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East is East British film about a Pakistani family living in England during the 1970s. Is it a comedy? Sometimes. Is it a tragedy? Maybe. It's really the poignant story of how one immigrant family copes with the conflicting values of two cultures. Expect to laugh, and then to cry. [R] |
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East/West (French and Russian,
with English subtitles) Russian émigrés return to a life in a post-war Soviet Union of oppression, political chicanery and virtual imprisonment. A great cast, including Catherine Deneuve. Beautifully filmed. Excellent score. Includes a classic Cold-War thriller ending. [PG-13] |
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Entre Nous (French with
English subtitles) Two of France's great film actresses, Miou-Miou and Isabelle Huppert, star in this post-war story of friendship and unsatisfactory marriages. The two friends find in each other what they do not find in marriage. A sad, beautifully filmed movie with affecting performances by both women. [PG] |
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Once Upon a Time...When
We Were Colored The touching story of an African-American family living in the deep South during the middle of the 20th Century. [PG] |
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Prescription Murder The very first appearance of Peter Falk as the permanently unpressed sleuth. He goes after a psychiatrist who strangled his overbearing wife. Gene Barry co-stars as the first in a long line of arrogant killers who make the mistake of underestimating the good lieutenant. [Not Rated] |
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The Sandlot Painfully shy new kid in town comes out of his shell with the help of the neighborhood’s star baseball player. Delightful paean to life in ’60s America. [PG] |
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Smoke Signals The story of two young Coer d’Alene Indians who embark on a bus journey to claim the remains of a relative. Part comedy, part drama, part road picture, part buddy picture, part character study, all memorable. [PG-13] |
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A Walk in the Clouds A GI returning from World War II meets an unmarried, pregnant woman and agrees to pose as her husband to spare her the wrath of her domineering father. [PG-13] |
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