The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete

Left alone in the impoverished Brooklyn projects when their dug-addicted mothers are taken away b the police, a 14 year-old African American boy unwillingly becomes the care-giver of an 8 year-old Korean American boy. Dodging the police and gang members, they must survive the hot summer by their wits and pluck.

The Family

A crime family living in France under the federal Witness Protection Program treat the locals as they would at home–with intimidation and force–and soon are fighting for their lives when the mob learns where they are living.

Rush

Ron Howard tells the story of the rivalry between Formula 3 race car drivers John Hunt and Niki Lauda, contrasting their live styles and choices along the way.

Francis of Assisi

This is Hollywood’s glamorized view of Saint Francis of Assisi, the best part of which is the scene in which Francis visits the Sultan of Egypt to to the war between Christians and Muslims. The story begins with the playboy’s conversion to his receiving the stigmata just before his death.

Francesco (1989)

This bio of St. Francis of Assisi covers his life from his playboy days through his conversion, break with his family, founding of a new order ministering to the poor and his stigmata just before his death.

The Wolverine

When Wolverine is summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance, he is embroiled in a conflict that forces him to confront his own demons.