Chitkabrey

Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throw...

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Lewis Teague

Cast

Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King

When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.

Runtime

2h 2m

Director

Sidney Lumet

Cast

Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch

This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometime...

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Tom Kalin

Cast

Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne

R. Neville, a brash young draftsman, is hired to make a dozen landscape illustrations at the estate of Mr Herbert and his wife Virginia. Aside from monetary compensation, the arrangement includes a sexual liaison offered to Neville by Virginia while her estranged husband is away. But when the murdered body of Mr Herbert is discovered a...

Runtime

1h 48m

Director

Peter Greenaway

Cast

Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Dave Hill

The lives of six residents from different backgrounds intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.

Runtime

2h 14m

Director

Lawrence Kasdan

Cast

Danny Glover, Kevin Kline, Steve Martin