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In the “Secret Life of Words,” a wounded man and a hearing impaired woman forge an unlikely relationship that transcends romance. They reach an understanding that speaks as much for the affection they hold for one another, as it does their need to simply be recognized.
Columnist Carolyn Hax breaks it down as to why your stay-at-home mom friends may be just a tad too busy to cater to your every need. Excellent column from a great writer.
Equal parts “Roswell” and “The O.C.,” “Kyle XY” starts off as a sci-fi mystery, veers off into a teenage soap opera and ends its 10-episode first season with a compelling cliffhanger. The series, which debuted in 2006 on the ABC Family channel, begins with a teenager wandering in the woods just outside of Seattle. When the authorities find him, he is naked, unable to communicate, and devoid of a belly button.
Paying homage to both “The Road Warrior” and “The Lost Boys,” “Solarbabies” is set in a futuristic world where water is scarce, children are locked away in orphanages, and a glowing ball of frenetic energy has the power to make dreams a reality.
A light-hearted comedy revolving around a pair of bickering brothers who run a small airline in Nantucket, “Wings” kicks off its fourth season with a crash. Literally. But unlike “Lost” where the passengers are never sure if they’ll ever be rescued, it’s inevitable that the Nantucket bunch is saved.
When three generations of women collide, it isn’t always pretty. In “Georgia Rule,” Lindsay Lohan stars as Rachel, a wild child whose mother Lilly (Felicity Huffman) ships her off to Idaho to be tamed by Georgia (Jane Fonda)–Lilly’s own cantankerous mom.
Oddly enough, the audition tape of Jennifer Hudson, who won an Academy Award for her breakthrough role as Effie, is nowhere to be seen. Sure, we all know what a powerhouse she is today. But it would’ve been nice to see what the filmmakers saw in her back then, when her competition included her “American Idol” castmate (and that season’s winner) Fantasia Barrino.
An over-the-top film co-starring a young and gorgeous Susan Sarandon, “The Other Side of Midnight” is a deliciously melodramatic adaptation of Sidney Sheldon’s sweeping (and often schlocky) novel of the same name.
When entrepreneur Irving “Bud” Levin started the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1957, his intention was to compete with the prestigious festivals already thriving in Berlin, Cannes, Edinburgh and Venice and to establish the U.S. as a viable member of the international film-festival circuit. Today, as its 50th anniversary edition begins (the event runs through May 10), it’s clear that America’s oldest film festival, which features 25 juried awards and is presented by the San Francisco Film Society, has established a venerable presence on the North American circuit — even though it might not necessarily have eclipsed, say, the Sundance Film Festival just yet.
With two solid seasons already banked, NCIS returns for a compelling third year with exciting plotlines and a slightly tweaked cast. The show’s second season ended with the brutal and shocking death of Caitlin Todd (Sasha Alexander). The first two episodes of this season deal with the aftermath of bringing her killer to justice and examining the emotional impact of her loss on the remaining members of the NCIS team, which is led by Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon).