Staff Picks
Dreaming of Autumn?
- Allison T.
- Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Collection
Ready for fall colors and temperatures? Get in the mood with these films set in autumn.
All That Heaven Allows
Published in 2014
The film follows the blossoming love between a well-off suburban widow and her handsome and earthy younger gardener. After their romance prompts the scorn of her selfish children and snooty country club friends, she must decide whether to pursue her own happiness or carry on a lonely, hemmed-in existence for the sake of the approval of others.
An Autumn Afternoon
Published in 2008
After living alone with his daughter for years, a widower must learn how to let her go, letting her be free to move on with her life, by arranging a marriage for her.
Autumn Sonata
Published in 1999
An international concert pianist visits her grown daughter after a seven-year absence. Aching with the memory of her mother's neglect, the introverted daughter explodes into a rage and the reunion turns into a shattering confrontation.
Far from Heaven
Published in 2010
This middle-class family looks perfect from the outside, but behind closed doors she is having an affair with their African-American gardener, and he is struggling to deal with his homosexuality.
Good Will Hunting
Published in 2011
The abilities of a reluctant genius are discovered, and he's encouraged to use his talents to their full potential.
Mistress America
Published in 2015
Tracy is a lonely college freshman in New York, having neither the exciting university experience nor the glamorous metropolitan lifestyle she envisioned. But when she is taken in by her soon to be stepsister, Brooke, a proud resident of Times Square and adventurous gal about town, she is rescued from her disappointment and seduced by Brooke₂s alluringly mad schemes.
Rushmore
Published in 2010
When two offbeat friends fall in love with the same woman, each takes drastic measures to win her heart. Includes commentary, audition footage, theatrical trailer, and more.
St. Elmo's Fire
Published in 2001
Seven friends, recent college graduates, are searching for a place in the real world, as they face issues of career and commitment. Against the backdrop of St. Elmo's, their local hang-out, they save, betray, and love one another as only the closest of friends can.
Stepmom
Published in 1999
Anna and Ben, the two children of Jackie and Luke, have to cope with the fact that their parents divorced and that there is a new woman in their father's life: Isabel, a successful photographer. She does her best to treat the kids in a way that makes them still feel at home when being with their dad, but also loves her work and does not plan to give it up. But Jackie, a full-time-mother, regards Isabel's efforts as offensively insufficient. She can't understand that work can be important to her as well as the kids. The conflict between them is deepened by the sudden diagnosis of cancer, which might may be deadly for Jackie. They all have to learn a little in order to grow together.
The Stranger
Published in 2017
Charles Rankin, responsible for unspeakable brutality in the Holocaust, is now living as a history professor in a small American town, with plans to wed Mary, the daughter of a local judge. When an old comrade escapes prison and comes looking for refuge, Rankin quickly sees that it's a plot to find him and kills the man.