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,
Saved! 2004
6.7 /10
Mary is a good Christian girl who goes to a good Christian high school where she has good Christian friends and a perfect Christian boyfriend. Her life seems perfect, until the day that she finds out that her boyfriend may be gay — and that she’s pregnant.
Run Time: 92 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Jan 21, 2004
Director: Director: Brian Dannelly,
Stars: Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit, Heather Matarazzo,
Modern Family 2009
8.5 /10
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
Run Time: . MMPA: 13 . Release: Sep 23, 2009
Director: Director: ,
Stars: Ed ONeill, Sofa Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson,
The Catholic School 2021
5.7 /10
Three well-off young men—former students at Rome’s prestigious all-boys Catholic high school San Leone Magno—brutally tortured, raped, and murdered two young women in 1975. The event, which came to be known as the Circeo massacre, shocked and captivated the country, exposing the violence and dark underbelly of the upper middle class at a moment when the traditional structures of family and religion were seen as under threat.
Run Time: 106 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Oct 07, 2021
Director: Director: Stefano Mordini,
Stars: Benedetta Porcaroli, Giulio Pranno, Emanuele Maria Di Stefano, Giulio Fochetti, Leonardo Ragazzini,
Brokeback Mountain 2005
7.7 /10
Two modern-day cowboys meet on a shepherding job in the summer of '63, the two share a raw and powerful summer together that turns into a lifelong relationship conflict
Run Time: 134 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Sep 10, 2005
Director: Director: Ang Lee,
Stars: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid,
The Family Stone 2005
6.3 /10
An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
Run Time: 103 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Dec 15, 2005
Director: Director: Thomas Bezucha,
Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton, Luke Wilson, Claire Danes,
Love My Life 2006
6 /10
Ichiko and Eri are two beautiful Japanese university students who are in a lesbian relationship. Ichiko comes out to her father who tells her he is also gay and her mother was a lesbian. Her best friend is gay too, though he has a female who is after him. Their liaison is very intense, but Eri suggests a temporary separation so she can concentrate on her law studies. The break from their affair is difficult for Ichiko to deal with. But Eri soon sorts out her priorities.
Run Time: 96 Min . MMPA: 7 . Release: Dec 09, 2006
Director: Director: Kji Kawano,
Stars: Rei Yoshii, Asami Imajuku, Takamasa Suga, Issey Takahashi,
The Virgin Suicides 1999
7.2 /10
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
Run Time: 97 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Dec 31, 1999
Director: Director: Sofia Coppola,
Stars: James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, Michael Par,
Midaq Alley 1995
7.4 /10
Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.
Run Time: 140 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: May 05, 1995
Director: Director: Jorge Fons,
Stars: Ernesto Gmez Cruz, Mara Rojo, Salma Hayek, Bruno Bichir, Delia Casanova,
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