Alicia Silverstone won everyone over with her portrayal of a Beverly Hills teen, Cher Horowitz, whose penchant for helping others with their relationships and self-esteem is a cover for her own loneliness. Director Amy Heckerling (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) made a smart, funny variation on Jane Austen’s novel Emma, sweetly romantic and gently satirical […]
Fame
At the New York City High School for the Performing Arts, students get specialized training that often leads to success as actors, singers, and other artists. This movie follows four students from the time when they audition to get into the school, through graduation. They are the brazen Coco Hernandez (Irene Cara), shy Doris Finsecker […]
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The movie is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), a loner, coping with the suicide of his best friend and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he can belong. The introverted freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam (Emma Watson) and Patrick (Ezra Miller), who […]
Bend It Like Beckham
Jesminder “Jess” Bhamra (Parminder Nagra) is the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikhs from Hounslow, west London. Juliette “Jules” Paxton (Keira Knightley) is the daughter of an English couple. Jess is infatuated with football, but because she is female (and Indian), her parents do not allow her to play. However, she sometimes plays in the park […]
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