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Benny's a hipster, moving in and out of Manhattan's beat scene, aimless, maybe close to trouble. His sister Lelia, who looks less African-American than White, is vulnerable and about to fall in love. Hugh, their older brother, is a struggling singer whose agent, Rupert, may be the only person with f β¦aith in his talent. The story moves back and forth, like jazz, among the three of them and what seems at first to be separate lives. Lelia meets Tony, and lets herself hope this is true love. Then he meets Hugh and prejudice gives Tony an excuse to cut and run. Can family and friendship bring solace for her hurt, purpose for Benny, and belief in Hugh? Is life more than shadows? (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | prejudicealcoholismdatingextramarital affairracismdancepregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | art museumurban settingnightclubbusnew york city |
Characters: | interracial relationshipmusiciandancerbrother sister relationshipsingerafrican americanfamily relationships |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | jazz scorejazz musicracial prejudiceloss of virginityrace relationscentral park manhattan new york cityport authority bus terminal manhattan new york cityexotic dancerdance classbad sexlight skinned blackpassing for whitebohemian lifechorus girlgrand central station manhattan new york city β¦bath towelcross cultural relationsmaturationmetropolitanart projectpartiesintimateopportunityamateur actoramateur filmethnic conflictwhite male black female relationshipnightlifenight lifeensemble filmfirst sexual experiencegarbage canopen endedtalentcinema veritesiblinghit in the facestage performancehandshakephiladelphia pennsylvaniafrustrationinterracial romancesculpturevirginityimprovisationrehearsaldesireracetwenty somethingjazzclass differencescharacter says i love youmanagervirginparkmanhattan new york cityface slapbeatingsongpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingfightsexkiss (See All) |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early β¦flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceextramarital affairpregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | nightclubbusnew york city |
Characters: | musiciandancerbrother sister relationshipsingerafrican americanfamily relationships |
Story: | jazz musicrace relationsrehearsalsongpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingkisssex |
After his wife, Alice, tells him about her sexual fantasies, William Harford sets out for a night of sexual adventure. After several less than successful encounters, he meets an old friend, Nick Nightingale - now a musician - who tells him of strange sex parties when he is required to play the piano β¦ blindfolded. All the men at the party are costumed and wear masks while the women are all young and beautiful. Harford manages to find an appropriate costume and heads out to the party. Once there, however, he is warned by someone who recognizes him, despite the mask, that he is in great danger. He manages to extricate himself but the threats prove to be quite real and sinister. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | extramarital affairdancefriendship |
Locations: | urban settingnew york city |
Characters: | musiciandancer |
Story: | jazz musiccentral park manhattan new york citypartiesfrustrationsculpturevirginitydesiremanhattan new york citypartydancingcigarette smokingsexkiss |
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | extramarital affairfriendship |
Locations: | urban settingnew york city |
Characters: | dancer |
Story: | jazz musicrace relationsethnic conflictjazzmanhattan new york citybeatingdancingcigarette smoking |
In the early 1960's, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father's wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is bright, pretty, hard working β¦but also naturally gifted. The only problems her father may perceive in her life is her issue with learning Latin, and her dating a boy named Graham, who is nice but socially awkward. Jenny's life changes after she meets David Goldman, a man over twice her age. David goes out of his way to show Jenny and her family that his interest in her is not improper and that he wants solely to expose her to cultural activities which she enjoys. Jenny quickly gets accustomed to the life to which David and his constant companions, Danny and Helen, have shown her, and Jenny and David's relationship does move into becoming a romantic one. However, Jenny slowly learns more about David, and by association Danny and Helen, and specifically how they make their money. Jenny has to decide if what she learns about them and leading such a life is worth forgoing her plans of higher eduction at Oxford. (Read More)
Themes: | datingextramarital affairpregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | nightclubbus |
Characters: | dancersingerfamily relationships |
Story: | jazz musicloss of virginitydance classhandshakevirginityrehearsalclass differencesvirginsongsingingdancingcigarette smokingkisssex |
The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band an β¦d then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceracismextramarital affairpregnancy |
Locations: | nightclubbus |
Characters: | musiciandancersingerafrican american |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | jazz musicrace relationsmanhattan new york citysongsingingdancingcigarette smokingkissfightsex |
The Human Stain is the story of Coleman Silk (Hopkins), a classics professor with a terrible secret that is about to shatter his life in a small New England town. When his affair with a young troubled janitor (Kidman) is uncovered, the secret Silk had harbored for over fifty years from his wife, his β¦ children and colleague, writer Nathan Zuckerman, fast explodes in a conflagration of devastating consequences. It is Zuckerman who stumbles upon Silk's secret and sets out to reconstruct the unknown biography of this eminent, upright man, esteemed as an educator for nearly all his life, and to understand how this ingeniously contrived life came unraveled. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceracismextramarital affairfriendship |
Characters: | interracial relationshipdancerbrother sister relationshipafrican americanfamily relationships |
Story: | racial prejudicerace relationslight skinned blackpassing for whiteinterracial romanceclass differencesdancingcigarette smokingkissfight |
An anthology film retelling the story of the famous Studio 54, a hot disco hangout for the social elite of New York. The movie follows several characters at once, some of whom are in desperate straits and on the verge of crashing.
