Ellen Burstyn

Photo and autograph courtesy of the G Archives. Ellen Burstyn Happy birthday to actress Ellen Burstyn.  I love her!  She got totally robbed when she lost an Academy Award to Julia Roberts in 2000.  Ellen played a delusional speed freak in “Requiem for a Dream,” a performance so powerful, I still think about it to this day.  Julia Roberts played the cleavage showing real life figure Erin Brockovich, a performance which was so average that Julia shouldn’t have even been nominated – let...Read Full Story

Ellen Burstyn is an American actress, who has worked in film, stage and television. Her acting career began in theater during the late 1950s, and over the next ten years, Burstyn appeared in several films and television series before joining the Actors Studio in 1967. She achieved recognition for her roles in The Last Picture Show (1971) and The Exorcist (1973), receiving Academy Award nominations for both performances. read more about Ellen's lifehistory: http://www.browsebiography.com/bio...Read Full Story

It's summer in Australia -and January is Designer Anna Spiro's favorite month! This is the perfect time to purchase one of Chase Allen's handmade metal sculptures @ Iron Fish ! He's offering free shipping to Completely Coastal readers on art over $500 through February. Imagine, you could have one of his larger metal sculptures such as these fabulous Mermaids shipped to you for free! Just Contact Chase and say that Completely Coastal sent you! I don't pay too much attention to fashion trends...Read Full Story

THE STUDIO COULD'VE HIRED MR. PEANUT TO PLAY THIS ROLE AND I GUARANTEE THE CRITICS WOULD'VE GIVEN THIS FILM BETTER REVIEWS. I'M CONVINCED NICK CAGE WOULD BE THE SPOKESMAN FOR TAMPAX IF SOMEONE WROTE HIM A LARGE ENOUGH CHECK...."HI, I'M NICK CAGE. IN THE 25 YEARS SINCE I MADE VALLEY GIRL I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE INCONSISTENCIES OF HOLLYWOOD. HOWEVER, ONE CONSTANT I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON IS MY HEAVY FLOW. WHICH IS WHY I TRUST TAMPAX: THE FRESHER, BETTER PAD...." WHAT AN ASSHOLE. THE LAST TIME...Read Full Story

If there is one particular actress that filmmaker Darren Oronofsky likes to cast, then it has to be Ellen Burstyn. In The Fountain , the director himself wrote into the script a role for the acclaimed actress. In Requiem for a Dream , Burstyn was nominated for a Best Actress award, and it was very unfortunate she did not win- her performance is way up there with the greats. In the movie, Burstyn portrays Sara Goldfarb, an elderly widow who became addicted with weight-loss amphetamine pills...Read Full Story