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Did Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams Not Along During The Notebook Filming? (Photo Credit – Netflix)

Ryan Gosling had a bold request on The Notebook set: “I can’t do it with her.” It turns out that the romance that made audiences swoon wasn’t so dreamy. Director Nick Cassavetes alluded that Gosling and Rachel McAdams clashed hard while filming the 2004 drama.

Cassavetes recalled the tension in an interview with VH1 (via EW), admitting, “Maybe I’m not supposed to tell this story, but they were really not getting along one day on set. Really not,” Cassavetes says. “And Ryan came to me, and there are 150 people standing in this big scene, and he says, ‘Nick come here.’ He’s doing a scene with Rachel and he says, ‘Would you take her out of here and bring in another actress to read off-camera with me?’ ‘I said, ‘What?’”

“He says, ‘I can’t.

Rumors are swirling about Marked Men's streaming release after a supposed update appeared online. 

Marked Men: Rule + Shaw is the latest romance from The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes, adapting Jay Crownover's 2012 novel, Rule. 

The film stars Outer Banks actor Chase Stokes and American Born Chinese's Sydney Taylor as a pair of long-time family friends, one a bad boy tattoo artist and the other a buttoned-up pre-med student, who after a night of unexpected intimacy are forced to address their potential feelings for one another. 

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Outer Banks star Chase Stokes is leaving little to the imagination by going naked in this exclusive clip from his film Marked Men: Rule + Shaw!

The clip features Chase‘s character, Rule Archer, after an intimate escapade with Inanna Sarkis‘ character, Jordan.

Jordan is not pleased when Rule says she can leave her number and head out…all while he’s covering himself to keep from being exposed.

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Here’s a synopsis of the film: Shaw (Sydney Taylor), a pre-med student, has loved Rule (Stokes), a rebellious tattoo artist, for years, though he’s only ever seen her as a family friend. After one uninhibited night, they’re forced to confront buried feelings while navigating grief, family expectations, and fear of commitment—testing whether love between two people from such different worlds can truly survive.

Also starring in the upcoming movie are Alexander Ludwig,...

"If you saw me with another guy, would you be okay with it?"...

Prime Video's Road House reboot was a major success for the streaming platform, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Dalton, a retired UFC fighter who becomes a bouncer in the Florida Keys. The 2024 film was Prime Video's most-watched movie debut to date, as audiences were obsessed with the new take on the Patrick Swayze-led action cult classic. Thanks to its tremendous success, a sequel was quickly greenlit and Road House 2 has finally gotten an update, thanks to one of its (potentially) returning stars.

During an interview with Variety, Lukas Gage revealed that development has begun on Road House 2. Gage played Billy in Road House, who worked at the Floridian roadhouse that employed Dalton, and the pair quickly became friends. Gage isn't confirmed to star in the sequel — only Jake Gyllenhaal has been officially cast so far — but the actor hopes he will return. As for Road House 2's lack of updates,...

Voltage Pictures will launch worldwide sales at EFM next month on the action thriller Safe House starring Lucien Laviscount from Emily In Paris and Hannah John-Kamen from upcoming Marvel Studios tentpoleThunderbolts.

Jamie Marshall directs from a screenplay by Leon Langford about six government agents sequestered in a covert location after a terror attack on Los Angeles. As they attempt to navigate their way through a web of paranoia, they come to suspect the perpetrator may be one of their own.

The cast includes Lewis Tan from the Mortal Kombat franchise and Deadpool & Wolverine, Holt McCallany from Paramount’s upcoming Memorial...

Ah, "The Notebook," the go-to romantic drama for date nights and Valentine's Day. This 2004 tear-jerker about good-looking people dealing with love and heartbreak hits all the feels, right down to its surprising and emotional twist ending.

Starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, the story follows the love affair between Noah (Gosling) and Allie (McAdams) as told by an elderly man (James Garner) to a female patient (Gena Rowlands) in the present. Noah, you see, is a poor lumber mill worker, while Allie is rich beyond belief. Naturally, her parents object, then a war whisks Noah away long enough for Allie to become engaged with another man (James Marsden). Will our star-crossed lovers overcome the many obstacles and end happily ever after, or will life pull them apart?

Look, "The Notebook," as directed by Nick Cassavetes, based on the novel by perennial tear-jerk king Nicholas Sparks, doesn't earn points for originality...

