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Ellen Burstyn

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Robert Evans' Appalling Wisdoms Through The Years

    Robert Evans is the actor who became Paramount's head of production in the 1970s and who spouted lots of colorful wisdoms at the time--some on-target, some not--according to Peter Bart's book about his own years spent at the studio. Here are some of the highlights that emerged from Evans' very mout ... More >>

  • Film

    April 18, 2012

    No Sparks: The Chemistry Fizzles in Notebook-lite The Lucky One

    Robert Evans is the actor who became Paramount's head of production in the 1970s and who spouted lots of colorful wisdoms at the time--some on-target, some not--according to Peter Bart's book about his own years spent at the studio. Here are some of the highlights that emerged from Evans' very mout ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 18, 2012

    Keira Knightley Reveals the Secret Behind Her Spanking Scene!

    I talk to her about her method, spank you very much

  • Theater

    November 2, 2011

    The Atmosphere of Memory Has an Atmosphere of Retread

    Labyrinth and David Bar Katz head to the land of family-play stereotypes

  • Film

    October 19, 2011

    The Mighty Macs

    Labyrinth and David Bar Katz head to the land of family-play stereotypes

  • Books

    October 19, 2011

    Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark Zooms In

    Brian Kellow's biography tries to tackle the iconic film critic

  • Columns

    October 5, 2011

    Kathy Griffin On Paula Abdul, Michele Bachmann, and Anderson Cooper!

    Somebody's got to do the dirty dishes around here

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Reviewing 'The King of Marvin Gardens' Not Knowing if Nixon Won

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. November 9, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 45 films in focus by Andrew Sarris By the time you read this column you will know the results of the 1972 election. You will know who won and by how large a margin, and everything you read will be color ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Charlie Chaplin Classes Up the 1972 Oscars Ceremony

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. April 20, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 16 films in focus By Andrew Sarris The 44th annual festivities of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences began with a whimper and ended with a bang, demonstrating that, among other things, Oscar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Peter Bogdanovich Entitled to Gloat for 'The Last Picture Show'

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. October 14, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 41 films in focus By Andrew Sarris Who would have thought a few years back that in 1971 Peter Bogdanovich would be traveling first-class on the express train of film history while Dennis Hopper was bummi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Best Films of 1970!

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. January 21, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 3 Films in Focus By Andrew Sarris The time has not only come, it is probably long past, to survey the moviegoing year of 1970 (itself either the last year of the '60s or the first year of the '70s), to p ... More >>

  • Film

    September 8, 2010

    A Christmas Movie in September, Lovely, Still Subverts Expectations

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. January 21, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 3 Films in Focus By Andrew Sarris The time has not only come, it is probably long past, to survey the moviegoing year of 1970 (itself either the last year of the '60s or the first year of the '70s), to p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Ellen Burstyn, Megan Mullally, and Elaine Stritch!

    Ellen Burstyn, Megan Mullally, and Elaine Stritch! Yes, they're all together in this YouTube clip from The Ellen Burstyn Show, a groaner-filled 1986 sitcom unworthy of three talents of this caliber. Interestingly, Stritch plays Burstyn's mother, even though in reality she's only six years older. ... More >>

  • Film

    December 29, 2009

    A Buried Tennessee Williams Screenplay, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

    Ellen Burstyn, Megan Mullally, and Elaine Stritch! Yes, they're all together in this YouTube clip from The Ellen Burstyn Show, a groaner-filled 1986 sitcom unworthy of three talents of this caliber. Interestingly, Stritch plays Burstyn's mother, even though in reality she's only six years older. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Performances Lost in the Awards Shuffle

    ​The Oscar nominations aren't out yet, but the Golden Globe ones were announced and all the critics' groups have declared their faves, so it's becoming clear who's being royally shafted this year. These are the best performances that I feel are sadly being pushed under a truck in favor of big ... More >>

  • Columns

    May 6, 2009

    Miss California Partied Down with a Trannie!

    Actually, I never even leave my seat at intermission.

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    This Week in the Voice

    Is it Trekalicious? Or Trek Jerky? Robert Wilonsky weighs in on the Star Trek movie, in which Spock is a "tormented youth in revolt." Ward Sutton does the funny cartoon version. We're accustomed to think of William Thompson as Mr. Clean. But he's a friend of William Howell, and as city comptrol ... More >>

  • Film

    October 15, 2008

    The Elephant King a Pale Excuse for a Cinematographer's Holiday

    Is it Trekalicious? Or Trek Jerky? Robert Wilonsky weighs in on the Star Trek movie, in which Spock is a "tormented youth in revolt." Ward Sutton does the funny cartoon version. We're accustomed to think of William Thompson as Mr. Clean. But he's a friend of William Howell, and as city comptrol ... More >>

  • Film

    October 15, 2008

    Oliver Stone Assigns Motive to Dubya's M.O. In W.

    But at this point, who cares? (Other than Josh Brolin.)

  • Film

    July 9, 2008

    The Stone Angel, a Stubbornly Affecting Drama

    Kari Skogland's adaptation of the late Canadian novelist Margaret Laurence's 1964 novel

  • Theater

    April 15, 2008

    Two New Plays and the Perils of Autobiography

    The Little Flower of East Orange and Marcy in the Galaxy show why not everybody's life is worth dramatizing

  • Film

    November 14, 2006

    Fountain of Shame

    That Darren Aronofsky sure is ambitious. Too bad his movie makes no sense.

  • Columns

    October 24, 2006

    NY Mirror

    That Darren Aronofsky sure is ambitious. Too bad his movie makes no sense.

  • Screens

    December 27, 2005

    Pew and Cry

    Jesus is my co-pilot: Aidan Quinn stars in a network drama about desperate Episcopalians

  • Columns

    December 9, 2003

    NY Mirror

    Jesus is my co-pilot: Aidan Quinn stars in a network drama about desperate Episcopalians

  • Theater

    November 18, 2003

    Southern Discomforts

    Maybe the South shall rise again, but not as a result of this week's Broadway openings

  • NYC Life

    October 28, 2003

    Listings

    Maybe the South shall rise again, but not as a result of this week's Broadway openings

  • Film

    June 4, 2002

    Declining Women

    Maybe the South shall rise again, but not as a result of this week's Broadway openings

  • Film

    October 17, 2000

    Next of Kin in Shades of Gray

    Maybe the South shall rise again, but not as a result of this week's Broadway openings

  • Film

    October 3, 2000

    Dose of Reality

    Maybe the South shall rise again, but not as a result of this week's Broadway openings

  • Columns

    October 3, 2000

    NY Mirror

    Maybe the South shall rise again, but not as a result of this week's Broadway openings

  • News

    September 5, 2000

    Picture This

    Thrillers! Satires! Westerns! Indies! Blockbusters! Sequels!

  • Film

    May 9, 2000

    A Guide to the Season's Competitors

    Thrillers! Satires! Westerns! Indies! Blockbusters! Sequels!

  • Columns

    August 17, 1999

    NY Mirror

    Anyone can be Madonna and Madonna is in everyone: Maddy impersonator Queerdonna.

  • Film

    January 26, 1999

    Playing By Heart

    Anyone can be Madonna and Madonna is in everyone: Maddy impersonator Queerdonna.

  • Film

    November 17, 1998

    Chilly Scenes

    A Winter Movie Preview
    [Some Dates Guaranteed To Change]

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