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Everybody Wants to Be Italian begins with an appealing promise: Jason Todd Ipson will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jay Jablonski and Cerina Vincent gives Everybody Wants to Be Italian an immediate pulse. The story of Everybody Wants to Be Italian begins from a specific pressure point: It's a case of mistaken ethnicity, where two non Italians pretend to be Italian to win each others hearts in

Towelhead begins with an appealing promise: Alan Ball will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Summer Bishil and Aaron Eckhart gives Towelhead an immediate pulse. The story of Towelhead begins from a specific pressure point: A young Lebanese American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist and her strict father during the Gulf War. By the end of its 2h 4m running time, the

Introducing the Dwights begins with an appealing promise: Cherie Nowlan will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Brenda Blethyn and Khan Chittenden gives Introducing the Dwights an immediate pulse. The story of Introducing the Dwights begins from a specific pressure point: The shy son of an aging comedienne tries to find a balance between his demanding home life, his new girlfriend, and his mother's

Into the Arms of Strangers begins with an appealing promise: Chris Harris will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ron Carey and April Wade gives Into the Arms of Strangers an immediate pulse. The story of Into the Arms of Strangers begins from a specific pressure point: A married amnesiac returns to the town where he used to live and discovers that his life is not as he has been told, but uncover

The Last Sin Eater begins with an appealing promise: Michael Landon Jr. will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Louise Fletcher and Henry Thomas gives The Last Sin Eater an immediate pulse. The story of The Last Sin Eater begins from a specific pressure point: In seeking her own redemption from the man of whom she is most afraid, ten year old Cadi Forbes discovers a secret sin haunting her community

The Little Traitor begins with an appealing promise: Lynn Roth will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ido Port and Alfred Molina gives The Little Traitor an immediate pulse. The story of The Little Traitor begins from a specific pressure point: A coming of age tale of the unlikely bond between a kindly British soldier and a spirited Jewish boy set against the backdrop of the birth of the State of I

Snow Angels begins with an appealing promise: David Gordon Green will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell gives Snow Angels an immediate pulse. The story of Snow Angels begins from a specific pressure point: A drama that interweaves the life of a teenager, with his old baby sitter, her estranged husband, and their daughter. By the end of its 1h 47m running time,

A Girl Cut in Two begins with an appealing promise: Claude Chabrol will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ludivine Sagnier and Benoît Magimel gives A Girl Cut in Two an immediate pulse. The story of A Girl Cut in Two begins from a specific pressure point: A black comedy centered around a TV weather girl and the two very different men who pursue her. By the end of its 1h 55m running time, the value

Interview begins with an appealing promise: Steve Buscemi will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sienna Miller and Steve Buscemi gives Interview an immediate pulse. The story of Interview begins from a specific pressure point: After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress. By the end of its 1h 24m running time, the value

Savage Grace begins with an appealing promise: Tom Kalin will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne gives Savage Grace an immediate pulse. The story of Savage Grace begins from a specific pressure point: A dramatization of the shocking Barbara Daly Baekeland murder case, which happened in a posh London flat on Friday 17 November 1972. By the end of its 1h 37m running t

The Hammer begins with an appealing promise: Charles Herman Wurmfeld will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Adam Carolla and Oswaldo Castillo gives The Hammer an immediate pulse. The story of The Hammer begins from a specific pressure point: A 40 year old who gave up a promising amateur boxing career 21 years ago is offered a path to the Olympics. By the end of its 1h 28m running time, the value o

Brooklyn Rules begins with an appealing promise: Michael Corrente will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Paulo Araujo and Daniel Tay gives Brooklyn Rules an immediate pulse. The story of Brooklyn Rules begins from a specific pressure point: Brooklyn, 1985. By the end of its 1h 39m running time, the value of Brooklyn Rules rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. ⁠ The craft of