Love and Death 1975  PG, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Olga Georges-Picot, Harold Gould, Jessica Harper, Shimen Ruskin, James Tolkan, Howard Vernon, Zvee Scooler, Alan Tilvern
Set during the 1812 Napoleonic invasion of Russia, this film is good satire on Russian politics and literature. Diane Keaton plays the strong Sonja who is loved by the weak, intellectual Boris (Woody Allen). Boris is falsely accused and then executed for the "death" of Napoleon.
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Rasputin, the Mad Monk 1966  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Don Sharp
Cast: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Richard Pasco, Francis Matthews, Suzan Farmer, Dinsdale Landen, Renee Asherson, Derek Francis, Joss Ackland, Robert Duncan, Alan Tilvern, John Welsh
This somewhat historical account begins with the mesmerizing monk, Rasputin (Christopher Lee), being expelled from the monastery. The story continues through his entry into the Russian court where he gains the confidence of the Tsarina (Renee Asherson) through whom he pursues evil plans to undermine the country's power structure.
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 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 1988 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Animation / Fantasy
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Stubby Kaye, Alan Tilvern, Charles Fleischer, Kathleen Turner, Amy Irving, Mel Blanc, Pat Buttram, Tony Anselmo, Joel Silver, Jim Cummings, David L. Lander, June Foray
What would happen if cartoon characters were actually people? That is the premise of this film where "Toons" live real lives when they finish their day's work on cartoons. This film has exceptional technological breakthroughs by the animators, and their work paid off in this movie-making milestone, which received four Oscars: Best Film Editing, Sound Effects, Visual Effects, and a Special Achievement award for Animation Direction.
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| 1. Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
2. Love and Death (1975)
3. Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1966)
4. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
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