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starring: Chandler Williams, Bess Wohl, Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden directed by: Chris Terrio  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: Video On Demand Release Date: October 01, 2008 Running Time: 98 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: March 26, 2004 Related Items: Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Maybe Three StarsWhile it was happening, I enjoyed it, though I continued to be mystified by the extreme star status of Diana Lee, the theater director played by Glenn Close, and also the similarly stellar nude photographer Benjamin Stone. How did either of these two get so famous? They treat Diana as though she were Lee Strasberg and Spielberg put together. And Benjamin Stone is presented as some super great Rauschenberg type artist, when the evidence shows he's nothing more than a Herb Ritts. Half the dialogue ... Read More Rating:  - Urban Secrets and Lies"Heights" Urban Secrets and Lies Amos Lassen "Heights" follows the lives of five characters on a full day in autumn in New York City. Isabel is a photographer who is in the quandary of having second thoughts about her upcoming marriage to a lawyer by the name of Jonathan. On the very same day, Isabel's mother discovers that her husband has a new lover and she begins to have new thoughts about the choices she has made and the open marriage she is living in. The new ... Read More Rating: - Classic New York StoryIt would be hard to add much to the well-presented reviews that have already been registered here over the past two years. Nevertheless, because of the inescapable "wow factor" of the film, I feel impelled to toss in -- damn, what a fine piece of work. Entertaining in every way. Wonderful writing--the reader comes to care about and appreciate all of the characters in the piece. Great, attractive cast with consistently smart acting. And, unusual for a film that involves gay people, there was depth and ... Read More Rating: - 24 hours can change everythingThis is a tightly constructed film that covers the lives of 5 characters over the course of a single day. Whereas the film starts with the characters feeling apparently satisfied with their lives and relationships, all this changes as old bonds are examined and broken and new bonds are created. There are three primary themes of the film that are centered around three of the main characters. The first theme is resiliency as expressed by the young photographer Isabel, played by Elizabeth Banks; ... Read More Rating: - A decent little movie....Elizabeth Banks is a pretty good actress, which is a suprise after she was basically only eye candy in the movie 40-Year-Old Virgin. Just a basic movie of people finding themselves, that for a change is not presented in a cheesy way. The movie and characters are well written. Banks is presented as one of those cliche, born to privledge photographers who is so intrigued by the human condition and the inanity of everyday life and the affections of the poor and downtrodden. A typical, ... Read More 
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