Ann Goulder

A sweeping multigenerational story set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City of the late 1980s; adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young—and old—are all major elements in this heart-aching tale of the son of diehard hippies and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late 20th century youth culture.

A failed New York playwright stages a suicide in an attempt to win back her ex, only to wind up in the custody of her gambling-addict mother.

Abe is a man who is in his thirties and who lives with his parents. He works regretfully for his father while pursuing his hobby of collecting toys. Aware that his family doesn't think highly of him, he tries to spark a relationship with Miranda, who recently moved back home after a failed literary/academic career. Miranda agrees to marry Abe out of desperation, but things go awry.

ニューヨーク・シティ・バレエ団に所属するバレリーナ、ニナは、踊りは完ぺきで優等生のような女性。芸術監督のトーマスは、花形のベスを降板させ、新しい振り付けで新シーズンの「白鳥の湖」公演を行うことを決定する。そしてニナが次のプリマ・バレリーナに抜てきされるが、気品あふれる白鳥は心配ないものの、狡猾で官能的な黒鳥を演じることに不安があり……。

A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.

「スーパーバッド　童貞ウォーズ」のグレッグ・モットーラ監督が、80年代を舞台に描くノスタルジック青春ストーリー。主演は「イカとクジラ」のジェシー・アイゼンバーグ、共演にクリステン・スチュワート、ライアン・レイノルズ。1987年、夏。大学院進学を控えたジェイムズは、夏休みをヨーロッパで過ごすはずが、父親の減給であえなく頓挫。しかも学費の一部も自分で工面するハメに。こうして、地元のさびれた遊園地“アドベンチャーランド”で面白くもないバイトの日々にすっかり腐りかけていたジェイムズ。そんな中、そこで働くちょっと大人びた美少女エムと知り合い、まんざらでもない雰囲気になっていくのだが…。

A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.

Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her family, friends and neighbors.

Set in the privileged beach community of East Hampton, New York and chronicles one pivotal summer in the lives of famous children's book author Ted Cole and his wife Marion. Their once-great marriage has been strained by tragedy. Her resulting despondency and his subsequent infidelities have prevented the couple from confronting a much-needed change in their relationship. Eddie O'Hare, the young man Ted hires to work as his summer assistant, is the couple's unwitting yet willing pawn - and, ultimately, the catalyst in the transformation of their lives.

『ゴーストワールド』に続き、全米の賞レースを席巻したインディーズ映画。米国独立系映画の良心とも言えるテッド・ホープが制作だから、つまらないはずがないのだが、これがデビューとなる夫婦監督も記憶にとどめたい。

"The Laramie Project" is set in and around Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard. To create the stage version of "The Laramie Project," the eight-member New York-based Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, recording hours of interviews with the town's citizens over a two-year period. The film adaptation dramatizes the troupe's visit, using the actual words from the transcripts to create a portrait of a town forced to confront itself.

Samual Curtis's first mission in this bizarre science fiction musical comedy requires him to take a cat to a saloon on an asteroid. There, he meets his former dance partner (the Blueberry Pirate) and collects his payment: a device capable of producing a Real Live Girl. Including music by alternative rock group The Billy Nayer Show, this film began life as a live show with a loyal following.

コニー・アイランドの寂れた海岸。古いアパートに住む孤独な未亡人サラは、ある日、大好きなTVのクイズ番組から出演依頼の電話を受け、ダイエットを決意する。一方その一人息子ハリーと恋人マリオンのもとに、友人のタイロンが麻薬密売の話を持ちかける。一時はそれぞれに人生がうまく回り始めたかに思えたのだが……。

幼なじみの恋人ジョシュとティファニーは、大学進学を境にニューヨークとテキサスに離ればなれとなってしまう。そんな2人はビデオ・レターを定期的に交換することで互いの愛を確かめ合っていた。ところがある日、ジョシュは同級生ベスと浮気をしてしまう。しかも、その時ベスがいたずらで撮っていたビデオをいつものビデオ・レターと間違えてテファニーに送ってしまうのだった。ジョシュは、彼女がビデオを見る前に取り返すべく、悪友3人と一緒にテキサスまで1800キロのロード・トリップに出るのだったが…。

The world of a young housewife is turned upside down when she has an affair with a free-spirited blouse salesman.

Hank marries the divorced Joan, who's the mother of teens Sebastian and Jessica. After living with his new family for years, Hank announces that he's getting a sex change operation. The family deserts Hank, with Jessica going her own way and Sebastian staying with his mom. But Joan becomes an alcoholic, so Sebastian moves back in with Hank — now Henrietta — who turns out to be far more supportive than anyone else.

An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.

ニューオーリンズの地方検事であるジム・ギャリソンは、昼食中に大統領暗殺の第一報を受けた。しかし、直後に逮捕されるリー・ハーヴェイ・オズワルドという人物に、彼は大多数のアメリカ人とは別のショックを受ける。ニューオーリンズの法曹関係者の間ではオズワルドという男は有名人であったからである。 オズワルドは不思議な過去を持ち、奇行を繰り返し、キューバ人の団体とトラブルを起こしていた人物だった。彼はすぐにこの人物の調査を始めるも、大統領暗殺事件の二日後にさらに事件が起こった。マスコミや大勢の警官がいるさなか、オズワルドが警察署の中でジャック・ルビーという男に射殺されたのだ。