When Quentin is drafted by Margo, the school's queen of cool, to be her accomplice in an all-night revenge spree against her jock ex-boyfriend, he finds himself getting closer to his dream girl.
When Quentin is drafted by Margo, the school's queen of cool, to be her accomplice in an all-night revenge spree against her jock ex-boyfriend, he finds himself getting closer to his dream girl.
Chutney Popcorn is an amusing exploration of surrogate motherhood that never lets cross-cultural or lesbian issues overrun what is essentially a family drama. Nisha Ganatra directs, writes and takes the lead role as Reena, a New York artist and lesbian with Indian roots that include an over-indulgent mother and newlywed perfect sister, Sarita. On finding that Sarita is infertile, Reena proposes becoming a surrogate mother, not just to help out her sister but to prove to her mother that she is capable of living up to the traditional values of womanhood. The pregnancy puts obvious strain on Sarita's marriage and she begins to distance herself from Reena and the unborn baby. At the same time, Reena's live-in girlfriend Lisa (Jill Hennessy) has commitment issues; babies never being part of her life equation. For her first feature film, Ganatra shows much promise with her ability to blend the various issues at the film's heart without becoming over-sentimental about them. Madhur Jaffrey offers a surprisingly sparky comic turn as the doting mother trying to hold on to the values of her homeland. The script is loaded towards the inevitable happy ending, which feels far too easy and upbeat, leaving the audience with unanswered questions about the future of the child. Despite such reservations, Chutney Popcorn is a spicy look into the alternative family that's more substantial than just a simple side dish. --Nikki Disney
How the East was won. Woody Harrelson and Kiefer Sutherland star in this buddy movie where the western meets New York! The Cowboy Way tells the story of two rodeo pals who leave New Mexico and come to New York to solve the mystery of the disappearance of a Cuban buddy. It isn't long before they're in crossfire of the underworld.
Given up for adoption as a baby Barbara Ann (Gloria Reuben) a child of mixed race is facing a life of confusion prejudice and isolation. Raised by a loving foster mother in a black neighbourhood she is suddenly torn from this happy existence and placed in a world with no friends no joy and no sense of family. But she survives and grows up to become the mother of five children. And it is then that Barbara Ann finds the courage to face her past to meet with the woman who gave bir
"Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" director Ang Lee brings the brutal Marvel Comics character to the silver screen.
Artie Lange is Artie DeVanzo an unemployed loser who plays in a small town softball league in New Jersey with his rag-tag group of misfit friends. But when his team is threatened with permanent expulsion from the local league by Artie's life long nemesis they must rally and move from last place to first - in one season. But can they put aside the partying long enough to salvage their pride and become the champions they were never meant to be for one brief and shinning moment?
She must face the future, heal the past and find that place in her heart called home. A trio of great actresses - Oscar-winner Anne Bancroft (The Elephant Man, The Graduate), Emmy Award-winner Lynn Whitfield (Stepmom) and Gloria Reuben (who received multiple Emmy Award nominations for her performance as Jeanie Boulet in TV's ER) - unite their talents for this powerful true story of one woman's search, against all the odds, for her emotional roots. Deep In My Heart starts in Boston in 1961, an era of very different racial and social attitudes. A white woman, Gerry Cummins (Bancroft, who won an Emmy Award for her performance) is raped by a black man - an attack that leaves her pregnant. The resulting child of mixed race, Barbara Ann (Reuben), now faces a life of confusion, prejudice and isolation. Given up for adoption and initially raised by Corrine Burrell (Whitfield), a loving foster mother in a black neighbourhood, Barbara Ann is suddenly torn from this happy existence and placed with Annalise Jurgenson (Alice Krige, Chariots Of Fire) and her husband, a white middle-class couple. Although Annalise has acted from the best of motives, her stance is hopelessly idealistic and for Barbara Ann it means a world with no friends, no joy and no sense of family. But Barbara Ann survives and grows up to marry a man she loves deeply and to become the mother of five children. Only then does she find the courage to face up to the hidden traumas of her past, meet with the woman who gave birth to her all those years ago - and find that place in her heart called home. Deep In My Heart is written by the award-winning Ronni Kern (Homeless to Harvard, Guinevere) and directed by Anita W. Addison (Sirens).
In a city that never sleeps Marty (Ron Livingston) is getting too much sleep and not enough action. No work no money no women: no life! Despite his best friend Dave's (Bray Poor) efforts to cheer him up Marty is ready to pack up and leave Manhattan for a safe but unfulfilling life in his hometown of Maine. Just as he's lost all hope Marty meets Nina Cohen (Cara Buono) and then Nina Harris (Amanda Peet); two dynamite but very different girls who fall head over heels for him. D
Given up for adoption as a baby Barbara Ann (Gloria Reuben) a child of mixed race is facing a life of confusion prejudice and isolation. Raised by a loving foster mother in a black neighbourhood she is suddenly torn from this happy existence and placed in a world with no friends no joy and no sense of family. But she survives and grows up to become the mother of five children. And it is then that Barbara Ann finds the courage to face her past to meet with the woman who gave birth to her all those years ago and to find that place in her heart called home...
Cara Buono (Mad Men, The Sopranos) stars as Joanne Schwartzbaum - a gloomy, glum and perpetually dissatisfied Brooklyn housewife who has been dragging her feet for far too long. She's drifted apart from her down-to-earth husband (David Lansbury), and her head's in the stars? After encountering cosmic forces in her own home, Joanne develops some kooky habits (think fascination with dead fish'), and joins a UFO support group to help solve the mystery. There, she meets Abraham (Isaach De Bankolé), an émigré from the Ivory Coast who shares the same fan-shaped branding mark on his skin. The two quickly learn an undeniable truth: aliens are among us, and it's no fluke. With their support team behind them, Joanne and Abraham embark on an outlandish mission to foil their alien counterparts and defend the planet. There'll be sleuthing, romance, and a guy in a skin-tight bodysuit (Joel De La Fuente, Law and Order). This nutty sci-fi spoof from award-winning writer-director Barry Strugatz (Married to the Mob, She-Devil), is as unexpectedly meaningful as the aliens in Joanne's kitchen.
Reena lives in New York. She photographs women, they get painted with henna in beautiful Indian patterns. Reena is hip, lesbian and comes from a traditional Hindu family. This combination of properties makes her life any easier. When her sister Sarita neat not to have children shows, thinks Reena finally have an edge. In an attempt to help her sister, while the approval of her mother to get Reena decides to become pregnant to have the baby then cede to Sarita and her husband. This is all easi.
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