A boy shoots his father and flies out the window. A man falls in love with a fellow inmate in prison. A doctor accidentally ingests his experimental sex serum, wrecking havoc on the community.
An artistic six-year-old boy in 1960s America is obsessed with The Dotty Show. His father is concerned about the show's queering influence, especially the boy's fascination with a spanking scene.
Director:
Todd Haynes
Stars:
J. Evan Bonifant,
Barbara Garrick,
Julie Halston
In 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by hard-living and rebellious American singer Curt Wild.
Director:
Todd Haynes
Stars:
Ewan McGregor,
Jonathan Rhys Meyers,
Christian Bale
Divorced single mom Mildred Pierce decides to open a restaurant business, which tears at the already-strained relationship with her ambitious elder daughter, Veda.
Cozy, a dissatisfied housewife, meets Lee at a bar. A drink turns into a home break-in, and a gun shot sends them on the run together, thinking they've committed murder.
Director:
Kelly Reichardt
Stars:
Lisa Donaldson,
Larry Fessenden,
Dick Russell
A woman's life is derailed en route to a potentially lucrative summer job. When her car breaks down, and her dog is taken to the pound, the thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart, and she is led through a series of increasingly dire economic decisions.Written by
Anonymous
Michelle Williams was so scruffy during filming that when bystanders came up to chat with the crew they totally ignored her. See more »
Quotes
Andy:
[after catching her for shoplifting]
The food is not the issue. It's about setting an example, right?
Wendy:
Sir, I'm not from around here. I can't be an example.
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The true triumph of this film is its ability to say so much about the cold, cruel reality of just how close some people are to breaking their banks and their hearts.
What fascinates me is: there are a few big budget films out there right now - all scrambling desperately to capture the same themes as W&L - that have no concept of how real people really act and survive. Those filmmakers must be pulling their hair out screaming "how can she say it all with one woman and a dog, and I can't say a damned thing with all these great special effects???"
That is the joy in this film. The simple, honest, brutal truth of now. Enjoy.
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The true triumph of this film is its ability to say so much about the cold, cruel reality of just how close some people are to breaking their banks and their hearts.
What fascinates me is: there are a few big budget films out there right now - all scrambling desperately to capture the same themes as W&L - that have no concept of how real people really act and survive. Those filmmakers must be pulling their hair out screaming "how can she say it all with one woman and a dog, and I can't say a damned thing with all these great special effects???"
That is the joy in this film. The simple, honest, brutal truth of now. Enjoy.