Angels in America 2003 TV, 352 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Nichols Cast: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Justin Kirk, Ben Shenkman, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeffrey Wright, James Cromwell, Patrick Wilson, Michael Gambon, Simon Callow, Brian Markinson
Set in 1985, this made-for-HBO miniseries revolves around gay men–during the first days of the AIDS crisis in the era of the conservative Reagan administration–and the angels who seem to visit them through hallucinatory dreams.
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Ask the Dust 2006 R, 115 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Towne Cast: Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins, Idina Menzel, Justin Kirk, Dion Basco, Jeremy Crutchley, William Mapother, Tamara Craig Thomas
Aspiring writer Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell) leaves his home in Colorado and arrives in 1930s' Los Angeles with dreams of gaining fame and fortune through a writing career. Along with his fortune, he plans to have a beautiful, wealthy woman by his side. Arturo tries to make it in L.A., but after five months he is broke and hungry. That is when Camilla (Salma Hayek) enters his life. Camilla is a Mexican waitress who also wants more than she has been given in life. There is an attraction between the two, but Arturo and Camilla have much to overcome before they see the light of day.
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| 1. Angels in America (2003)
2. Ask the Dust (2006)
3. Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)
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