There are few directors with as eclectic of a career as Nick Cassavetes. From The Notebook to God Is A Bullet, the type of movie he makes can span quite a wide range. He switches back and forth between darker stories and sappy romances so you never quite know what you’re going to get with him. His latest film, Marked Men: Rule + Shaw (which I can’t help but constantly call it Marked Men: Hobbs and Shaw) takes the latter approach and puts the book series Marked Men in his sights. The adaptation really wasn’t for me (check out my review Here) but I’m sure there are teen girls who will love the melodrama on display here.

I sat down with stars Chase Stokes and Sydney Taylor to discuss the film. We discussed what it was like to work with director Nick Cassavetes and if there was...

Plot: Shaw has loved Rule since she saw him, but Rule doesn’t see her as a suitable match, but a night of drinking and secrets leads them to question if they can be together without ruining their relationship…or each other.

Review: The theater experience has struggled over the years, with mid-budget comedies and romance films being the biggest victims. The solution to this has been to release the films for a limited time in theaters via a company like Fathom or Icon Events. And it seems to give films that would usually be relegated to streaming, a chance at success in theaters. Marked Men: Rule + Shaw is probably a film that should have just stayed streaming as it’s a sadly hollow experience.

Marked Men: Rule + Shaw is the story of—surprise, surprise—Rule and Shaw, two people who have known each other most of their lives,...

Disney’s “A Complete Unknown” soared to the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office, debuting with £2.6 million ($3.2 million), according to numbers from Comscore. The Bob Dylan biographical drama starring Timothée Chalamet gave Disney yet another strong start in the new year.

In its fifth week, Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” maintained its second-place position with $1.9 million, bringing its total to $32.2 million. The prequel continues to draw family audiences, solidifying its place as one of the season’s strongest performers.

Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” held firm in third, collecting $1.3 million during its fourth weekend. The film has now amassed $27.3 million. Universal’s “Nosferatu” remained in fourth, earning $1.3 million in its third week. With a cumulative total of $13.3 million, the gothic horror reboot continues to hold its ground with genre enthusiasts.

Studiocanal’s “We Live In Time” continued its steady run, bringing in $1 million in its third weekend,...

Romance is one of the most prolific genres, in literature, adaptations, music, and original stories. However, there's something undeniably timeless about Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams' 21-year-old drama, The Notebook.

The movie came out in 2004, a year that was great for Rachel McAdams, as she premiered the Nicholas Sparks adaptation, alongside Gosling, and also the iconic Mean Girls. The movie tells the story of Noah and Allie's romance over the years, including their beginning as teenagers, choosing each other years later, growing old together, and dealing with a heartbreaking disease. Just in time for Valentine's Day, The Notebook will be available to stream on Hulu starting Feb. 1.

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The Notebook is one of romance author Nicholas Sparks' most famous novels and the 2004 adaptation is undeniably his most popular.

We might not get to see Michael Bradway back on Chicago Fire as the new year begins and season 13 returns to our screens, but fans who have been missing Bradway are in luck! While Bradway’s time on Chicago Fire has seemingly come to an end, the breakout actor is gearing up to make his big screen debut in a new movie hitting select theaters this January!

As confirmed by Bradway on Instagram, he’s set to make his big screen debut in Nick Cassavetes’s upcoming film Marked Men: Rule & Shaw which will hit theaters in late January and he’s making his movie debut alongside an amazing ensemble that includes Alexander Ludwig, Chase Stokes, Sydney Taylor, Natalie Alyn Lind, and Ella Balinska!

Little is known about Bradway’s character in the film outside of his character’s name, Gabe Davenport, but we do know a bit about...

The new live-action romance drama “Marked Men: Rule and Shaw”, based on Jay Crownover’s novel “Rule”, is directed by Nick Cassavetes, starring Chase Stokes, Sydney Taylor, Alexander Ludwig, Ella Balinska, Evan Mock, Matthew Noszka, Natalie Alyn Lind, Hannah Kepple and Inanna Sarkis, opening January 22, 2025 in theaters:

“…Shaw’, a pre-med student, has loved ‘Rule’, a rebellious tattoo artist, for years, though he’s only ever seen her as a family friend.

“After one uninhibited night, they’re forced to confront buried feelings…

“…while navigating grief, family expectations and fear of commitment…

“…testing whether love between two people from such different worlds can truly survive.”

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The new “Euphoria”-inspired live-action romance drama “Marked Men”, based on Jay Crownover’s novel “Rule”, is directed by Nick Cassavetes, starring Chase Stokes, Sydney Taylor, Alexander Ludwig, Ella Balinska, Evan Mock, Matthew Noszka, Natalie Alyn Lind, Hannah Kepple and Inanna Sarkis, opening January 22, 2025 in theaters:

“…Shaw’, a pre-med student, has loved ‘Rule’, a rebellious tattoo artist, for years, though he’s only ever seen her as a family friend.

