The Slaughter Rule 2002  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith
Cast: Ryan Gosling, David Morse, Clea DuVall, David Cale, Eddie Spears, Kelly Lynch, Amy Adams, Ken White, Noah Watts, Kim DeLong
When Junior Varsity Football is dropped from his Montana high school, Roy (Ryan Gosling) loses the one thing that makes his lonely life tolerable. Adding to his misery, his estranged father is killed in a train accident. Luckily, a middle-aged loner, Gideon (David Morse)–an ex-football coach and now a newspaper deliverer–is putting together a rough-and-tumble six-man football team, and Roy catches his eye. Gideon becomes a good substitute father for Roy, but their relationship grows more intimate.
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Two Lovers 2008  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Gray
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Isabella Rossellini, Elias Koteas, Moni Moshonov, John Ortiz, Bob Ari, Julie Budd, Mari Koda, Marion McCorry, David Cale, Samantha Ivers, Jeanine Serralles
Trying to recover from a broken romance, emotionally disturbed Leonard (Joaquin Phoenix) moves back to the Brooklyn home of his parents Reuben and Ruth Kraditor (Moni Moshonov and Isabella Rossellini). Leonard meets two women–Sandra (Vinessa Shaw), the daughter of Michael Cohen (Bob Ari) who wants to buy the Kraditor family business, and partying neighbor Michelle (Gwyneth Paltrow). Both Sandra's and Leonard's parents would love to see the marriage of Leonard and Sandra take place, but Leonard is drawn to Michelle. Now, Leonard is faced with the decision between a loving relationship with Sandra or satisfying his desire for Michelle.
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| 1. The Slaughter Rule (2002)
2. Two Lovers (2008)
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