Captivating, stereotype-busting material centered on the theme of disability often comes in the form of poignant documentaries (although the possibilities are endless in this genre, we recommend checking out Sound and Fury and 2003 Sundance favorite My Flesh and Blood). When it comes to feature films, it may take you a while to cite more than a few decent offerings that revolve around a character with a disability or a theme of disability. The... more ›

Long before there were literate emo boys scuffling around gazing at their shoes preoccupied with death, there was Harold Parker Chasen (Bud Cort). The well-heeled boarding school type, Harold is obsessed with death (or is it just a lack of attention from which he suffers?) and constantly fakes his own death in front of his mother who seems more concerned with marrying off her son than his unstable emotional state. Enter Maude (Ruth Gordon). Harold discovers the spunky septuagenarian at an anonymous funeral and becomes enamored with her joie de vivre. What ensues is a squeamish but life-affirming dark romantic comedy that enlivens Harold just as Maude approaches her death. more ›