Lisa Cholodenko

Nic and Jules are in a long term, committed, loving but by no means perfect relationship. Nic, a physician, needs to wield what she believes is control, whereas Jules, under that control, is less self-assured. They have two teen-aged children, Joni, who is Nic's biological child, and Laser, who is Jules' biological child. A big-hearted, sexy and uproariously funny movie that combines comedic surprise with poignant emotional truth.

Harvard graduate Sam and his fiancée, Alex, move into Sam's mother's house in upscale Laurel Canyon, thinking that she would not be there. Only problem is that she is still there, supposedly finishing up a record that she's producing for her boy toy, Ian's band. Sam's mom seems more interested in smoking pot and drinking than actually working, though. Alex doesn't mind, but Sam is quite upset. Alex starts off focused as she works on finishing a...

The story of Delia, a determined young mother who decides to return to her rural southern hometown after the unexpected death of her second husband. There she must face the two daughters and abusive husband she abandoned a decade ago.

After the sudden death of her husband, Delia Byrd packs her rebellious daughter Cissy and everything she owns into a car and heads back to her hometown of Cayro, Georgia, launching a journey of a thousand miles and two decades to reclaim her roots. Her wish is to regain custody of the children she abandoned years ago; but that means confronting the demons of her first marriage, the hostility of her husband's family, the bitter attitudes of an unforgiving...