Ararat 2002  R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Atom Egoyan
Cast: David Alpay, Arsinee Khanjian, Christopher Plummer, Charles Aznavour, Marie-Josee Croze, Eric Bogosian, Brent Carver, Bruce Greenwood, Elias Koteas, Simon Abkarian
This movie within a movie–about filming the story of the Armenian holocaust, 1915-1918–features David Alpay as young Raffi. While carrying back sealed cans of movie film for the production company, a suspicious customs official (Christopher Plummer) begins questioning Raffi who reveals aspects of his own life as well as that of the Armenian people–including his own father who was an Armenian freedom fighter.
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A Bright Shining Lie 1998  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terry George
Cast: Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan, Vivian Wu, Donal Logue, Eric Bogosian, Kurtwood Smith, Robert John Burke, James Rebhorn, Ed Lauter, Harve Presnell
Based on Neil Sheehan's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, this film remains faithful to the original true story of a morally defunct Army lieutenant colonel, John Paul Vann (Bill Paxton), who comes face-to-face with the sham of America's involvement in Vietnam.
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial 1988 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Eric Bogosian, Jeff Daniels, Brad Davis, Peter Gallagher, Michael Murphy, Kevin J. O'Connor, Daniel Jenkins, Danny Darst, Ken Michels, Matt Malloy, David Miller, Kenneth V. Jones, Matt Smith, L.W. Wyman, Brian Haley
Based on Herman Wouk's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, this is a very well-produced, made-for-TV film about the compulsive Captain Queeg (Brad Davis) whose crew mutinies and takes over their minesweeper. Lt. Steve Maryk (Jeff Daniels) led the mutiny because a deadly storm was brewing, and Maryk felt that Capt. Queeg was losing his sanity. The act leads to a court martial. Defense attorney Lt. Barney Greenwald (Eric Bogosian) calls Queeg to testify for the defense–knowing that the only way to win the case is to prove that Capt. Queeg really was incompetent. A compelling story.
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2003 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: McG
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bernie Mac, Crispin Glover, Justin Theroux, Robert Patrick, Demi Moore, Luke Wilson, Matt LeBlanc, John Forsythe, Rodrigo Santoro, Shia LaBeouf, John Cleese, Eric Bogosian
The Angels–Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore), and Alex (Lucy Liu)–investigate a series of murders that are linked to the mystery of two stolen rings that, when put together, reveal all the names in the Federal Witness Protection plan. John Forsythe continues his long run as the voice of Charlie.
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Deconstructing Harry 1997  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Billy Crystal, Demi Moore, Robin Williams, Judy Davis, Elisabeth Shue, Kirstie Alley, Bob Balaban, Richard Benjamin, Eric Bogosian
Three-times-married Harry Block (Woody Allen) is a novelist, suffering from writer's block, who has no qualms about using his family and friends as material for his stories. Often represented in thin disguises, the subjects of his novels become quite upset.
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Gossip 2000  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Cast: James Marsden, Lena Headey, Norman Reedus, Kate Hudson, Marisa Coughlan, Joshua Jackson, Sharon Lawrence, Edward James Olmos, Eric Bogosian, Timm Zemanek
As a class experiment, three college students–Derrick (James Marsden), Cathy (Lena Headey), and Travis (Norman Reedus)–start a rumor involving a chaste couple, Naomi (Marisa Coughlan) and Beau (Joshua Jackson), that quickly spirals out of control.
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Heights 2005 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Chris Terrio
Cast: Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Jesse Bradford, Eric Bogosian, John Light, Matthew Davis, Isabella Rossellini, Thomas Lennon, George Segal, Susan Malick, Michael Murphy
During a 24 hour period, five New Yorkers (Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Jesse Bradford, and Matthew Davis) struggle with identities and love as their lives intersect and then go their separate ways.
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In the Weeds 2000  R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Rauch
Cast: Joshua Leonard, Molly Ringwald, Ellen Pompeo, Michael B. Silver, Sam Harris, Eric Bogosian, John Paul Pitoc, Bonnie Root, Kirk Acevedo, Peter Riegert, Caroleen Feeney, Godfrey
The staff of a NYC restaurant, each with his/her own problems and desires, serves up a tepid dish of humor in this tale. They're all here: the obnoxious owner, the psycho head chef, the eager new waitress, the struggling playwright, and the veteran waitress who has seen it all.
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King of the Corner 2004 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Riegert
Cast: Peter Riegert, Isabella Rossellini, Ashley Johnson, Eli Wallach, Rita Moreno, Jake Hoffman, Beverly D'Angelo, Eric Bogosian, Dominic Chianese, Harris Yulin, Frank Wood, Peter Friedman
"Freelance Rabbi" Evelyn Fink (Eric Bogosian) offers spiritual advice to Leo Spivak (Peter Riegert) who is in the midst of a midlife crisis brought on by problems with his father (Eli Wallach), daughter (Ashley Johnson), and wife (Isabella Rossellini).
