Matti is a family man, content to prove his manhood by changing diapers and cooking. But his wife is bored not only with their humdrum existence, but also with Matti?s macaroni casserole. An angry…
2005
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North American PremiereMatti is a family man, content to prove his manhood by changing diapers and cooking. But his wife is bored not only with their humdrum existence, but also with Matti?s macaroni casserole. An angry exchange, resulting in a slap, is the only excuse Matti?s wife needs to take their daughter and leave.
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Victor has had enough. Working for a faceless corporation, ignored and unappreciated, he is confronted with an insult even he cannot ignore?his office has been relegated into the men?s room?literally! It is definitely time for Victor?s resignation. But, somehow, the company finds a way to rebuff Victor?s attempts to resign.
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World PremiereIn 1987, a 16-foot bronze statue was commissioned for placement in a prominent downtown square in San Jose, California. The statue commemorated the raising of the American Flag and California?s inclusion into the U.S during the Mexican-American War. However, the statue was at the center of a fierce controversy and locked away in a warehouse, never to be seen again?until now.
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They were Jews who had escaped Hitlerâ??s Germany. Trained in intelligence work and the art of psychological warfare at Camp Ritchie, they were known as â??The Ritchie Boys.â? And they became unlikely heroes.
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United States PremiereGillian Guess was a single mother, lamenting her monotonous life. But fate struck when she was called for jury duty on a high profile murder case, and slept with the accused. Needless to say, the tabloids had a field day. Having earned her 15 minutes, Gillian Guess wanted her next 15, and, for Gillian, that meant doing just about anything?even appearing on Bobby Tomahawk?s sleazy talk show.
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World PremiereYou may live in a city of 3.5 million people, pass them, work with them, but still feel completely alone. Cooper Lewis? monotonous existence and failure of childhood dreams make his life almost unbearable.
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The Heart of Jesus is a biting comedy that examines life in a very poor society. Aged public employee Jesús Martínez walks into his office one morning and has to be rushed to the emergency room after suffering a heart attack. Although he comes out alive, things go from bad to worse when his wife leaves him, and the clinic?s exorbitant bills pile up on his desk.
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?Women say they want their men to be faithful. But who wants to marry a eunuch??Since mankind has evolved out of caves and into tract homes, what has ?survival of the fittest? come to mean? This question is hilariously and disturbingly examined in The Fittest, a darkly comic tale of survival in suburbia.
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It?s been nearly two years since Josey has been with a woman and things are beginning to look bleak. Charisma and looks are seriously lacking, but Josey is determined to end the drought.With coaching from his friends, Josey sets out to break his dry spell with his desperation knowing no limits of decency. Making it all worse is the memory of his ex-girlfriend, Julie. Josey would give anything to have her back, along with everything that used to annoy him. But will he go crawling back, or will he meet someone new despite the odds stacked against him?
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Madeline dreams of a better life. By day she cleans houses. By night she studies for college. And when she's not looking, her husband Joe cheats on her with her best friend. The Cleaning Lady is a comedy about a woman who just can't seem to get ahead. Debra Niestat, as Madeline, lives a life of comic drudgery as she pushes her trolley from one house to another. Andy Freeman is Joe, the man she never should have married. And Michael Cheng is Stanford, the medical student who encourages Madeline to go back to school.