Based on the Henry James novella, the story frames on 7-year-old Maisie, caught in a custody battle between her mother – a rock and roll icon – and her father. What Maisie Knew is an evocative portrayal of the chaos of adult life seen entirely from a child’s point of view.
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An odd-but-gifted poet, Evan Merck (Wes Bentley, ‘American Beauty’) makes his living writing suicide notes for the soon-to-be departed. So when he meets Charlotte (Winona Ryder, ‘Girl, Interrupted’), the free-spirited sister of his latest client, Evan has no choice but to lie about his relationship to her late, lamented brother.
Over the course of one week in 1988, the search for a missing teammate, parental expectations, a burgeoning sexual awakening and the rock concert of the century all threaten to jolt a 16-year-old into adulthood. With the long Victoria Day weekend signaling the end of school, and the Stanley Cup playoffs afoot, the summer of 1988 arrives in Toronto. Ben Spector, a smart, sensitive kid from a Russian immigrant family, hits the Bob Dylan show with his buddies and runs into Jordan Chapman, the class jerk and Ben’s tormentor on the ice-hockey rink. Jordan is five dollars shy of scoring some drugs, and Ben begrudgingly spots him the dough. But the next day, Jordan fails to show up at school or hockey practice. With days passing and Jordan’s whereabouts a mystery, Ben finds himself in an uncomfortable predicament, especially when a romance with Jordan’s sister tentatively blooms in the midst of the ordeal.
This loose adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness follows Robert Klein as he sets out to find his brother, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
Two small-town girls arrive in Chicago to find fame and fortune. Ruby wants to be a fashion designer; Holly simply wants a city salary to help out her family. Both girls’ heads are turned by the chance to become Bunny girls in Hugh Hefner’s blossoming Playboy empire, but while Holly’s personality enables her to rise quickly through the glamour ranks, Ruby becomes dependent on drugs.
From local filmmaker Sudeshna Sen comes this touching coming-of-age story about a South Asian-American 12-year-old who believes her recently passed grandfather may be coming back as the holy reincarnation of Siddhartha.
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
