It's been said that great moves forward don't have to be in mighty arenas; indeed, you could argue that some revolutionary acts are bold precisely because of their triviality. Breakfast with Scot -- a hometown favorite here in Toronto for the Film Festival -- is a heartwarming, fish-out-of-water family comedy. It details what happens to ex-hockey player Eric (Tom Cavanagh) when his partner Sam (Ben Shenkman) has to take in, temporarily, his brother's dead ex-lover's child, Scot (Noah Bernett). Breakfast with Scot shows us gay relationships, gay struggles, gay family. It is as agreeably, tastefully, charmingly slight and lame and trivial as anything the hetero mainstream could make out of the same plotline. The closest thing to a controversy in it is that, as near as I can tell, Eric and Sam aren't using real maple syrup for the title meals.

Eric used to play as a pro with the Toronto Maple Leafs; now, he's a sportscaster. (As a press piece I was handed leaving the screening noted, it's the first time a major pro sports team has let their logo and name be used in a gay-themed film. All I could hear in my head was a paraphrase of The Kids in the Hall: It's a Canadian fact.) Eric 's been so far in the closet for so long he's on a first-name basis with the shoe trees, though -- much to Sam's annoyance, as Sam would probably like to you know, hold his boyfriend's hand now and then. Much to Eric's annoyance, Sam has to take in Scot until his screw-up brother can get back from Brazil. And Scot is ... a bit of a fancy lad? Gay? Who can say -- Scot's 11 -- but he's boa-clad, fond of make-up and might as well be carrying a French horn in one hand and a three-dollar bill -- excuse me, a welded-together Loonie and Toonie -- in the other.

While I think most people think of drama when they think of Sally Field, I always thought that she could of done some really great comedies. I just don't think she ever managed to choose the right ones. It might not have been a perfect movie, but she was absolutely hilarious in Soapdish as a highly-strung soap star. Sure, I liked Norma Rae, but most of Fields' "heavy" roles always grated on my nerves just a little -- a good example would be her work on ER, it's just too much crying, too much yelling, just too much of everything. It looks like I will have to wait for that great Sally Field comedy project, because her next film sounds pretty light on the laughs.

Variety reported that MGM purchased the international rights to the film Two Weeks starring Field, Ben Chaplin (The Thin Red Line), and Tom Cavanagh (Scrubs). Rounding out the rest of the cast is Julianne Nicholson, Glenn Howerton, and Clea DuVall. The film follows four siblings who rush home to see their terminally ill mother for the last time, but end up having to wait around for the inevitable for the next two weeks. Steve Stockman who is at the helm as a first time director also wrote the script. Two Weeks is set for release this December.