Vintage film noir gets a confidently stylish upgrade in this subtle domestic thriller, intensified by Tilda Swinton's acclaimed performance as a mother who risks everything to protect her family. Adapted from Elisabeth Sanxay Holding's story The Blank Wall (previously filmed as 1949's The Reckless Moment), the film's gripping plot commences with Margaret (Swinton), a naval officer's wife and mother of three, disposing of the body of a sleazy club owner, who died in an accident after a confrontation with Margaret's closeted gay son. Maternal instinct shifts into high gear when a blackmailer (Goran Visnjic) demands $50,000 to withhold incriminating evidence, and his unspoken feelings provoke an unexpectedly compassionate alliance. Compelling plot twists aside, The Deep End gains much of its impact from the quiet desperation of a family defined by its secrets and rescued by the mysterious motivations of the human heart. --Jeff Shannon

Still waters run deadly in this gripping suspense thriller starring the "magnificent" (The New York Times) Tilda Swinton and E.R.'s Goran Visnjic. Immersed in the tradition of Hitchcock's best twists and turns, The Deep End "holds its suspense to the very last drop" (The Toronto Star) as it plumbs the depths to which even the most outwardly decent people will sink in the name of love.

Hodding Carter dreamed of being an Olympian as a kid. He worshipped Mark Spitz, swam his heart out, and just missed qualifying for the Olympic trials in swimming as a college senior. Although he didn't qualify for the 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, or 2004 Olympics, he never stopped believing he could make it. And despite past failures and the passage of time, Carter began his quest once more at the age of forty-two. Maybe he's crazy. But then again, maybe he's onto something. He entered the Masters Championships. He swam three to four miles each day, six days a week. He pumped iron, trained with former Olympians, and consulted with swimming gurus and medical researchers who taught him that the body doesn't have to age. He swam with sharks (inadvertently) in the Virgin Islands, suffered hypothermia in a relay around Manhattan, and put on fifteen pounds of muscle. Amazingly, he discovered that his heartbeat could keep pace with the best of the younger swimmers'. And each day he felt stronger, swam faster, and became more convinced that he wasn't crazy. This outrageous, courageous chronicle is much more than Carter's race with time to make it to the Olympics. It's the exhilarating story of a man who rebels against middle age the only way he can—by chasing a dream. His article in Outside magazine, on which this book is based, was the winner of a Lowell Thomas award from the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation.

When an unflinchingly devoted mother's son's lover washes up on the beachfront in front of their house, she hides the body to protect her son.

Still waters run deadly in this gripping suspense thriller starring the "magnificent" (The New York Times) Tilda Swinton and E.R.'s Goran Visnjic. Immersed in the tradition of Hitchcock's best twists and turns, The Deep End "holds its suspense to the very last drop" (The Toronto Star) as it plumbs the depths to which even the most outwardly decent people will sink in the name of love.

Coll has just about forgiven Art for assuming that she'll sleep with him....

In The Deep End, Damion Berger makes use of photography's ability to de-contextualize the familiar and create visual narratives, evoking a fusion of dreamlike memories and sense of childhood regression The clear, warm water of the swimming pool represents an intersection between the cultural and social pursuit of leisure, the natural element of water, and man-made space. The pool provides a place of temporary dtachment from life's everyday routine, people seem liberated and at once removed from any social reference as they float, dive, sink or swim through the water.Smuggling a camera into public pools where photography is of course prohibited. Berger was able to work without the knowledge or complicity of his subjects as he attempted to produce photographs that simultaneously rekindle memories of childhood and the joys of summer times past. Berer also wanted to subvert certain waterborne fears that often stem from childhood. Since seeing the film Jaws for the first time, the potential presence of a shark below the surface, no matter how irrational the possibility, such as in a swimming pool, has become a powerful phobia. Placing a small rubber toy shark close to the lens and altering one's perception of reality and scale, the indelible silhouette of the large dorsal fin angled towards an unsuspecting swimmer is enough to evoke dread and anxiety in us all.An intriguing mix of wonderful, artistic, but also fascinating photography, that leaves the viewer in a state of pleasant confusion.

Still waters run deadly in this gripping suspense thriller starring the "magnificent" (The New York Times) Tilda Swinton and E.R.'s Goran Visnjic. Immersed in the tradition of Hitchcock's best twists and turns, The Deep End "holds its suspense to the very last drop" (The Toronto Star) as it plumbs the depths to which even the most outwardly decent people will sink in the name of love.

Still waters run deadly in this gripping suspense thriller starring the "magnificent" (The New York Times) Tilda Swinton and E.R.'s Goran Visnjic. Immersed in the tradition of Hitchcock's best twists and turns, The Deep End "holds its suspense to the very last drop" (The Toronto Star) as it plumbs the depths to which even the most outwardly decent people will sink in the name of love.

Set in a preparatory school after the end of WWI, this is a brilliant tragi-comedy about children at the mercy of adults. Based on Liddell's own experiences, it is a classic tale of childhood comparable to L.P. Hartley's The Go-Between.

Eleven-year-old Susan Parker must keep vigil during a family tragedy that plunges her tomboy innocence into the murk of family dysfunction—with Evangelicals as her only lifeguards. Tender to the bone, Walking in the Deep End is an earnest and engaging memoir, written with honesty, spunk, and humor. Buffeted by currents of suicide, bulimia, religious hypocrisy, and romantic heartbreak, Parker finds courage and hope in her search for truth and identity. Walking in the Deep End draws you into her compelling and, at times, uncanny experience of authentic spirituality.

Beth Cappadora (Michelle Pfeiffer) is at her high school reunion when her 3-year-old son disappears from his brother's care. The little boy never turns up, and the family has to deal with the devastating guilt and grief that goes along with it. Nine years later, the family has relocated to Chicago. By a sheer fluke, the kid turns up, living no more than two blocks away. The authorities swoop down and return the kid to his biological parents, but things are far from being that simple. The boy grew up around what he has called his father, while his new family are strangers to him; the older son, now a teenager, has brushes with the law and behavioral problems. His adjustment to his lost brother is complicated by normal teenage churlishness, and the dad (Treat Williams) seems to expect everything to fall into place as though the family had been intact all along. It's a tightrope routine for actors in a story like this, being careful not to chew the scenery while at the same time not being too flaccid or understated. For the most part, the members of the cast deal well with the emotional complexity of their roles. Though the story stretches credulity, weirder things do happen in the real world. The family's pain for the first half of the film is certainly credible, though the second half almost seems like a different movie. Whoopi Goldberg plays the detective assigned to the case; casting her is a bit of a stretch, but she makes it work. All in all, a decent three-hanky movie in the vein of Ordinary People. --Jerry Renshaw

A family goes through emotional turmoil when Ben, the youngest son is found nine years later after being kidnapped, living in the same town where the family had just moved.

Jeff Rusinow, former senior executive with Macy's and Kohl's Department Stores, and now Chairman and/or lead investor in several early stage companies, including ModernMed, Death's Door Spirits, Aurora Spectral Technologies and Asthmapolis, reveals the life principles, journey-based insights and helpful nuggets of advice derived through a careful examination of his life experiences over the past 30 years. What started as a booklet, intended to be the life legacy given to his children nearing adulthood to help make their journey through life more enjoyable, efficient and prosperous, has become What I Really Think, The Deep End Chapters, a book that will help any person get from where they are to where they want to be. Jeff has a willingness to dig deep emotionally and tell it all from the heart and gut, in a style that is refreshingly direct, whether you like it or not! This book will teach you how to increase your confidence by identifying your primary defining points, deal with profound life challenges and manage your experiences throughout your journey in an imperfect world. Discover Jeff's ten spiritual tenets and how nurturing a sense of spiritual connectedness, as well as following his own "13 Truths to Love By," has been profoundly helpful to him and many others in finding a deepening sense of satisfaction throughout life's journey. You'll find a simple blueprint for health and longevity containing Jeff's "Eleven Most Important Points to Maintaining Optimal Health." You'll discover how to change your "happiness set point" to have more positive daily life experiences and the importance of "legacy thinking" for experiencing true peace of mind. Overflowing with valuable life lessons and principles, Jeff Rusinow aims high and delivers lasting lifetime insights in What I Really Think, The Deep End Chapters that will make this book your lifetime companion, a friend you will return to in the years to come, and something you will want to leave as a legacy to your children.

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Eleven-year-old Susan Parker must keep vigil during a family tragedy that plunges her tomboy innocence into the murk of family dysfunction—with Evangelicals as her only lifeguards. Tender to the bone, Walking in the Deep End is an earnest and engaging memoir, written with honesty, spunk, and humor. Buffeted by currents of suicide, bulimia, religious hypocrisy, and romantic heartbreak, Parker finds courage and hope in her search for truth and identity. Walking in the Deep End draws you into her compelling and, at times, uncanny experience of authentic spirituality.

In No Time to Die, the drama is deadly. Jenny is going undercover for the summer at the theater camp where her sister, Liza, was murdered just a year earlier. Though Jenny is still grieving the loss of her sister and feels completely out of place on stage, she is determined to discover why Liza was murdered—and more importantly, who killed her. Soon she thinks she hears Liza speaking to her, and suspects someone may be following her. The drama is even more twisted than she thought…. In The Deep End of Fear, Kate thought she was done with daring adventures after her childhood friend Ashley tragically drowned in an icy pond. But when she returns to her childhood home, it all comes flooding back. To stop history from repeating itself, Kate must face the childhood fears that have haunted her for so long….