“After one uninhibited night, they’re forced to confront buried feelings…

“…while navigating grief, family expectations and fear of commitment…

“…testing whether love between two people from such different worlds can truly survive.”

Click the images to enlarge…...

The trailer for the upcoming Marked Men: Rule + Shaw movie adaptation has been unveiled!

Chase Stokes and Sydney Taylor lead the cast of the new film, which is based on the first book in the “Marked Men” series by Jay Crownover.

Keep reading to find out more…

Here’s a synopsis: Shaw (Taylor), a pre-med student, has loved Rule (Stokes), a rebellious tattoo artist, for years, though he’s only ever seen her as a family friend. After one uninhibited night, they’re forced to confront buried feelings while navigating grief, family expectations, and fear of commitment—testing whether love between two people from such different worlds can truly survive.

Also starring in the upcoming movie are Alexander Ludwig, Ella Balinska, Evan Mock, Matthew Noszka, Natalie Alyn Lind and Hannah Kepple. The Notebook helmer Nick Cassavetes serves as director.

Marked Men: Rule + Shaw will debut in theaters on January 22-23, 2025 through Fathom Events!

It’s never easy when a beloved celebrity dies, and in 2024, we’ve seen some greats pass on. Stars like Shannen Doherty, Donald Sutherland, and Sister Wives star Garrison Brown have all passed so far this year.

But the hits just keep on coming.

Teri Garr arrives at the 10th Annual “Race to Erase Ms” at the Century Plaza Hotel on May 9, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Teri Garr, the legendary comic actress and singer known for her roles on TV and film, passes away on October 29th.

Her publicist Heidi Schaeffer told The Associated Press that Garr died of multiple sclerosis after struggling with health issues in recent years.

Teri is best known by multiple generations for a variety of projects. Some perhaps know her best as Inga, the sexy assistant in Mel Brooks’ 1974 film Young Frankenstein. The way she greeted Gene Wilder’s Dr.

The 1980s were a genre-defining era for action movies. Countless iconic action franchises were started in this decade; Top Gun, Road House, The Terminator, as well as a handful of 007 movies, among many other instant classics. All of these films feature awesome heroes, intense conflicts, and, of course, plenty of high-energy action sequences.

Of course, not every '80s action flick received the same level of recognition as Die Hard or Lethal Weapon. However, even though they may not have broken box office records or won major awards, plenty of these films are still tons of fun to watch. The plots may be a bit cheesy, and the action may be over-the-top, but sometimes that's exactly the kind of movie audiences want to see. When looking for a new movie to watch, these '80s action movies promise to include all the fun, cheesy action audiences are dying to see.

At 27 years old, John Woo's sci-fi-action movie Face/Off endures as one of Nicolas Cages most memorable films. Also starring John Travolta, the 1997 face-swapping movie will be available to stream on Peacock starting November 1, 2024.

Travolta and Cages characters are at odds for the entire film as FBI agent Sean Archer and terrorist Castor Troy, respectively. The two surgically swap faces and take on the other person's identity. Nearly 30 years after its release, Face/Off is still a cult classic, boasting a 93% Rotten Tomatoes critic score.

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Face/Off was a success at the box office in 1997, taking in $246 million worldwide against a budget of $80 million. The movie also starred Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon, Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes, Colm Feore, John Carroll Lynch, Margaret Cho, and Thomas Jane.

Did You Know Ryan Gosling Was Cast in The Notebook Only Because of His ‘Lack of Handsomeness’? (Photo Credit – Netflix)

Plot twist: Ryan Gosling got The Notebook role because he wasn’t “handsome” enough! Director Nick Cassavetes alluded in one interview that he wasn’t the typical heartthrob—just a regular guy who looked “a bit nuts.”

Imagine this: Author Nicholas Sparks couldn’t find an actor willing to play Noah. Why? No one wanted to sign up for a role that’s all about waiting around for love and, spoiler alert, still being in love at the end! Sparks spilled the tea in 2016, saying, “No one wanted to play Noah. They all asked, ‘What’s his arc?’ And I was like, ‘He’s just madly in love, folks, that’s the whole point!'”

Then, like a knight in slightly rumpled armor, in walked Gosling. He wasn’t the textbook handsome,...

