The Women

TESTEDThree sisters bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father, to whom none of them was particularly close.Genre: Feature Film-ComedyRating: PG13Release Date: 23-MAR-2004Media Type: DVDYou've got to admire a movie that embraces womanhood as so few mainstream movies do, and Hanging Up deserves credit for combining issues of sisterhood and elderly parent care while relying on neuroses to carry its unconventional plot. But you've also got to lament this botched "dramedy" from screenwriting sisters Nora and Delia Ephron (adapting the latter's novel) and director Diane Keaton, who lack a coherent plan for illuminating their trio of female siblings. Despite a sharp focus on Meg Ryan as the middle sister...

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Lost in Translation

Oscar for Best Original ScreenplayA Conversation with Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola"Lost" on Location: Behind the Scenes Documentary"City Girl" Music Video by Kevin ShieldsExtended and Deleted Scenes and MoreBill Murray (Lost in Translation) stars in the comedic story of an aging Don Juan who hits the road on a revealing and humorous cross-country journey. When a mysterious pink letter informs Don Johnston (Murray) that he may have a 19-year-old son, he visits four former lovers, where he comes face to face with the errors of his past and the possibilities of the future. From acclaimed director Jim Jarmusch and co-starring Sharon Stone, Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton, and Jeffrey Wright, Broken Flowers is the highly original...

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