Shutter Island
2010 3.8 stars 138 mins Thrillers Rated: R
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his own troubling visions and by Dr. Cawley (Ben Kingsley). Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer and Max von Sydow co-star in director Martin Scorsese's plot twist-filled psychological thriller set on a Massachusetts island in 1954. |
Easy A
2010 3.7 stars Comedy Rated: NR
High school is the setting for this freewheeling comedic twist on Nathaniel Hawthorne's 19th-century novel The Scarlet Letter. Ambitious student Olive (Emma Stone) decides to boost her popularity by pretending to be the school slut. As the school's swirling rumor mill increases both her notoriety and her finances, Olive enjoys her newfound status but eventually must decide which is more important: popularity or self-esteem. |
Whatever Works
2009 3.1 stars 92 mins Comedy Rated: PG-13
While falling for a young Southern belle (Evan Rachel Wood), an aging New York City eccentric (Larry David) finds himself caught in a series of bizarre situations involving the girl's parents and his own Greenwich Village group of pals. Written and directed by legendary filmmaker Woody Allen, this romantic comedy also stars Patricia Clarkson, Ed Begley Jr., Michael McKean and Henry Cavill. |
For the Love of Movies: The Story...
2009 3.2 stars 80 mins Documentary Rated: NR
Filmmaker Gerald Peary directs this insightful documentary that examines the oft-misunderstood world of film criticism and explores what the future holds for the underappreciated art form in the expanding Internet era. Filled with an assortment of the country's most respected critics, Peary's film features appearances by Kenneth Turan, Elvis Mitchell, A.O. Scott, and arguably the most recognizable film critic of all time, Roger Ebert. |
Main Street
2009 3.7 stars Drama Rated: NR
When an outsider named Gus (Colin Firth) arrives and proposes storing hazardous waste in their small town, the residents must weigh the many risks with the great financial rewards in this drama. With danger afoot and everyone restless about money, this story explores the politics of survival for rural America. Orlando Bloom, Ellen Burstyn, Patricia Clarkson, Amber Tamblyn and Andrew McCarthy co-star. |
Cairo Time
2009 3.4 stars 88 mins Drama Rated: NR
When magazine editor Juliette (Patricia Clarkson) travels to Cairo to meet her diplomat husband, Mark (Tom McCamus), she learns from his friend Tareq (Alexander Siddig) that Mark has been delayed. As Tareq introduces her to the city and its customs, an unexpected attraction arises between them. Juliette soon grows accustomed to life in Cairo while she and Tareq try to find the best way to deal with their complex feelings in this romantic drama. |
Phoebe in Wonderland
2008 3.6 stars 96 mins Drama Rated: PG-13
Whether at home or at school, 9-year-old Phoebe (Elle Fanning) always seems to get in trouble for breaking the rules. When her drama teacher (Patricia Clarkson) casts her in a production of "Alice in Wonderland," Phoebe begins to receive personal advice from the play's characters. Felicity Huffman, Bill Pullman and Campbell Scott also star in this fantastical tale about inspiration and overcoming adversity. |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Javier Bardem stars in this Golden Globe-winning dramedy from legendary director Woody Allen as a flamboyant painter who finds himself in the middle of a unique relationship with Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Christina (Scarlett Johansson), a pair of American tourists. Penélope Cruz earned her first Oscar for her portrayal of Bardem's insanely jealous ex-wife, Maria Elena, whose emotional instability leads her to her former lover's guest room. |
Lars and the Real Girl
When a delusional loner (Ryan Gosling) buys a life-size sex doll over the Internet, promptly falls in love with her and starts telling people that the doll is his girlfriend, his brother (Paul Schneider) and sister-in-law (Emily Mortimer) decide it's time to intervene. Patricia Clarkson co-stars in this offbeat feature film debut about love, loss and human relationships from director Craig Gillespie. |
No Reservations
2007 3.5 stars 104 mins Comedy Rated: PG
In this remake of the award-winning European romantic comedy Mostly Martha, Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Kate, an emotionally fragile chef whose life is turned upside down when she becomes her niece's (Abigail Breslin) sole guardian. Kate is used to absolute control -- both in her kitchen and at home. But now she faces chaos on all fronts, as both the child and her new sous chef (Aaron Eckhart) work their way into her heart. |
Blind Date
2007 2.0 stars 80 mins Drama Rated: NR
Middle-aged married couple Don (Stanley Tucci) and Janna (Patricia Clarkson) are torn apart by their daughter's accidental death. No longer able to relate to each other, they reconnect when Don begins placing personal ads for Janna to respond to. They both role-play their parts, pretending to be strangers, a facade they hope can repair years of damage to their relationship. Tucci also directs this remake of Theo van Gogh's 1996 film. |
Married Life
2007 2.9 stars 91 mins Drama Rated: PG-13
When unhappily married Harry (Chris Cooper) decides to kill his wife (Patricia Clarkson) to be with his beautiful mistress (Rachel McAdams), his playboy friend Richard (Pierce Brosnan) tries to talk Harry out of it. But Richard's motives are hardly pure, and his hidden agenda soon comes to light. Directed by Ira Sachs, this taut atmospheric drama set in the 1940s also stars Erin Boyes and David Wenham. |
Elegy
2007 3.3 stars 113 mins Drama Rated: R
Cultural critic David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley) sits comfortably in his ivory tower, divorced from any romantic or familial entanglements. That is, until the striking 24-year-old daughter (Penélope Cruz) of Cuban exiles reawakens his sense of sexual excitement. Their unlikely bond yields shocking revelations that change David's life forever. Spanish director Isabel Coixet helms this star-studded adaptation of the Philip Roth novel The Dying Animal. |
All the King's Men
2006 3.0 stars 128 mins Drama Rated: PG-13
Sean Penn stars as corrupt Southern politician Willie Stark -- a charismatic man who wins the populist vote but, behind closed doors, is as underhanded as those he smeared -- in this remake of an Oscar-winning 1949 film of the same name. Ex-reporter Jack Burden (Jude Law) unwittingly helps Stark gain political power, but it's just a matter of time before the governor's crooked dealings are exposed. |
Good Night, and Good Luck
George Clooney's Academy Award-nominated docudrama pits veteran television newsman Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) against a determined Sen. Joseph McCarthy and his single-minded crusade to quell the red threat at home. Despite corporate pressure to back off, Murrow and his CBS staff vow to examine the lies and fear tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his Communist witch-hunts. Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson and Jeff Daniels co-star. |
The Dying Gaul
2005 3.2 stars 96 mins Independent Rated: R
When Jeffrey (Campbell Scott), a slick Hollywood studio exec, offers gay screenwriter Robert (Peter Sarsgaard) $1 million to transform a screenplay's homosexual protagonists into heterosexuals, Robert takes the bait -- and ends up sleeping in Jeffrey's bed. But complications ensue when Jeffrey's wife, Elaine (Patricia Clarkson), begins unraveling her husband's secrets, with nail-biting consequences. Craig Lucas directs in his feature-film debut. |
The Woods
2005 3.0 stars 91 mins Horror Rated: R
Set in 1965 in the buttoned-up world of an all-girls private boarding school, this horrifying tale features the acting chops of Oscar nominee Patricia Clarkson, who appears as the chilly headmistress. Based on the nightmarish visions she's been having since her arrival, new student Heather (Agnes Bruckner) knows that the woods surrounding the school aren't normal. And when her classmates begin disappearing, she has no choice but to investigate. |
The Dying Gaul
2005 3.5 stars 105 mins Independent Rated: NR
Playwright Craig Lucas transforms his play for the big screen in this noirish drama starring Campbell Scott as Jeffrey, a studio exec desperate to stay at the top of the heap as he sets out to quash the creativity of a screenwriter (Peter Sarsgaard) who's penned a script about his lover's death from AIDS. Jeffrey's willing to take on the project, but only if the main character is changed from a man to a woman -- which would alter the film's soul. |
Good Night, and Good Luck
George Clooney's Oscar-nominated docudrama pits TV newsman Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) against Sen. Joseph McCarthy and his single-minded crusade to quell the red threat at home. Despite corporate pressure to back off, Murrow and his CBS staff are determined to examine the lies and fear tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his Communist witch-hunts. The impressive cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson and Jeff Daniels. |
Dogville
2004 2.9 stars 177 mins Independent Rated: R
When a mysterious woman (Nicole Kidman) claims she's being chased by hoodlums and needs a place to hide out, the residents of Dogville come to her rescue. But she must prove herself worthy of the privilege -- and win the trust of everyone in town. John Hurt narrates director Lars von Trier's meditation on small-town America, with an all-star cast that includes Paul Bettany, Chloë Sevigny, Stellan Skarsgård, Lauren Bacall and James Caan. |
