Lonely Are The Brave (1962) with Kirk Douglas

These are all terrific titles,
mikel
! I've seen all of them except for "Strangers" and "The Betty Ford Story."
"Another Woman" is one of my favorite films, and I just watched it again last week. Gena gives a powerful performance, and the rest of the cast is excellent. It's definitely my favorite Woody Allen film.
I love Gena's segment with Winona Ryder in "Night on Earth." The Cassavetes (both John and Nick) films you mention are excellent as well.
I saw "An Early Frost" when it first aired, and I've since purchased a copy. It was pretty bold for network TV to address AIDS in 1985, and Gena should be proud to be part of that, as well as all the other fine titles on this list.

Most of these are not obscure, but worth seeing:
ANOTHER WOMAN (One of Woody Allen's best)
OPENING NIGHT
NIGHT ON EARTH (Early 90s indie)
MINNIE AND MOSKOWITZ
A CHILD IS WAITING (Judy Garland/Burt Lancaster)
STRANGERS: THE STORY OF A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER (a popular Made-for-TV film w/Bette Davis)
LOVE STREAMS
THE BETTY FORD STORY (TV)
A QUESTION OF LOVE (TV)
UNHOOK THE STARS
AN EARLY FROST (Impactful, popular TV film)
THE INCREDIBLE MRS. RITCHIE (Cable/TV)

Wow, I hadn't thought of "A Question of Love" in years! I saw that on television 30 years ago, but it's slipped my mind until now. I've never seen "The Betty Ford Story," but I'm sure this is another of Gena's outstanding performances.
Sadly, neither of these has been officially release on VHS or DVD, so unless someone actually taped them when they aired (unlikely, because these were the days before VCRs were widespread), they'd be very hard to find. You're very lucky to have "Betty Ford" on tape!

Gena has also done several movies for TV, and we all know that she always do her very best in everything, because she's a true artist !
I'll name two of my favs and also sadly forgotten !
The Betty Ford Story :
Almost impossible to find (I have it on a very very old VHS) Gena Rowlands Emmy & Golden Globes winning performance, she's simply outstanding as Betty Ford ! I still haven't seen "Face of a Stranger" which is her second Emmy winning performance, if anyone have it and want to sell it, send me a Message, thanks !
A Question of Love !
A very Beautiful, inteligent, subtle and controversial drama about relationship and homosexuality, Gena Rowlands and an another fantastic and outrageously underrated american actress, Jane Alexander play a lesbian couple, it's amazing !
I'm happy that "Strangers : The Story of a Mother and Daughter" have already been mentioned ! Gena & Bette together on screen = A Dream !

I just watched "Once Around" a few weeks ago. It's a wonderful ensemble drama about ordinary people experiencing the highs and lows of life.
You can tell it doesn't have an American director Lasse Hallstrm clearly is more interested in developing his characters than in making some "great statements" about life or forcing some dramatic artifices on the plot.
It's a real slice of life, another great overlooked gem with Gena!

Gena is wonderful in
Once Around
..she's married to Danny Aiello and is mother to Holly Hunter and two other children..a big Boston Italian family.
Holly meets Richard Dreyfuss during a real estate seminar and falls head over heels. She brings him home and the family takes a dislike to him, pegging him as being too 'pushy'..Holly marries Richard anywayand the story unfolds..
It's not really a comedy, but more of a drama
Directed by Lasse Hallstrm.
http://www.imdb.com/board/10102590/
"If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything!".

I love "Playing by Heart," the only film to feature my two favorite actresses: Ellen Burstyn and Gena Rowlands. And I think Angelina is very good in it. I like her as an actress, but dislike her as a personality.

Most definitely Playing By Heart. She plays opposite Sean Connery and their chemistry is remarkable. Although it does have Angelina in it, it's worth the Gena Rowlands experience

Lonely Are The Brave ('62) - supporting role with Kirk Douglas and Walter Matthau.

Hey, thanks for recommending "Lonely Are the Brave." I had to do a lot of looking, but I'm glad I sought it out. That's a film I wouldn't have seen if not for Gena. She has a rela5b4tively small role, but Kirk Douglas is incredible in it, and it's great to see Walter Matthau and Carroll O'Connor in the supporting cast. And what spectacular shots of the Arizona desert!

Wow, "Lonely Are the Brave" somehow slipped by me. Sounds like an excellent film, and it also stars Carroll O'Connor and George Kennedy. I'll seek it out. Thanks!

