Happy Endings 2005
6.3 /10
Three stories of Angelenos linked linearly by people associated with each are told. In story one, Mamie works as a psychologist at an abortion clinic, she, in addition to providing counseling, assessing mental fitness and thus approving or declining the request by potential patients for the procedure. This job is somewhat ironic as she purportedly aborted a pregnancy when she was seventeen, nineteen years ago. Her stepfather urged her to go through with the pregnancy and give the baby up for adoption, he, now dead, the only person in her personal life who knew that she went through with it. She is approached by Nicky, an aspiring filmmaker, who has proof of her son's identity, said son who threw such information away in no longer wanting to contact her. As his application for a scholarship to the AFI, Nicky wants to make a film on Mamie "discovering" her son. Not wanting to have her story splashed across a movie screen, especially as the biological father is still in her life and doesn't know, while wanting to know the identity of her son which Nicky won't divulge unless she agrees to the documentary, Mamie enlists the help of her masseuse boyfriend, Mexican immigrant Javier, to throw Nicky off the track of her plan of stealing the information from him while helping him with his AFI scholarship submission. Mamie, Nicky and Javier's lives may take a turn as documentaries often take on a life of their own. In story two, Charley, Mamie's stepbrother, who is the biological father of Mamie's child from a very brief sexual relationship they had after her mother and his father married, has grown up to realize his homosexual orientation. Managing the last existing of the chain restaurants he and Mamie inherited from their father, Charley is in a long term relationship with Gil, an architect. They are best friends with Gil's friend from high school, Pam, and her current partner, Diane. Pam and Diane had once asked Gil to be the sperm donor to artificially inseminate Pam, but ultimately they decided to use sperm from a bank instead that resulted in their now two year old son, Max. Sharing his belief with Gil but not the extent to which he is going, Charley is convinced that Pam and Diane did end up using Gil's sperm to father Max without telling them, he going on a quest to discover proof. And in story three, twenty-two year Otis has worked at Charley's restaurant for two years. He also plays in a band. Not the best drummer or backup vocalist, Otis' band-mates keep him in the band as his wealthy father, Frank, provides the band with many of their toys, he spreading his money easily to those in his life. Still in the closet in fearing Frank's disapproval, inexperienced Otis secretly has a crush on Charley. Needing a temporary vocalist, the band ends up hiring Jude, who Otis met performing karaoke at the restaurant. Opportunistic Jude knows the situation into which she is walking, she using Otis' naiveté to get to Frank and his money.
Run Time: . MMPA: 18 . Release: Jan 20, 2005
Director: Director: Don Roos,
Miss Violence 2013
7.1 /10
On the day of her birthday, eleven-year-old Angeliki jumps off the balcony and falls to her death with a smile on her face. While the police and Social Services try to discover the reason for this apparent suicide, Angeliki's family keep insisting that it was an accident. What is the secret that young Angeliki took with her? Why does her family persist in trying to "forget" her and to move on with its life?
Run Time: 99 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Sep 09, 2013
Director: Director: Alexandros Avranas,
Stars: Themis Panou, Reni Pittaki, Eleni Roussinou, Sissy Toumasi, Kostas Antalopoulos,
Secretary 2002
6.9 /10
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
Run Time: 104 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Sep 20, 2002
Director: Director: Steven Shainberg,
Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Spader, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren, Stephen McHattie,
Marion Bridge 2003
6.7 /10
When three estranged sisters reunite to care for their dying mother, old conflicts and secrets return to the surface.
Run Time: 90 Min . MMPA: 0 . Release: Apr 18, 2003
Director: Director: Wiebke von Carolsfeld,
Stars: Molly Parker, Rebecca Jenkins, Stacy Smith, Marguerite McNeil, Elliot Page,
Two Lovers 2008
7 /10
A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.
Run Time: 110 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Nov 19, 2008
Director: Director: James Gray,
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Isabella Rossellini, Moni Moshonov,
An Education 2009
7.3 /10
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.
Run Time: 100 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Oct 29, 2009
Director: Director: Lone Scherfig,
Stars: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Olivia Williams,
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 2012
7.9 /10
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.
Run Time: 103 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Sep 20, 2012
Director: Director: Stephen Chbosky,
Stars: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Mae Whitman, Kate Walsh,
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