Scott Bradfield
- 2007
A suburban woman seeking to transcend her mundane existence fall under the spell of a charismatic self-help guru who claims that the path to happiness is to separate the soul from the body in this spiritually-themed short film by director Kim Jacobs. Upon abandoning her body and setting out on a spiritual walkabout, the woman begins eating whatever she pleases and traveling to places she has always longed to visit, only to find that both the mind and the body have their respective limitations. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mariel Hemingway, Patton Oswalt, (more)
- 2002
Animal instinct threatens to overtake human nature in this erotic tale of man versus beast. Colum Kennedy (Allen Scotti) has returned to his parents' ancestral home to reconnect with the past, but when he discovers that the sheltered Irish village is populated by beastly shape-shifters, the appearance of a beautiful temptress finds centuries of animal instinct easily overpowering his modern sensibilities. His inner passions threatening to overtake every aspect of his being, Colum must now choose between returning to the city with his loving family or finally giving in to his true nature. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Bette Gordon, who made her directorial debut in 1983 with Variety, returned 15 years later with this adaptation of Scott Bradfield's novel The History of Luminous Motion about an alcoholic mother. "Only two things mattered to me -- being with my mom and being in motion," says ten-year-old Phillip (Eric Lloyd), who teaches himself physics and biology as he's driven about by his mother Margaret (Deborah Kara Unger). After a car crash, they settle down with Hackensack hardware store owner Pedro (Terry Kinney). Phillip receives letters and phone calls from his dad (Jamey Sheridan). Eventually, mother and son leave Pedro to live on Staten Island -- where the boy meets some strange teens (James Berland, Paz De La Huerta), Pedro appears as a ghostly figure, and Phillip's father turns up. Shown at the 1998 Locarno Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eric Lloyd, Deborah Kara Unger, (more)
- 1994
The powerlessness of sensitive children in the face of adult perversity is one of the themes of this drama about a young girl who faces the prospect of life without her mother. At first, when nine-year old Margaret's (Remy Ryan) mother (Laurie Metcalf) is taken to the hospital, Margaret tries to make sure that no one knows that her mother is dying and that she will soon be left alone. For a while, it looks as though she will succeed, but after her mother dies and her next of kin, Margaret's Aunt Fergie (Shirley Knight), is notified, any foolish hopes she might have along those lines are quickly and efficiently squashed. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Remy Ryan, Laurie Metcalf, (more)
