Gena Rowlands

It's always nice to see a good guest star on a series and "NCIS" has had a bunch of them this season, including the one for the latest episode, Gena Rowlands. But, as good as it was for us to see her, her character wasn't so happy to see Gibbs. You see, Rowlands was playing Joann Fielding, Gibbs' ex-mother-in-law, mother to Shannon and grandmother to Kelly. Not only did she not want to see Gibbs ever again in general, but seeing him because her current fiancé had been shot meant she was...Read Full Story

To watch a good quality guest celebrity on a series is at all times pleasant also “NCIS” has had a lot of them this period, counting the one for the newest event, Gena Rowlands. However, while fine as it was for us to watch her, her character wasn’t so joyful to perceive Gibbs. You watch Rowlands was playing Joann Fielding, Gibbs’ ex-mother-in-law that is mother to Shannon also grandmother to Kelly. She did not desire to watch Gibbs ever once more in common; however noticing he as her...Read Full Story

Night on Earth (Widescreen Collector's Edition) [VHS] Winona Ryder (Actor) , Gena Rowlands (Actor) , Jim Jarmusch (Director)   |   Format: VHS Tape (64) 29 used & new from $4.49 (Visit the Bestsellers in Widescreen list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Review & Description Jim Jarmusch's 1991 ensemble comedy turns a gimmick into a revelation. The story begins in Los Angeles one evening at 7:07 p.m. A talent agent (Gena Rowlands) gets into the back of a taxi...Read Full Story

Although the idea of teaming tough-talking gangsters with smart-mouthed kids isn't exactly new territory,  the casting of Gena Rowlands ( the late director's wife) as the tough-talking  gangster's moll is what carries the film. A family is wiped out by the mob for giving information to the FBI, with only the seven-year-old son surviving. Gloria ( Rowlands ) is the former gangster's girl living next door who bergrundgingly looks after the kid. From here a cat-and-mouse chase ensues, with...Read Full Story

An independent US filmmaker has made what is believed to be the first feature-length movie shot with a smartphone, to be released next week — with actress Gena Rowlands in the starring role. “Olive,” about “a little girl who transforms the lives of three people without speaking one word,” was filmed using only a Nokia N8 cellphone, with a high-resolution camera adapted with a 35 mm lens to give added depth of field. “Technology is moving so quickly and cellphones are really going to be...Read Full Story