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | dancefriendship |
Locations: | nightclubnew york city |
Characters: | musiciandancerbrother sister relationshipsinger |
Story: | dance classclass differencesmanhattan new york citysongpartysingingdancingkisssex |
In colorful, bustling modern-day Manhattan, Rafi Gardet, a beautiful 37-year-old photography producer reeling from a recent divorce, meets David Bloomberg, a handsome 23-year-old painter recently out of college. Rafi's therapist, Dr. Lisa Metzger, who is working to help Rafi overcome her fears of in β¦timacy, finds out that Rafi's new lover is--unfortunately for Lisa--her only son, David. Both David and Rafi must contend with their 14-year age gap, vastly different backgrounds and the demands of David's traditional mother. Despite their intense attraction, the charmed couple soon realizes that vastly different ages and backgrounds create much conflict. A Jewish hip-hop lover and closet painter who still lives with his grandparents, David has little in common with Rafi--a non-practicing Catholic from a wealthy, broken family who travels in the sophisticated, high-end world of fashion. (Read More)
Themes: | datingfriendship |
Locations: | nightclubnew york city |
Characters: | musiciandancerbrother sister relationshipafrican americanfamily relationships |
Story: | jazz musiccentral park manhattan new york cityhandshakeinterracial romancetwenty somethingmanhattan new york citypartydancingcigarette smokingsexkissfight |
Aspiring emcee DJay works the angles to get his first record made with help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. And when he hears that hip-hop superstar Skinny Black is heading to his area, he throws together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.
Themes: | pregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | nightclub |
Characters: | interracial relationshipmusiciandancersingerafrican americanfamily relationships |
Story: | exotic dancerface slapbeatingsongsingingdancingcigarette smokingkisssexfight |
This is a story about Mike, a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It's been six months since his girlfriend left him and he's not doing so good. So, his pal and some other friends try and get him back in the social scene and forget about his 6 year relationship.
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | datingfriendship |
Locations: | urban settingnightclubnew york city |
Characters: | dancersingerafrican american |
Story: | central park manhattan new york citynight lifetwenty somethingsongpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingkisssex |
Poppy Cross is happy-go-lucky. At 30, she lives in Camden: cheeky, playful, frank while funny, and talkative to strangers. She's a conscientious and exuberant primary-school teacher, flatmates with Zoe, her long-time friend; she's close to one sister, and not so close to another. In this slice of li β¦fe story, we watch her take driving lessons from Scott, a dour and tightly-wound instructor, take classes in flamenco dance from a fiery Spaniard, encounter a tramp in the night, and sort out a student's aggressive behavior with a social worker's help. Along the way, we wonder if her open attitude puts her at risk of misunderstanding or worse. What is the root of happiness? (Read More)
Themes: | dancepregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | urban settingbus |
Characters: | dancersingerfamily relationships |
Story: | dance classart projectimprovisationparksongsingingdancingcigarette smokingkissfight |
Smart-but-ineffectual journalist Dan "We use euphemisms!" cannot decide between his girlfriend, loving-but-clingy waitress Alice, or his lover cold-but-intellectual photographer Anna; herself indecisive between Dan and honest-but-thuggish "You're bloody gorgeous!" doctor Larry. The film puts the fou β¦r leading characters in a box and strips them apart. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | datingextramarital affair |
Locations: | busnew york city |
Characters: | dancer |
Story: | exotic dancerintimatedesireparkmanhattan new york cityface slapdancingcigarette smokingkiss |
