Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Susan Hayward, Debra Paget, Richard Egan, Jay Robinson, Barry Jones, William Marshall, Charles Evans, Harry Cording, George Eldredge, Julie Newmar, Woody Strode
In this sequel to "The Robe," the slave Demetrius (Victor Mature) has possession of Christ's robe. Demetrius tries to hide the robe, but the emperor Caligula (Jay Robinson) sends his Praetorian guards to find it because he believes that the owner will be given eternal life. Demetrius ends up in the Coliseum where the highlight of this film is the action sequences of the gladiators.
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 Dracula 1992  R, 130 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Bram Stoker's Dracula
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Bill Campbell, Sadie Frost, Tom Waits, Jay Robinson, Monica Bellucci
This film won Academy Awards for Best Sound Effects, Costume Design, and Makeup. Dracula (Gary Oldman) is a tragic figure who journeys to find his reincarnated lover (Winona Ryder) while evading Dr. Abraham Van Helsing (Anthony Hopkins) and his group of vampire hunters.
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 My Man Godfrey 1957  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: June Allyson, David Niven, Jessie Royce Landis, Robert Keith, Eva Gabor, Jay Robinson, Martha Hyer, Jeff Donnell, Herbert Anderson, Eric Sinclair, Dabbs Greer, Harry Cheshire, Fred Essler, Jack Mather, Paul Levitt
While on a scavenger hunt for a "Forgotten Man," socialite Irene Bullock (June Allyson) finds down-on-his-luck Godfrey (David Niven) and brings him back to the party hoping to win the prize. That event leads to Godfrey being taken into the Bullock home where he serves as the family's butler and works to bring some sense into the lives of the screwball Bullock family.
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Partners 1982  R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Burrows
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, John Hurt, Kenneth McMillan, Robyn Douglass, Jay Robinson, Rick Jason, Bridget Fonda, Denise Galik, Joseph R. Sicari, Michael McGuire, James Remar, Jennifer Ashley, Darrell Larson, Tony March, Seamon Glass
Homosexual cop Kerwin (John Hurt) joins forces with straight cop Benson (Ryan O'Neal) to solve a murder case within San Francisco's gay world.
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The Robe 1953 N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Jay Robinson, Michael Rennie, Richard Boone, Dawn Addams, Dean Jagger, Torin Thatcher, Betta St. John, Jeff Morrow, Ernest Thesiger, Leon Askin, Michael Ansara, Cameron Mitchell
This grand-scale film is the story of a Roman tribune, Marcellus (Richard Burton), whose duty is to ensure the crucifixion of Jesus. Later, he wins Christ's robe, and the ownership of the robe affects his course in life. In addition to Academy Awards for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Costume Design, nominations were received for Best Picture, Actor (Burton), and Cinematography. First CinemaScope film.
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Shampoo 1975 R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Hal Ashby
Cast: Warren Beatty, Goldie Hawn, Julie Christie, Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill, Carrie Fisher, Howard Hesseman, Jay Robinson, George Furth, Ann Weldon, Luana Anders, Randy Scheer, Susanna Moore, Brad Dexter
Beverly Hills hair stylist George Roundy (Warren Beatty) ends up in bed with almost all of his clients. A few days before Election Day, 1968, George is fooling around with his mistress Felicia (Lee Grant) when he gets a phone call from ex-girlfriend Jill (Goldie Hawn) and then spends the night with her. He meets Felicia's husband Lester (Jack Warden) in an attempt to get money to buy his own salon, and Lester asks George to escort another ex-girlfriend Jackie (Julie Christie), who is now Lester's mistress, to a banquet for Nixon supporters. George agrees, but the party proves to be his downfall. Lee Grant received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and Jack Warden was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
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Sinatra 1992 TV, 250 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Sadwith
Cast: Philip Casnoff, Olympia Dukakis, Joe Santos, Gina Gershon, Rod Steiger, Bob Gunton, Jeff Corey, Nina Siemaszko, Marcia Gay Harden, Jay Robinson, Joe Grifasi, Ralph Seymour, David Raynr, Vincent Guastaferro
Produced by his daughter Nancy Sinatra, this is an accurate rendition of larger-than-life Frank Sinatra's (played by Philip Casnoff) ups and downs in his personal as well as professional life.
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Skeeter 1993  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Clark Brandon
Cast: Jim Youngs, Tracy Griffith, Charles Napier, Michael J. Pollard, Jay Robinson, William Sanderson, Eloy Casados, John Putch, Saxon Trainor, Stacy Edwards, John F. Goff, George "Buck" Flower, Eric Lawson
Greedy land developer Drake (Jay Robinson) is buying up property in the town of Clear Sky and dumping toxic waste nearby. The result is bat-sized mosquitoes sucking human blood, and people are dying. Deputies Boone (Jim Youngs) and Tucker (Eloy Casados) investigate, and Boone calls in environmental agent Gordon Perry (William Sanderson). Meanwhile, Boone rekindles his romance with Sarah (Tracy Griffith) who has returned to town for a funeral. Gordon and Sarah discover the mosquitoes' nest in a mine. Sarah is trapped, but Gordon escapes to find help. Will there ever be a way to put an end to the ecological disaster?
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The Virgin Queen 1955 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Jay Robinson, Herbert Marshall, Dan O'Herlihy, Robert Douglas, Rod Taylor, Leslie Parrish, Robert Adler, Romney Brent, Lisa Daniels, David Thursby, Frank Mills, Noel Drayton
This historical drama focuses on the relationship between Queen Elizabeth (Bette Davis) and Sir Walter Raleigh (Richard Todd). Young adventurer Raleigh wants the aging Queen to finance his expedition to the New World and is determined to make a good impression by romancing her. Meanwhile, he falls in love with lady-in-waiting Beth Throgmorton (Joan Collins), and they secretly wed. When the Queen learns about the marriage, she feels betrayed and imprisons Raleigh in the Tower of London but later relents, frees him, and provides support for his trip across the ocean.
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| 1. Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
2. Dracula (1992)
aka: Bram Stoker's Dracula
3. My Man Godfrey (1957)
4. Partners (1982)
5. The Robe (1953)
6. Shampoo (1975)
7. Sinatra (1992)
8. Skeeter (1993)
9. The Virgin Queen (1955)
10. The Wild Party (1956)
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