"The Roses," in theaters Friday, reinterprets "The War of the Roses" as a scathing indictment of good intentions souring into ...

Rose is the protagonist of the movie, played by actress Kate Winslet, and one of the few survivors demonstrated in the film after the Titanic’s sinking.

For her first movie vehicle, Midler understandably chose a music-related project. The Rose was originally supposed to be titled Pearl, as it was meant to be a retelling of the Janis Joplin story.