American Beauty (1999)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Alan Ball
Starring: Allison Janney | Annette Bening | Chris Cooper | Kevin Spacey | Mena Suvari | Peter Gallagher | Scott Bakula | Thora Birch | Wes Bentley
Uncle Frank (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.75
Director: Alan Ball
Starring: Judy Greer | Margo Martindale | Paul Bettany | Peter Macdissi | Sophia Lillis | Steve Zahn
Diane says: “I’ll put UNCLE FRANK a notch above a Hallmark movie. An Amazon original by Alan Ball (screenplay, AMERICAN BEAUTY), this 1970s-set drama uses the perspective of adolescent Beth (well played by Sophia Lillis) who yearns for something more
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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.3 cats
Director: Alan Ball
Starring: Aaron Eckhart | Eugene Jones III | Maria Bello | Peter Macdissi | Summer Bishil | Toni Collette
Bruce says: “Jasira (Summer Bishil) is just thirteen. Her sexual awakening is triggered by a potpourri of clues. Most involve mixed messages. Her mother’s boyfriend offers to shave her pubic area; her whining, hubristic father is screwing his girlfriend within
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