Being Julia
Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life.
Director: István Szabó
Stars: Annette Bening Bruce Greenwood Jeremy Irons Juliet Stevenson Leigh Lawson Max Irons Michael Culkin Michael Gambon Miriam Margolyes Shaun Evans
Beaches
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
Director: Garry Marshall
Stars: Barbara Hershey Bette Midler Carol Williard Grace Johnston James Read John Heard Lainie Kazan Marcie Leeds Mayim Bialik Spalding Gray
Away from Her
A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, a wheel chair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
Director: Sarah Polley
Stars: Alberta Watson Deanna Dezmari Gordon Pinsent Julie Christie Kristen Thomson Michael Murphy Nina Dobrev Olympia Dukakis Thomas Hauff Wendy Crewson
Annie Hall
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
Director: Woody Allen
Stars: Carol Kane Christopher Walken Colleen Dewhurst Diane Keaton Donald Symington Janet Margolin Paul Simon Shelley Duvall Tony Roberts Woody Allen
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
In 1914, the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (Antonio Banderas) invites studios to shoot his actual battles against Porfírio Diaz army to raise funds for financing guns and ammunition. The Mutual Film Corporation, through producer D.W. Griffith (Colm Feore), interests for the proposition and sends the filmmaker Frank Thayer (Eion Bailey) to negotiate a contract with Pancho Villa himself.
Director: Bruce Beresford
Stars: Alan Arkin Alexa Davalos Antonio Banderas Eion Bailey Jim Broadbent Kyle Chandler Matt Day Michael McKean
American Woman
A young grandmother in a small Pennsylvania town raises her daughter's child after the girl disappears. All the while, a desperate search for her continues.
Director: Jake Scott
Stars: Aaron Paul Alex Neustaedter Amy Madigan Christina Hendricks Macon Blair Maggie Castle Pat Healy Sienna Miller Sky Ferreira Will Sasso