'Ellie Parker' premieres on DVD April 11

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Ellie Parker premieres on DVD April 11
       Naomi Watts stars
            as struggling actress     
 Outtraveler Staff
          
          Apr 10, 2006
          
        
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            writer-director Scott Coffey's acerbic Hollywood comedy Ellie       Parker (Strand Releasing Home Video) makes its DVD debut on
            Tuesday, April 11. Oscar nominee Naomi Watts stars as a
            would-be actress       in Los Angeles who has been waiting
            and waiting for that big break. Watts       won an award at
            the Seattle Film Festival "for her bold, courageous,
            and hilarious performance. (The Advocate)     

        
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Ellie Parker premieres on DVD April 11

Naomi Watts stars as struggling actress

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