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Olympia Dukakis
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Olympia Dukakis - what members say
review by from London
For once a serialisation matches the quality of the book 5 March 2006
review by crispin40 from Stirling, Scotland
Very moving 21 September 2007
review by A customer from London
An unexpected joy 2 October 2008
Olympia Dukakis - filmography
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In the Land of Women
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Olympia Dukakis, Kristen Stewart, Adam Brody
Director: Jon Kasdan
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IN THE LAND OF WOMEN is a surprisingly sombre yet funny coming-of-age tale from director Jon Kasdan, and stars Adam Brody in a role not too different from his beloved Seth Cohen on the night-time teen soap THE O.C. Brody, playing a character his own age, breezily inhabits Carter, a loveable but ..read more »
 
63%
from 3,966 members
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Away from Her
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Julie Christie, Michael Murphy, Gordon Pinsent
Director: Sarah Polley
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A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheel chair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
66%
from 8,075 members
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3 Needles
(2005)
Starring: Olympia Dukakis, Sandra Oh, Stockard Channing
Director: Thom Fitzgerald
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In China, Jin Ping sets up a mobile blood collection service and inadvertently starts an epidemic that even she will have to overcome. In South Africa, Clara, a novice nun sets out to help the children despite local superstitions and the church itself. In Canada, Denny, a second rate porn actor ..read more »
57%
from 9 members
Currently unavailable
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The Thing About My Folks
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Paul Reiser, Elizabeth Perkins, Peter Falk
Director: Raymond DeFelitta
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Paul Reiser wrote and stars in THE THING ABOUT MY FOLKS, although he graciously handed over the lead role to veteran screen star Peter Falk. Directed by Raymond De Felitta (CAFE SOCIETY), the film is ostensibly a road movie that allows Reiser to dig beneath the surface of a unique father-son ..read more »
61%
from 56 members
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The Event
(2003)
Starring: Parker Posey, Sarah Polley, Don McKellar
Director: Thom Fitzgerald
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An intense relationship drama that takes the form of a mystery, The Event centers around a series of unexplained deaths that occur among the gay community in New York's fashionable Chelsea district.
49%
from 23 members
Currently unavailable
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Further Tales of the City
(2002)
Starring: Olympia Dukakis, Paul Hopkins, Laura Linney
Director: Pierre Gang
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Based on the novel by Armistead Maupin, TALES OF THE CITY chronicled the lives of six apartment dwellers in a complex owned by an eccentric during the 1970s. This second sequel (following MORE TALES OF THE CITY) to the original finds the 1970s over and the 1980s just beginning. Set in 1981, FURTHER ..read more »
80%
from 43 members
Currently unavailable
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Last Of The Blonde Bombshells
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Leslie Caron
Director: Gillies Mackinnon
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Elizabeth, the youngest of The Blonde Bombshells, recalls her days during the Second World War when the group entertained the nation. When she meets up with Patrick, the only male member of the group, she has the idea on reforming the band to play together again for one last time.
72%
from 889 members
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Joan Of Arc
(1999)
Starring: Leelee Sobieski, Jacqueline Bisset, Powers Boothe
Director: Christian Duguay
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This four-hour television miniseries version of Joan's story is lavishly produced with a star-studded cast. In a tiny village during the Hundred Years' War, teenager Joan d'Arc (Leelee Sobieski) has been raised by her parents, flinty Peter (Powers Boothe) and Isabelle (Jacqueline Bisset), amidst ..read more »
57%
from 349 members
Not currently released
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More Tales Of The City
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney, Paul Hopkins
Director: Pierre Gang
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More Tales Of The City--the TV miniseries sequel to "Tales of the City"--is an adaptation of the books by Armistead Maupin. Like its precursor, it follows the lives of a diverse group of individuals from San Francisco, each of whom are searching for love. Meet Anna Madrigal, the bizarre landlady, ..read more »
71%
from 1,844 member
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A Life For A Life
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Olympia Dukakis, Simon Shepherd, Tony Pritchard
Director: Stephen Whittaker
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On the 12th November 2007 Ronald Castree was jailed for the murder of 11 year old Leslie Molseed in 1976. A Life For A Life is based on events surrounding the trial and conviction of Stefan Kiszko falsely accused of the murder. Kiszko is a compelling story of human tragedy. Stefan Kiszko was an ..read more »
66%
from 31 members
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Pentagon Wars
(1998)
Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Cary Elwes, Olympia Dukakis
Director: Richard Benjamin
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The military-industrial complex gets a scathing send-up in this HBO-produced political satire, which finds Army brass pouring money and effort into the construction of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a top-secret white elephant whose high-tech design negates its usefulness.
