All the President's Men 1976  PG, 139 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Ned Beatty, Meredith Baxter, F. Murray Abraham, Stephen Collins, Penny Fuller, John McMartin, Robert Walden, Frank Wills
Based on the bestseller by Washington journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, this award-winning film tells the story of the Watergate break-in and the investigation that led to President Nixon's resignation. The screenplay adaptation by William Goldman won an Academy Award, as did Jason Robards for Best Supporting Actor. Nominations included Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Jane Alexander).
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The Betsy 1978  R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Harold Robbins' The Betsy
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Robert Duvall, Katharine Ross, Tommy Lee Jones, Jane Alexander, Lesley-Anne Down, Joseph Wiseman, Kathleen Beller, Edward Herrmann, Paul Rudd
As retirement nears, an auto tycoon's family vies for power in the boardroom and at home.
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Brubaker 1980  R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton, David Keith, Morgan Freeman, Matt Clark, Tim McIntire, Val Avery, M. Emmet Walsh
Henry Brubaker is a prison reformer who is the new warden at a prison. When he looks into problems at his prison, he finds that the entire system is corrupt. During his relentless search for truth, he threatens the jobs of his supervisors and is fired.
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Carry Me Home 2003 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jace Alexander
Cast: Penelope Ann Miller, Kevin Anderson, David Alan Basche, Ashley Rose Orr, Jane Alexander, Leo Burmester, Nicholas Braun, Harrison Chad, Catrina Ganey, Dajon Matthews
This made-for-cable-TV film is set in upstate New York shortly after the end of World War II. Harriet (Penelope Ann Miller) and daughter Carrie (Ashley Rose Orr) grieve over the death of their husband/father during the war. This is the story of how each copes, as Carrie comes of age and Harriet finds a new love–to the dismay of Carrie.
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 The Cider House Rules 1999  PG-13, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Michael Caine, Kathy Baker, Erykah Badu, Jane Alexander, Kieran Culkin, Kate Nelligan
As an infant, Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire) was adopted by Dr. Wilbur Larch (Michael Caine) who ran the orphanage. Homer was raised to be the doctor's assistant for the abortions he performed while moonlighting. But Homer leaves the orphanage during World War II, joins an apple-picking crew, and falls in love with Candy (Charlize Theron). Seven Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Picture and Best Director; Michael Caine won for Best Supporting Actor.
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City Heat 1984  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Clint Eastwood, Jane Alexander, Rip Torn, Madeline Kahn, Irene Cara, Tony Lo Bianco, Richard Roundtree, William Sanderson
A cop (Burt Reynolds) and a detective (Clint Eastwood) pursue gangsters in this mediocre movie. The two have a few disputes, yet respect each other's abilities. Only fans of Reynolds and Eastwood will enjoy seeing their heroes in these roles. Story and screenwriting by Blake Edwards.
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Eleanor and Franklin 1976 TV, 210 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Jane Alexander, Edward Herrmann, Rosemary Murphy, Pamela Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, Lilia Skala, Ed Flanders, Linda Purl, Lindsay Crouse, David Huffman, Helen Kleeb, Peggy McCay, Anna Lee, Irene Tedrow, Linda Kelsey
The story of Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jane Alexander and Edward Herrmann) from Franklin's youth to his election to the presidency is based on Joseph P. Lash's Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Told in flashback while Eleanor prepares for Franklin's funeral, scenes include their lives growing up as cousins and then their marriage. Problems in the marriage are reflected on–including Franklin's domineering mother Sara (Rosemary Murphy) and his affair with Lucy Mercer (Linda Kelsey)–and good times are remembered as well. This made-for-TV spectacular won 11 Emmys, including Outstanding Special and Best Director, as well as one for Rosemary Murphy. A sequel that covers the presidential years follows.
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Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years 1977 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Jane Alexander, Edward Herrmann, Rosemary Murphy, Walter McGinn, Blair Brown, David Healy, Peggy McCay, Donald Moffat, Mark Harmon, John Beal, Priscilla Pointer, Toni Damay, Barbara Conrad, Morgan Farley, Anna Lee
This sequel has most of the same cast and is every bit as good as the first one. It covers FDR's and Eleanor's (Edward Herrmann and Jane Alexander) years in the White House from 1933 to 1945. Told in flashback as Eleanor attends Franklin's funeral, the stories include Eleanor working for social reform, coming to the aid of polio-stricken Franklin, and learning how to deal with Franklin's domineering mother Sara (Rosemary Murphy). The stories also reflect on FDR pulling the country out of the Depression and his "Day of Infamy" speech in which he declares war on Japan. This sequel received Emmys for Best Director and Outstanding Special.