Voltage Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to the action comedy Under Fire starring Dylan Sprouse and Mason Gooding from Aftermath and will launch worldwide sales at American Film Market (AFM) in Las Vegas next month.

The film follows two undercover agents – DEA agent Abbott (Sprouse) and an FBI agent Griff (Gooding) – posing as rival drug dealers at the Mexico border.

Initially unaware of each other’s identities in what should have been a routine drug deal, the agents are caught in a deadly ambush and must team up in order to survive.

The cast includes Odette Annable (Cloverfield), Emilio Rivera,...

Terrence Howard spoke about Robert Downey Jr.’s role the Iron Man drama (Photo Credit – Instagram)

According to Howard, the Marvel Studios cash cow didn’t come cheap for everyone involved.

Let’s rewind to the early days of Iron Man. Marvel had their sights set on a different star for the role of Tony Stark. But guess what? Downey Jr. swooped in after the casting team had made their picks, battling the studio’s initial reluctance. Still, he made the cut, and the rest is cinematic history.

Now, Howard’s side of the story is where things get juicy. As the original Rhodey, Howard was making bank—reportedly between $3.5 and $4.5 million, making him the highest-paid star of the film. The deal came with a promise: if Iron Man 2 happened, he’d be back as War Machine with an extra $5 million on the table. Sounds sweet, right?

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At this stage, it seems as though Denzel Washington can do no wrong. The man is a Hollywood legend, proving he can take on everything from action blockbuster franchises to thoughtful indie dramas and deliver. If his "Equalizer" movies aren't for you, there's always the expressionist nightmare that is Joel Coen's "The Tragedy Of Macbeth," in which, as /Film's review surmised, Denzel was "ferocious," threatening to "rip that Oscar right out of the throat of the Academy with his bare teeth."

At 69, the veteran star is still going strong, and will soon appear in "Gladiator II," Ridley Scott's follow-up to his 2000 historical action epic. Washington is set to play Macrinus, an arms dealer who supports Lucius Verus II (Paul Mescal) as he takes on the Roman Empire. While many of us are saddened that Scott's supernatural pitch for the "Gladiator" sequel will never get made, and that Nick Cave...

Even after two decades since Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams graced the screen with their iconic performances in The Notebook, people’s love for the Nicholas Sparks-adaptation is still the same. Therefore, in a tribute to their sizzling chemistry, we’re taken back to 2005 when the duo earned the MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss.

Rachel McAdams with Ryan Gosling in a still from The Notebook (2004) | image: New Line Cinema

While their onscreen smooch was certainly worth an award, let’s just say their acceptance speech was another kiss worth remembering. But this smoldering on-screen romance might have never happened, or could have taken a different course, had The Notebook cast Tom Cruise instead of Ryan Gosling.

Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams’ Kiss Worth Remembering

Since Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams donned the roles of Noah and Allie, in the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ The Notebook, their performances...

Nearly three decades after its release in theaters, Face/Off remains a fan favorite action movie for fans of lead stars Nicolas Cage and John Travolta. As a sequel slowly continues to develop, fans can revisit the movie on a free streaming platform.

John Woo's Face/Off is now streaming for free on Pluto TV. Written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary, the film is well remembered for its unique concept. Travolta played FBI agent Sean Archer opposite Cage as Castor Troy, a dastardly terrorist. After their faces are surgically swapped, the two take on each other's identities. Despite the unusual premise, the film drew high praise for its action sequences helmed by Woo, and the actors were hailed for their unforgettable performances. Face/Off was also a big box office success, earning over $245 million upon release in 1997. It has since become a celebrated cult classic and holds a Rotten Tomatoes score...

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A peerless actress was Gena Rowlands. She was also the muse of actor and rightly renowned avant-garde filmmaker John Cassavetes (†1989), to whom she was married from 1954. It was an inspiration that was mutual. A number of great Cassavetes films are unthinkable without Rowlands. They married and had three children. Children who would also become filmmakers themselves. She started acting young and continued to act into old age, consequently having a career that spanned some seventy years from her first roles in films such as Shadows to later films such as 2004's The Notebook directed by her son Nick Cassavetes in which she plays a woman with dementia, the condition that would also affect her in old age. You could say she...

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In an interview with People magazine about her new book “By Any Other Name,” author Jodi Picoult revealed her inspiration for the novel came from the “terrible experience” she had with the 2009 film adaptation of “My Sister’s Keeper.”

“It kind of goes back to when I had a really terrible experience turning ‘My Sister’s Keeper’ into a film,” Picoult said. “It took me a long time to kind of wrap my head around the fact that they didn’t ruin my book. My book is still there. And anyone who reads my book is still getting the story that I intended.”

