When teenager Sam (George Ferrier from TV series Dirty Laundry) is sent home from boarding school, the last thing he wants is to help his dad (The Luminaries” Martin Csokas) care for his cranky, newly arrived, gin-swilling grandmother Ruth. The two immediately butt heads. But a bond grows between them as Ruth reveals her fearless
John Leguizamo visits Rikers Island Correctional Facility to perform his one-man Broadway show Ghetto Klown for an audience of over 400 inmates. Following his performance, Leguizamo holds group discussions with justice-involved young men awaiting trial or sentencing. By sharing his personal journey of adversity and self-awareness, he encourages them to reflect openly and honestly about
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After a two year absence working in London, a jobbing actor and aspiring playwright returns home and is confronted by his young daughter.
Mike moved to London hoping to find love and the dream part that would launch his opera career. Four years later, he is stuck, his journal is now his best friend. One night, during yet another hook-up, he sees the apparition of his grandmother, a glamorous, eccentric woman who Mike used to travel the world
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Guardian Angel is the director”s personal journey and portrays the relationship between Jacob and his mother Hannah, who suffers from severe dementia. The film deals with Jacob”s difficulties of a complicated relationship with his mother, whom he can no longer communicate with. The fact that he can neither comfort her nor consult her in relation
Geena Davis, the two-time Academy Award winning actor, is one of Hollywood’s most respected talents, having appeared in several roles that became cultural landmarks including Muriel Pritchett in The Accidental Tourist, Thelma in Thelma & Louise, and Dottie Hinson in A League of Their Own. She is also a world-class athlete, a member of the
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Over 30 years ago, Lisa Creason attempted to rob a Subway cash register. She had no plan, no weapon, and no get-away car. It was an act of desperation to feed her infant daughter, and resulted in a criminal record she couldn”t escape. Denied her dream of becoming a nurse, Lisa must fight an unjust
Retrospective Screening of this groundbreaking film followed by a Conversation with Jacqueline Bisset and Leonard Maltin About the film: Day for Night chronicles the production of Je Vous Présente Paméla (Meet Pamela, or literally I introduce you to Pamela), a clichéd melodrama starring aging screen icon Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Aumont), former diva Séverine (Valentina Cortese), young
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