American Playhouse
Pub. Date
2014
Description
A baker and his wife journey into the woods in search of a cow, a red cape, a pair of golden slippers and some magic beans to lift a curse that has kept them childless. Tony Award winners Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason and the rest of the original Broadway cast weave their magic spell over you in Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece, directed by James Lapine, a seamless fusion of fairy tale characters and what happens after "happily ever after."
3) Smooth Talk
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Connie is a 15-year-od girl with two things on her mind, boys and how she looks, and she meets a man during the summer. Flirting with him may be fun, but could have dangerous -- and frightening -- consequences.
Pub. Date
[2003], c1992
Description
Brother's Keeper tells the story of the "Ward Boys," four eccentric brothers who shared the same dilapidated two-room shack for over 60 years. Living in isolation, without heat or running water, these elderly bachelors had virtually no contact with the outside world--until one was found dead in the bed he shared with his brother. By day's end, Delbert Ward "confessed" to suffocating his ailing brother as an act of mercy, but Munnsville believed Delbert...
7) Ethan Frome
Pub. Date
[2003?]
Description
A classic love triangle, set in 19th century rural New England.
12) El Norte
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Beginning in the mountains of Guatemala, El Norte is the story of a brother and sister who flee their homeland in search of the "promised land" after their father is assassinated by the government. El Norte is a work of social realism imbued with dreamlike imagery -- a heartbreaking story of hope and survival.