“My Sister’s Keeper,” starring Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin, sits at a 47% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. However, former Variety film critic Justin Chang gave a glowing review upon its release in 2009, writing, “Unsubtle, uneven and undeniably effective, this take-no-prisoners cancer weepie poses a fascinating moral quandary — a girl...

In a tangential sense, no filmmaker working from 1960 onward would have gotten anywhere without the influence of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands. But in a very real sense, Martin Scorsese has said he would have likely left film entirely had it not been for the support Cassavetes and Rowlands showed toward him early on in his career. Following the death of Rowlands last week, Scorsese released a statement paying tribute to her.

“Up there onscreen, there was no one else quite like her. That’s the kind of observation that’s often made about people after they’re gone, but in Gena’s case it happens to be true,” Scorsese wrote. “She had an extremely unusual combination of qualities. Her talent, which was extraordinary. Her bravery and commitment to her art formn— equally extraordinary. Her presence… this was someone who could hold a room by just walking in and standing there.

The 2004 romantic drama “The Notebook” pays tribute to filmmaker John Cassavetes through its portrayal of intimate relationships that transcend time. While known for its love story between characters played by actors Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, the film is also deeply connected to John Cassavetes and his wife and frequent collaborator Gena Rowlands.

Rowlands herself appears in “The Notebook” as the older version of the character Allie Calhoun. Her role serves to honor both her acclaimed prior work with Cassavetes as well as his legacy of independent filmmaking focused on authentic emotional depth.

One of Cassavetes’ most renowned films is 1974’s “A Woman Under the Influence,” which earned Rowlands an Oscar nomination for her raw and intimate performance as a housewife struggling with mental illness. Like “The Notebook,” it tackles complex themes of love, family, and the human experience.

“The Notebook” director Nick Cassavetes is the son of John and Gena,...

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Gena Rowlands in Opening Night (1977) John Cassavetes

Two days ago, cinephiles worldwide were met with some sad news, tragic beyond belief. Gena Rowlands died at the age of 94 after a few years battling with dementia, as her son, Nick Cassavetes, had previously revealed to the public. It's a loss that defies comprehension because Rowlands' talent was just the same, a generational marvel whose importance can't be overstated. Cinema, especially independent American film, is what it is today because of her contribution. The same can be said about the art of screen acting, in general. So much so that even those who don't gel with her mercuriality must contend with Rowlands' place in the annals of history.

Even as I loathe to use the term 'undeniable,' Rowlands is the exception to the rule. Consider her undeniable influence on countless artists. Consider the undeniable mark she left on...

In the history of American movies, and, arguably, of movies in general, there has never been a partnership between a husband and wife as consequential as that of director John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands.

Not only did the two make several masterpieces together, among them Faces, A Woman Under the Influence and Opening Night. They managed to create a whole body of deeply personal features — shot completely outside of the studio system and often inside their own family home in the Hollywood Hills — that would usher in the era of what we now call “independent film.”

Surely, there had been some memorable director-actress duos before them, mostly in Europe: Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman, Federico Fellini and Giulietta Masina, Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina, Michelangelo Antonioni and Monica Vitti. But in those cases, which definitely yielded their share of masterpieces as well, the director was the auteur and the actress his muse.

Martin Scorsese remembered Gena Rowlands on Thursday as an “extraordinary” actress and celebrated her formative independent film work with John Cassavetes for being “inspirations to generations of filmmakers and actors.”

“There was no one else quite like her,” Scorsese said in a statement to press. “That’s the kind of observation that’s often made about people after they’re gone, but in Gena’s case it happens to be true.”

Rowlands died Wednesday after years of living with Alzheimer’s disease, a condition that her son and “The Notebook” filmmaker Nick Cassavetes only revealed two months prior. While commercially known best for playing the older, coincidentally Alzheimer’s-stricken version of the character played by Rachel McAdams in the 2004 romance, Rowlands will be remembered for her fearless, transformative performances through the 1970s and ’80s, including her Oscar-nominated leading roles in Cassavetes’ “A Woman Under the Influence” and “Gloria.”

“She had...

Every great screen performance expands the medium in its own way, giving audiences something to respond to, while offering fresh ideas to future actors. A select few can be said to have redefined the craft entirely: Orson Welles in “Citizen Kane,” Marlon Brando in “On the Waterfront,” Toshiro Mifune in “Rashomon” and Gena Rowlands in “A Woman Under the Influence.”

