Christopher Durang
Nascimento : 1949-01-02, Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Writer
Vanya and his stepsister Sonia have lived their entire lives in their family's farmhouse. While they stayed home to take care of their ailing parents, their sister Masha has been gallivanting around the world as a successful actress and movie star, leaving Vanya and Sonia to feel trapped and regretful. Their soothsayer/cleaning woman Cassandra keeps warning them about terrible things in the future, which include a sudden visit from Masha and her twenty-something boy toy Spike.
Self
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.
Original Story
Writer
As Sister Mary delivers a lecture on sin and its consequences, she's interrupted by several of her former students, who have little positive to say about how a Catholic education has impacted their lives.
Gene O'Reilly
Amanda Shelton (Sarah Michelle Gellar) herdou o Southern Cross, um restaurante, de sua lendária mãe, mas não herdou dela o talento culinário. Com isso, o Southern Cross corre o risco de falir, mas repentinamente um anjo da guarda lhe dá um caranguejo mágico e faz com que ela conheça Tom Bartlett (Sean Patrick Flanery), que está inaugurando um restaurante classe A para Jonathan Bendel (Dylan Baker). Bendel quer assegurar que tenha pelo menos uma cotação de quatro estrelas para seu novo restaurante e para isto contratou um famoso chef francês, que é extremamente temperamental, fazendo Tom e Lois McNally (Patricia Clarkson), sua secretária, passarem maus bocados. Paralelamente, Amanda começa a fazer pratos cada vez mais fantásticos e ela não tem a menor idéia do que está acontecendo, mas seu restaurante começa a ganhar fama e ela começa a se envolver com Tom, que teme que esteja se apaixonando por uma bruxa.
Santa
Michael Chapman (Michael J. Fox) foi um ator-mirim de grande sucesso, mas quando cresceu perdeu sua popularidade. Ele agora dirige, juntamente com seu irmão Ed Chapman (Nathan Lane), uma agência em Manhattan especializada em empresariar crianças, mas os negócios não estão bons. Tentando descobrir uma criança para um comercial de biscoito, Michael encontra acidentalmente Angie Vega (Christina Vidal), uma batedora de carteira que tem apenas dez anos e uma boa resposta sempre pronta. Ele acredita que Angie possa ser sua mais nova estrela e faz de tudo para consiguir que ela faça um teste para o comercial de biscoito.
Reverend Lipton
Steve Martin e Goldie Hawn são os protagonistas desta hilariante comédia romântica sobre as consequências de se "esticar" a verdade. Quando a namorada do arquitecto Newton Davis (Martin), Becky (Dana Delaney), rejeita a sua proposta de casamento, a sua casa de sonho, acabada de construir, subitamente transforma-se em nada mais que um monumento vazio da sua rejeição. Isto é, até que um encontro ocasional com Gwen (Hawn) lhe vira a vida ao contrário. É uma comédia deliciosa, ternurenta e inteligente, do realizador Frank Oz.
Ambulance Attendant
A woman moves back to New York and hires a ditzy New Age woman to redecorate her apartment in this Odd Couple styled comedy. The movie takes a turn as the two escape to a New Age retreat in upstate New York to get away from a murderer who is pursuing them.
Convention Speaker
O executivo da Madison Avenue, Graham Marshall, paga suas dívidas. Um trabalhador talentoso e dedicado, ele sofre com uma montanha de contas e uma irritante esposa que só deseja uma coisa: uma promoção bem merecida para ele. Mas quando a promoção é dada a um associado yuppie e falastrão, Graham descarrega sua raiva num mendigo agressivo, que ele mata acidentalmente, empurrando-o para os trilhos do metro. Então ele arquiteta resolver seus problemas com uma solução totalmente nova. Primeiro, ele organiza um "acidente" para sua irritante esposa. Depois ele cria outro "acidente", desta vez para o chefe dele. Parece que o mundo voltou a ser novamente um bom lugar para Graham. Mas um isqueiro desaparecido e um irritante detetive da policia pode mudar tudo isso. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Jesus Freak
Penn & Teller enjoy playing jokes on each other. When Penn says on an interview show that he wishes he has someone threatening his life so that he "wouldn't sweat the small stuff," each of them begins a series of pranks on the other to suggest a real threat. Then they find that a real psychopath is interested in them.
YMCA Clerk
Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments...
Laughing Psychiatrist
Dennis Jennings is an introverted daydreamer, sleepwalking through life. He is a professional waiter and has an equally-dull girlfriend, Emma. In an attempt to release his pent-up feelings of isolation, he begins seeing a psychiatrist, only to discover that the doctor is somewhat less than interested in what he has to say. The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Davis
Recém-formado na faculdade, Brantley Foster viaja do Kansas a Nova York para começar em um novo emprego. No entanto, quando Brantley chega, ele descobre que sua posição foi eliminada e é forçado a aceitar um emprego com seu tio Howard, que se tornou presidente da empresa após casar-se. Brantley começa a trabalhar entregando correspondências, mas sobe de posições rapidamente quando começa a fingir que é um executivo.
Theatre Play
Manhattanites Bruce and Prudence are each looking for a meaningful romantic relationship and have been encouraged by their psychiatrists to find someone through the personal ads. Their first meeting is disastrous, but they begin to hit it off during their second date. However, Bruce's bisexual, live-in lover does not want to share Bruce and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep him to himself.
Screenplay
Manhattanites Bruce and Prudence are each looking for a meaningful romantic relationship and have been encouraged by their psychiatrists to find someone through the personal ads. Their first meeting is disastrous, but they begin to hit it off during their second date. However, Bruce's bisexual, live-in lover does not want to share Bruce and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep him to himself.
Priest
Sixteen-year-old Michael Dunn arrives at St. Basil's Catholic Boys School in Brooklyn circa 1965. There, he befriends all of the misfits in his class as they collide with the repressive faculty and discover the opposite sex as they come of age.