A fun story about a family of 3 sisters whose gay brother, Nino, has decided to marry a woman in order to inherit their childhood summer retreat (Hotel Paraiso) on the coast of Portugal. The sisters plot to sabotage the engagement so as to save the hotel for themselves. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00510] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)
Fox and His Friends, (German: Faustrecht der Freiheit), also known as Right Fist of Freedom, is a 1975 West German film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Fassbinder himself, Peter Chatel and Karlheinz Böhm. The plot follows the misadventures of a working-class homosexual who falls in love with the elegant son of an industrialist. His lover tries to mold him into a gilt-edged mirror of upper-class values and ultimately swindles the easily flattered lottery winner out of his fortune. The film is an incisive look at the relationship between money and emotions. Love is seen as a commodity that can be bought for money and lasts only as long as it is profitable. Franz Bieberkopf is a sweet and unsophisticated working-class homosexual who works in a carnival as "Fox, the Talking Head". He finds himself without a job when his boyfriend, Klaus, the carnival owner, is arrested for tax fraud. Now jobless, Fox visits Hedwig, his sister, who likes to drink and is in no mood or situation to provide any help. After losing the remaining money that he had, Fox turns to tricks in order to buy the lottery ticket he is convinced will bring him his fortune. Cruising in a public restroom, Fox meets an older man, Max, a sophisticated antique art dealer, who is not willing to give Fox the small amount of money he needs. Undeterred, Fox stops at a flowers shop and swindles the ten marks he needs from the overweight gay florist. With that money, Fox buys a lottery ticket as the newsagent is closing. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00783 ] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)
You Can Count on Me is a 2000 American drama film starring Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Rory Culkin, and Matthew Broderick. Written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan, it tells the story of Sammy, a single mother living in a small town, and her complicated relationships with family and friends. The story takes place in the fictionalized Catskill communities of Scottsville and Auburn, New York. The film was primarily shot in and around Margaretville, New York. As children, Sammy and Terry Prescott lost their parents to a car accident. Years later, Sammy (Laura Linney), a single mother and lending officer at a bank, still lives in her childhood home in Scottsville, New York, while Terry (Mark Ruffalo) has drifted around the country, scraping by and getting in and out of trouble. After months of no communication with his sister, Terry is desperate for money, so he comes to visit her and her son Rudy (Rory Culkin) who are excited about reuniting with him. Sammy lends him the money, which he mails back to his girlfriend. After the girlfriend attempts suicide, he decides to extend his stay with his sister, which she welcomes. For a school writing assignment, Rudy imagines his unknown father as a fantastic hero. Sammy only gives him vague descriptions of the truth while Terry lets his feelings be known about Rudy Sr.'s abandonment. Sammy rekindles a relationship with an old boyfriend, but is surprised when he proposes to her after a short time. She needs time to consider it. At the bank, the new manager, Brian (Matthew Broderick), tries to make his mark with unusual demands about computer color schemes and daily timesheets. He is particularly tough on Sammy, requesting that she make arrangements for someone else to pick up her son from the school bus rather than leaving work. After some minor arguments, they end up having an affair, despite Brian's wife's being six months pregnant. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00509] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)
Daniel Vinyard (Edward Furlong) es un joven y rebelde quinceañero neonazi que se mete en problemas en su colegio al haber presentando un ensayo sobre el libro Mi lucha para el ramo de Historia Americana; el profesor a cargo de la asignatura, quien es judío, se muestra más que molesto por la situación e insiste en que el alumno sea expulsado ya que presenta un largo informe de mala conducta, sin embargo Bob Sweeney (Avery Brooks), el director del instituto y un afroamericano, no desea darse por vencido con el muchacho, por ello lo obliga a tomar las clases a partir de ese momento en su oficina, a las que llama Historia Americana X y como primera labor le encarga hacer una redacción sobre el encarcelamiento de su hermano mayor, Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton), quien será liberado esa semana. Derek es un joven perteneciente y dirigente de un grupo de ideología nazi, que fue encarcelado por asesinar a dos jóvenes afroamericanos a los que sorprendió cuando estaban robando su vehículo. Originalmente Derek era un adolescente normal hasta el día en que su padre, un bombero, falleciera en un incendio, ese día abiertamente al ser entrevistado por la televisión declararía que todo había sucedido por culpa de las minorías étnicas; ello llamó la atención de Cameron Alexander (Stacy Keach), líder de un grupo neonazi que domina el sector. Lo tomó bajo su tutela moldeándolo como una violenta figura que con el tiempo le otorgó gran poder al movimiento. A partir de ese día el joven comienza a usar su cabeza rapada y ropa ligera que mostrara los tatuajes de símbolos nazis que llevaba en su cuerpo. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00785] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)