Rowlands died Wednesday at age 94, half a century after “A Woman Under the Influence” premiered at the New York Film Festival in 1974. Rowlands was the last to go from among a tight clique of titans — actors who transformed modern cinema: Peter Falk, Seymour Cassel, Ben Gazzara and, of course, Rowlands’ late husband, actor-director John Cassavetes.

Younger audiences who know Rowlands only as the memory-challenged older woman in “The Notebook” (directed by her son Nick Cassavetes) or for her Emmy-winning turn in “Hysterical Blindness” owe it to themselves to investigate her most important work,...

Iconic actress Gena Rowlands, known for films like A Woman Under the Influence, Gloria, and The Notebook, has passed away at the age of 94. Rowlands is the definition of a legendary star, one whose career spanned seven decades across stage and screen. She made 10 films with John Cassavetes, who would become her husband until his death in 1989.

According to Variety, Rowlands passed away on August 14, 2024, at her home in Indian Wells, California, following her battle with Alzheimer's. Rowlands' son, Nick Cassavetes, who directed her in the 2004 film The Notebook, confirmed back in June that she had been living with Alzheimer's disease for five years. Rowlands retired from acting in 2015, with her last on-screen credit being 2014's Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks.

Gena Rowlands' Incredible Life and Career

Rowlands is one of the most accomplished and critically acclaimed performers of all time, a talent who was both praised and simultaneously underappreciated.

Gena Rowlands, a celebrated actress with a career spanning over six decades, is best known for her compelling performances in a series of films that have left a mark on American cinema.

As previously reported on Monsters and Critics, Rowlands died at 94.

The legendary actress had Alzheimer’s disease, but her cause of death has not been disclosed.

Her collaborations with her husband, the acclaimed independent filmmaker John Cassavetes, resulted in some of their era’s most powerful and critically acclaimed films.

Following her death, many film watchers are wondering which of her films to stream.

Below is a ranking of five of Rowlands’ best movies based on their critical acclaim and lasting impact on film history.

Gena Rowlands’ best movies to watch

A Woman Under the Influence (1974) is often regarded as Rowlands’ most iconic role; the movie profoundly explores mental illness and domestic life.

Directed by John Cassavetes, the...

Gena Rowlands, the celebrated actress and muse of John Cassavetes, whose raw talent in films like Faces, A Woman Under the Influence, Opening Night, and Gloria secured her place among the greats of cinema, passed away on Wednesday at 94.

The actress died at her home in Indian Wells, California, surrounded by her family.

Rowlands was a groundbreaking actress renowned for her intense and emotionally charged performances.

Her portrayal of complex, often troubled women in films like A Woman Under the Influence and Opening Night earned her critical acclaim and multiple award nominations.

Rowlands’ fearless approach to acting broke new ground in portraying raw, unfiltered human emotions on screen.

Beyond her work with Cassavetes, she also enjoyed a successful career in television and other films, leaving a lasting legacy that includes her children.

Gena Rowlands’s children are all Hollywood stars

Nick Cassavetes is perhaps the most well-known among her children.

Gena Rowlands, the acclaimed actress known for her captivating roles in A Woman Under the Influence and The Notebook, passed away at the age of 94.

Rowlands died in the afternoon at her home in Indian Wells, California, on August 14, surrounded by her family.

While no official cause of death was provided, it is known that the retired actress had been battling Alzheimer’s, a poignant connection to her role as the elder Allie in The Notebook.

Per Variety, her passing was confirmed by the office of her son’s agent.

According to NPR, in 1950, Rowlands moved to New York to study acting at the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts, where she met fellow student John Cassavetes.

However, she eventually left the academy and started her professional acting career, making her stage debut in a minor role in Paddy Chayefsky’s Middle of the Night on Broadway.

Gena Rowlands’ son...

Yesterday, the world said goodbye to classic Hollywood actress Gena Rowlands. Rowlands was known for films like A Woman Under the Influence, Gloria, The Skeleton Key and The Notebook. According to Deadline, Rowlands had passed at her home in Indian Wells, California. The cause of death was not yet announced; however, it is said that she was surrounded by family at the time of passing. The actress had been battling with Alzheimer’s disease for some time.

Rowlands debuted on the film scene with her first film in 1958, The High Cost of Living. She would have numerous titles on her resume that came from both movies and television. She would notably collaborate with her husband, director John Cassavetes, on a number of projects. The star would even garner a couple of Academy Award nominations for her work in the films A Woman Under the Influence and Gloria, which were directed by Cassavetes.