Humbert Humbert, a British professor coming to the US to teach, rents a room in Charlotte Haze's house, but only after he sees her 14-year-old daughter, Dolores (Lolita), to whom he is immediately attracted. Though he hates the mother, he marries her as this is the only way to be close to the girl, β¦who will prove to be too mature for her age. They start a journey together, trying to hide they're not just (step)father and daughter, throughout the country, being followed by someone whom Humbert first suspects to be from the police. The profound jealousy, and maybe some guilt from the forbidden love, seem slowly to drive the man emotionally labile. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | datingpregnancy |
Characters: | dancersingerafrican americanfamily relationships |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | jazz musicloss of virginityvirginitydesirevirginface slapdancingcigarette smokingkisssexfight |
In Connecticut, lonely widowed Professor Walter Vale has a boring life. He teaches only one class at the local college and is trying to learn how to play the piano, despite not having the necessary musical talent. Walter is assigned to attend a conference about Global Policy and Development at New Y β¦ork University, where he is to give a lecture about a paper on which he is co-author. When he arrives at his apartment in New York, he finds Tarek Khalil, a Syrian musician, and Zainab, a Senegalese street vendor, living there. He sympathizes with the situation of the illegal immigrants and invites the couple to stay with him. Tarek invites him to go to his gig at Jules Live Jazz. Walter is fascinated with his African drum and Tarek offers to teach Walter to play the drum. However, after an incident in the subway, Tarek is arrested by the police and sent to a detention center for illegal immigrants. Walter has just hired a lawyer to defend Tarek when, out of the blue, Tarek's mother Mouna arrives at the apartment from Michigan. He invites her to stay in Tarek's room and while trying to get Tarek released, Walter and Mouna get close to each other and he finds reasons to feel life can be exciting and worth living again. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | friendship |
Locations: | nightclubnew york city |
Characters: | musiciandancersingerafrican american |
Story: | jazz musiccentral park manhattan new york citytalentinterracial romanceparkmanhattan new york citysongsingingdancingkiss |
This movie, based on the cult Broadway musical of the 60s, tells a story about Claude, a young man from Oklahoma who comes to New York City. There he strikes up a friendship with a group of hippies, led by Berger, and falls in love with Sheila, a girl from a rich family. However, their happiness is β¦short because Claude must go to the Vietnam war. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | dancepregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | busnew york city |
Characters: | interracial relationshipdancersingerafrican american |
Story: | central park manhattan new york cityclass differencesparkmanhattan new york citysongpartysingingdancingcigarette smoking |
West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy, "Romeo and Juliet". The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs- the white Jets led by Riff and the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo. Their hatred escalates to a point where neither can coexist with β¦any form of understanding. But when Riff's best friend (and former Jet) Tony and Bernardo's younger sister Maria meet at a dance, no one can do anything to stop their love. Maria and Tony begin meeting in secret, planning to run away. Then the Sharks and Jets plan a rumble under the highway - whoever wins gains control of the streets. Maria sends Tony to stop it, hoping it can end the violence. It goes terribly wrong, and before the lovers know what's happened, tragedy strikes and doesn't stop until the climactic and heartbreaking ending. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceracismdance |
Locations: | urban settingnew york city |
Characters: | interracial relationshipdancerbrother sister relationshipsinger |
Story: | interracial romancemanhattan new york cityface slapsongsingingdancing |
William Miller is a 15-year-old kid hired by Rolling Stone magazine to tour with and write about Stillwater, an up and coming rock band. This wonderfully witty coming-of-age film follows William as he falls face first to confront life, love, and lingo.