To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American drama film directed by Robert Mulligan. The screenplay by Horton Foote was based on the 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Harper Lee. It stars Gregory Peck in the role of Atticus Finch and Mary Badham in the role of Scout. The film's young protagonists, Jean Louise "Scout" Finch (Mary Badham) and her brother Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch (Phillip Alford), live in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1930s. The story covers three years, during which Scout and Jem undergo changes in their lives. They begin as innocent children, who spend their days happily playing games with each other and spying on Arthur "Boo" Radley (Robert Duvall), who has not been seen for many years by anybody as a result of never leaving his house and about whom many rumors circulate. Their widowed father, Atticus (Gregory Peck), is a town lawyer and has a strong belief that all people are to be treated fairly, to turn the other cheek, and to stand for what you believe. He also allows his children to call him by his first name. Early in the film, the children see their father accept hickory nuts, and other produce, from Mr. Cunningham (Crahan Denton) for legal work because the client has no money.[2] Through their father's work as a lawyer, Scout and Jem begin to learn of the racism and evil in their town, aggravated by poverty; they mature quickly as they are exposed to it. The local judge (Paul Fix) appoints Atticus to defend a black man, Tom Robinson (Brock Peters), against an accusation of rape of a white teenaged girl, Mayella Ewell. Atticus accepts the case. Jem and Scout experience schoolyard taunts for their father's decision. Later, a lynch mob, led by Mr. Cunningham, tries to lynch Robinson over Atticus' objections. Scout, Jem and their friend, Dill, interrupt the confrontation. Scout, unaware of the mob's purpose, recognizes Cunningham as the man who paid her father in hickory nuts and tells him to say hello to his son, who is her schoolmate. Cunningham becomes embarrassed and the mob disperses. It is undisputed that Tom came to Mayella's home, at her request, to assist her with chopping up a chifforobe. It is also undisputed that Mayella showed signs of having been beaten around that time. Among Atticus' chief arguments, he points out that Tom is crippled in his left arm, and that the supposed rapist would have had to make extensive use of his left hand in assaulting Mayella before raping her. At the same time Atticus demonstrates that Mayella's father, Bob Ewell, is left handed, implying that he – rather than Tom – was the one who beat Mayella. Atticus also states that the girl had not even been examined by a doctor to check for signs of rape after the supposed assault. In his closing argument Atticus asks the all white, male jury to cast aside their prejudices and instead focus on Tom's obvious innocence. In taking the stand in his own defense, Tom denies he attacked Mayella, but states she kissed him. He testifies he voluntarily assisted Mayella because "I felt sorry for her because . . . ". He didn't finish the sentence but the prosecutor hammered home the point that he was a black man feeling sorry for a white woman. In a town where whites are viewed as superior to blacks, Tom's sympathy for Mayella dooms his case, and he's found guilty. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00507] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)
Grease (Brillantina en Chile; Vaselina en Hispanoamérica) es una película musical de 1978 ambientada en los años 50, dirigida por Randal Kleiser y protagonizada por John Travolta y Olivia Newton-John. Basada en el musical homónimo de 1972 creado por Jim Jacobs y Warren Casey, la película lanzó a éste a la fama y consolidó la carrera de varios artistas. El film comienza con la canción "Grease", añadida expresamente para la película y escrita por Barry Gibb, de los Bee Gees e interpretada por Frankie Valli en un segmento animado que recrea la época de los años 50 en Estados Unidos con todos sus detalles de la cultura pop significativos, algunas alusiones a la guerra fría y otros menesteres más, así como las carreras de arrancones entre 2 vehículos. Danny Zuko y Sandy Olson se enamoran durante las vacaciones de verano. Cuando el verano termina, se despiden pensando que no se van a volver a ver, ya que Sandy ha de volver a Australia. La familia de Sandy cambia de opinión y en lugar de regresar a Australia, Sandy se queda en los Estados Unidos y se inscríbe en el instituto Rydell (una preparatoria ficticia ubicada en California), donde estudia su amiga Frenchy, miembro de una pandilla llamada Las Damas Rosas (The Pink Ladies en el original en inglés). Lo que no sabe es que en ese mismo instituto también estudia Danny. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00788 ] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)
The Band Wagon is a 1953 musical comedy film that many critics rank, along with Singin' in the Rain, as the finest of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals, although it was only a modest box-office success. It tells the story of an aging musical star who hopes a Broadway play will restart his career. However, the play's director wants to make it a pretentious retelling of Faust, and brings in a prima ballerina who clashes with the star. Stage and screen star Tony Hunter, a veteran of musical comedy, is concerned that his career might be in decline. His good friends Lester and Lily Marton have written a stage show that they believe is perfect for his comeback. Tony signs up, despite misgivings after the director, Jeffrey Cordova, changes the light comedy into a dark reinterpretation of the Faust legend, with himself as the Devil and Tony as the Faust character. Tony also feels intimidated by the