During a GQ advertorial interview, Patti Lu Pone warns Hannah that Adam will change now that he's been cast in a Broadway play. Meanwhile, Jessa's boredom at work is interrupted by an unexpected visit from Jasper, an old friend. Later, Hannah is assigned to review the Gramercy Park Hotel, & the group celebrates Adam's success with his cast mate Desi, who Marnie finds particularly captivating. ...

On the surface, Antoine & Quentin are indistinguishable, but beneath their handsome veneers are raging emotions that simultaneously draw them together & pull them apart. On a road trip across France & Spain, the boys experiment with their burgeoning sexual identities that are not always in tandem. Tensions culminate when Quentin enters into a homosexual liaison that Antoine cannot underst&. Paying tribute to Gus van Sant’s mastery of unspoken dialogue, Pascal Alex-Vincent’s love letter to brotherhood blends road movie narratives with poetry, animation & a haunting soundtrack from post-rock band Tarwater. ...

Ridley Scott transports Hollywood to second-century Rome in this rousing historical epic that proudly harkens back to such films as BEN-HUR & SPARTACUS. Russell Crowe plays Maximus, a Roman general who leads the troops in conquering Germania for the empire. When an aging Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) tells Maximus that hed like him to rule Rome once hes gone, a classic confrontation ensues between the brave & charming soldier--who wants to return home to his wife, son, & farm--and the jealous & conniving Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the emperors only son, who is thirsty for power. Bought as a slave by the profiteering Proximo (Oliver Reed, in his last role), Maximus must kill or be killed in the ring, battling to save not only himself but the future of the very empire that he loves & honors. GLADIATOR is a glorious spectacle filled with heart & soul. ...

James Marshall (Twin Peaks) stars as Tommy Riley, a talented young boxer from Chicago's suburbs who is forced to move with his father (John Heard) to a rough South Side neighborhood where toughs are always showing up trying to collect on his father's gambling debts. To win money to bail his dad out of jail, Tommy is convinced to compete in illegal prizefights staged by sleazy promoter Jimmy Horn (Brian Dennehy), who exploits racial tension to fan the flames of aggression in his fights. When Tommy befriends Horn's top black fighter, Lincoln (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a young husband & father who sees his fists as his ticket out of the ghetto, it's only a matter of time before the two friends are set against each other & their bond is tested in the ring. ...

James Marshall (Twin Peaks) stars as Tommy Riley, a talented young boxer from Chicago's suburbs who is forced to move with his father (John Heard) to a rough South Side neighborhood where toughs are always showing up trying to collect on his father's gambling debts. To win money to bail his dad out of jail, Tommy is convinced to compete in illegal prizefights staged by sleazy promoter Jimmy Horn (Brian Dennehy), who exploits racial tension to fan the flames of aggression in his fights. When Tommy befriends Horn's top black fighter, Lincoln (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a young husband & father who sees his fists as his ticket out of the ghetto, it's only a matter of time before the two friends are set against each other & their bond is tested in the ring. ...

Ridley Scott transports Hollywood to second-century Rome in this rousing historical epic that proudly harkens back to such films as BEN-HUR & SPARTACUS. Russell Crowe plays Maximus, a Roman general who leads the troops in conquering Germania for the empire. When an aging Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) tells Maximus that he'd like him to rule Rome once he's gone, a classic confrontation ensues between the brave & charming soldier--who wants to return home to his wife, son, & farm--and the jealous & conniving Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the emperor's only son, who is thirsty for power. Bought as a slave by the profiteering Proximo (Oliver Reed, in his last role), Maximus must kill or be killed in the ring, battling to save not only himself but the future of the very empire that he loves & honors. GLADIATOR is a glorious spectacle filled with heart & soul. ...