Themes: | dancefriendship |
Locations: | busnew york city |
Characters: | musicianbrother sister relationshipsingerfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of virginitystage performancevirginitycharacter says i love youvirginsongpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingkisssex |
A pop singer has been receiving threatening notes, and her manager hires a bodyguard known for his good work. The bodyguard ruffles the singer's feathers and most of her entourage by tightening security more than they feel is necessary. The bodyguard is haunted by the fact that he was on Reagan's se β¦cret service staff but wasn't there to prevent the attack by Hinckley. Eventually the bodyguard and the singer start an affair, and she begins to believe his precautions are necessary when the stalker strikes close to home. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairfriendship |
Locations: | nightclub |
Characters: | interracial relationshipmusiciandancersingerafrican american |
Story: | white male black female relationshipinterracial romancemanagerbeatingsongpartysingingdancingfightkiss |
Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York for the first time. Preening himself as a real 'hustler', he finds that he is the one getting 'hustled' until he teams up with a down-and-out but resilient outcast named Ratso Rizzo. The initial 'country cousin meets city cousin' relationship deepens. In β¦their efforts to bilk a hostile world rebuffing them at every turn, this unlikely pair progress from partners in shady business to comrades. Each has found his first real friend. (Read More)
Themes: | friendship |
Locations: | urban settingbusnew york city |
Characters: | dancersingerafrican american |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | central park manhattan new york citygrand central station manhattan new york citytwenty somethingmanhattan new york citybeatingsongpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingkisssex |
Based on the true story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, two close friends who share a love of fantasy and literature, who conspire to kill Pauline's mother when she tries to end the girls' intense and obsessive relationship.
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | extramarital affairfriendship |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipsingerfamily relationships |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | loss of virginityvirginityvirginface slapsongpartysingingdancingkiss |
Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated s β¦eason that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceracismdance |
Locations: | busnew york city |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipsingerafrican americanfamily relationships |
Story: | race relationsmanhattan new york citybeatingsongsingingdancingfightsexkiss |
In Manhattan, the British limousine driver Alfie is surrounded by beautiful women, most of them clients, and he lives as a Don Juan, having one night stands with all of them and without any sort of commitment. His girl-friend and single-mother Julie is quite upset with the situation and his best fri β¦ends are his colleague Marlon and his girl-friend Lonette. Alfie has a brief affair with Lonette, and the consequences of his act forces Alfie to reflect and wonder about his life style. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairpregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | nightclubnew york city |
Characters: | interracial relationshipafrican american |
Story: | central park manhattan new york citywhite male black female relationshipinterracial romancecharacter says i love youmanhattan new york citypartysingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss |
Eleven vignettes, all homages to New York City life, are presented. I. Ben, a pickpocket, is attracted to Molly on first sight, and gets into an interesting "pissing match" with Molly's married lover, NYU professor Garry. II. Mansuhkhbai, an orthodox Jain diamond wholesaler, and Rifka, an orthodox J β¦ewish diamond retailer who is getting married tomorrow, learn that they have more in common than just diamonds. III. David, a musician and music editor for a video being directed by Abarra, is having problems meeting Abarra's demands while he slowly falls for Abarra's assistant, Camille, who he's never met but has only talked to on the telephone solely about work. IV. A young man believes he's made a powerful connection to a stranger, a young woman, in the simple act of lighting her cigarette, and proceeds to convince her of the same and as such that there is a future for them from that point on, and not at some unspecified time down the road. V. A high school senior, who has been dumped by his girlfriend just before senior prom, is given a gift by his local pharmacist, Mr. Riccoli, the senior not understanding the full implication of the gift until the full process of prom night is over. VI. Each on their way to their first official date together after what started out solely as a one night stand, Gus and Lydia each contemplate not keeping the date. VII. Isabelle, a retired opera diva, has returned to a hotel where she's stayed many times and where she has strong memories of encouβ¦ (Read More)
Themes: | dating |
Locations: | urban settingnew york city |
Characters: | interracial relationshipmusiciandancersingerafrican american |
Story: | central park manhattan new york citygrand central station manhattan new york cityhandshakevirginityvirginparkmanhattan new york citysongsingingdancingcigarette smokingsexkiss |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro β¦ss two generations. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceracismpregnancyfriendship |
Characters: | brother sister relationshipsingerafrican americanfamily relationships |
Story: | racial prejudicerace relationshandshakeinterracial romanceclass differencesbeatingsongpartysingingcigarette smokingkissfight |
Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Ze has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bene is the only one to keep him on t β¦he good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980s: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | extramarital affairdancefriendship |
