 King Lear 1974  TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edwin Sherin
Cast: James Earl Jones, Raul Julia, Rosalind Cash, Paul Sorvino, Rene Auberjonois, Lee Chamberlin, Ellen Holly, Douglass Watson, Tom Aldredge, Franklyn Seales, James Harper, Frederick Coffin, Frankie Faison, George Dzundza, William Hart
In this TV re-creation of the New York Shakespeare Festival production, James Earl Jones does a good job in his role of King Lear. Lear is getting old, and decides to leave his kingdom to the daughter he believes loves him the most. His daughter Cordelia (Lee Chamberlin) refuses to play along, and Lear exiles her. The other two daughters–Regan and Goneril (Ellen Holly and Rosalind Cash)–now plot against their father, and their actions lead to tragedy. At the same time, Gloucester (Paul Sorvino) and his sons Edmund (Raul Julia) and Edgar (Rene Auberjonois) experience their own family problems.
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The Onion Field 1979  R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: John Savage, Ted Danson, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ronny Cox, Dianne Hull, David Huffman, Christopher Lloyd, Priscilla Pointer, Richard Venture, Ned Wilson
Based on Joseph Wambaugh's book about cop killers using the California legal system to their advantage, this psychological drama is riveting.
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 Southern Comfort 1981  R, 106 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Brion James, Franklyn Seales, T.K. Carter, Peter Coyote, Lewis Smith, Les Lannom, Alan Autry
National Guard soldiers out on weekend maneuvers head for the bayou country in Louisiana. It does not take them long to realize they are out of their element when they end up in a mini-war with Cajun hunters.
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| 1. King Lear (1974)
2. The Onion Field (1979)
3. Southern Comfort (1981)
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