I love it! Awesome. I see women like this daily through our law firm, women who are married to high profile men with money, suddenly blind sided by divorce. The self doubt and feelings of inactiquacy are overwhelming. Not to mention the emotions of “what do I do now?” If written and handled correctly, this movie could serve a good purpose toward educatiing women in similiar situations on how to handle what is for most women, the most difficult time of their lives.

Isn’t this a series called THE STARTER WIFE?

Perlman was married 4 times. Ellen was #4. His third marriage to Patricia Duff ended in one of the messiest divorces covered by tabloids. Wife #2 was the late Claudia Cohen, the gossip columnist, who appeared on Live with Regis and Kathy. This guy is some piece of work. That will be some movie.

and she’s still gorgeous.

I fear I have no idea who Ellen is. I watch little television. I was wife number 2 of 5 and was asked to leave my home and take the children when my husband took off with his secretary. I was under 40 years old and suddenly had the full responsibility for the family. That would make a very dull and stupid screen play. I did survive. Story over! I used to be pretty Rush and now I am in my middle 70s. I was raised in the shadow of the Hollywood studios and am still bored to death with the whole thing. I didn’t even kill anyone so nobody would be interested……

Yes, the stoy line reminds me of “The Starter Wife”. Loved her in many other movies like “The Big Easy” and “Tender Merciers’. Ellen actually has a rather large body of work and is still great looking with many years to act if she wants. However, with that kind of money she may not want to act often.

Well…Nora Ephron’s divorce spawned an excellent movie: “Heartburn”. There is truth to the old saying that “great art comes out of great suffering”. I wish Barkin good luck in her work…may it produce great work and provide a cathartic outlet in the process!

Wouldn’t it be more accurate to say Greed and Revenge Inspire Ellen Barkin HBO Project?

I guess I just come from another part of the universe, I am divorced after being married for 30 years. I walked out after finding out about a lot…and I do mean a lot, of infidelity. I built a new life, but not one I had planed on or wanted. That being said, my new life is richer, fuller and I am a much better woman for it. I still believe in marriage. The issue of how much money they walk out with, I don’t know. Is money the issue? Or how we live our lives? I’d like to share something I wrote after my own divorce. 3-2-02 Living alone In the beginning it was like learning to live in new skin – nothing fit! I cried too easily and too frequently. I’m not sure how it changed, but… it did. I found I could go to work and make it through the whole day without being sad. The evenings were much harder. But in time I could find some joy alone and get the feeling I was somehow able to reinvent myself… becoming comfortable in my aloneness. Books became more important and my dog Shellie was always there. Friends held me together and pushed me to grow - sometimes in the same movement. Then you wake up one morning and find yourself happy — or content — and life seems fresh again, and your aloneness seems whole and complete. I guess I still believe in love…family values…kids…sweet kisses…and breakfast in bed. Money can’t buy any of this, hmmm maybe the breakfast in bed! Bobbi

Our society is overfilled with a desire for revenge, whether it is divorce or road rage. Some are so outraged that they feel compelled to share it with the world.

Who wouldn’t want revenge on someone you got 60 millions bucks from? The thing that hurt her the most was giving up the man she so dearly loved.