Ellen Burstyn

Jean Harris dies at 89; killer of 'Scarsdale Diet' doctor

2012-12-28 21:14:00

Jean Harris, the onetime headmistress of an elite girls' school whose trial in the fatal 1980 shooting of the celebrity diet doctor who jilted her generated front-page headlines and national debates about whether she was a feminist martyr or vengeful...

'Picnic' on Broadway: What did the critics think?

2013-01-14 08:25:00

This post has been updated. "Picnic," the 1953�Pulitzer Prize-winning play by William Inge, is getting a rare revival on Broadway from the Roundabout Theatre with a cast of young, good-looking actors paired alongside more seasoned veterans. Maggie...

Saturday's TV Highlights: 'A Bride for Christmas' on Hallmark

2012-11-30 20:00:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week Dec. 2 - 8 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES My Crazy Obsession: This new episode features a woman who has more than 120 fully decorated Christmas trees, a man whose...

Classic Hollywood: The movies at work

2012-09-02 17:15:00

As far back as Louis Lumi�re's 1895 "Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory in Lyon" 46-second short, work has been a central theme in motion pictures.�There have been stark dramas about officer workers as drones (King Vidor's 1928 "The Crowd"), satires...

'The Exorcist' play to star Richard Chamberlain, Brooke Shields

2012-05-17 18:21:00

The power of Christ has compelled Richard Chamberlain and Brooke Shields to take two of the lead roles in a new stage version of William Peter Blatty's "The Exorcist," which is scheduled to open at the Geffen Playhouse on July 11. Chamberlain will play...

New version of 'Coma' on A&E to star several Oscar winners

2011-12-08 16:35:37

Reboot this: Classic TV shows we'd like to see remade

2012-01-14 16:36:13

Fall Sneaks list

2011-09-04 00:00:00

SEPT. 9 All's Faire in Love A college football star has to make up for his many absences by working at a Renaissance fair, where he falls for an aspiring actress. With Christina Ricci, Owen Benjamin, Cedric the Entertainer and Matthew Lillard. Written...

Around Town: The Stooges ride back to town

2011-11-24 16:36:36

Friday's TV Highlights: 'Blue Bloods' on CBS

2011-10-06 21:36:08

'Law & Order: SVU's' guest actresses get Emmy's attention

2011-06-16 00:00:00

"We were writing a story for Chris Meloni's character's mother, and she was going to be bipolar. Immediately we thought Ellen Burstyn." So began Neal Baer's wooing of the Oscar-winning Burstyn to the set of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." "We had...

'Another Happy Day': Sam Levinson, a natural-born director [video]

2011-10-28 16:36:46

A scene from the Roundabout Theatre's revival of William Inge's "Picnic" at the American Airlines Theatre in New York. Ellen Burstyn, left, co-stars with Sebastian Stan and Maggie Grace.

2013-01-13 18:43:00

Veteran stage and film actress Ellen Burstyn celebrates her 78th birthday today.

2012-12-05 18:38:00

The comedic performer (shown above performing in 1977) joined Jane Fonda, Ellen Burstyn and Warren Beatty to host the 49th Oscars in 1977.

2012-08-02 12:06:23