A white teenager, Donna, and her boyfriend Billy witness the accidental death of a black friend, Ethan. Since they are afraid to report it, another black teenager, Brian — the brother of Donna’s best friend Marlene — is falsely accused of foul play.
Tag: 1980s
Three people take a mountain hike together. Their relationships are explored in a comedy-drama that presents questions about life, evolution, synchronicity and dreams.
Canadian businesswoman Dinah Middleton’s is devastated when her teenage son, Alex, is killed by a hit-and-run driver. When the police fail to turn up any suspects, she turns private detective to track the killer down. She traces the murderer to New York, only to discover that the crime is not covered by the extradition treaty between Canada and the US. She becomes obsessed with bringing the criminal to justice.
Described as an answer to Fassbinder’s The Marriage of Maria Braun, Fraulein tells the story of a German woman and a former French prisoner of war living in 1950s Germany. Instead of playing a role in rebuilding her country, Haneke’s heroine remains preoccupied with her personal affairs. Shot predominantly in black and white (with a color sequence added toward the end), Fraulein asserts Haneke’s place alongside the masters of the New German Cinema.
Félix, disguised as Father Christmas, hands out leaflets advertising a sexy Christmas party. His place is taken by an African Santa Claus and he returns to his caravan only to find his girlfriend Josette about to leave him. When he comes after her, she takes refuge at “SOS Distress”, run by two neurotics, Thérèse and Pierre.
Mickey Rooney plays Mike Halligan, a retired cop from Manhattan living in California with his family who decides to show his grandson, who has never seen snow before, what a real white Christmas in New York is like. But he dies from a sudden heart attack in which Halligan makes a deal with the Archangel of Heaven to return to Earth for a week until Christmas and show his grandson the seasonal glories of New York City.
A rebellious 17 year old is increasingly getting into trouble, doing drugs, and hiding events from his parents. As things spiral further out of control, his parents turn to an organization called “Toughlove” for help. There they learn that it sometimes is necessary to turn your back on your child and allow him to accept the consequences of his actions.
Conductor Claude Eastman marries Daniella, a younger woman. When Claude goes on tour, his buddy Norman misunderstands his request to make sure Daniella stays faithful and hires private eye Jess Keller to tail her. Returning to New York City, Claude receives a report from Jess that Daniella has been spending a suspicious amount of time with violinist Maxmilian Stein and grows murderously jealous.