students of jesus

Is there any subject Hollywood hasn’t covered? Genres multiply faster than starlets coming to L.A. Except in one area: Thanksgiving. There are only a handful of Thanksgiving-themed movies, but here's one that will provide you opportunity to mediate on life, death, urban community, and how to steal back your turkey from the neighbor's oven.

Pieces of April (2003) A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner. Katie Holmes plays April, who discovers that family means more than she imagined. Patricia Clarkson, the best-kept secret in movies, plays the dying mother. The final sequence presents a view of family that shows all of us at our best. And for one day--Thanksgiving--they all get the relationships right. You’ll love this sweet movie. I'll buy the popcorn.