Little Odessa 1994  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Gray
Cast: Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Moira Kelly, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Natalya Andreichenko, David Vadim, Mina Bern, David Ross
Russian Mafiosi hit man Joshua Shapira (Tim Roth) visits his Russian area in Brooklyn. Apparently the only who is happy to see him is his younger brother, Reuben (Ed Furlong). This is not so surprising as Shapira appears to have no respect for human life as he guns down an old man. Disturbing, but some will be more moved by it than others will.
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Oliver Twist 1999  TV, 360 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Renny Rye
Cast: Sam Smith, Sophia Myles, David Ross, Julie Walters, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Ger Ryan, Michael Kitchen, Annette Crosbie, Keira Knightley, Robert Lindsay, Andy Serkis, Tim Dutton, Lindsay Duncan, Marc Warren, Alex Crowley
This made-for-TV miniseries begins where others do not in relating Charles Dickens' classic story of Oliver Twist. This version begins with Oliver's mother (Sophia Myles) becoming pregnant out of wedlock, giving birth, and dying as a result of childbirth. Abused as a child, Oliver (Sam Smith) escapes to London where he comes under the watchful eye of the conniving Fagin (Robert Lindsay).
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Vanity Fair 1998  TV, 300 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marc Munden
Cast: Natasha Little, Nathaniel Parker, Frances Grey, Philip Glenister, Miriam Margolyes, Tim Woodward, Tom Ward, Jeremy Swift, Eleanor Bron, Bryan Pringle, David Ross, Michele Dotrice, Janine Duvitski, Anton Lesser, Janet Dale
This TV miniseries adaptation of William Makepease Thackeray's novel stars Natasha Little as the scheming country girl Becky Sharp who leaves a trail of victims in her climb up the social ladder. Becky was born into a poor family but does get an education and jobs as a governess. She works for the Crowley family and wins over the children and their wealthy aunt (Miriam Margolyes). She even marries one of the children: the dashing Rawden (Nathaniel Parker). Becky is pregnant when Napoleon invades Europe, and Rawden leaves to fight in the war. Rawden survives the war, but troubles follow, and Becky continues to look for a man of a higher station to support her.
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| 1. Little Odessa (1994)
2. Oliver Twist (1999)
3. Vanity Fair (1998)
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