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Feast of Love 2007 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Billy Burke, Selma Blair, Alexa Davalos, Toby Hemingway, Stana Katic, Erika Marozsan, Jane Alexander, Fred Ward, Margo Martindale, Missi Pyle
Bradley Thomas (Greg Kinnear) owns a coffee bar in Oregon, but his wife Kathryn (Selma Blair) doesn't like their lifestyle and leaves him for another woman (Stana Katic). Meanwhile, college professor Harry Stevenson (Morgan Freeman) is grieving over the death of his heroin-addicted son and sits around the coffee bar observing events taking place and offering advice. He warns Bradley against having an affair with real-estate agent Diana (Radha Mitchell), but Bradley, unwisely, doesn't listen. Then, Harry and his wife, Esther (Jane Alexander), take an interest in two of Bradley's employees, Chloe (Alexa Davalos) and Oscar (Toby Hemingway), whose love for each other is threatened by Oscar's abusive father (Fred Ward). And the connections continue as Harry still imparts wisdom to those around him at the coffee bar.
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Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus 2006 R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Fur
Director: Steven Shainberg
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr., Ty Burrell, Harris Yulin, Jane Alexander, Emmy Clarke, Genevieve McCarthy, Boris McGiver, Marceline Hugot, Mary Duffy, Emily Bergi, Lynn Marie Stetson, Matt Servitto
Diane Arbus (Nicole Kidman) made a name for herself as a visionary photographer. This fictionalized account of her life begins when she was an assistant to her successful photographer husband (Ty Burrell). Diane found her own niche in the photography world when she met an upstairs neighbor, Lionel Sweeney (Robert Downey Jr.), who was covered from head to foot with hair and had previously been a circus freak. Lionel introduces her to his world of freaks–and more.
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 The Great White Hope 1970  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Lou Gilbert, Joel Fluellen, Chester Morris, Robert Webber, R.G. Armstrong, Hal Holbrook, Beah Richards, Moses Gunn
This film provides an insightful look at Jack Jefferson (James Earl Jones), the first black Heavyweight Champion of the World, and the racial prejudice he found surrounding his position. Both Jones and Jane Alexander received Oscar nominations.
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A Gunfight 1971 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Johnny Cash, Jane Alexander, Karen Black, Raf Vallone, Dana Elcar, Robert J. Wilke, Keith Carradine, Eric Douglas, Paul Lambert, James Cavasos, Philip L. Mead, George Le Bow, John J. Wallwork, Neil Davis
Two over-the-hill gunslingers, Abe Cross and Will Tenneray (Johnny Cash and Kirk Douglas), meet in a small Western town where Will lives with his wife Nora (Jane Alexander) and their son Bud (Eric Douglas). Abe and Will see the chance to make money by staging a gun duel between themselves and selling tickets for the event with the winner taking all. This is Cash's film debut.
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Kramer vs. Kramer 1979  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Howard Duff, Justin Henry, George Coe, JoBeth Williams, Howland Chamberlin, Joe Seneca, Jack Ramage, Bill Moor, Jess Osuna, Nicholas Hormann, Ellen Parker, Carol Nadell
This is the story of father Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) and son Billy (Justin Henry) who are forced to go it on their own after their wife and mother Joanna (Meryl Streep) walks out on them. Ted does learn how to care for Billy and places Billy over other priorities–Ted even loses his much loved job in order to make time for Billy. Now, Joanna returns planning to take custody of Billy, but Ted refuses to give him up, and a custody suit ensues. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Best Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), and Writing.
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Malice in Wonderland 1985 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Rumor Mill
Director: Gus Trikonis
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Alexander, Richard Dysart, Joyce Van Patten, Jon Cypher, Leslie Ackerman, Bonnie Bartlett, Joel Colodner, Rick Lenz, Mary McCusker, John Pleshette, Tim Robbins
Bitter rivals in Hollywood's gossip world, Louella Parsons (Elizabeth Taylor) and Hedda Hopper (Jane Alexander), feud and claw their way to reach the status of Top Gossip Queen.
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 Miracle on 34th Street 1973 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Fielder Cook
Cast: Jane Alexander, David Hartman, Roddy McDowall, Sebastian Cabot, Suzanne Davidson, Jim Backus, Tom Bosley, David Doyle, James Gregory, Roland Winters, Conrad Janis, Ellen Weston, Burt Mustin, Jason Wingreen, Liam Dunn
This TV remake of the 1947 classic follows the former movie closely, with Sebastian Cabot in the role of Kris Kringle who is hired to play Santa Claus during the Christmas season at Macy's. Kris becomes friends with Macy's manager Karen Walker (Jane Alexander), her young daughter Susan (Susan Davidson), and their neighbor Bill (David Hartman). Kris claims that he is the real Santa Claus and tries to convince Susan that her mother is wrong and that Santa Claus really does exist. This leads to a sanity hearing where Kris must convince both a court and Susan that he is, indeed, the real Santa. Again remade in 1994. 1 User Review
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| | lois copeland 03/12/2007 | It has been a long time since I have veiwed this move in Canada.
From what I remember it was a great movie and if enyone has a copy I would like to purchase one loiscope227@hotmail.com |
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The New Centurions 1972 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Jane Alexander, Scott Wilson, Rosalind Cash, Erik Estrada, Clifton James, James Sikking, Ed Lauter, Dolph Sweet, William Atherton, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Peter de Anda, Michael de Lano, Stefan Gierasch
This police drama, based on Joseph Wambaugh's best-selling novel, pits veteran L.A. police officer Sergeant Kilvinsky (George C. Scott) against one of the new breed of rookies, part-time law student Roy Fehler (Stacy Keach). Roy learns much from Kilvinsky, but, because of the stresses of the job, he ignores his law studies. That upsets his wife Dorothy (Jane Alexander) who does not like being a cop's wife, and she leaves Roy. Meanwhile, Kilvinsky is planning to retire and wants to train Roy so that he can take his place on the force. With Dorothy gone and police pressures on his mind, Roy finds relief in a new girlfriend Lorrie (Rosalind Cash), but more problems lie ahead.
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Night Crossing 1982 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: John Hurt, Jane Alexander, Doug McKeon, Keith McKeon, Beau Bridges, Glynnis O'Connor, Geoffrey Liesik, Michael Liesik, Ian Bannen, Anne Stallybrass, Matthew Taylor, Klaus Lowitsch
Based on a true story, this film depicts two families, in 1979, who dared to gain freedom by crossing the well-guarded East Germany border in a hot-air balloon.
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 The Ring 2002 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox, Jane Alexander, Lindsay Frost, Amber Tamblyn, Rachael Bella, Daveigh Chase, Shannon Cochran, Sandra Thigpen, Richard Lineback, Sasha Barrese, Tess Hall, Adam Brody
This remake of the Japanese horror film, "Ringu" (1998), sticks to the original story of a cynical journalist. Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) investigates the mysterious death of her niece, Katie (Amber Tamblyn). Katie had told a friend that immediately after watching a certain video, her phone rang and a voice said, "Seven days." Exactly seven days later Katie died. Now, after Rachel and her young son (David Dorfman) watch the same video, she is faced with the fact that she has less than a week to solve the mystery or be doomed to Katie's fate.
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Square Dance 1987 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Home Is Where the Heart Is
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Winona Ryder, Rob Lowe, Deborah Richter, Guich Koock, Elbert Lewis, Charlotte Stanton, J. David Moeller, Irma P. Hall, Dixie Taylor
This coming-of-age film is the story of 13-year-old Gemma (Winona Ryder) who lives with her crotchety grandfather (Jason Robards) in rural Texas. Her estranged mother (Jane Alexander) arrives and takes Gemma to Fort Worth for the summer. While there, Gemma meets mentally-challenged Rory (Rob Lowe), with whom she spends much time. Meanwhile, the deeply religious Gemma and her promiscuous mother head for a confrontation.