Miracle
2004 4.0 stars 136 mins Drama Rated: PG
Focused on achieving the impossible -- defeating the Soviet Union's unbeaten hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics -- brash U.S. hockey coach Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) unites a motley group of college athletes and turns them into a force to be reckoned with. Based on an improbable true story that shocked the world, this inspirational drama also stars Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich and Eddie Cahill. |
Miracle: Bonus Material
2004 3.6 stars 104 mins Drama Rated: NR
This accompanying disc to the critically acclaimed movie about the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team that made history is filled with exciting bonus materials, including "The Making of Miracle" featurette, commentaries, a short documentary ("From Hockey To Hollywood: The Actor's Journey"), a tribute to coach Herb Brooks and more. |
The Station Agent
When his only friend dies, a young dwarf named Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) relocates to an abandoned train station in rural New Jersey, intent on living the life of a hermit. But his solitude is interrupted by his colorful neighbors. Finbar's new crop of friends includes a struggling artist (Patricia Clarkson) coping with the recent death of her young son and a talkative Cuban hot dog vendor (Bobby Cannavale). |
Pieces of April
Reformed wild child April Burns (Katie Holmes) attempts to make Thanksgiving dinner -- while battling a temperamental oven -- for her estranged suburban family at her grungy New York apartment and anticipates introducing them to her new boyfriend, Bobby (Derek Luke). Oliver Platt, Sean Hayes and Oscar-nominated Patricia Clarkson co-star in this drama that observes a dysfunctional family coming together to address the past and heal the future. |
All the Real Girls
Paul (Paul Schneider) lives large in a small Southern town, where he's made a sexual conquest of nearly every single, eligible female. Every one, that is, except for his best friend's sister, Noel (Zooey Deschanel), a committed virgin. When Paul falls unexpectedly for Noel, he swears he's not out for sex and seeks to prove it to her with his actions. But Paul finds love much harder to manage than plain old-fashioned lust. |
Far from Heaven
When she finds her husband (Dennis Quaid) with another man, a Connecticut housewife (Julianne Moore) finds herself dealing with infidelity and the racial tension that epitomized the late 1950s at the advent of the Civil Rights movement in America. As a coping mechanism to deal with the emotional turmoil, she develops an unlikely friendship with her African-American gardener (Dennis Haysbert), who's full of sage wisdom. |
Welcome to Collinwood
2002 3.0 stars 86 mins Comedy Rated: R
When small-time thug Cosimo (Luis Guzman) lands in prison, he learns about a plan for the perfect heist -- but needs someone on the outside to pull it off. Soon, he's contending with a motley crew of screw-ups and losers (including Isaiah Washington, Sam Rockwell and William H. Macy) vying for the job. With the help of a wheelchair-bound safecracker (George Clooney), the team bumbles into misstep after misstep in pursuit of a small fortune. |
Carrie
2002 3.7 stars 132 mins Horror Rated: NR
This remake of Stephen King's chilling tale about high school misfit Carrie White (Angela Bettis), who finally seeks revenge on all the cool people who've bullied her over the years, is filled to the brim with twists, turns and macabre fun. As the teenaged Carrie develops physically into a woman, her telekinetic abilities blossom, giving her a measure of power she's never had before. |
Wendigo
2002 2.2 stars 92 mins Horror Rated: R
While driving to the country, urbanites Kim (Patricia Clarkson), George (Jake Weber) and their son Miles (Erik Per Sullivan) get into a car accident when they hit a deer hobbled by ruthless hunters, who complain that the city people killed "their" deer -- and worse, broke two of its antlers. But that's just the beginning of the family's worries: It seems they've also awakened the spirit of Wendigo, a mythical Native American figure. |
Heartbreak Hospital
2002 1.9 stars 91 mins Comedy Rated: NR
When up-and-coming actress Neely Kendall (Chelsea Altman) scores a coveted role on the popular daytime soap "Heartbreak Hospital," she quickly becomes the enemy of the show's venomous female star (Diane Venora) -- and the romantic interest of the hunky male lead (John Shea). Unfortunately, her psychotic neighbor (Patricia Clarkson), who's obsessed with the show and has a crush on Neely's co-star, can't distinguish fantasy from reality. |