Locations: | urban settingnightclubbus |
Characters: | interracial relationshipdancerfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of virginityvirginitydesireclass differencesvirginface slappartydancingfightkiss |
In rural Tennessee, Lazarus, a former blues musician who survives by truck farming, finds a young girl nearly beaten to death near his home. She's the white-trash town tramp, molded by a life of sexual abuse at the hands of her father and verbal abuse from her mother, who seems to delight in remindi β¦ng Rae of her mistake in not aborting her. Lazarus, who is also facing personal crisis at the dissolution of his marriage, nurses Rae back to health, providing her with gentle, fatherly advice as well as an education in blues music. Rae's boyfriend, Ronnie, goaded by the man who nearly beat Rae to death, misunderstands the relationship between Lazarus and Rae, and vows to kill him. Lazarus, exhibiting a street-smart understanding of violence and its motives, calls Ronnie's bluff, senses that he is as troubled as Rae, and becomes a guiding force in the young couple's resurrection. (Read More)
Themes: | pregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | musiciandancersingerafrican american |
Story: | loss of virginityrace relationsfirst sexual experiencevirginbeatingsongpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingfightkiss |
Camden College. Sean Bateman is the younger brother of depraved Wall Street broker Patrick Bateman. He's also a drug dealer who owes a lot of money to "fellow" dealer Rupert Guest, as well as a well-known womanizer, for he sleeps with nearly half of the female population on campus. Lauren Hynde is, β¦technically, a virgin. She's saving herself for her shallow boyfriend, Victor Johnson, who's left the States to backpack across Europe. Her slutty roommate, Lara, has the hots for Victor as well. Paul Denton, who used to date Lauren, is openly bisexual and attracted to Mitchell Allen, who's dating Candice to prove to Paul that he's not gay. Sean loves Lauren. Paul loves Sean. And Lauren may love Sean. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | dating |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | dancersinger |
Story: | loss of virginityvirginityvirginbeatingsongpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingsexkiss |
The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York β¦and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. (Read More)
Themes: | pregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | musiciandancersingerafrican americanfamily relationships |
Story: | central park manhattan new york citytalentmanhattan new york citysongpartysingingdancingkissfight |
Poland, 1962. Anna, an orphan brought up by nuns in the convent, is a novice. She has to see Wanda, the only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna about her Jewish roots. Both women start a journey not only to find their family's tragic story, but to see who they really are an β¦d where they belong. They question what they used to believe in. (Read More)
Locations: | urban setting |
Characters: | musiciandancersingerfamily relationships |
Story: | jazz musicloss of virginityhandshakevirginsongsingingdancingcigarette smokingsexkiss |
An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Edith Piaf (1915-1963). Her mother is an alcoholic street singer, her father a circus performer, her paternal grandmother a madam. During childhood she lives with each of them. At 20, she's a street singer discovered by a club owner who's s β¦oon murdered, coached by a musician who brings her to concert halls, and then quickly famous. Constant companions are alcohol and heartache. The tragedies of her love affair with Marcel Cerdan and the death of her only child belie the words of one of her signature songs, "Non, je ne regrette rien." The back and forth nature of the narrative suggests the patterns of memory and association. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affair |
Locations: | nightclubnew york city |
Characters: | musiciansinger |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | central park manhattan new york cityrehearsalmanagermanhattan new york citysongsingingkiss |
Aspiring actress serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and jazz musician Sebastian scrapes by playing cocktail-party gigs in dingy bars. But as success mounts, they are faced with decisions that fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain β¦in each other threaten to rip them apart. (Read More)
Themes: | dance |
Locations: | nightclub |
Characters: | musiciandancerbrother sister relationshipsingerafrican american |
Story: | jazz musicrehearsaljazzsongpartysingingdancingkiss |
Friendship, love, and coming of age in New York City, summer of 1994. Luke Shapiro has just graduated from high school, sells marijuana, and trades pot for therapy from a psychologist, Dr. Jeffrey Squires. Luke is attracted to a classmate, Stephanie, who's out of his league and Squires' step-daughte β¦r. By July, he's hanging out with Stephanie, taking her on his rounds selling pot out of an ice-cream pushcart. Then things take a turn. In the background, Squires and his wife as well as Luke's parents are having their troubles. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | friendship |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | musiciandancerafrican americanfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of virginitycentral park manhattan new york cityvirginitycharacter says i love youparkmanhattan new york citypartydancingcigarette smokingkisssex |
Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's the life of the party, loves his job at a men's clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he's never far from his supersized, whiskey-fortified thirst-master β¦cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finecky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Aimee has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together. (Read More)
