Empire Falls

Actor: Ed Harris , Monique Jeanine Lycette , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Helen Hunt , Paul Newman
Director: Fred Schepisi
ISBN: 0783134908
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
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Editorial Review:

Adapted by author Richard Russo from his 2001 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, EMPIRE FALLS is a portrait of the gritty drama and human comedy that make up everyday life in blue-collar America. On a daily basis, goodhearted restaurant manager Miles Roby (Ed Harris "Glengarry Glen Ross") tries to keep his Empire Grill going, even as the wealthy and powerful Mrs. Whiting(Joanne Woodward "Philadelphia"), makes life difficult for him. If that wasn't enough, Miles has to keep tabs on his scoundrel of a dad, Max (Paul Newman "The Color of Money") who is always looking for trouble. But, Miles has something much bigger than just restaurant receipts and a cantankerous father on his mind-he can't shake the ghosts of his past that keep his fate inevitably connected to Empire Falls.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Featurette

Customer Reviews:

BAD COMMENTARY TRACK

I like the 8 episode version after a slow start. The commentary was disappointing because the comments did not often follow the visuals. They should have explained why they chose a '62 Thunderbird for Hoffman's character and then shot it like a contemporary commercial which is about escape. This was THE CAR at that time in which to escape and it should have been acknowledged.

2008-10-09

In Memoriam, Paul Leonard Newman (1925-2008)

This miniseries should be re-watched because we lost a GREAT actor recently who done so good for so many.

This was his final appearance on film and he deserves a final award. Now is not the time to grieve, it is time to help others who need our help. This will truly honor a GREAT man indeed...

Markus Henry McLaughlin
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Hudson, MA, USA

2008-09-28

FRED SCHEPISI, OPUS 16

**1/2 2005. A TV movie based on Richard Russo's Empire Falls and directed by Fred Schepisi. Two Golden Globes and an Emmy award. A stellar cast for this 240 minutes adaptation of Richard Russo's novel. Not great, not bad, the film depicts the life of a few people living in a small New England town. In my opinion, it should have been much longer in order to describe all the tracks the residents of Empire Falls have left in the town. As it is, EMPIRE FALLS is imperfect and can only emphasize the limitations of the TV medium. Already forgotten.

2008-09-23

An excellent story and production

I love Richard Russo's stories and this one is outstanding. The production values are also outstanding, and it's fun to see old favorites like Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Ed Harris, Aidan Quinn, Helen Hunt and Philip Seymour Hoffman strutting their stuff.

2008-01-24

Remarkable Cast of Characters

In this HBO miniseries of Richard Russo's novel, Ed Harris plays an unpretentious restaurant manger that shows us his life within a small economically depressed Maine town. While trying to keep the doors of the Empire Grill open, he must deal with an ever increasing cast of characters - from Joanne Woodward, the town matriarch to Paul Newman - his curmudgeonly wayward father, to his ex-wife Helen Hunt (who does not pull off the accent very well). Ed Harris shows the traumas and realities of his everyday life while coming to terms with his past.

I never did read the book which some swear is better, but this gem of a movies, with its beautiful scenery and amazing cast of characters is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon.

2008-01-22

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