Jackie Torres Movies
A precocious teenage genius is suddenly forced to adapt to the real world, while the real world around him is having some growing pains of its own in this independent comedy drama from Canada. Emerson Thorsen (Aaron Webber) is an exceptionally talented and intelligent 13-year-old who has been raised and educated by his free-thinking parents ,Rog (Robert Joy) and Kaya (Rebecca Jenkins). While Emerson is clever, witty, and has recently written his first novel, he doesn't seem to have very good socialization skills when he spends time with others, and as he enters adolescence, Rog and Kaya decide to enroll him in public school so he can learn how to function with others (as well as patching up some gaps in his education). While most of Emerson's teachers are happy to have him in class, his ambiguous sexuality and tart intellectualism make him an immediate target for bullies in his small Nova Scotia town. Emerson's English teacher, Don Grant (Daniel MacIvor), has a bigger problem than most with his new student -- Emerson becomes quite infatuated with Don, and isn't at all shy about expressing his attraction, while the closeted Don is torn between a desire to return his advances and the knowledge that he'd be throwing away his career in education if he even acknowledged them. Whole New Thing received its world premier at the 2004 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Aaron Webber, Daniel MacIvor, (more)
- 2002
Elizabeth (Alex Kingston) lashes out at Rachel (Hallee Hirsh) for nearly causing baby Ella's death. Greene (Anthony Edwards) worries that his brain tumor has returned. Carter's (Noah Wyle) mother (Mary McDonnell) continues "coping" with the long-ago death of her other son, Bobby, by living her life vicariously through a young leukemia patient. Lewis (Sherry Stringfield) is forced to hold down the ER fort virtually by herself when a bag of bad bagels causes the other staffers to suffer from food poisoning. And Abby (Maura Tierney) is attacked and beaten by her neighbor Brian (Matthew Settle) for offering support to Brian's abused wife. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
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The drama The Price of the American Dream covers the trials and tribulations of a family struggling to realize their greatest hopes. Very soon the mother and father will become official American citizens after living in the United States for three decades. Their children are each struggling with the harsh realities of life. Their straight-A son may not get the money to go to college, while another son is sliding into a life of crime. Their daughter considers marrying outside her race in order to give her children a chance at a better life. Soon the possibility of a financial windfall presents itself after someone in the family writes a book. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Take a remarkable look into the mind of one of Mexico's most perplexing and fascinating criminals with this tense action thriller directed by Gilberto De Anua and starring Manuel Ojeda. El Güero Estrada is a criminal who is as vicious as he is generous, but it was only a matter of time before his fiery hate threatened to consume him. Now, as the violence continues to escalate, El Güero Estrada's tale comes to the screen in all of its brutal glory. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