Themes: | alcoholismdatingdancefriendship |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipafrican americanfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of virginityhandshakephiladelphia pennsylvaniapartydancingcigarette smokingkisssex |
Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin β¦d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudicedatingextramarital affairfriendship |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | dancersinger |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | philadelphia pennsylvaniatwenty somethingvirginmanhattan new york citysongsingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss |
Cathy is the perfect 50s housewife, living the perfect 50s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence. Then one night she stumbles in on her husband Frank, kissing another man, and her tidy world starts spinning out of control. In her confusion and grief, she finds consolation in the β¦friendship of their African-American gardener, Raymond - a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration of life as she knew it. Despite Cathy and Frank's struggle to keep their marriage afloat, the reality of his homosexuality and her feelings for Raymond open a painful, if more honest, chapter in their lives. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceextramarital affairracismfriendship |
Locations: | nightclubbus |
Characters: | interracial relationshipafrican americanfamily relationships |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | race relationsdancingcigarette smokingsex |
Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. When the Sex Pistols break up after their fateful US tour, Vicious attempts a solo career while in the grip of heroin addiction. One morning, Nancy is found stabbed to death a β¦nd Sid is arrested for her murder. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Locations: | nightclubbusnew york city |
Characters: | musiciandancersingerfamily relationships |
Story: | manhattan new york cityface slapbeatingsongsingingdancingcigarette smokingkissfightsex |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o β¦f The Beatles. (Read More)
Themes: | friendship |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | musiciandancersinger |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | jazz musicdesirecharacter says i love yousongpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingsexkiss |
Sara wants to be a ballerina, but her dreams are cut short by the sudden death of her mother. She moves in with her father, who she has not seen for a long time. He lives on the other side of town, in a predominantly Black neighborhood. She gets transferred to a new school where she is one of the fe β¦w White students there. She becomes friends with Chenille, and later, falls in love with Chenille's brother, Derek. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceracismdance |
Locations: | nightclubnew york city |
Characters: | interracial relationshipbrother sister relationshipafrican american |
Story: | cross cultural relationsinterracial romancedancing |
Kathryn Merteuil and Sebastian Valmont are seductive, manipulative step-siblings who get what they want when they want it. Kathryn makes a bet with Sebastian: Sebastian must bed Annette, daughter of the headmaster at their school, before the end of summer break. Annette has stated that she would wai β¦t until love and marriage to sleep with a man. If Kathryn wins, she gets Sebastian's vintage 1959 Jaguar Roadster. If Sebastian wins, he gets Kathryn, the only girl he knows he'll never have. Also in play is Cecile, a naive girl whose mother had enlisted Kathryn to help her fit in at her new school. However, Kathryn (with Sebastian's help) plans to ruin Cecile's reputation as revenge on Kat's ex-boyfriend, who left her for Cecile. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | prejudiceracism |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | interracial relationshipbrother sister relationship |
Story: | loss of virginityvirginitydesirevirginmanhattan new york citysex |
The Father turns 60. His family, which is a big one of the kind, gathers to celebrate him on a castle. Everybody likes and respects the father deeply...or do they? The youngest son is trying to live up to the father's expectations. He is running a grill-bar in a dirty part of Copenhagen. The oldest β¦son runs a restaurant in France, while the sister is a anthropologist. The older sister has recently committed suicide and the father asks the oldest son to say a few words about her, because he is afraid he will break into tears if he does it himself. The oldest son agrees without argument. Actually he has already written two speeches. A yellow and a green one. By the table, he asks the father to pick a speech. The father chooses green. The oldest son announces that this is the Speech of Truth. Everybody laughs, except for the father who gets a nervous look on his face. For he knows that the oldest son is about to reveal the secret of why the oldest sister killed herself. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | prejudiceracismpregnancyfriendship |
Characters: | interracial relationshipdancerbrother sister relationshipsingerfamily relationships |
Story: | interracial romancecharacter says i love youface slapbeatingsongpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingfightsexkiss |
County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Widower Jackie Elliot and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony, take a dim view of 11 year-old second son Billy's poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferr β¦ed to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey, encourages Billy's desire, aroused by the teacher, who judged him talented enough for private lesson, to train and try out for the world-renowned Royal Ballet audition. Only the prospect of a fancy career unimagined in the pauper quarter may twist pa and big brother's opposition to indispensable support. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | extramarital affairdancefriendship |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | dance classtalentstage performancedesireface slapbeatingdancingcigarette smokingkisssex |