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Last Flight Out 1990 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Elikann
Cast: Richard Crenna, James Earl Jones, Eric Bogosian, Haing S. Ngor, Rosalind Chao, Barry Corbin, Lee Garlington, Molly Hagan
Just before the fall of Saigon, the Americans and Vietnamese residing in the city need to be rescued, so they head for safety.
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Shot in the Heart 2001 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Elias Koteas, Eric Bogosian, Amy Madigan, Lee Tergesen, Terry Beaver, Sam Shepard, Tom Cleary, Ashley Edwards, Arthur Laupus
This good, made-for-TV film is based on the book by Mikal Gilmore, brother of the infamous Gary Gilmore who was executed in 1977. It covers the last days of Gary's life, including the activists on both sides of the capital punishment issue, his brothers' efforts to get the execution delayed, and the history of violence that appears to run in the family.
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Special Effects 1984 R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Larry Cohen
Cast: Zoe Lund, Eric Bogosian, Brad Rijn, Kevin O'Connor, Bill Oland, Richard Greene, Steven Pudenz, Heidi Bassett, John Woerhle, Kitty Summerall
In order to make a murder scene appear realistic, movie director Chris Neville (Eric Bogosian) kills the actress (Zoe Lund) while filming the crime. Then he makes his movie, which features an actress who is a dead ringer for the slain actress, and edits in his film footage of the murder.
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The Substance of Fire 1997 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel J. Sullivan
Cast: Ron Rifkin, Timothy Hutton, Tony Goldwyn, Sarah Jessica Parker, Eric Bogosian, Lee Grant, Gil Bellows, Tom McDermott, George Morfogen, Benjamin Ungar
As a young boy, Isaac (Ron Rifkin) stood by watching as Nazis burned books. Today, he is in charge of a N.Y. publishing house and wants to publish a study of atrocities performed by Nazi doctors. The problem is that his grown children see this enterprise as a financial disaster that will prove the undoing of the publishing house. In the midst of family turmoil, Isaac loses his mind, and one is left wondering to what degree the Holocaust was to blame.
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Talk Radio 1988 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene, Alec Baldwin, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley, John Pankow, Michael Wincott, Zach Grenier, Anna Levine, Robert Trebor
Eric Bogosian takes on the role of a Dallas radio talk-show host. His flippant and belittling chatter with the misfits of society who call in to his show leads to events over which he no longer has control.
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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory 1995 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Geoff Murphy
Cast: Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, Katherine Heigl, Morris Chestnut, Everett McGill, Nick Mancuso, Kurtwood Smith, Peter Greene, Dale Dye, Brenda Bakke, Andy Romano, David Gianopoulos, Sandra Taylor, Jonathan Banks, Wren T. Brown
Navy SEAL/cook veteran Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal) has his work cut out for him when he tries to diffuse a plot to destroy both Washington D.C. and the Pentagon. The villain, Travis Dane (Eric Bogosian) hijacks the Grand Continental train to aid in the plot, but here comes our hero to the rescue.
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Witch Hunt 1994  R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Bogosian, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Julian Sands, Valerie Mahaffey, John Epperson, Debi Mazar, Alan Rosenberg, Christopher John Fields
Set in 1953, this made-for-cable-TV film is another takeoff on the McCarthy era. Witchcraft and magic are commonplace and Senator Larson Crockett (Eric Bogosian) is holding hearings on this threat to the American way of life. Meanwhile, private investigator Lovecraft (Dennis Hopper) is hired to investigate an infidelity case. When the subject is a victim of a magic spell, Lovecraft, who is one of the few who refuse to use magic, must get to the bottom of the conspiracy before his employer (the victim's wife) is burned at the stake.
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 Wonderland 2003 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: James Cox
Cast: Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott, Josh Lucas, Franky G, Tim Blake Nelson, Carrie Fisher, Eric Bogosian, Ted Levine, M.C. Gainey, Faizon Love
Looking for clues leading to the truth behind a 1981 quadruple homicide at 8763 Wonderland in Laurel Canyon is the focus of this film that is made even more interesting because one of the suspects was porn star John Holmes (Val Kilmer).
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| 1. Ararat (2002)
2. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
3. A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
4. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988)
5. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
6. Deconstructing Harry (1997)
7. Dolores Claiborne (1995)
8. Gossip (2000)
9. Heights (2005)
10. In the Weeds (2000)
11. King of the Corner (2004)
12. Last Flight Out (1990)
13. Shot in the Heart (2001)
14. Special Effects (1984)
15. The Substance of Fire (1997)
16. Talk Radio (1988)
17. Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
18. Witch Hunt (1994)
19. Wonderland (2003)
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