Bread and Roses 2000  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Adrien Brody, Pilar Padilla, Elpidia Carrillo, Jack McGee, George Lopez, Alonso Chavez, Monica Rivas, Frankie Davila, Benicio Del Toro, Ron Perlman, Lillian Hurst, Mayron Payes
When illegal immigrant Maya (Pilar Padilla) arrives in L.A., she moves in with her sister Rosa's (Elpidia Carrillo) family. In need of money, the sisters work as janitors, meet union organizer Sam (Adrien Brody), and join the union–despite fears that they will lose their much-needed jobs.
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Brittle Glory 1997  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man
Director: Stewart Schill
Cast: Tony Curtis, Arye Gross, Ally Walker, Richard Portnow, Paul Sand, Wendy Davis, Lillian Hurst, Lily Knight
Jack Steele (Tony Curtis) was the Reptile Man in a television series 25 years ago, and Lewis Rosen (Arye Gross) played Reptile Man's sidekick, Tadpole. Together, they fought for justice. Now the TV superhero and sidekick still put on their costumes and make public appearances, taking advantage of their popularity (Does this sound a little like Clayton Moore playing The Lone Ranger?). But Lewis is tired of being the brunt of Jack's jokes and wants to get back in show business. It appears that Jack may be hampering Lewis' chances at landing a job.
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Melting Pot 1997  PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
aka: Race
Director: Tom Musca
Cast: Paul Rodriguez, CCH Pounder, Cliff Robertson, Una Damon, Annette Murphy, Efren Ramirez, Lillian Hurst, Peter Krause, Danielle Nicolet, Judy Ann Herrera
This satirical look at racial politics follows the tough campaigns of Latino Gustavo Alvarez (Paul Rodriguez) and Black Lucinda Davis (CCH Pounder) as they vie for a City Council position.
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| 1. Bread and Roses (2000)
2. Brittle Glory (1997)
aka: The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man
3. Melting Pot (1997)
aka: Race
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