Gena Rowlands passed away at age 94. She had a prolific career in film and television, including work with late husband John Cassavetes. Rowlands was best known for her role in The Notebook, where she played the older version of Allie Calhoun.

Gena Rowlands has passed away at the age of 94. Rowlands was an American actor in films, stage productions, and television, who was born in Wisconsin in 1930. In addition to having her own career, she had a high-profile family that included a 35-year marriage with prolific filmmaker John Cassavetes. She shared three children with Cassavetes, including Nick Cassavetes, who went on to be a filmmaker himself and directed The Notebook, a movie in which Rowlands starred.

According to TMZ, Rowlands has died. She was 94. The actor passed away in her home on Wednesday, August 14, surrounded by her family members. No official cause of death has been revealed for Rowlands, but...

Beloved actor Gena Rowlands has died at the age of 94, it has been confirmed. The star – best known for films like A Woman Under The Influence and Gloria, directed by her husband John Cassavetes – was renowned for her raw and uncompromising performances, making an indelible impact on cinema often while working outside of the Hollywood studio system. Rowlands passed away at home, following a previous diagnosis of Alzheimer’s.

While Rowlands made her big-screen debut in 1958’s The High Cost Of Loving, her cinematic collaborations with Cassavetes as director began in 1963 with A Child Is Waiting – and continued through the likes of 1968’s Faces, 1971’s Minnie And Moskowitz, 1974’s A Woman Under The Influence, 1977’s Opening Night, 1980’s Gloria, and 1984’s Love Streams. Their work together marked early examples of independent cinema. A Woman Under The Influence – for which Rowlands won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar...

Actress Gena Rowlands, winner of three Emmy Awards and an Honorary Academy Award in addition to two nominations, died on Wednesday as confirmed by the office of her son, filmmaker Nick Cassavetes. She had been living with Alzheimer’s Disease for five years and was 94 years old.

Rowlands began her career on Broadway in the 1950s, appearing in productions of “The Seven Year Itch” and “Middle of the Night.” She worked in early television, including revered anthology programs like “Studio One” and “The United States Steel Hour.” She also appeared on the jazzy detective program “Johnny Staccato” opposite her husband John Cassavetes.

It was with Cassavetes and his troupe, including Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara, and Seymour Cassel, that pretty much invented the prestige American independent film, with groundbreaking collaborations like “Faces,” “Minnie and Moskowitz,” and “Opening Night.” This led to Oscar nominations for her leading roles in “A Woman Under The Influence...

Gena Rowlands, known for her fearless film performances and collaboration with husband John Cassavetes, died on October 26th at her home in Indian Wells, California. She was 94 years old. Rowlands’ son Nick Cassavetes, a film director, confirmed her passing. Earlier this year, Rowlands had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Over a career that spanned six decades, Rowlands established herself as a versatile actress capable of complex, challenging roles. Her breakout role came in 1974 with A Woman Under the Influence, directed by John Cassavetes. Rowlands played a housewife struggling with mental illness, earning her first Oscar nomination for the raw, emotionally charged performance. Film critic Janet Maslin praised Rowlands’ “physical and emotional elasticity” in navigating her character’s shifting moods.

Rowlands went on to collaborate with Cassavetes in ten films, helping define independent cinema in the 1970s and 1980s. They included Faces (1968) and Opening Night (1977). Her role in Gloria (1980) earned a second Oscar nomination.

Subtle yet tough and fearless, the actor blazed a trail through American movies in the 70s – in particular in close collaboration with her husband John Cassavetes

• Gena Rowlands, star of A Woman Under the Influence and Gloria, dies at 94

‘I was always a Broad! I can’t stand the sight of Milk!” This is Gena Rowlands at her awe-inspiring toughest in John Cassavetes’ extraordinary drama-thriller Gloria from 1980. She is sexy, smart, a match for any man. Rowlands was a strong, passionate heroine in the tradition of Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis and Lauren Bacall. In fact, her director-husband John Cassavetes was in some ways Bogart to her Bacall. Rowlands staked a claim to the male prerogative of being sensual, dangerous and damaged; a natural survivor. In Gloria, and also in Woody Allen’s Another Woman (1988), in which she plays a severe philosophy professor, Rowlands wears a belted trenchcoat, the kind that Bogart would wear.

Gena Rowlands was remembered far and wide on film Twitter Wednesday as one of “the greatest actors to ever do it.”

