Title: Gloria Year: 1980 Director: John Cassavetes Cast: Gena Rowlands, Buck Henry, John Adames, Lupe Garnica, Tom Noonan Synopsis: Gloria (Rowlands) reluctantly shelters her neighbors’ young child when mafia assassins are moving to take them out. Once they’re slain, Gloria’s...
Nine o’clock in the morning on the last day of TCM Fest at the Chinese Theater is a singularly weird way to see Gene Kelly’s Hello, Dolly! (1969) for the first time. The movie’s reputation has more to do with...
JOHN CASSAVETES FACES, A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, HUSBANDS, THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE Before becoming one of the fathers of American independent cinema, John Cassavetes was a well-known actor, appearing in such films as The Dirty Dozen and...