 Morgan Higby s "Matters of Consequence" is an edgy, deeply felt first feature centered on three young men who share a house and all work at the Opium Den in Hollywood. Higby wrote his film s pivotal role for himself: Billy, a reflective, fatalistic druggie deejay. Morty Coyle plays Zack, an ambitious self-absorbed singer eager to get a record deal for himself and his band (the Impostors, who provide a highly affecting soundtrack), and Paul Francis is Drew, the bartender, who sees himself as a detached Mr. Cool. Into the young men s lives come three women who may--or may not--change their perspectives in varying degrees: Devon Odessa s Blue, Zack s lovely younger sister, attracted to Billy; Meredith Salenger s Reiko, a classy call girl who would like to dent Drew s armor; and Robin Antin s Josie, a kinky club dancer who zeros in on Zack. Jason Wiles is Jake, Billy s volatile drug supplier. Sharply photographed by Thaddeus Wadleigh, "Matters of Consequence" has a great look and delves, amid easy humor, way beneath trendy surfaces to pose some of life s bigger questions.