Happy Tears

an impressive cast....The actor-turned-director's follow-up movie, "Happy Tears," is simply weird.....every scene with her anxieties and frustrations....But his meltdown story doesn't really fit well into the Joe-meltdown story.....Scenes come off flat and awkward..... ... Full Review

Those who go along for the ride will enjoy Lichtenstein's deliberately individualistic storytelling;....from striking dream sequences as experienced by Jayne to an unforgettable turn from Ellen Barkin as a crack whore.....Lichtenstein, son of legendary pop artist Roy, presents Jayne as somebody who has the greatest difficulty acknowledging the realities of life -.... ... Full Review

In other words, "Happy Tears" is less of a mess than it looks like, despite its quirk-infested, baggy midsection..... ... Full Review

Like its almost oxymoronic title, indie pic "Happy Tears" is a contradictory creature, both insightful and dumb, sometimes innovative and sometimes just plain inept.....In other words, "Happy Tears" is less of a mess than it looks like, despite its quirk-infested, baggy midsection..... ... Full Review

In a story from The Hollywood Reporter , Roadside Attractions has picked up the US rights to Mitchell Lichtenstein's comedy Happy Tears . The film stars Parker Posey, Demi Moore, Ellen Barkin and Rip Torn. ... Full Article

Mitchell Lichtenstein, whose debut Teeth was a cult favourite on the 2007 festival circuit, unveiled his second film, Happy Tears , in competition at Berlin recently. ... Full Article

As Berlin rumbles to a close, I've quite concerned to hear pretty much no sounds of anything even vaguely equating enthusiasm coming from the Potsdamer Platz region. ... Full Article

B ERLIN - Demi Moore and Parker Posey play two very different sisters in "Happy Tears," a low-glamor portrait of siblings trying to cope with an ailing father, which premiered today at the Berlin film festival. ... Full Article

Ditsy younger sister Jayne (Parker Posey), and her more pragmatic older sibling Laura (Demi Moore), an environmental scientist, both live in California's Bay Area now, although they grew up in Pittsburgh, where their widowed father Joe (Rip Torn) still resides. ... Full Article