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Sunshine State 2002 PG-13, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Edie Falco, Angela Bassett, Jane Alexander, Timothy Hutton, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Edson, Miguel Ferrer, Mary Alice, Ralph Waite, James McDaniel, Bill Cobbs
Plantation Island off Florida's coast is the location developers have chosen on which to build expensive condos, hotels, and golf courses. But, first, the developers must talk property owners into selling. The owners consist of two side-by-side, but very different, beach communities: Lincoln Beach's African-American community and the tourist town of Delrona Beach.
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Terminator Salvation 2009 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: McG
Cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Jane Alexander, Helena Bonham Carter, Jadagrace, Michael Ironside, Ivan G'Vera, Chris Browning, Dorian Nkono, Beth Bailey, Victor J. Ho
Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, this fourth installment of the "Terminator" series features John Connor (Christian Bale) organizing a resistance force against Skynet and its army of Terminators that are attempting to take over the world. Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington) appears on the scene, and his last memory is of sitting on death row. John is not sure whether Marcus is being sent from the future or has been rescued from the past, but they join forces and head into the heart of Skynet's operation. Then, and only then, do they discover a terrible secret about the annihilation of mankind.
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Testament 1983 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Lynne Littman
Cast: Jane Alexander, William Devane, Rossie Harris, Roxana Zal, Lukas Haas, Lilia Skala, Leon Ames, Rebecca De Mornay, Lurene Tuttle, Kevin Costner, Philip Anglim, Mako, Mico Olmos, Gerry Murillo, J. Brennan Smith
This excellent film examines the consequences of nuclear war and its inherent tragedy through the Wetherly family's–mother Carol (Jane Alexander), daughter Mary Liz (Roxana Zal), and sons Brad and Scottie (Rossie Harris and Lukas Haas)–attempts to survive their remaining days. After the attack, their small town of Hamlin outside of San Francisco is cut off from the rest of the world as radiation takes its toll, and Carol tries to help her children cope with the tragedy. Jane Alexander received an Oscar nomination.
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The Unborn 2009 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: David S. Goyer
Cast: Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Carla Gugino, Ethan Kutkosky, Idris Elba, Jane Alexander, Atticus Shaffer, James Remar, C.S. Lee, Rhys Coiro, Michael Sassone, Craig J. Harris, Rachel Brosnahan
Casey Beldon (Odette Yustman) is living a tortured life–enduring nightmares and hallucinations. After her father (James Remar) tells her that her twin brother died in utero, Casey visits her grandmother Sofi (Jane Alexander) who tells her that the Jewish demon, dybbuk, entered her brother's body while they were at Auschwitz and has been haunting the family ever since. Casey consults spiritual advisor Rabbi Sendak (Gary Oldman) who agrees to perform an exorcism and, hopefully, release the curse and allow Casey to survive.
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Warm Springs 2005 TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia Nixon, David Paymer, Tim Blake Nelson, Matt O'Leary, Matt Malloy, Jane Alexander, Kathy Bates, Andrew Davoli, Nelsan Ellis, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Greg Thompson, Devon Gearhart, Brian F. Durkin, Melissa Ponzio
Kenneth Branagh takes the role of Franklin D. Roosevelt–during seven crucial years of his life from 1921 when he was stricken with polio; through rehabilitation at Warm Springs, Georgia; to his nomination of Al Smith for President in 1928. Cynthia Nixon plays the role of Eleanor, while Jane Alexander, who had played Eleanor previously, takes on the role of FDR's mother, Sarah Delano Roosevelt.
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| 1. All the President's Men (1976)
2. The Betsy (1978)
aka: Harold Robbins' The Betsy
3. Brubaker (1980)
4. Carry Me Home (2003)
5. The Cider House Rules (1999)
6. City Heat (1984)
7. Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
8. Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
9. Feast of Love (2007)
10. Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
aka: Fur
11. The Great White Hope (1970)
12. A Gunfight (1971)
13. In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
14. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
15. Malice in Wonderland (1985)
aka: The Rumor Mill
16. Miracle on 34th Street (1973)
17. The New Centurions (1972)
18. Night Crossing (1982)
19. The Ring (2002)
20. Square Dance (1987)
aka: Home Is Where the Heart Is
21. Sunshine State (2002)
22. Terminator Salvation (2009)
23. Testament (1983)
24. The Unborn (2009)
25. Warm Springs (2005)
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