Olympia Dukakis Movies

A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.

Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he...

A dying widow plays matchmaker to her 32-year-old unmarried son and sets him up with a nurse that she meets.

John Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter –...

A quirky and inspirational documentary film on the philosophical approach to the life and work of character actor, Austin Pendleton.

Leopold De Angeli is a talented playwright, but like many scribes he fancies the drink a little too much. In the hopes of saving Leopold's life, his...

The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City.

Mime performances by the Japanese-born artist Yass Hakoshima, interspersed with video images reflecting his Japanese heritage

The true story of a woman's suspicious disappearance after ending an affair with a powerful, married attorney.

Quiet and unassuming church organist Jenny Moran is depressed with her marriage to working-class Matt and leaves him. Jenny begins an affair with the...

A 75-year old widow struggles with being a burden to those she loves. Though determined not to rely on her children, she is forced to move in with...

A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds...

Members of a devout Christian congregation try to start a new life in Palestine.

After her husband loses his job, Marianne moves from Beverly Hills to a nightmare New York City. She hires ditzy psychic Reva to redecorate her...

Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters...

Twenty-something and aimless, Joey Vitello still lives at home with his colorful Italian-American family when he is reunited with a childhood...

A young boy is sent to live with relatives when his parents break up. He befriends a dying boy who has an eerie connection with nature.

When Dot's granddaughter puts her into a nursing home, Stella stages a breakout, and takes Dot to Canada so they can get married. They pick up a...

Though visibly frail and weary, President Franklin D. Roosevelt runs for a precedent-setting fourth term. He also oversees plans for the D-Day...

A three-paneled look at the worldwide AIDS crisis: in Montreal, a porn actor schemes to pass his mandatory blood test; a young nun makes a personal...