Philadelphia 1993  PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Ron Vawter, Antonio Banderas, Joanne Woodward, Robert Ridgely, Tracey Walter, Charles Napier, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman, Daniel Chapman, Obba Babatunde, Paul Lazar
Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) has AIDS and has been fired from his law firm because of his disease. Instead of sitting back and accepting his fate, Beckett hires Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) to sue his former law firm. This insightful film shows the ignorance, prejudice, and unfairness experienced by AIDS sufferers. Tom Hanks won an Oscar for his performance, and the song "Streets of Philadelphia" (Bruce Springsteen) also was an Academy Award winner. Three other nominations were received.
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Sex, Lies, and Videotape 1989 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo, Ron Vawter, Steven Brill, Alexandra Root, Earl T. Taylor, David Foil
Impotency and illicit affairs are dealt with in this movie about a married couple, John (Peter Gallagher) and Ann (Andie MacDowell), and Ann's sister Cynthia (Laura San Ciacomo) who is John's lover. Graham Dalton (James Spader) is an old college friend of John who comes to visit, and he videotapes interviews with Ann and Cynthia about their sexual fantasies. Complicated and intriguing at the same time, this film has been directed with sensitivity as the story reveals secrets through which lives change.
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| 1. Philadelphia (1993)
2. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
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