Paul Parmar Movies
- 2009
His mind locked into a perpetual state of confusion thanks to both the prison psychiatrist and the woman he loves, a desperate convict vows to regain his freedom before events take a deadly turn in this psychological thriller from writer/director Sidney Lumet. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2007
- R
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Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, and Marisa Tomei star in director Sidney Lumet's thriller concerning two brothers who hatch a plan to rob their parent's jewelry store. When the job goes awry, the entire family is set on a collision course with tragedy. Andy (Hoffman) is an overextended broker in desperate need of some cash. His brother, Hank (Hawke), isn't much better off, so when Andy hatches a plan to rob their parent's modest jewelry store, it seems like a foolproof way to make a quick buck. But Andy's trophy wife, Gina (Tomei), is secretly sleeping with libidinous younger brother Hank, and when the robbery proves a complete disaster it isn't long before loyalties start to shift. Now Andy and Hank's father, Charles (Finney), is determined to make the unidentified robbers pay for their crime. What's a father to do when he discovers that the ones he loves have become his worst enemies? ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, (more)
- 2007
A teenager out of his element makes a shaky transition to adulthood in this bittersweet comedy drama set in the mid-Seventies. Jake (Frankie Muniz) is a seventeen year old growing up in Brooklyn who dreams of some day making his living as a writer. Jake is being raised by his mother Faye (Frances Fisher) in the wake of his parents' divorce, but she decides to send him to Florida to spend some time with his father, a racetrack tout who calls himself Zowie (Harvey Keitel), when she learns she's seriously ill. While traveling to Florida, Jake strikes up a friendship with cheerful stoner Rickie (Ryan Cabrera), who is a student at the same Miami high school Jake will be attending. Rickie invents a wildly colorful history for his new pal, and soon everyone at school is in awe of the party animal with the wealthy father from New York, even though none of what Rickie has told them is true and Jake has trouble keeping track of his new life history. While a few of the girls at school seem to like Jake, his head is turned by Marina (Amber Valletta), a beautiful model he meets when she's doing a photo shoot at the beach. While Mariana is in her early thirties and clearly out of Jake's league, she's charmed by his sweetness and sincerity, and the two strike up a friendship that grows into something much more intimate. Meanwhile, Zowie is in dutch with a handful of loan sharks and trying to end a serious losing streak at the track while wondering what to make of his son, whose career choice doesn't much impress him. My Sexiest Year also stars Haylie Duff, Karolina Kurkova and Daphna Kastner. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frankie Muniz, Harvey Keitel, (more)
KM 31 director Rigoberto Castaneda takes the helm for this independent thriller concerning three people who become trapped in a hospital elevator for twenty-four hours. Her grandmother mere moments away from death, a young woman (Amber Tamblyn) races the ailing woman to the nearest hospital. Little does the concerned granddaughter realize that what first appeared to be a minor inconvenience is about to turn into something much more malevolent. Later, as the trapped trio grows increasingly frantic, a psychotic doctor (Aidan Gillen) reveals that he's more inclined to take lives than save them. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Amber Tamblyn, Aidan Gillen, (more)
