This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, professor of television studies at Rowan University. Now we're going to remember Gena Rowlands, the actress best known for collaborating with her husband, ...

BIANCULLI: In the 1980 film "Gloria," Rowlands plays a woman who had been connected to the Mafia. She's asked by neighbors, who know that they're about to be executed by the Mob, to take care of their ...