Warren Schmidt is about to taste the not-so-sweet slice of life. When he retired, he and his wife, Helen, had big plans - but an unexpected twist changes everything. Now, all of Schmidt's attention is focused on his daughter's upcoming wedding to a loser waterbed salesman. From meeting the groom's hippie parents to sponsoring a Tanzanian foster child, Schmidt embarks on a search for answers, only to discover that life is full of trick questions.

A powerful story that blends raw emotion with fiery passion to form an unforgettable cinematic masterpiece. After 25 years together, the members of a world-renowned string quartet learn that their beloved cellist may soon be forced to retire. But the news stirs up equally painful challenges when competing egos, harbored resentment, and irrepressible lust threaten to derail the group as they struggle to maintain harmony in their music, and their lives....

'Andrew Crocker-Harris [is] an embittered, middle-aged schoolmaster who begins to feel that his life has been a failure. Diminised by poor health, a crumbling marriage, and the derision of his pupils, the once brilliant scholar is compelled to reexamine his life when a young student offers an unexpected gesture of kindness"--Container.

Eleven episodes of the television miniseries.

A pro hockey lockout has brought old teammates and new players back to minor league team the Halifax Highlanders, now captained by enforcer Doug "The Thug" Glatt. Soon sidelined in a violent fight and learning that his wife is pregnant, Doug decides to hang up his skates and become an insurance salesman. But as the Highlanders go on a losing skid and their new captain's behavior sabotages the team on the ice and in the locker room, Doug has to make...

When the Colewell post office is slated for closure, Nora Pancowski is faced with sudden retirement. As she weighs relocating, a young woman causes Nora to reflect on her youth and the choices that led her to Colewell.