Distant Voices, Still Lives 1988  PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terence Davies
Cast: Freda Dowie, Pete Postlethwaite, Angela Walsh, Dean Williams, Lorraine Ashbourne, Michael Starke, Jean Boht, Sally Davies, Debi Jones, Carl Chase, Nathan Walsh, Andrew Schofield, Chris Darwin, Frances Dell, Matthew Long
This two-part film begins with "Distant Voices" and features a wedding and a funeral. Loosely based on director Terence Davies' family, the story looks at his dysfunctional family in which the son Tony (Dean Williams) and his mother (Freda Dowie) must deal with memories of Tony's violent father (Pete Postlethwaite). It begins with the family posing with the picture of their father at his funeral and remembering him. Memories of the past are next brought up at Tony's sister Eileen's (Angela Walsh) wedding when Eileen grieves for her father, but Tony and his mother share different memories. Later, in part two, "Still Lives," at another wedding, the film probes the two years between and reopens emotional scars. Sequel: "The Long Day Closes."
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 Fever Pitch 1997  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Evans
Cast: Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Ken Stott, Neil Pearson, Holly Aird, Lorraine Ashbourne, Luke Aikman, Bea Guard, Mark Strong, Richard Claxton
Based on sports writer Nick Homby's 1992 autobiography, this comedy is about English teacher Paul Ashworth's (Colin Firth) love for his favorite soccer team: the Arsenals. A new teacher at his school, Sarah (Ruth Gemmell), and Paul become romantically involved despite the fact that she dislikes soccer and realizes her life will revolve around the Arsenal soccer season. Will Paul's obsession with soccer ruin their relationship?
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| 1. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
2. Fever Pitch (1997)
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