Lonely Are The Brave ('62) with Kirk Douglas & Walter Matthau. One of the best of that year and Douglas' best performance. Rowlands has a supporting role, but she's wonderful.

Here's another one with a terrific performance by Gena as mother to Laura Linney: "Wild Iris," a cable movie. Check it out!
http://imdb.com/board/10169621/

Here's another I just caught: "Hysterical Blindness," set in New Jersey in 1987, with Gena as the mother of Uma Thurman, who is desperate to find a man. That's right, Uma Thurman can't find a man. Gena and Uma put in strong performances, as do Juliette Lewis and Ben Gazzara. Check it out!

Brilliant performance in "Opening Night" for me..also John Cassavetes was fabuluous in this movie.

I really enjoyed her in Unhook the Stars.

I am in the process of re-watching STRANGERS: THE STORY OF A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER; Rowlands wisely underplays and lets Davis (in one of her best latter-day performances) do all the fireworks their performances complement each other superbly. Gena Rowlands has always spoken very highly of Bette Davis (especially in the recent TCM documentary STARDUST: THE BETTE DAVIS STORY) and of the experience of making this film with her. Rowlands is a class act all the way!
Those of you who think you know everything should politely defer to those of us who actually do!

You can find this movie on ebay! VHS

It's unfortunate that "Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter" is apparently not available on VHS or DVD. I see Bette won an Emmy for this as best actress.
I wish I had seen this. I'm sure Bette 1354and Gena were terrific together.

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I just saw "Skeleton Key" today. I was underwhelmed for most of it, but it really picked up in the last half-hour. It's quite a gem. I'd much rather see Gena in those "grand guignol" roles like Ruth Gordon or Joan Crawford used to take than as the gentle old soul in sappy romances like "Hope Floats." Wish I saw "Skeleton Key" in the theater when it was released.
I'm a huge Joan Allen fan also. She delivers one of many memorable performances in "The Notebook." It's strange that I love that film so much because, as I said, I don't like sappy romances, but the fine performances made everything very believable. Plus, I had such low expectations going in.

Skeleton Key
is far from a great film, but it's surprisingly good for its genre. Most importantly, Gena gets a role which rivals Bette & Joan in
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane
, and as you can imagine, that's just a kick to watch!
I didn't really like
The Notebook
, but Gena made me cry no matter how hard I tried to stop myself. I actually saw it before I really knew who she was (watched it the first time for Joan Allen, another favorite of mine), but she really blew me away.
Agree with just about everything you said. I didn't know that about Angelina's character in that awful movie probably explains a lot, really, if they changed that much.
Enjoy your upcoming viewing!

Hey, vicious_trollop, thanks for the recommendations! Don't worry about going on too long; I found your comments most amusing. What's interesting is, of the films you mentioned that I've seen, I have similar reactions.
I absolute LOVE "Another Woman." Very Bergman-esque. This is the film that really opened my eyes to what a great actress Gena is. It's also my favorite Woody Allen film in which he didn't appear. Unfortunately, I lent my old VHS copy to a friend (ex-friend, actually )
I saw "An Early Frost" when it aired in 1985, and I've always wondered why TV hasn't been able to deal with AIDS so sensitively and realistically in the 20-odd years since.
She works really well with Winona Rider (far from my favorite actress) in "Night on Earth," and it's probably my favorite Jarmusch film.
"Light of Day" is trashy fun, and I'm a big Joan Jett fan, so I've seen it many times. Perhaps it's time for another viewing. Still, it's hard to believe Joan and Michael J. Fox are siblings, just as it's hard to believe Gena Rowlands is their mother.
I just saw "Taking Lives" over the weekend, and found it revolting. Gena's good in it, for as briefly as she appears, but the elevator scene YOINK! It's probably significant that the original novel did not feature Angelina Jolie's character. Speaking of someone far from my favorite actress
I was picturing "Skeleton Key" as being similar, but I'll check it out on your recommendation. For some reason, Gena seems to be cast alongside a lot of actresses I find annoying (Kate Hudson, Sandra Bullock, Angelina Jolie and Winona Rider).
I've also seen "A Question of Love" with Jane Alexander (liked it), "Neon Bible" (liked it more than you) and "The Mighty" (disliked it). Will try to track down the others, starting with "Playing by Heart," which should be easy to find.
Have you seen "The Notebook"? She's heartbreaking in that.
Thanks again for the picks!