 Crossroads 1986  R, 105 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, Joe Morton, Dennis Lipscomb, Harry Carey Jr., Robert Judd, Steve Vai, John Hancock, Allan Arbus, Robin Townsend
With a wonderful blues score behind it, this story is about a bluesman who "goes down to the crossroads" to make a deal with the devil.
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The Evil That Men Do 1984  R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Theresa Saldana, Joseph Maher, Jose Ferrer, Rene Enriquez, John Glover, Raymond St. Jacques, Antoinette Bower, Joe Seneca
When his friend Moloch (Joseph Maher) is killed, ex-hit man Holland (Charles Bronson) returns to his old lifestyle and avenges the murder.
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A Gathering of Old Men 1987 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Murder on the Bayou
Director: Volker Schlondorff
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Richard Widmark, Holly Hunter, Joe Seneca, Woody Strode, Julius Harris, Will Patton, Adam Storke, Dave Petitjean, Rosanna Carter, Tiger Haynes, Papa John Creach, Walter Breaux, Joe "Flash" Riley, Danny Barker
This is an excellent drama depicting social mores of rural Louisiana. When a White racist is shot, plantation manager Candy Marshall (Holly Hunter) gathers together a group of 18 elderly Black men to keep vigilantes away from the chief suspect, Black sharecropper Mathu (Louis Gossett Jr.). Sheriff Mapes (Richard Widmark) does confront them, and the men courageously step forward as a unit and claim responsibility for the act.
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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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 Malcolm X 1992 PG-13, 201 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Theresa Randle, Lonette McKee, Debi Mazar, Joe Seneca, Kate Vernon, Tommy Hollis, James McDaniel, LaTanya Richardson
This is a very good biographical film about Malcolm X (Denzel Washington) and his rise from Black activist to influential leader of the Nation of Islam and his assassination at age 39.
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Mississippi Masala 1991 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mira Nair
Cast: Denzel Washington, Roshan Seth, Sarita Choudhury, Charles S. Dutton, Joe Seneca, Sharmila Tagore, Ranjit Chowdhry, Mohan Gokhale, Mohan Agashe, Tico Wells
This is an erotic inter-racial story about Demetrius (Denzel Washington), a Southern businessman, who falls in love with Mina (Sarita Choudhury) whose family has been expelled from Uganda.
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The Saint of Fort Washington 1993  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter
Cast: Danny Glover, Matt Dillon, Rick Aviles, Nina Siemaszko, Ving Rhames, Joe Seneca, Adam Trese, Kevin Corrigan, Brian Tarantina, Aida Turturro
Two down-on-their-luck young men (Matt Dillon and Danny Glover) join forces to escape the oppression of the homeless in New York City.
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Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard T. Heffron
Cast: Martin Sheen, Cicely Tyson, Roxanne Hart, Joe Seneca, Stan Shaw, James Avery, Conchata Ferrell, Guy Boyd, Janet Carroll, Jordan Charney
Vietnam vet Mitch Snyder (Martin Sheen) engaged in a political crusade for the homeless and staged hunger strikes in the White House neighborhood–until his tragic death.
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 School Daze 1988 R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, Joe Seneca, Ellen Holly, Kyme, Art Evans, Ossie Davis, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn
Through the medium of comedy, Spike Lee shows the racial problems that exist throughout the world. The message is clear that there are injustices that must be fought, and one student activist takes the lead in fighting for the cause of sense at a college in the South.
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 Silverado 1985 PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Adventure / Western / Comedy / Drama
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: Kevin Kline, Rosanna Arquette, Jeff Goldblum, Linda Hunt, Scott Glenn, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Joe Seneca, Marvin J. McIntyre, Sheb Wooley, Jon Kasdan, Todd Allen, Bill Thurman
This Western has it all: adventure, comedy, and drama. The story is about "good guys" Paden (Kevin Kline), Emmett (Scott Glenn), and Mal (Danny Glover) who rescue Emmett's brother Jake (Kevin Costner) from jail where he is being held by Sheriff Langston (John Cleese). They pull off the escape, Jake joins the group, and they arrive in Silverado. Now, they meet frontier widow Hannah (Rosanna Arquette), card shark Slick (Jeff Goldblum), and saloon operator Stella (Linda Hunt)–all of whom have their own stories to tell. The "good guys" confront corrupt Sheriff Cobb (Brian Dennehy) and attempt to rid Silverado of vice. But, when dealing with the nasty sheriff and murdering ranchers, a showdown is a certainty.
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Tarzan in Manhattan 1989  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Schultz
Cast: Joe Lara, Kim Crosby, Jimmy Medina Taggert, Jan-Michael Vincent, Joe Seneca, Tony Curtis, Peter Sherayko, Robert Benedetti, Jim Doughan, Oliver Muirhead
Tarzan (Joe Lara) heads to New York after Cheetah is captured to be used in scientific experiments. He teams up with Jane (Kim Crosby), a taxi driver, and off they go to save the prized chimp.
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 A Time to Kill 1996 R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bullock, Kevin Spacey, Patrick McGoohan, Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Oliver Platt, M. Emmet Walsh, Brenda Fricker, Charles S. Dutton, Ashley Judd, Nicky Katt, Joe Seneca, Beth Grant
Based on John Grisham's novel, this story involves a Black father, Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson), whose 10-year-old daughter is raped by two White rednecks in the town of Canton, Mississippi. When the rednecks are brought to court, Carl appears with a rifle and kills the defendants. Carl's friend, lawyer Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughy), agrees to defend him and receives help from young law clerk Ellen Roark (Sandra Bullock). Meanwhile, the situation gets out of control, and, as the KKK, led by Freddie Lee Cobb (Kiefer Sutherland) rises to the fore, Jake finds himself in grave danger.
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The Verdict 1982  R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, James Mason, Jack Warden, Milo O'Shea, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Binns, Julie Bovasso, Roxanne Hart, James Handy, Westley Addy, Joe Seneca, Lewis J. Stadlen, Kent Broadhurst, Colin Stinton
Down-and-out, alcoholic lawyer Frank Galvin (Paul Newman), assisted by girlfriend Laura Fischer (Charlotte Rampling), works on a case against Ed Concannon (James Mason) that could be his salvation. The case involves a malpractice suit against a Catholic hospital that may be responsible for the poor condition of a woman who ran into problems with anesthesia given during childbirth. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Actor (Newman), Supporting Actor (Mason), and Director.
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Wilma 1977  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bud Greenspan
Cast: Shirley Jo Finney, Cicely Tyson, Jason Bernard, Joe Seneca, Charles Blackwell, Denzel Washington, Norman Matlock, Larry Scott, Paulette Pearson, Andrea Frierson
This made-for-TV docudrama is the story of Wilma Rudolph (Shirley Jo Finney) who overcame polio to become a triple gold medal winner in the 1960 Olympics. This is Denzel Washington's film debut.
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| 1. Crossroads (1986)
2. The Evil That Men Do (1984)
3. A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
aka: Murder on the Bayou
4. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
5. Malcolm X (1992)
6. Mississippi Masala (1991)
7. The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
8. Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
9. School Daze (1988)
10. Silverado (1985)
11. Tarzan in Manhattan (1989)
12. A Time to Kill (1996)
13. The Verdict (1982)
14. The Vernon Johns Story (1994)
15. Wilma (1977)
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