TV Guide: Olympia Dukakis

Listing: John and Mary

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 11 06:00 PM FMC

Listing: The Thing About My Folks

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:15:00 -0500

Tue Dec 9 10:15 AM HBOe

Listing: Mighty Aphrodite

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:15:00 -0500

Sun Dec 7 06:15 PM TMCe

Listing: The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 7 06:00 PM TNT

Listing: The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 7 04:00 PM TNT

Listing: Look Who's Talking Now

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 6 08:00 AM OXYGN

Listing: In the Land of Women

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:15:00 -0500

Fri Dec 5 10:15 AM HBOe

Video: The Wedding

iTunes — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:43:57 -0500

The Wedding - When Mel and Angela have a spat on the day of the wedding, suddenly Sam is left in charge of pulling it all together before the guests arrive, on Worst Week. Fred Willard and Olympia Dukakis guest star.

Video: The Ring

iTunes — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:12:51 -0500

"The Ring" - While babysitting Mel's niece, Sam accidentally lets her eat one of the wedding rings that June (Olympia Dukakis) gave him to use on their wedding day, on "Worst Week."

Photo: Worst Week - Season 1 - "The Ring"- Guest star Olympia Dukakis as June, Erinn Hayes as Melanie and Nancy Lenehan as Angela

courtesy Mitchell Haddad/CBS — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:00:00 -0500

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Photo: Worst Week - Season 1 - "The Ring" - Kyle Bornheimer as Sam, Erinn Hayes as Melanie, Kurtwood Smith as Dick and guest star Olympia Dukakis as June

courtesy Sonja Flemming/CBS — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:00:00 -0500

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Video: On This Day: June 20

iVillage — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:08:58 -0500

The movie 'Jaws' was released, and Olympia Dukakis, Villa, Lionel Richie and Nicole Kidman were born.

Video: Moonstruck

Hulu — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:53:38 -0500

Cher and Nicolas Cage star in a sophisticated romantic comedy about the loves, jealousies and wacky superstitions within a Brooklyn, Italian-American family. Olympia Dukakis and Danny Aiello also star.

Video: The Intended

iTunes — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:19:29 -0500

Set in the 1920s, Sarah (Janet McTeer) and her younger lover (JJ Feild) travel to an ivory trading post deep in the Malaysian jungle. The influence of the couple's high hopes and obvious love for each other on the small strained group of inhabitants unleashes greed, murder and madness: a tragedy where everyone is the victim of each other's broken dreams. This Dogme 95 inspired costume drama also stars Olympia Dukakis, Brenda Fricker, Tony Maudsly and Philip Jackson. The Intended is directed by Danish filmmaker, Kristian Levring and was co-written by leading lady, Janet McTeer. Shot with digital video, this film premiered at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival.

Video: 3 Needles

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:45:11 -0500

Three stories, which offer differing perspectives on the AIDS pandemic, are featured in this anthology-drama. Sister Clara (Chlo Sevigny) is a young nun who is working with two, more experienced, missionaries (Olympia Dukakis and Sandra Oh) in a village along the African coast. Sister Clara finds herself struggling against ignorance and misinformation among the natives, but discovers she can only accomplish so much through traditional means and is forced to make a great personal sacrifice for the greater good. Denny (Shawn Ashmore) lives in Montreal and makes his living acting in pornographic movies -- a career he's kept hidden from his mother (Stockard Channing), who depends on Denny for financial support. Like most of his colleagues, Denny must present current HIV tests to producers in order to keep working. But unlike most of his fellow porn actors, Denny is actually carrying the AIDS virus, and presents fraudulent test paperwork in order to keep working. And Jin Ping (Lucy Liu) collects blood donations

Video: Borough Of Kings

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:38:39 -0500

Young Jimmy (James Stanek) is desperate to escape his apparent future as a low-level mobster in his Brooklyn neighborhood. He follows his heart and auditions for a role in a Shakespearean production at New York's famed {~Joseph Papp Theatre}. And he gets the part, mostly because the veteran director (Olympia Dukakis) sees promise in Jimmy's raw talent. But when Jimmy inadvertently discovers two of his boyhood hoodlum friends chopping up a body in order to conceal a mob-ordered murder, he becomes a liability -- and a target. Now memorizing his lines for opening night is the least of his worries as the gang members invade his new life. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide.

