If These Walls Could Talk 2 2000  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jane Anderson, Martha Coolidge, Anne Heche
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Perkins, Michelle Williams, Nia Long, Natasha Lyonne, Chloe Sevigny, Sharon Stone, Ellen DeGeneres
This made-for-TV drama covers the lesbian owners of a house at three different times: 1961, 1972, and 2000. The first episode is the best, telling of an older couple, Edith and Abby (Vanessa Redgrave and Marian Seldes), and how Edith handles the death of her long-time mate.
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Normal 2003  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jane Anderson
Cast: Jessica Lange, Tom Wilkinson, Hayden Panettiere, Clancy Brown, Joseph Sikora, Randall Arney, Richard Bull, Mary Seibel, Rick Touhy
The current state of affairs has become too difficult for Roy (Tom Wilkinson), so he tells his wife of 25 years, Irma (Jessica Lange), and his pastor that he feels he is a woman locked inside a man's body. Furthermore, he has decided he wants a sex-change operation. Thus begins the story of how he, his family, co-workers, and friends deal with the issue.
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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio 2005  PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jane Anderson
Cast: Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Trevor Morgan, Ellary Porterfield, Simon Reynolds, Monte Gagne, Robert Clark, Michael Seater, Erik Knudsen
1950s' parents–Evelyn and Kelly (Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson)–are trying to raise 10 children but just cannot seem to make financial ends meet–until Evelyn starts writing advertising jingles that pay for the family's needs.
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When Billie Beat Bobby 2001 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jane Anderson
Cast: Holly Hunter, Ron Silver, Matt Letscher, Bob Gunton, Jacqueline McKenzie, Elizabeth Berridge, Vincent Van Patten, Caitlin Martin, Gerry Becker, Michael Mantell, Caroline Aaron, Jack Hallett
The famous "battle of the sexes" tennis match between tennis stars Billie Jean King (Holly Hunter) and Bobby Riggs (Ron Silver) in 1973 is recreated in this made-for-TV film. Seeing an opportunity to cash in on the rise of feminism, over-the-hill Bobby challenged top female tennis stars. The match between him and Billie Jean King at the Astrodome was watched by millions on TV.
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| 1. If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
2. Normal (2003)
3. The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
4. When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
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