Kwesi Collisson Movies

Dumped by his girlfriend, given the boot by his bandmates, and fired from his soul-sucking real-estate job, depressed musician Alex (writer/director Ryan O'Nan) forms a quirky duo with devoted fan Jim (Michael Weston) and embarks on an impromptu cross-country concert tour. But after their inept manager Cassidy (Arielle Kebbel) disappears at the worst time imaginable, Alex bails to crash with his older brother (Andrew McCarthy) and reconcile his own goals against the ones being projected on him by everyone else. Also featuring Jason Ritter, Melissa Leo, and Christopher McDonald. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

An encounter between two people with a shared past and conflicting futures is played out on a split-image screen in this offbeat drama. An unnamed man (Aaron Eckhart) and woman (Helena Bonham Carter) are enjoying drinks and cigarettes in a hotel room after attending a wedding reception. At first, the two seem to be playing a flirtatious game, as he cheerfully but confidently advances toward her, and she seems at once attracted and put off by his bravado. Their pas de deux is shot and edited in split screen, with his image appearing in one half of the divided frame and hers appearing in the other. As time wears on, the man and woman begin crossing their appointed boundaries, and in some sequences one half of the frame represents the present while the other shows us events in the past. We learn that the man and woman had a tempestuous affair when they were in their late teens, and both are now committed to other people -- she has a husband, while he has a steady girl. How will the experiences of their past affect their present, and are they willing to betray their lovers for an evening's pleasure? Conversations With Other Women was the first feature film from director Hans Canosa. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi