Brendan Sexton III

Winter Solstice -- In this suburban drama, a widower confronts his older son's decision to leave home and his younger son's self-destructive behaviour.

Black Hawk Down -- An in depth look at the troubled US intervention in Somalia. We reconstruct the most devastating battles between marines and Somalis using US army broadcasts.

A no-holds-barred look at the news media, this timely, hard-hitting film tells the story of a photojournalist caught between success and ethics. The beautiful Rosario Dawson plays a political radical who's allegiance to her cause is tested when chaos turns to violence in this superbly acted, emotionally charged thriller.

Winter Solstice is a tale of small steps taken in the aftermath of family loss. Landscape gardener Jim Winters (Anthony LaPaglia) is a quiet craftsman, a soft-spoken man who prefers an orderly life. His family, however, is anything but orderly. Older son Gabe (Aaron Stanford) is planning his escape to Florida, leaving behind any shot at a stable future with his girlfriend. Younger son Pete (Mark Webber) has retreated into a private world of anger, drift and disappointment. Jim struggles watching his sons make choices he views as disastrous compromises. It is only when he meets his new neighbor, Molly (Allison Janney), that Jim finds a way to deal with his own life and his family's future.