There is something fascinating about watching Rowlands through Cassavetes’s lens, first as the rakish escort Jeannie, and then as middle-aged mother Sarah, both of whom seem to wander like lost souls ...

John Cassavetes was a gifted actor who didn't want to act. Uncompromising and irascible, Cassavetes preferred to pour all of his money, sweat and soul into the independent films he directed and wrote, ...