Films with: Burstyn, Ellen

Alice doesn't live here anymore

When Alice's husband dies and leaves her with their eleven-year old son, she leaves for California, but is stranded in Phoenix. She lands a waitressing job and meets a rancher.

DVD 3193

Choosing one's way resistance in Auschwitz/Birkenau /

Documentary about heretofore little-known story of resistance in Auschwitz/Birkenau.

DVD 6241

Decade under the influence

A cast of pioneering writers, directors, and actors talk about the 70's, their films and their colleagues.

DVD 2881

Exorcist

A young girl becomes possessed by the devil and causes several violent deaths before she can be cured.

DVD 17

Five easy pieces

Presently working in an oil field, talented pianist Robert Dupea spends most of his free time downing beers, playing poker and being noncommittal with his sexy but witless girlfriend Rayette. But when he is summoned to his father's deathbed, Dupea returns home with Rayette, where he meets and falls for a sophisticated woman. Now caught between his conflicting lifestyles, the gifted but troubled Dupea must face issues that will change his life forever.

DVD 11959

Fountain

"Through time and space, one man embarks on a bold 1000-year odyssey to defeat humankind's most indomitable foe: Death"--Container.

DVD 8996

Harry & Tonto

Comedy about a man evicted from his apartment who decides to take his cat, Tonto, and head cross country to live with one of his children. He has many 'encounters' with an assortment of people he meets on the way.

DVD 7846

King of Marvin Gardens

Gritty story of small-time losers and big-time dreamers in Atlantic City.

DVD 1704

Last picture show

A bittersweet drama of the social and sexual mores in small-town 1950s Texas.

DVD 1658

Lovely, still

With the approach of Christmas causing him to feel lonely in life and love, Robert Malone braves the wintery snow to arrive home from his job at the grocery store only to find a stranger standing in his home. What begins as an odd and awkward encounter quickly blossoms into what appears to be a romantic late life love affair that takes a heartfelt and wonderful journey with an unexpected turn.

DVD 8156

Requiem for a dream

A hypnotic tale of four human beings each pursuing their vision of happiness. Harry and his best friend, Tyrone, are impoverished heroin addicts living in Coney Island, NY. Harry's girlfriend, Marion, is a fellow addict trying to distance herself from her wealthy father. Harry's mother, Sara, spends her days watching television and wants to lose weight to go on a game show. She visits a sleazy doctor who prescribes her amphetamines and soon Sara has a drug habit of her own. Even as everything begins to fall apart, they refuse to let go, plummeting with their dreams into a nightmarish, gut-wrenching freefall.

DVD 1339

Resurrection

A woman experiences clinical death and returns to life with the amazing ability to heal others. Attributing her powers to human love, rather than divine intervention, she begins to aid the residents of her childhood town. No one she touches will ever be the same again.

DVD 13104

Spitfire Grill

A young woman who has just been released from prison after serving five years for manslaughter takes a job in the only restaurant in a small Maine town and works to gain the trust of the townspeople.

DVD 1810

W.

A look at the life of the 43rd president of the United States. Rising from a privileged alcoholic to a born-again Christian whose belief in religious destiny helped move him to the top ranks of political power. How he used Christianity to turn his life around, met and married his wife, and the days before his decision to declare war on Iraq are featured.

DVD 6380

When Marnie was there

Sent to the seaside to stay with relatives for the summer, Anna strikes up a friendship with Marnie, who lives there in an old mansion surrounded by marshes. As their friendship grows, so does Anna's curiosity about the truth surrounding her new friend.

DVD 11222