Barbarosa 1982  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, Isela Vega, Gilbert Roland, Danny De La Paz, Alma Martinez, George Voskovec, Howland Chamberlin, Harry Caesar
Two outcasts, Barbarosa (Willie Nelson) and Karl Westover (Gary Busey), try to elude several young men who are tracking them down to avenge their brothers' deaths. It is a story about senseless hatred and the utter futility it creates.
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Force of Evil 1948 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Abraham Polonsky
Cast: John Garfield, Beatrice Pearson, Thomas Gomez, Roy Roberts, Marie Windsor, Howland Chamberlin, Paul McVey, Beau Bridges, Paul Fix, Sheldon Leonard
Joe Morse (John Garfield) is a lawyer who tries to organize racket members but gets in over his head in New York's organized crime scene.
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Francis 1949 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Patricia Medina, Zasu Pitts, Tony Curtis, Ray Collins, Chill Wills, John McIntire, Eduard Franz, Howland Chamberlin, Frank Faylen
A West Point cadet (Donald O'Connor) discovers that the mule Francis (voice of Chill Wills) can talk, and Francis manages to get the cadet into all sorts of trouble. First in a series of seven "Francis" films.
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Kramer vs. Kramer 1979  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Howard Duff, Justin Henry, George Coe, JoBeth Williams, Howland Chamberlin, Joe Seneca, Jack Ramage, Bill Moor, Jess Osuna, Nicholas Hormann, Ellen Parker, Carol Nadell
This is the story of father Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) and son Billy (Justin Henry) who are forced to go it on their own after their wife and mother Joanna (Meryl Streep) walks out on them. Ted does learn how to care for Billy and places Billy over other priorities–Ted even loses his much loved job in order to make time for Billy. Now, Joanna returns planning to take custody of Billy, but Ted refuses to give him up, and a custody suit ensues. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Best Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), and Writing.
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Mister 880 1950 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edmund Goulding
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dorothy Maguire, Edmund Gwenn, Millard Mitchell, Howard St. John, Minor Watson, Hugh Sanders, James Millican, Howland Chamberlin, Larry Keating
Based on real characters, this is the story about a nice, old man (Edmund Gwenn) who finds success in counterfeiting–until he is hunted down by FBI agent Steve Buchanan (Burt Lancaster). Gwenn was nominated for an Oscar.
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The Web 1947 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Ella Raines, Edmond O'Brien, William Bendix, Vincent Price, Maria Palmer, John Abbott, Fritz Leiber, Howland Chamberlin, Tito Vuolo, Wilton Graff
Caught in a double cross, bodyguard Bob Regan (Edmond O'Brien) fights for his life and a way out of his predicament.
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| 1. Barbarosa (1982)
2. Force of Evil (1948)
3. Francis (1949)
4. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
5. Mister 880 (1950)
6. The Web (1947)
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