Coco Chanel 2008  PG, 180 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Christian Duguay
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Barbora Bobulova, Malcolm McDowell, Olivier Sitruk, Sagamore Stevenin, Valentina Lodovini, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Cosimo Fusco, Sagamore Stevenin, Brigitte Boucher, Valentina Carnelutti, Carla Cassola, Valentina Mezzacappa
Through flashbacks, this story shows high-fashion designer Coco Chanel persevering to succeed in life. The story begins in 1950s' Paris where 70-year-old Coco (Shirley MacLaine) is preparing to release a new collection. Through flashbacks, the story shows young Coco (Barbora Bobulova) experiencing a humble youth working long hours as a seamstress. Then, Coco moves in with wealthy Etienne (Sagamore Stevenin) and becomes a kept woman. That relationship does not last long, and Coco leaves Etienne and opens her own shop. She later falls in love with Boy Capel (Olivier Sitruk), and happiness is hers–for awhile. But, through it all, Coco finds huge success as a fashion icon.
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The House of Clocks 1989  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
Director: Lucio Fulci
Cast: Paolo Paoloni, Bettina Milne, Al Cliver, Karina Huff, Peter Hintz, Kieth Van Hoven, Carla Cassola, Massimo Sarchielli, Francesca DeRose
Three young punks break into a house where they know a rich, elderly couple live. The fun begins after they kill the old folks and the clocks start moving backwards. Now, it's revenge time. Not as much gore as most of Fulci's films, but interesting story twists.
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Year of the Gun 1991  R, 111 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Valeria Golino, Sharon Stone, John Pankow, George Murcell, Mattia Sbragia, Roberto Posse, Thomas Elliot, Carla Cassola, Darren Modder
David (Andrew McCarthy), an American journalist, is covering the political scene in Rome during the 1970s when he becomes entangled in a Red Brigade plan to overthrow the Italian government. Photographer friend Alison (Sharon Stone) also gets embroiled in the fight.
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| 1. Coco Chanel (2008)
2. The House of Clocks (1989)
3. Year of the Gun (1991)
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