John Guare

Pauline Kael (1919–2001) was undoubtedly one of the greatest names in film criticism. A Californian native, she wrote her first review in 1953 and joined ‘The New Yorker’ in 1968. Praised for her highly opinionated and feisty writing style and criticised for her subjective and sometimes ruthless reviews, Kael’s writing was refreshingly and intensely rooted in her experience of watching a film as a member of the audience. Loved and hated in equal measure – loved by other critics for whom she was immensely influential, and hated by filmmakers whose films she trashed - Kael destroyed films that have since become classics such as The Sound of Music and raved about others such as Bonnie and Clyde. She was also aware of the perennial difficulties for women working in the movies and in film criticism, and fiercely fought sexism, both in her reviews and in her media appearances.

Maria Irene Fornes is “America's Great Unknown Playwright.” When she stops writing due to dementia, a friendship with a young writer reignites her visionary creative spirit, triggering a film collaboration that picks up where the pen left off.

One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, which continue to move audiences around the world today. He also made headlines for being targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee at the height of the McCarthy Era and entering into a tumultuous marriage with Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Told from the unique perspective of his daughter, filmmaker Rebecca Miller, Arthur Miller: Writer is an illuminating portrait that combines interviews spanning decades and a wealth of personal archival material, and provides new insights into Miller’s life as an artist and exploring his character in all its complexity.

세기의 걸작 『호밀밭의 파수꾼』의 성공 이후 작가 J.D. 샐린저는 1965년부터 미국 코니시 산 속 작은 마을에서 은둔 생활을 시작한다. 수많은 기자들과 팬들이 그를 만나길 원했지만 모든 시도는 실패로 돌아가고 그로부터 50여년이 지난 지금, 세상이 알지 못했던 샐린저의 숨겨진 모습들과 그가 사후에 남긴 새로운 작품에 대한 비밀이 공개된다.

Eugene O'Neill tells the haunting story of the life and work of America's greatest and only Nobel Prize-winning playwright -- set within the context of the harrowing family dramas and personal upheavals that shaped him, and that he in turn struggled all his life to give form to in his art.

The Museum of the City of New York’s award-winning short documentary explores how New York City grew from a settlement of a few hundred Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans into the metropolis we know today and features animated maps and archival photographs, prints, and paintings from the Museum’s collections. Now expanded and updated, the film's final chapter captures the astonishing – if sometimes challenging – transformations the city has experienced in the first decades of the 21st century.

In this witty drama, the future of art is examined from two vantage points: the years 1699 and 1999. Roland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister, Countess Camilla Volta, lives on their family's estate in Venice, Italy. Their father, the Viscount, is near death, and he announces, to the disappointment of both his offspring, that his home and priceless collection of art have been bequeathed to the Italian government.

The actual experiences of New York City subway riders are dramatized in a collection of 10 intriguing and very different vignettes. The tales showcase an ensemble of familiar faces, and range from stories of compassion and love to reflections on violence and loss. Among them: a disabled beggar quarrels with a woman and ruins her shoes with his wheelchair, provoking onlookers to wrath and pity; a skittish tourist proves to be her own worst enemy; a newlywed trysts with a mysterious sexpot; a commuter helplessly witnesses a suicide attempt; and, in the most affecting segment, a young woman grieves over her mother's imminent death.

결혼도 하지 않은 채 중풍에 걸린 아버지를 모시고 살고 있는 베시가 백혈병에 걸리자, 오래도록 소식이 없던 여동생 리가 두 아들과 함께 골수이식을 위해 고향에 돌아온다. 애정결핍에 걸린 리의 큰아들 행크는 이모에게서 따뜻한 사랑을 맛보고, 모처럼 한 자리에 모인 이들은 가족이 굴레가 아니고 화해의 장임을 확인한다.

미술 거래상이며 뉴욕 5번가에 사는 키트리지 부부는 우연히 폴(Paul: 윌 스미스 분)을 알게 된다. 아이들의 대학 동기이며 유명한 배우 시드니 포이티어의 아들이라는 폴은 풍부한 경험을 가진 상류층 청년이었다. 뛰어난 재담꾼이자 일류요리사 빰치는 요리 실력을 지닌 폴에게 키트리지 부부는 금세 호감을 갖게 되고, 폴은 그들의 친구가 되어 그들 집에 머무르며 지낸다. 그러나 곧, 폴은 호모이자 사기꾼임이 밝혀진다. 더 놀라운건 폴에게 당한 사람들이 5번가에 더 있었다는 것이다. 그러자 어느 누구도 폴이 어디 사는 누구인지, 지금 어디 있는지 아무도 알 수 없었다. 사교 모임에서 키트리지 부부는 폴의 얘기를 하면서 인기가 높아지고 사업상 만나는 사람들도 그 얘기를 무척 재미있어 하지만 여전히 그의 정체는 수수께끼였는데...

On the day in 1965 that the Pope visits New York and masses of people line the streets in adulation, Artie, a zookeeper living in Sunnyside, Queens, thinks it's time for his life to be blessed, too. He desperately wants to escape his lower middle-class existence and become a popular singer and songwriter, but his life is complicated by an ambitious mistress, a crazy wife and a bomb-making son.

환락과 퇴폐의 도시 아틀란틱 시티의 싸구려 하숙집에 사는 샐리와 루는 각자의 과거로부터 고통을 받는다. 샐리는 어두운 과거로부터 도망치기 위해 카지노 딜러가 되려하고, 왕년에 갱단의 수하로 거들먹거렸던 루는 화려했던 그 시절을 그리워하며 살아간다. 이 두 사람의 세계에 뛰어든 샐리의 전남친 때문에 일어나는 파문. 과연 샐리와 루의 꿈은 이루어질 것인가?

Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life.