Trees Lounge

Popular independent film actor Steve Buscemi ("Reservoir Dogs") makes his directorial debut with this story, set in and around a Long Island bar, which mixes pathos and laughs. Buscemi is a hard-drinking slacker who gets a chance to turn his life around when he takes over his late uncle's ice cream truck route. With Mark Boone, Jr., Carol Kane, Anthony LaPaglia, Chloe Sevigny. 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround.