Trouble in Mind
The lives of an ex-con, a coffee-shop owner, and a young couple looking to make it rich intersect in the fictional and hypnotic Rain City.
Director: Alan Rudolph
Stars: Albert Hall Dirk Blocker Divine Geneviève Bujold George Kirby Joe Morton John Considine Keith Carradine Kris Kristofferson Lori Singer
The Tree of Life
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
Director: Terrence Malick
Stars: Brad Pitt Finnegan Williams Hunter McCracken Jessica Chastain Joanna Going Kari Matchett Laramie Eppler Michael Koeth Sean Penn Tye Sheridan
The Thomas Crown Affair
A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
Director: John McTiernan
Stars: Ben Gazzara Charles Keating Denis Leary Faye Dunaway Frankie Faison Fritz Weaver Mark Margolis Michael Lombard Pierce Brosnan Rene Russo
The Thing About My Folks
Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day trip to see a farmhouse that's for sale. The day trip turns into a road trip while dad and son explore their past, their relationship, and why Sam's wife might have left him. The road trip includes fishing, drinking, playing pool, sleeping under the stars, and frank discussion. Anger simmers close at hand, as do love and hope. Where Sam's wife is - and why she left - leads to the movie's resolution.
Director: Raymond De Felitta
Stars: Elizabeth Perkins Mackenzie Connolly Olympia Dukakis Paul Reiser Peter Falk
That Thing You Do!
A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.
Director: Tom Hanks
Stars: Bill Cobbs Charlize Theron Ethan Embry Giovanni Ribisi Johnathon Schaech Liv Tyler Obba Babatundé Steve Zahn Tom Everett Scott Tom Hanks
Tess
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge.
Director: Roman Polanski
Stars: Caroline Embling Carolyn Pickles John Collin Leigh Lawson Nastassja Kinski Peter Firth Richard Pearson Suzanna Hamilton Sylvia Coleridge Tony Church