Tag Archives: Gena Rowlands

The Theme is Cassavetes

Posted on November 13, 2009 by sheila

John Cassavetes has been everywhere the last week (not to mention on my wall, but then that’s always been true). Alex and I watched Opening Night while she was here (she had never seen it). She said to me, “You … Continue reading →

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Scary Moments: A List

Posted on November 2, 2009 by sheila

25 scariest moments in non-horror movies. A compiled list by a bunch of different writers. Some really interesting and startling entries. The infamous eye-slice from Un Chien Andalou, that I can’t even think about without shivering. Alison Willmore writes: Classics … Continue reading →

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Great Mad Women in Cinema

Posted on October 11, 2009 by sheila

Some of these women probably would not qualify for a diagnosis from the psychiatric profession. And perhaps their madness is actually a heightened level of sanity, as is often the case. Nevertheless, they are mad. Wonderfully mad.

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The Faces of Faces

Posted on April 30, 2009 by sheila

“Nobody has the time to be vulnerable to each other.”

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“These moments are so alive and spontaneous, it’s difficult to believe that ‘Faces’ was entirely scripted; though the actors were given great freedom when it came to their gestures and motivations, there was virtually no improvisation on set.”

Posted on April 29, 2009 by sheila

A great review by Dana Stevens of John Cassavetes’ Faces, a movie I’ve never written about (my bad, entirely) – and the latest Criterion Collection release. I have the Cassavetes box set, so I don’t really need to buy the … Continue reading →

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The Eyes Have It: Gena Rowlands in Opening Night

Posted on April 9, 2009 by sheila

I find myself unable to look away from them.

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Sam Shaw’s artistry: First up, John and Gena, Marilyn Monroe

Posted on February 6, 2009 by sheila

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20 Favorite Actresses: Part 2

Posted on December 13, 2008 by sheila

If I had to choose, here are my favorite performances of my 20 choices – the performance may not be what they are most famous for, but that’s no matter. Gena Rowlands: Opening Night Barbara Stanwyck: Ball of Fire Sissy … Continue reading →

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20 Favorite Actresses

Posted on December 10, 2008 by sheila

Where does my heart lie? The meme going around now is 20 favorite actresses. Please go here to see the compilation of links as well as Nathaniel’s choices. I had a hard time with the “all time” part of things … Continue reading →

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Gena Rowlands, Staring You Down.

Posted on July 18, 2008 by sheila

Just look at that screenshot. Gena Rowlands stops me in my tracks. Time and time again. There’s something jagged in her. Something ultimately unresolved. Catharsis – in its classic sense – does not exist for her (or for us, in … Continue reading →

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Charlotte Rampling: Fearless

Posted on January 24, 2008 by sheila

I think I first saw Charlotte Rampling in Angel Heart, her one hauntingly weird scene, with the piano keys, her quiet intense voice, the clinking of her spoon against the side of the cup. Her eyes, man. Her eyes. They … Continue reading →

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This is for Michael

Posted on September 28, 2006 by sheila

He’ll know why. Here is a note from John Cassavetes to Ray Carney, who – to Cassavetes fans – needs no introduction.* Years and years later, long after Cassavetes has died, here’s a note to Ray Carney from Gena Rowlands.

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PBS, Thank You for Broadway: The Golden Age

Posted on March 16, 2006 by sheila

Last night, I happened to catch the final half-hour of a certain fund-raising drive on my local PBS channel – and they were showing an absolutely MARVELOUS documentary called Broadway: The Golden Age. It’s eventually going to be a 3-part … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Middle of the Night” (Paddy Chayevsky)

Posted on June 18, 2005 by sheila

Next in my Daily Book Excerpt: Next play on the script shelf is from my collected stage plays of Paddy Chayefsky: Middle of the Night. I touched on it a bit yesterday. Middle of the Night is a really simple … Continue reading →

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The Books: “We’ve Had a Hundred Years of Psychotherapy–And the World’s Getting Worse”

Posted on May 5, 2005 by sheila

Next book in my Daily Book Excerpt: We’re moving on now to what I think of as my “therapeutic” section. The next book is We’ve Had a Hundred Years of Psychotherapy–And the World’s Getting Worse, by James Hillman and Michael … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Imaginary Dinner

Posted on January 4, 2005 by sheila

As I mentioned, I did do a post on “People I would like to dine with, living or dead” But I’m gonna re-launch it, and re-format it, following El Capitan’s lead. Like Emily, this list would probably change on a … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Fatigue, Part 2

Posted on August 18, 2004 by sheila

Here are famous people I admire are, yes, talented – but they are also the ones that I know next to nothing about. All I can really talk about is their work. Gene Hackman Dustin Hoffman Meryl Streep Gena Rowlands … Continue reading →

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