Video: Last Of The Blonde Bombshells

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:19:03 -0500

A group of trailblazing female musicians try to take another shot at success in this musical comedy-drama produced for the premium cable network HBO. In the 1940s, the Blonde Bombshells were the finest all-female jazz band in the U.K., playing hot swing music that helped raise England's spirits during the dark days of WWII. Fifty years later, Elizabeth (Judi Dench), one of the band's sax players, is trying to decide what to do with herself after the death of her husband. Pulling her axe out of mothballs, Elizabeth starts playing again, and after meeting Patrick (Ian Holm), the group's former manager (and drummer-in-drag), they decide to put the group back together for a reunion tour. But they soon discover that putting the band back on the road after over fifty years is no easy task. The Last of the Blonde Bombshells also stars Leslie Caron, Olympia Dukakis, and jazz vocalist Cleo Laine. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide.

Video: Away From Her

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:13:56 -0500

Filmmaker Atom Egoyan -- a longtime onscreen collaborator with the gifted young actress Sarah Polley (The Sweet Hereafter) -- executive-produced Polley's directorial debut, Away from Her, starring Julie Christie, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, and Wendy Crewson. Adapted by Polley from a short story by Alice Munro, this small-scaled two-character drama concerns Grant (Gordon Pinsent) and Fiona (Christie), a long-married couple, well into their golden years, who are much in love and connected to one another on every level. Soul mates in the purest sense of the term, the two feel a sense of ease and tranquility in their rural home. But when Fiona's memory begins to slip away and she insists on being taken to a rest home, the decision stirs up torrents of guilt and regret in Grant's heart. The rules of the center only complicate matters, as they forbid visitation and communication with Fiona for an interminable period of time. He determines to support his wife at all costs, even if must happen at the expense of

Video: Intended, The

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:15:45 -0500

Danish filmmaker Kristian Levring directs the Dogme 95-inspired period drama The Intended, co-written by leading lady Janet McTeer. Shot with digital video, the film takes place in the Malaysia jungle during the 1920s. Fortysomething British woman Sarah (McTeer) travels with her younger fianc , Hamish Winslow (JJ Feild), to a small community near Borneo. Hamish has been hired to survey the land and map a road for a trading post run by a deeply dysfunctional family. The local ruler is tough matriarch Mrs. Jones (Brenda Fricker), who dominates her son William (Tony Maudsley) and nephew Norton (Philip Jackson). When a climate change causes them to become even more isolated, the family tension takes a dark turn. Also starring Olympia Dukakis. The Intended premiered at the {~2002 Toronto Film Festival}. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide.

Video: Further Tales Of The City

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:09:16 -0500

Armistead Maupin's colorful saga of life in San Francisco in the 1970s continues in this miniseries, the third following the characters of his serialized novel {-Tales of the City}, which follows the story into 1981. After his relationship with Jon Fielding (Bill Campbell) comes to an end, Michael Tolliver (Paul Hopkins) throws himself back into dating, while Prue Giroux (Mary Kay Place) finds herself in a similar situation after her divorce. Mary Ann Singleton (Laura Linney) finds that moving ahead in her career in local television is an uphill battle, while her boyfriend Brian Hawkins (Whip Hubley) is feeling the strain of adjusting to his new job while staying faithful to Mary Ann. And DeDe (Barbara Garrick) has some startling news for Mary Ann that could have a major impact on her life. Produced for the Showtime premium cable network, Further Tales of the City also stars Olympia Dukakis, Bruce McCulloch, Henry Czerny, Sandra Oh, Parker Posey, Scott Thompson, and Joel Grey. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide.

Video: Digger

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:44:11 -0500

This oddly unsettling PG-rated film stars Adam Hand-Byrd as Digger, a 12-year-old whose parents are going through serious domestic problems. To keep him out of the line of fire, Digger is sent to live with his crusty grandmother Olympia Dukakis in the Pacific Northwest. He has a great deal of difficulty adjusting to his new environment, but soon he and the locals are the best of friends. A subplot concerns grandma Dukakis' rollicking romance with suave Leslie Nielsen. Rodney Gibbons' script takes some curious side trips into the Morbid, with Digger making the acquaintance of some very tragic characters. Digger was completed in 1992, copyrighted in 1993, and finally given limited release in 1994. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.

Video: Thing About My Folks, The

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:05:48 -0500

A middle-aged man finds himself dealing with the divorce of his elderly parents as well as many years of emotional baggage in this poignant comedy drama. Ben (Paul Reiser) is a writer who is enjoying a quiet evening at home with his wife, Rachel (Elizabeth Perkins), when they receive an unexpected visitor, Ben's father, Sam (Peter Falk). As it happens, Sam has some surprising news -- his wife, Muriel (Olympia Dukakis), has left him, leaving behind a note saying she wants some time alone. While Ben gets in touch with his sisters, who immediately set out to track down Muriel, he is left to deal with Sam while he tries to figure out what has gone wrong. Eager to spend some time with his dad to talk things out, Ben invites Sam along for a trip upstate to look at some property he's interested in buying, and as the two men hit the road, they get a chance to get to know one another in a way Sam, a busy salesman, was unable to do when Ben was a boy. The Thing About My Folks was a pet project for Paul Reiser, who wrot

Video: In The Land Of Women

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:44:57 -0500

A man having trouble with women suddenly finds himself surrounded by them in this independent comedy drama. Carter Webb (Adam Brody) is a successful writer who has fallen into an emotional tailspin after his girlfriend, well-known actress Sophia (Elena Anaya), breaks up with him. When Carter learns that his grandmother (Olympia Dukakis) is in failing health, he decides to leave California and return to his hometown of Detroit to help take care of her and beginning work on his long-planned novel. As Carter spends time with his grandmother, he becomes friendly with her neighbors -- mom Sarah Hardwicke (Meg Ryan) and her two daughters, angst-ridden teen Lucy (Kristen Stewart) and precocious 11-year-old Paige (Makenzie Vega). As Sarah attempts to deal with a pressing personal crisis and Carter begins sorting out his relationship issues, he discovers that sometimes what feels like the end is actually just a new beginning. In the Land of Women was the first directorial project for actor and screenwriter Jon Kasdan,

Video: Moonstruck

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:40:07 -0500

When there's a full moon over Brooklyn, anything can happen, and everything happens in the neighborhood where widowed bookkeeper Loretta Castorini (Cher) lives. First, Loretta agrees to marry a man she does not love, Johnny Cammareri (Danny Aiello), simply because he knows how to propose properly. Before the wedding can take place, Cammareri must visit his dying mother in Sicily. In his absence, Loretta is supposed to try to patch up the differences between Johnny and his brother, bakery operator Ronny Cammareri (Nicolas Cage). Having never forgiven Johnny for indirectly causing the accident that crippled him, Ronny flies into a rage whenever his brother's name is mentioned. He does, however, fall for Loretta like a ton of bricks. After a torrid affair, Loretta tries to avoid Ronny out of respect to Johnny, but he's just too fascinating to resist. Meanwhile, Loretta's father (Vincent Gardenia) is fooling around with his mistress Mona (Anita Gillette), while Loretta's mother (Olympia Dukakis) is wooed by a col

Video: Hot Shot

iTunes — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:02:51 -0500

The details surrounding a young woman's death suggests to Don and his team that she could have been murdered by a serial killer. Upon further investigation, they uncover disturbing evidence that incriminates their suspect but also puts Don's life in danger. Meanwhile, Charlie dreams about his late mother, which causes him to regret his introverted behavior when she was dying. JoBeth Williams and Olympia Dukakis guest star.

Video: Steel Magnolias

CinemaNow — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:16:55 -0500

A warm and witty celebration of friendship, Southern style. A topline an all-star ensemble cast in this smash hit. Starring: SALLY FIELD, DOLLY PARTON, SHIRLEY MACLAINE, JULIA ROBERTS, OLYMPIA DUKAKIS, DARYL HANNAH

Video: 'In The Land of Women' - Trailer No. 1

AOL Moviefone — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:41:34 -0500

Video: 'The Thing About My Folks' - Trailer No. 1

AOL Moviefone — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:07:59 -0500

Video: 'The Event' - Trailer No. 1

AOL Moviefone — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:31:30 -0500

A Manhattan DA (Parker Posey) investigates a string of mysterious deaths of AIDS patients, leading her to look closely at one incident in which a dying man (Don McKellar) threw a going-away party for himself before committing assisted suicide. The ensemble cast includes Olympia Dukakis, Sarah Polley and Jane Leeves.

Photo: Worst Week - Season 1 - "The Ring" - Kurtwood Smith as Dick and guest star Olympia Dukakis as his mother June

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Photo: The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines - Robert Foxworth as Uncle Jerry, Olympia Dukakis as Margie Carsen

courtesy Erik Heinila/TNT

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Photo: Sarah Polley and Olympia Dukakis - "Away From Her", Sept. 2006

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Photo: Olympia Dukakis - "The Intended" portraits, Sept. 2002

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Photo: Olympia Dukakis, Parker Posey, and Thom Fitzgerald - "The Event" portraits, Sept. 2003

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Photo: Olympia Dukakis - "The Night Listener" New York City premiere, Aug. 2006

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