franken
Finally, alcoholism is portrayed as what it is–an illness and NOT a personality flaw. Meg Ryan plays Alice Green, wife, mother, and alcoholic, who hits her low point and recovery begins. The message is great, but there's not much entertainment value.
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 The Wicker Man 2006 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Neil LaBute
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Frances Conroy, Molly Parker, Leelee Sobieski, Diane Delano, Michael Wiseman, Erika-Shaye Gair, Christa Campbell, Emily Holmes, Matthew Walker, Sophie Hough
Deeply Christian Sheriff Edward Malus (Nicolas Cage) gets a note from ex-fiancee Willow (Kate Beahan) begging for his help in finding her daughter, Rowan (Erika-Shaye Gair). Malus answers the call and arrives on a small island in Puget Sound where he runs into an even larger mystery in the form of a group of pagan women who live in a farming commune and make blood sacrifices. But, Malus connects clues that lead to Rowan's abduction by commune members with the intent of using her as a sacrifice during the upcoming "Day of Death and Rebirth" pageant.
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A Will of Their Own 1998 TV, 240 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Karen Arthur
Cast: Lea Thompson, Ellen Burstyn, Thomas Gibson, John Shea, Sonia Braga, Faye Dunaway, Charlotte Ross, Karin Anglin, Eric McCormack, Tovah Feldshuh, Diana Scarwid, Reiko Aylesworth
This TV miniseries follows the challenges and successes of strong-willed women in the 20th century, chronicling three generations of one family. A fine cast.
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The Winner 1969 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Pit Stop
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Richard Davalos, Ellen Burstyn, Sid Haig, Beverly Washburn, George Washburn, George Barris, Titus Moede
The competitive spirit, and sometimes a win-at-all-cost attitude, prevails in this low-budget stock car racing film. Some good racing and crash footage help keep the interest in Brian Donlevy's last movie.
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 The Yards 2000 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: James Gray
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, James Caan, Ellen Burstyn, Faye Dunaway, Andrew Davoli, Steve Lawrence, Tony Musante, Victor Argo, Tomas Milian, Robert Montano, Victor Arnold
Set around the yards where NYC transit trains are repaired, this crime thriller zeroes in on police corruption. Newly released from prison, Leo Handler (Mark Wahlberg) returns to his mother's (Ellen Burstyn) cluttered apartment, and life looks bleak. But wait, Aunt Kitty (Faye Dunaway) has just married a successful businessman (James Caan), and he is willing to help Leo. Unfortunately, his form of help leads to more and more problems.
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1. Act of Vengeance (1986)
2. Alex in Wonderland (1970)
3. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
4. The Ambassador (1984)
5. Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
6. Brush with Fate (2003)
7. The Cemetery Club (1993)
8. Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
9. Deceiver (1997)
10. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
11. Dying Young (1991)
12. The Exorcist (1973)
13. The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004)
14. Flash (1997)
15. Follow the River (1995)
16. The Fountain (2006)
17. Getting Gotti (1994)
18. Goodbye Charlie (1964)
19. Grand Isle (1991)
20. Harry and Tonto (1974)
21. How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
22. In Our Hands (1984)
23. Into Thin Air (1985)
24. The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
25. The Last Picture Show (1971)
26. Mrs. Harris (2005)
27. Our Fathers (2005)
28. Pack of Lies (1987)
29. The Patron Saint of Liars (1998)
30. Playing by Heart (1998)
31. Providence (1977)
32. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
33. Resurrection (1980)
34. Roommates (1995)
35. Same Time, Next Year (1978)
36. Silence of the North (1981)
37. The Spitfire Grill (1996)
38. Tropic of Cancer (1970)
39. Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
40. W. (2008)
41. When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
42. When You Remember Me (1990)
43. The Wicker Man (2006)
44. A Will of Their Own (1998)
45. The Winner (1969)
aka: Pit Stop
46. The Yards (2000)
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