"Told in a wildly fresh, unique voice, and with the unshakable ability to laugh at herself time and again, this is Christine Lahti's best performance yet"--dust jacket."
"A fiercely intelligent, hilarious, and deeply feminist collection of interrelated personal stories from Academy, Emmy, and Golden Globe Award–winning actress and director Christine Lahti.For decades, actress and director Christine Lahti has captivated the hearts and minds of her audience through iconic roles in Chicago Hope, Running on Empty, Housekeeping, And Justice for All, Swing Shift, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, God of Carna ..."
"Told in a wildly fresh, unique voice, and with the unshakable ability to laugh at herself time and again, this is Christine Lahti’s best performance yet."
"Told in a wildly fresh, unique voice, and with the unshakable ability to laugh at herself time and again, this is Christine Lahti’s best performance yet."
"In Out of the Ashes, one woman is forced to choose between two horrifying acts of evil, and ultimately finds the courage to make the right choice. Based on actual events that occurred during World War II that chronicles the life of Dr. Gisella Perl, a woman who lost her entire family and was forced to start life over in America."
"Comic story of a New York cartoonist whose biological clock has gone off.Genre: Feature Film-ComedyRating: PG13Release Date: 9-AUG-2005Media Type: DVD"
"OscarÂ(r) nominees* Mary Tyler Moore (Ordinary People) and Christine Lahti ("ChicagoHope") give "virtuoso performances" (Ms.) as newfound friends in this compelling tale that "makes you laugh, cry and works you over emotionally" (Orange Coast) through to its gripping and heartfelt end. Holly Davis (Moore) seems to have it allthe stylish house, the perfectkids, the devoted husband (Ted Danson). But it takes an unlikely friendship with S ..."
"Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell got together on Swing Shift--and if that's the main reason people know about this movie, it only has itself to blame. The film has a marvelous subject (women's changing status on the home front during World War II), a hugely attractive cast, and a sympathetic director, Jonathan Demme, whose previous film, Melvin and Howard, had been a splendid piece of Americana. Yet despite this, it feels disjointed. ..."
"Kathryn has a perfect marriage: a loving husband, a teenage daughter, a beautiful homne - until a knock at the door in the middle of the night changes her life forever. Kathryn learns that the plane her husband was flying exploded over the ocean, killing"
"In einem Justizsystem, das Verbrecher oft wieder freilassen muß, werden Absprachen zwischen Anwälten und Richtern zur Routine. Oft gerät dabei aber ein Unschuldiger ins Hintertreffen. Der junge Anwalt Arthur Kirkland (Al Pacino) empfindet diese Art Gerechtigkeit zunehmend als untragbar. Arthur ist ein ehrlicher Anwalt mit echtem Idealismus. Er bekommt Probleme, als er einen geachteten Richtet (John Forsythe) verteidigen soll, der angekl ..."
"Tiefe Nacht, nasse Fahrbahn, blendende Scheinwerfer: Hatch Harrison verliert die Kontrolle über seinen Wagen, rast den Abhang hinunter in einen reißenden Fluß. Frau und Tochter überleben, doch Hatch driftet ins Reich der Toten. Dem unheimlichen Dr. Nyebern gelingt das Unmögliche: er holt Hatch ins Leben zurück. Doch seitdem verfolgen ihn Horrorvisionen, er sieht grauenvolle Morde - mit den Augen des Killers! Hat Hatch selbst die Greuelt ..."
"Coming-of-age period drama involving a young tomboy who challenges her small, segregation-era southern town to confront bitter truths after her black playmate dies in a fire at the movie house run by her bigoted uncle."
"Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell got together on Swing Shift--and if that's the main reason people know about this movie, it only has itself to blame. The film has a marvelous subject (women's changing status on the home front during World War II), a hugely attractive cast, and a sympathetic director, Jonathan Demme, whose previous film, Melvin and Howard, had been a splendid piece of Americana. Yet despite this, it feels disjointed. ..."
"George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Martin Sheen lead an all-star cast in a powerful portrait of an American civil rights struggle, written by Dustin Lance Black (Milk, J. Edgar) and directed by Rob Reiner (When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men). In November 2008, California's Proposition 8 stripped the freedom to marry away from gay and lesbian couples. Now, two of the nation's most renowned attorneys, under the auspices of the American Foun ..."
"Chicago private eye V.I. Warshawski knows from the start that Consuelo Alvarado's baby is trouble. Consuelo is sixteen. Diabetic. And the daughter of a friend. When she goes into labor too early, even V.I.'s wild drive to get her to the hospital can't save either Consuelo or her child. Soon V.I. is investigating possible malpractice at the emergency room--and falling for a doctor who works there. Mixing business and love is always ..."