youth, beauty, and classical background of his female co-star, noted ballerina Gabrielle "Gaby" Gerard. Unbeknownst to him, she is just as insecure in his presence, awed by his long stardom. Eventually, it all proves too much for Tony. He walks out, but Gaby speaks with him alone and they work out their differences. They also begin to fall in love, though she already has a commitment to the show's choreographer Paul Byrd. When the first out-of-town tryout in New Haven proves to be a disaster, Tony persuades Jeffrey to let him convert the production back into what the Martons had originally envisioned. Tony takes charge of the production, taking the show on tour to perfect the new lighthearted musical numbers. Since the original backers have walked out, Tony finances it by selling his personal art collection. Byrd walks out, but Gaby remains. The revised show proves to be a hit on its Broadway opening. Afterwards, Gaby lets Tony know how she feels about him. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00509] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (en Hispanoamérica, Crímenes y pecados; en España, Delitos y faltas) es una película estadounidense de 1989 dirigida por Woody Allen que mezcla la comedia y el drama en un guion que gira en torno a un asesinato. Se entretejen dos historias en paralelo, mezclando comedia y drama. La primera, interpretado por el propio Allen (Cliff), junto a Alan Alda, exitoso y arrogante productor de televisión que es a la vez su cuñado, lo contrata para realizar un documental sobre su vida y obra, los dos se enamoran de una mujer inteligente y con ambiciones que trabaja en el medio (Mia Farrow). La segunda historia, interpretada por Martin Landau (Judah), conjuga los temores y dilemas del alma humana al enfrentarse en una situación límite. El personaje de Landau es oftalmólogo, su vida está llena de privilegios y a pesar de su formación religiosa, los años lo han llevado hacia cierto escepticismo; es acosado por su ex amante (Anjelica Huston) quien lo amenaza con destruir su matrimonio y su reputación si no regresa a su lado y deja a su mujer. Judah decide contactar a su hermano quien se mueve en el mundo del crimen, esperando recibir un consejo que no tarda en llegar, su hermano le sugiere asesinar a la mujer. Judah inicialmente rechaza la idea pero al sentirse cada vez más acosado por la mujer decide aceptarlo. Una vez asesinada su ex amante, Judah se siente atormentado, recuerda su pasado y su formación judía y siente que es el mismo Dios que le observa para condenar su falta, sin embargo como se revela al final de la película, con el pasar del tiempo desaparece en él el sentimiento de culpa, recobra la tranquilidad y continúa con su tranquila vida de privilegios. Al conversar al respecto con Cliff sobre este asunto y planteárselo como si se tratara de un guion cinematográfico, este le recalca que no sería el final adecuado pues quien cometió el crimen no recibió un castigo, pero Judah (Landau) le dice a Cliff (Allen) que así es la vida real y que si desea ver un final feliz, "vaya a ver una película de Hollywood". Efectivamente Judah olvida su culpa y continúa su vida, mientras tanto Cliff termina solo después de que la documentalista de quien se enamoró (Mia Farrow) forma pareja con su arrogante y poderoso ex cuñado. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00790 ] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)
The Paleface is a 1948 Technicolor comedy Western directed by Norman Z. McLeod, starring Bob Hope as "Painless Potter" and Jane Russell as Calamity Jane. In the film, Hope sings the song "Buttons and Bows" (by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans), which became his greatest hit by far when it came to record sales. The song also won the Academy Award for Best Song that year. Peter "Painless" Potter (Bob Hope) is a dentist of doubtful competence. Out west, after the partner of Calamity Jane (Jane Russell) is killed while trying to discover who's been illegally selling guns to Indians, the cowardly Painless ends up married to Jane, who needs to keep her true identity a secret. One day while protecting everyone during a hold-up, Jane gives all the credit to Painless, who becomes the townsfolk's "brave" new hero. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00505] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)
Clueless, conocida en España como "Fuera de onda" y en América Latina como "Ni Idea" o "Despistados" es una película de 1995, basada en la novela Emma de Jane Austen. Fue escrita y dirigida por Amy Heckerling, producida por Scott Rudin y filmada en unas semanas a principios de 1995. Está ambientada en uno de los barrios mas ricos y lujosos de Los Ángeles, y un instituto prestigioso de Beverly Hills. Sus protagonistas son Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Brittany Murphy, Stacey Dash, Jeremy Sisto entre otros. Cher (Alicia Silverstone) y Dionne (Stacey Dash) son dos de las chicas más populares de un instituto académico privado de Beverly Hills y cuya preocupación más que las notas académicas de la escuela es llevar la ropa más atractiva y ser tan populares como sea posible. Pero Cher, que vive con su riguroso padre, un famoso abogado de California, y con su sensible hermanastro (Paul Rudd), quien es el hijo de la ex-esposa de su padre y trabaja como pasante de abogado, estudia leyes en la Universidad y es muy querido por el padre de Cher. La película muestra los problemas sociales y emocionales de los jóvenes, de la clase económica alta de California, también tiene la necesidad innata de ayudar a los desamparados presentándoles a dos profesores y convirtiendo a su tímida nueva amiga Tai (Brittany Murphy) en todo un prodigio de belleza en la escuela. Clasificación [ CM DVD 00791 ] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)
