A vibrant anthology and accompanying CD that revive a great American tradition: the joy of reciting poetry aloud.

An anthology of short fiction published in The New Yorker magazine.

MPAA rating: Not rated. Live concert recording featuring Lucinda Williams on the PBS television program Austin city limits.

One of five brothers, Zachary begins life on a charmed note: born in Montreal on Christmas, he almost dies but miraculously pulls through. His hard-working father seems to favor him. That is until his dad detects there's something a little queer about the boy. Indeed, Zac shows even more queer signs come adolescence, aping David Bowie's glam looks and sexually experimenting with a boy from the neighborhood. Ultimately, dad's conservative, macho values...

In this gripping Cold War noir, tensions simmer between residents of a small German village and the soldiers of a U.S. military base. Postwar economic hardship has turned the town of Sohnen into a vice district. The women serve as entertainment for the GIs, while the men struggle for survival in the black market.