In the area of East Los Angeles, California, in 1982, in an environment that values a quick fix over education and learning, Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos) is a new teacher at Garfield High School. He is determined to change the system and challenge the students to a higher level of achievement. Leaving a steady […]

This Ron Howard hit, written by fellow family men Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, is an original comedy about contemporary life and the eternal responsibilities of raising children. Steve Martin has never been better than as a dedicated husband and father trying (and inevitably failing, as do most of us) to balance the demands of […]

13 Conversations About One Thing  is a smartly written and wonderfully acted movie about happiness and fate. It takes four characters and blends their stories into a delicate but potent mix.  The movie starts with a scene whose significance will be understood at a much later stage. John Turturro, playing a physics college professor is […]