The Safety of Objects
2001 3.2 stars 120 mins Drama Rated: R
Four intersecting tales shed light on the difficult lives of suburbanites. Esther (Glenn Close) nurses her comatose son (Joshua Jackson) while ignoring the rest of the family, and workaholic attorney Jim (Dermot Mulroney) overlooks his wife (Moira Kelly), losing control when he doesn't get an expected promotion. Meanwhile, Annette (Patricia Clarkson) and her family struggle to survive her divorce, and Helen (Mary Kay Place) seeks excitement. |
Joe Gould's Secret
2000 2.9 stars 110 mins Drama Rated: R
According to film critic Roger Ebert, Joe Gould's Secret "makes American Beauty pale by comparison." Stanley Tucci directs and stars in this lovingly crafted film about New York literary circles in the 1930s and '40s, slowly unraveling a secret that might belong to someone other than the titular homeless man. Ian Holm is masterful as the half-lunatic, half-oracle Gould. |
Falling Like This
2000 2.5 stars 93 mins Drama Rated: NR
Filmmaker Dani Minnick captures the pathos and tenderness of young love in this drama set in 1980s California about a pair of star-crossed lovers, the untroubled Katie (Megan Wilson) and the angry Boyd (Brian Vaughan). Struggling to keep their romance alive, they promise to live in the moment, but soon find that relationships are complicated and challenging, especially between teenagers trying to find their footing in this difficult world. |
Simply Irresistible
1999 3.4 stars 100 mins Romance Rated: PG-13
Struggling chef Amanda (Sarah Michelle Gellar) just isn't cutting the mustard, but her soufflés begin to improve thanks to a magic crustacean in this love story infused with culinary delights. Smitten upon meeting Tom (Sean Patrick Flanery), Amanda is given a crab from a caring cupid, and her dishes begin to cause a certain magic of their own. Tom, who's opening a restaurant with the aid of Lois (Patricia Clarkson), can't help but take notice. |
High Art
Magazine editor Syd (Radha Mitchell) is stuck in a dreary relationship with her boyfriend (Gabriel Mann) when she befriends her upstairs neighbor Lucy (Ally Sheedy), a well-known photographer whose live-in actress girlfriend (Patricia Clarkson) is struggling with a drug addiction. Lucy fascinates Syd, and the pair hit it off. But when Syd calls on Lucy to do an assignment for the magazine, their friendship soon grows into something much more. |
Murder One: Season 2: Disc 1
1996 180 mins Television Rated: PG-13
This disc contains the following episodes: "Chapter One, Year Two," "Chapter Two, Year Two," "Chapter Three, Year Two" and "Chapter Four, Year Two." |
Murder One: Season 2: Disc 2
1996 180 mins Television Rated: R
This disc contains the following episodes: "Chapter Five, Year Two," "Chapter Six, Year Two," "Chapter Seven, Year Two" and "Chapter Eight, Year Two." |
Murder One: Season 2: Disc 3
1996 180 mins Television Rated: UR
This disc contains the following episodes: "Chapter Nine, Year Two," "Chapter Ten, Year Two," "Chapter Eleven, Year Two" and "Chapter Twelve, Year Two." |
Murder One: Season 2: Disc 4
1996 135 mins Television Rated: UR
This disc contains the following episodes: "Chapter Thirteen, Year Two," "Chapter Fourteen, Year Two," "Chapter Fifteen, Year Two" and "Chapter Sixteen, Year Two." |
Murder One: Season 2: Disc 5
1996 135 mins Television Rated: NR
This disc contains the following episodes: "Chapter Seventeen, Year Two" and "Chapter Eighteen, Year Two." |
Neil Simon's London Suite
1996 2.6 stars 120 mins Comedy Rated: NR
This Neil Simon play boasts an all-star cast, including Patricia Clarkson, Kelsey Grammer, Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jonathan Silverman, Julie Hagerty and Madeline Kahn. During one day at a London hotel, four story lines follow an author (Clarkson) and her husband (Grammer), two tennis fans (Richards and Hagerty), a pair of honeymooners (Louis-Dreyfus and Silverman) and sisters on a shopping binge (Kahn and Margot Steinberg). |
Murder One: Season 2
1996 3.6 stars 810 mins Television Rated: R
The second season of this Emmy Award-winning drama series starts with a political assassination that has a major effect on the personal and professional life of high-powered Los Angeles attorney James Wyler (Anthony LaPaglia). As the case progresses throughout the season, Wyler finds himself engaged in a strategic battle against tenacious prosecuting attorney Miriam Grasso (Barbara Bosson) and must increasingly rely on his firm's new recruit. |
Pharaoh's Army
1995 3.1 stars 90 mins Drama Rated: PG-13
Union soldiers in search of food descend on the farm of a Confederate family and decide to stay until one in their ranks' wounds have healed. While the war weary Union captain (Chris Cooper) falls for the mother of the family (Patricia Clarkson) -- whose husband is off fighting for the rebels -- her son plots revenge on the dirty, double-dealing Yankees. Co-stars Kris Kristofferson. |
Murder One: Season 1: Disc 1
1995 176 mins Television Rated: R
This disc includes the following episodes: "Chapter One," "Chapter Two," "Chapter Three" and "Chapter Four." |
Murder One: Season 1
1995 3.8 stars 1012 mins Television Rated: PG
Prominent Los Angeles attorney Theodore Hoffman (Daniel Benzali) takes on the most challenging case of his illustrious career when he agrees to defend bad-boy star Neil Avedon (Jason Gedrick), who's been accused of murdering a 15-year-old girl. As Hoffman digs deeper into the case, he uncovers a twisted trail of evidence that leads straight to the top of the Los Angeles elite. Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci and Vanessa Williams also star. |
Murder One: Season 1: Disc 2
1995 176 mins Television Rated: R
This disc includes the following episodes: "Chapter Five," "Chapter Six," "Chapter Seven" and "Chapter Eight." |
Murder One: Season 1: Disc 3
1995 176 mins Television Rated: R
This disc includes the following episodes: "Chapter Nine," "Chapter Ten," "Chapter Eleven" and "Chapter Twelve." |
Murder One: Season 1: Disc 4
1995 176 mins Television Rated: R
This disc includes the following episodes: "Chapter Thirteen," "Chapter Fourteen," "Chapter Fifteen" and "Chapter Sixteen." |
Murder One: Season 1: Disc 5
1995 176 mins Television Rated: R
This disc includes the following episodes: "Chapter Seventeen," "Chapter Eighteen," "Chapter Nineteen" and "Chapter Twenty." |
Murder One: Season 1: Disc 6
1995 132 mins Television Rated: R
This disc includes the following episodes: "Chapter Twenty-One," "Chapter Twenty-Two" and "Chapter Twenty-Three." |
The Old Man and the Sea
1990 3.6 stars 93 mins Drama Rated: NR
Academy Award-winning actor Anthony Quinn tackles the role of Santiago -- the courageous fisherman drawn by writer Ernest Hemingway, whose novel serves as inspiration for the character -- in this haunting film about perseverance. Having failed to capture a single fish in months, Santiago is determined not to fail, even if it means casting out day after day no matter how futile the task may seem. Gary Cole and Patricia Clarkson co-star. |
Tune in Tomorrow
1990 2.8 stars 108 mins Romance Rated: PG-13
It's 1950s New Orleans, and a radio soap opera writer (Peter Falk) has run out of overblown plotlines for the show he's been working on. That is, until he meets a hopeless romantic (Keanu Reeves) who's in love with his older, divorced aunt (Barbara Hershey). Casting himself as a master puppeteer of human emotions, the writer manipulates the two for the sake of creating the perfect soap-opera story. |
The Dead Pool
1988 3.5 stars 92 mins Action & Adventure Rated: R
A macabre sports pool is placing bets on which celebrity is going to die next and crossing names off a list as each of them meets their demise. A serial killer who preys on famous figures enters the scene, and suddenly the odds are dramatically changed. When rogue cop "Dirty Harry" Callahan (Clint Eastwood) and high-profile TV journalist Samantha Walker (Patricia Clarkson) suddenly find their names on the list, the game hits too close to home. |
Rocket Gibraltar
1988 3.4 stars 99 mins Drama Rated: PG
Levi Rockwell's (Burt Lancaster) family has gathered at his home to celebrate his upcoming 77th birthday, and his children and their spouses are an anxious and egocentric bunch set on winning the old man over. Despite the continuous squabbles between siblings and spouses, the group is touched by a poignant and untraditional present Levi's grandchildren have presented to him. Stars Kevin Spacey, Bill Pullman, Patricia Clarkson and Macaulay Culkin. |
Everybody's All American
1988 3.3 stars 127 mins Drama Rated: R
Gavin "Gray Ghost" Gray (Dennis Quaid) is a bona fide Louisiana football legend with a brilliant future in the NFL all but assured. To make his joy complete, Gray marries his college sweetheart (Jessica Lange), who's also homecoming queen (naturally!). But the unpredictability of real life soon intrudes on their fairy-tale romance as they experience many ups and downs through their decades of marriage. Timothy Hutton and John Goodman co-star. |
The Untouchables
G-man Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) will stop at nothing to take down legendary gangster Al Capone (Robert De Niro) -- even if it means bending some rules and breaking some bones! Sean Connery steals the show with his Oscar-winning performance of a tough-as-nails Chicago street cop who shows Ness the ropes. Director Brian De Palma based the climactic shootout on a classic scene from the silent film Battleship Potemkin. |