The Laramie Project

Playwright/director Moisés Kaufman adapts his acclaimed stage play in this powerful docudrama. Set in the Wyoming town thrust into the national spotlight over the 1998 beating and murder of 21-year-old gay local Matthew Shepard, the film mixes portrayals of Laramie residents and their varied reactions to the crime with scenes of Kaufman and his theater company interviewing them. Steve Buscemi, Nestor Carbonell, C lea Duvall, Peter Fonda, Laura Linney, and Christina Ricci star. 96 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo.