The Birdcage

Based on its French predecessor, La Cage aux Folles, this American comedy tells the story of two gay men trying to pass as straight for a family gathering.

"...Mike Nichols. Starring: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Christine Baranski and Hank Azaria. Fans of Edouard..."

March 8, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Sisters

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler wistfully party like there's no tomorrow

"...Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, James Brolin, Dianne Wiest, John Cena, John Leguizamo, Greta Lee, Bobby Moynihan..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Scout

"...Directed by: Michael Ritchie. Starring: Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest, Anne Twoomey and Laane Smith. I should say..."

Sept. 30, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

This family film with magical elements is from the writer/director of Dan in Real Life.

"...Rosemarie DeWitt, David Morse, M. Emmet Walsh, Lois Smith, Dianne Wiest, Ron Livingston, James Rebhorn and Common...."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Little Man Tate

"...Directed by: Jodie Foster. Starring: Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd, Harry Connick Jr. and David Hyde..."

Nov. 8, 1991 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Whatever Works

Confessions of a cranky misanthrope.

"...bit the equal of the other actresses (Diane Keaton, Dianne Wiest, Penélope Cruz) who’ve gone on to win Oscars..."

July 3, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Screamlines

"...D: Joel Schumacher (1987) w/Corey Haim, Jason Patric, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes, Jami Gertz, Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman,..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Scanlines

Less Than Zero

"...(1988) with Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Dianne Wiest, Swoosie Kurtz River's Edge..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Screens Feature

A Tall Drink of Water

Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

"...me in very different ways. Both Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest made me want to be close to them,..."

May 16, 2014 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Darling Companion

Diane Keaton leads a wonderful cast in this so-so story about a lost dog and its unmoored people.

"...Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan. Starring: Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest, Richard Jenkins, Mark Duplass, Ayelet Zurer, Sam Shepard,..."

May 18, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rabbit Hole

In the wake of their child's death, a couple tries to claw their way back to "normal" life.

"...by: John Cameron Mitchell. Starring: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest, Tammy Blanchard, Miles Teller, Sandra Oh, Giancarlo Esposito..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dan in Real Life

What passes for real life in this Steve Carell film is as genially inoffensive and predictable as the average TV sitcom.

"...Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill, Brittany Robertson, Marlene Lawston, Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney, Emily Blunt and Norbert Leo Butz...."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

Montiel's debut feature about growing up in Astoria, Queens, in the mid-Eighties is full of the filmmaker's instinctive brio and inchoate ideas and the elaborations of a brilliant ensemble cast.

"...Montiel. Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Chazz Palminteri, Dianne Wiest, Rosario Dawson, Channing Tatum and Eric Roberts. Montiel's..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines

Practical Magic

"...with Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Aidan Quinn, Chloe Webb...."

May 7, 1999 Screens Feature

Practical Magic

"...Directed by: Griffin Dunne. Starring: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing and Aidan Quinn. If you can..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Bullets Over Broadway

"...Palminteri, Joe Viterelli, Jennifer Tilly, Rob Reiner, Mary-Louise Parker, Dianne Wiest, Harvey Fierstein, Jim Broadbent and Tracey Ullman. If..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

'TV Eye' scratches its head over the Golden Globe nominees

"...Melissa George (In Treatment), Rachel Griffiths (Brothers & Sisters), Dianne Wiest (In Treatment). It gets even wonkier with the..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Loaded

"...Mike Nichols; with Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Hank Azaria, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart. VHS Home..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature

The Mule

Clint Eastwood enters the drug war in an unexpected role

"...Taissa Farmiga, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Peña and Dianne Wiest...."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Synecdoche, New York

Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s first venture as a director is audacious, ambitious, and amazing; it’s also intricate, self-referencing, and all-encompassing: in a word, a masterpiece.

"...Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Catherine Keener, Michelle Williams, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis and Tom Noonan...."

Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...Writer/Director: Charlie Kaufman Cast: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Michelle Williams, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Catherine Keener..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Continental Drift

Scenes from the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

"...Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Emily Watson, Michelle Williams, Dianne Wiest, Hope Davis, Tom Noonan, and Jennifer Jason Leigh...."

Sept. 19, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...movie comes out with the likes of Sean Penn, Dianne Wiest, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Laura Dern in it, and..."

March 8, 2002 Column

I Am Sam

"...Jessie Nelson. Starring: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Laura Dern and Richard Schiff. Viewing I Am..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Lost Boys

The treacherous ground between teenagers and vampirism is explored by this hodge-podge cast of the ubiquitous Coreys and at least two of Julia Roberts' exes.

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes, Edward Hermann, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz..."

May 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fall Film Previews

September

"...D: Griffin Dunne; with Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Goran Visnjic, Aidan Quinn...."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

The Horse Whisperer

"...Redford. Starring: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Cooper, Cherry Jones, Ty Hillman..."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Drunks

"...Directed by: Peter Cohn. Starring: Richard Lewis, Dianne Wiest, Faye Dunaway, Amanda Plummer, Parker Posey, Liza Harris,..."

June 6, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: Peter Cohn; with Richard Lewis, Dianne Wiest, Faye Dunaway, Spalding Gray, Parker Posey, Amanda Plummer,..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Associate

"...Directed by: Donald Petrie. Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Eli Wallach and Austin..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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