 Center Stage 2000  PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Cast: Amanda Schull, Zoe Saldana, Susan May Pratt, Peter Gallagher, Ethan Stiefel, Sascha Radetsky, Shakiem Evans, Donna Murphy, Debra Monk, Ilia Kulik, Julie Kent, Victor Anthony, Elizabeth Hubbard, Eion Baley, Christine Dunham
Twelve young dancers compete for the prize of acceptance into the prestigious American Ballet Company. Jody (Amanda Schull), Eva (Zoe Saldana), Maureen (Susan May Pratt), and Erik (Shakiem Evans) are among the hopefuls in this story that provides an inside look at the world of dance that is enlightening.
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I Never Sang for My Father 1970  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gilbert Cates
Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Dorothy Stickney, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Elizabeth Hubbard, Lovelady Powell, Daniel Keyes, Conrad Bain, James Karen
Gene Garrison (Gene Hackman) must put his own life on hold while taking care of his elderly father (Melvyn Douglas). When Gene's sister Alice (Estelle Parsons) tells him he should get on with his life, he begins to realize the situation's hopelessness and finally feels free to find happiness. Both Douglas and Hackman received Oscar nominations.
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Ordinary People 1980 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Redford
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, M. Emmet Walsh, Elizabeth McGovern, Dinah Manoff, James Sikking, Fredric Lehne, Basil Hoffman, Elizabeth Hubbard, Scott Doebler, Quinn K. Redeker, Mariclare Costello, Meg Mundy
This is the story of the Jarrett family trying to come to grips with the accidental death of one of their sons. The younger son, Conrad (Timothy Hutton), makes an unsuccessful suicide attempt, the father, Calvin (Donald Sutherland), offers little emotional support, and the mother, Beth (Mary Tyler Moore), seems stuck in the moment and cannot rise beyond the crisis. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Hutton), and Screenplay. Mary Tyler Moore was nominated for Best Actress and Judd Hirsch as Dr. Berger was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
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The Treatment 2006  R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Oren Rudavsky
Cast: Chris Eigeman, Ian Holm, Famke Janssen, Harris Yulin, Stephanie March, Tyrone Mitchell Henderson, Peter Vack, Roger Rees, Blair Brown, Griffin Newman, Josh Barclay Caras, Stephen Lang, Maddie Corman, Elizabeth Hubbard
Jake Singer (Chris Eigeman) is an English teacher in Manhattan who is estranged from his father (Harris Yulin) and has been dumped by his girlfriend (Stephanie March). Now, Jake falls for rich, beautiful, widow Allegra Marshall (Famke Janssen) and seeks help from Argentina psychoanalyst Dr. Ernesto Morales (Ian Holm) who challenges him to seduce Allegra without becoming emotionally involved. Jake heeds the advice and then begins seeing and hearing Morales throughout every waking and sleeping moment as Jake's life turns into one big therapy session.
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| 1. Center Stage (2000)
2. I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
3. Ordinary People (1980)
4. The Treatment (2006)
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