News of the 94-year-old icon’s death came Wednesday evening, two months after her son and “The Notebook” director Nick Cassavetes revealed she had been living with Alzheimer’s disease for five years. Aside from contemporary commercial successes like “The Notebook,” the actress’ body of work included a string of formative John Cassavetes collaborations including “A Woman Under the Influence” and “Gloria,” both for which she received an Academy Award nomination. She was also a four-time Emmy Award winner for her work in television.

As news of her death broke, tributes from fans poured in on X. Actor and comedian Michael Rapaport described Rowlands as “gorgeous and gritty.” He said wrote, “The Great Gena Rowlands has passed. Absolutely a game changing actress.”

The Great Gena Rowlands has passed. Absolutely a game changing actress.

Gena Rowlands, who was featured in her son's movie The Notebook along with many other movies over the course of her career, has died. She was 94 years old.

Per Variety, Rowlands died on Wednesday at her home in Indian, California. Her passing was confirmed by the agent's office of her son, filmmaker Nick Cassavetes, who directed Rowlands in The Notebook. The news follows Cassavetes announcing that his mother had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's in June.

In The Notebook, which featured one of her most famous roles as the older version of Rachel McAdams' lead character, Rowlands played a woman suffering from dementia. The hit movie, released in 2004, still stands as one of the most popular romance movies ever made. For her part in the movie, Rowlands won a Best Supporting Actress award at the Golden Satellite Awards.

In 1974, Rowlands was featured as the star of A Woman Under the Influence,...

Sad news in the land of Hollywood, as TMZ is reporting that Gena Rowlands, who played ‘Allie’ in The Notebook died the afternoon of Wednesday, August 14 at her Indian Wells, CA home. She was 94 years old.

As per reports, she was surrounded by family, including her husband Robert Forrest and daughter Alexandra Cassavetes. Reports also reveal that her director son, Nick Cassavetes, had been at the house quite frequently the week leading up to her passing.

Gena Rowlands, “The Notebook” Star – Cause Of Death

As of this writing, no official cause of death has been listed for the actress; however, she had been fighting Alzheimer’s.

Nick announced his mother’s condition on the 20th anniversary milestone of The Notebook, a movie he directed. Rowland’s character Allie in the film also battled the same illness.

Gena’s mother, actress Lady Rowlands, was also diagnosed with Alzheimer’s before her passing.

The three-time Emmy winner has been celebrated for her vivid portrayals of strong, troubled women, including in 10 films directed by her first husband John Cassavetes

• Peter Bradshaw on Gena Rowlands: the fiercest, most incandescent star of US indie cinema

Gena Rowlands, the Oscar-nominated actor best known for the string of films she collaborated on with her husband, the director John Cassavetes, has died aged 94 her son, Nick Cassavetes, said on Wednesday. In 2024 Nick revealed that she had Alzheimer’s.

A successful actor before and after her films with John Cassavetes, it is nevertheless the string of films she made with her actor-turned-director husband that came to define her career. In Faces (1968), Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), Gloria (1980) and Love Streams (1984), Rowlands played a series of groundbreaking roles as damaged and yearning women in emotionally committed performances of a kind all too rare in American cinema of the period.

Gena Rowlands, whose illustrious career saw her star in A Woman Under the Influence, Gloria, and The Notebook, died Wednesday at the age of 94.

The actress died at her home in Indian Wells and her death was confirmed by the office of her son’s agent, Variety confirmed. In June, her son, The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes, shared the news that his mother had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. In the film, Rowlands famously played the older version of Allie, Rachel McAdams’ character, who was also suffering from dementia.

Actress Gena Rowlands, who earned four Emmys and two Oscar nominations in a long and decorated Hollywood career, has passed away at the age of 94.

Rowlands died on Wednesday at her California home surrounded by family, our sister site Deadline reports. No official cause of death has been released, but she had been battling Alzheimer’s disease for the past five years, according to her son Nick Cassavetes.

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Whenever an actor passes away, the expression "greatest to ever do it" is often tossed around. In the case of four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner Gena Rowlands, the legendary star of the stage, television, and film with a career spanning nearly seven decades, the expression feels somewhat inadequate. Her presence on screen was unwavering and incomparable, a captivating presence who could express a character's entire life story with the lift of an eyebrow or the lighting of a cigarette. She was the type of performer that actors aspired to be more like, and displayed an authentic sense of vulnerability that few have come close to matching. Her passing was first reported by TMZ. She was 94.

Rowlands was graced with an honorary Oscar in 2015, a year after her final on-screen performance. She had been nominated twice before, and one could easily argue that she should have taken home the statue both times.