66%
from 111 members
Currently unavailable
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Better Living
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Olympia Dukakis, Roy Scheider, Edward Herrmann
Director: Max Mayer
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Nora (Olympia Dukakis) and her three grown daughters, living in the suburbs of New York City, are stunned when Tom (Roy Scheider), Nora's husband and the father of the girls, comes back after 15 years and reunites their family. However, he has changed. Now, he insists that the family build a ..read more »
34%
from 45 members
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Picture Perfect
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Bacon, Jay Mohr
Director: Glenn Gordon Caron
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Jennifer Aniston plays a plucky, perky, Prada-clad junior ad executive who pulls out all the stops hoping to snag a coveted account, but what her superiors really want is a mature, settled employee. What's a girl to do but increase her credibility by inventing a fiancée from out of town, based on a ..read more »
59%
from 6,519 members
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Mr Holland's Opus
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas
Director: Stephen Herek
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The year is 1965, and Glenn Holland (Richard Dreyfuss), a composer convinced he is destined to write an historic opus, takes a job as a music teacher to pay the bills. Unbeknownst to him, it is the next 30 years, spent as an instructor, that will define his life. His passionate teaching motivates ..read more »
69%
from 2,746 members
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Mighty Aphrodite
(1995)
Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Woody Allen, Claire Bloom
Director: Woody Allen
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MIGHTY APHRODITE is Woody Allen's stab at Greek comedy/tragedy, and it is wildly successful. Allen stars as Lenny Weinrib, a sportswriter married to ambitious Amanda Sloan (Helena Bonham Carter), who desperately wants her own art gallery in New York City and is willing to play the game to get it. ..read more »
66%
from 4,881 members
Not currently released
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Jeffrey
(1995)
Starring: Steven Weber, Patrick Stewart, Michael T. Weiss
Director: Christopher Ashley
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In this surprising, buoyant comedy, a young, gay actor/waiter finds "Mr. Right" after becoming celibate in the age of AIDS. Struggling with the notion of commitment after discovering his perfect man is HIV-positive, he relies on his best friend (Patrick Stewart as an interior decorator), a self-..read more »
57%
from 900 members
Currently unavailable
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Tales Of The City
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Olympia Dukakis, Donald Moffat, Chloe Webb
Director: Alastair Reid
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Adaptation of the books of Armistead Maupin, which follow the lives of a diverse group of individuals from San Francisco, who are all searching for love. Meet Anna Madrigal, the bizarre landlady, Mona Ramsey, who is unaware that she is Anna's daughter, Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver, the gay Floridian ..read more »
71%
from 2,745 members
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Look Who's Talking
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis
Director: Amy Heckerling
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A single mother in her mid-30s sets out to find a proper father for her son. Baby Mikey has his own views on the matter and needs to make them known through his actions - he favours an engaging cab driver turned babysitter. But by the time he can talk it may be too late.
62%
from 6,818 members
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Steel Magnolias
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Dolly Parton
Director: Herbert Ross
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The title refers to those seemingly frail Southern belles who survive any and all deprivations through whims of iron. Robert Harling's original stage play was set exclusively in a Louisiana beauty parlor where an all-female cast of characters laughed, cried and compared menfolk. The film expands ..read more »
67%
from 8,234 members
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Death Wish
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia
Director: Michael Winner
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This drama about a man who takes the law into his own hands was wildly controversial upon first release, sparking much debate about the perceived pro-vigilante stance of the story, and established Charles Bronson as a major box office draw in the United States. Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) is a ..read more »
69%
from 1,519 member
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Day On Fire
on DVD
Starring: Martin Donovan, Olympia Dukakis, Carmen Chaplin
Director: Jay Anania
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Day on Fire is a haunting portrayal of violence. In New York, four women go about their lives, oblivious to the menace that is coming their way. Their paths intersect against the backdrop of a ghastly suicide bombing in Israel, and the strange foreboding wanderings of a mysterious man cruising the ..read more »
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from 7 members
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...cellent casting combined with fantastic location makes for compelling viewing. Olympia Dukakis in particular shines as the enigmatic Mrs Madrigal. I would heartily recommend...
