Going Home 1971  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert B. Leonard
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Brenda Vaccaro, Jan-Michael Vincent, Jason Bernard, Sally Kirkland, Josh Mostel, Joseph Attles, Lou Gilbert, George DiCenzo
During a drunken bout, Harry K. Graham (Robert Mitchum) killed his wife. Now, after his release from prison, he seeks to re-establish a relationship with his very angry son, Jimmy (Jan-Michael Vincent).
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 The Great White Hope 1970  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Lou Gilbert, Joel Fluellen, Chester Morris, Robert Webber, R.G. Armstrong, Hal Holbrook, Beah Richards, Moses Gunn
This film provides an insightful look at Jack Jefferson (James Earl Jones), the first black Heavyweight Champion of the World, and the racial prejudice he found surrounding his position. Both Jones and Jane Alexander received Oscar nominations.
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Juliet of the Spirits 1965 N/R, 137 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Giulietta Masina, Mario Pisu, Sandra Milo, Caterina Boratto, Sylva Koscina, Lou Gilbert, Valentina Cortese, Jose Luis Villalonga, Friedrich von Ledebur
Juliet (Giulietta Masina) has suspicions that her husband (Mario Pisu) is being unfaithful to her, and to escape unhappiness she lives in a world of fantasies.
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Last Embrace 1979  R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Roy Scheider, Janet Margolin, Christopher Walken, Sam Levene, John Glover, Charles Napier, Jacqueline Brookes, David Margulies, Lou Gilbert, Andrew Duncan
Roy Scheider plays a paranoid government agent who believes that someone is trying to kill him. He meets a graduate student (Janet Margolin) and the suspense begins.
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Marathon Man 1976 R, 125 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver, Marc Lawrence, Richard Bright, Allen Joseph, Lou Gilbert
An ex-Nazi war criminal (Laurence Olivier) disguises himself to go to New York where a young student (Dustin Hoffman) inadvertently becomes involved in his pursuit. Olivier was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
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Middle of the Night 1959 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Kim Novak, Fredric March, Glenda Farrell, Lee Grant, Lee Philips, Martin Balsam, Albert Dekker, Rudy Bond, Jan Norris, Lou Gilbert
Paddy Chayefsky's play about middle-aged businessman Jerry Kingsley (Fredric March) who is smitten with the young Betty Preisser (Kim Novak) is adequately told in this film.
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Viva Zapata! 1952  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn, Joseph Wiseman, Mildred Dunnock, Arnold Moss, Frank Silvera, Margo, Alan Reed, Lou Gilbert
During the Mexican Revolution Emiliano Zapata (Marlon Brando) came down from the hills and rose to the presidency of his country. Once in office, he was confronted with the ease of corruption. Anthony Quinn carried away an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and Marlon Brando was nominated for Best Actor.
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| 1. Going Home (1971)
2. The Great White Hope (1970)
3. Jennifer on My Mind (1971)
4. Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
5. Last Embrace (1979)
6. Marathon Man (1976)
7. Middle of the Night (1959)
8. Viva Zapata! (1952)
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