Nineteen-year-old Brooklyn native Tony Manero lives for Saturday nights at the local disco, where he's king of the club, thanks to his stylish moves on the dance floor. But outside of the club, things don't look so rosy. At home, Tony fights constantly with his father and has to compete with his fam β¦ily's starry-eyed view of his older brother, a priest. Nor can he find satisfaction at his dead-end job at a small paint store. However, things begin to change when he spies Stephanie Mangano in the disco and starts training with her for the club's dance competition. Stephanie dreams of the world beyond Brooklyn, and her plans to move to Manhattan just over the bridge soon change Tony's life forever. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | racismdancepregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | nightclubnew york city |
Characters: | dancer |
Story: | exotic dancerclass differencesmanhattan new york citydancingsex |
In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and six Marines raise their flag on the top, the picture becomes a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The β¦government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds for war, bringing hope to desolate people, and making the three men heroes of the war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulty dealing with the image built by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudicealcoholismracismfriendship |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | dancersingerfamily relationships |
Story: | race relationstwenty somethingmanhattan new york citysongpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingfight |
Themes: | datingextramarital affairdancepregnancyfriendship |
Characters: | dancerafrican american |
Story: | loss of virginitycentral park manhattan new york cityvirginitymanhattan new york citydancingcigarette smokingkissfightsex |
One morning at an isolated mansion in the snowy countryside of 1950s France, a family is gathered for the holiday season. But there will be no celebration at all because their beloved patriarch has been murdered! The killer can only be one of the eight women closest to the man of the house. Was it h β¦is powerful wife? His spinster sister-in-law? His miserly mother-in-law? Maybe the insolent chambermaid or the loyal housekeeper? Could it possibly have been one of his two young daughters? A surprise visit from the victim's chic sister sends the household into a tizzy, encouraging hysterics, exacerbating rivalries, and encompassing musical interludes. Comedic situations arise with the revelations of dark family secrets. Seduction dances with betrayal. The mystery of the female psyche is revealed. There are eight women and each is a suspect. Each has a motive. Each has a secret. Beautiful, tempestuous, intelligent, sensual, and dangerous...one of them is guilty. Which one is it? (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairpregnancy |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipsingerfamily relationships |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | exotic dancervirginface slapsongsingingdancingcigarette smokingkissfightsex |
A Puerto Rican ex-con pledges to stay away from his former drug dealing ways but finds himself being dragged back by his past connections and the naive machinations of his lawyer and best friend. Hoping to raise enough money to get away from New York, Carlito Brigante takes on the job of running a n β¦ightclub, renews an affair with a dancer but old associates and old instincts suck him back into a world of violence and mistrust. (Read More)
Locations: | nightclubnew york city |
Characters: | dancer |
Story: | exotic dancergrand central station manhattan new york cityinterracial romancemanhattan new york citybeatingpartydancingkiss |
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" is the story of a legendary showman's double life - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a β¦ covert operative. Or so Barris said. (Read More)
Themes: | datingextramarital affairpregnancy |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipsinger |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | philadelphia pennsylvaniamanhattan new york cityface slapsongsingingdancingcigarette smokingkisssexfight |
This is England: Mods, New Romantics, and Skinheads are the major youth sub-cultures of this very English summer of 1983 and young 12-year-old Shaun is left wandering aimlessly alone and lost during the start of his school holidays, until his chance meeting with Woody and his fun and friendly Skinhe β¦ad pack. Finding a new lease of life; girls, parties, Ben Sherman shirts, Doc Martin boots and shaven hairstyles young Shaun is welcomed, life during this summer holiday has got a whole lot better. That is until Combo arrives on the scene bitter, dangerous, racist, militant and psychotic life for young Shaun has just approached his first major crossroads. This is England is a look back at the early eighties of British working-class life through the eyes of young Shaun and his new gang, and dealing with the bitterness of outside influences such as racism and xenophobia, of mass unemployment and the fall out of the Falkland's War; Thatcher's Britain: Did we ever have it so good? When you see Shaun, ask Him. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceracismfriendship |
Characters: | musiciansinger |
Story: | racial prejudicerace relationspartiesface slapbeatingsongsingingcigarette smokingkiss |
While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation a group of Los Angeles lives intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. Whilst they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, they also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away, β¦ even on a fishing trip. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | alcoholismextramarital affairfriendship |
Locations: | urban settingnightclub |
Characters: | musiciansingerfamily relationships |
Story: | jazz scorejazzpartycigarette smokingsex |