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LAUREL CANYON. Frances McDormand plays against type in Laurel Canyon, a well-crafted family dramedy by director Lisa Cholodenko. McDormand, the overbearing mom in Almost Famous, this time plays the type of fast-moving music producer scorned by her character in Cameron Crowe’s amusing 2000 cult favorite. Among her character’s transgressions: inviting Alex (Beckinsale), her future daughter-in-law, to join a three-way as part of an unconventional “getting to know you” exercise. Sam, her uber-straightlaced son (Christian Bale), would not approve. Sam and Alex...
...Danny, it’s me—Mom. Are you really serious about this whole Senator thing? I always thought you wanted to be a racecar driver or an astronaut. Or, perhaps based on playing to your strengths, a professional bed-wetter...
...Holy crap, Mom! Shhh! My future constituents can’t know about that. I mean, seriously, the only sheet-soiler to make it to the U.S. Senate was John F. Kennedy ’40 and look at what happened...
Caffeine factor: Gets rid of headaches, provides a nice wake-up—why did my Mom always say Coke...
...preaches. The pair bonded over early morning breakfasts and scripture studies, and now enjoy a strong friendship. “She’s very special to me. Dorothy is the type of person who is so compassionate and loving. She’s kind of like my Harvard mom,” Kwak says. Through his friendship with Austin, Kwak has also become friends with Austin’s partner and Lowell House Co-Master Diana...