Desperate Characters 1971  R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank D. Gilroy
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Kenneth Mars, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Sada Thompson, Jack Somack, Chris Gampel, Mary Alan Hokanson, Carol Kane, Patrick McVey, Michael Higgins, Robert Bauer, Michael McAloney, Rose Gregorio, Elena Karam
This plot involves 48 hours in the life of a childless couple Sophie and Otto Brentwood (Shirley Maclaine and Kenneth Mars), during 1971, as they realize they and their neighbors no longer feel safe in their Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. During a party given by their friends Mike and Flo (Chris Gampel and Mary Alan Hokanson), a rock crashes through the window. And, this is only one of the disturbing dangers intruding on their lives in the city.
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Eyes of Laura Mars 1978  R, 104 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif, Rene Auberjonois, Darlanne Fluegel, Steve Marachuk, Raul Julia, Rose Gregorio, Frank Adonis, Lisa Taylor, Bill Boggs, Meg Mundy, Marilyn Meyers, Gary Bayer, Mitchell Edmonds
Fashion photographer Laura Mars (Faye Dunaway) has premonitions about a series of gruesome murders involving her friends and associates. When they become victims of actual crimes, Laura seeks help. Police detective John Neville (Tommy Lee Jones) steps in to identify the killer. Gradually, Laura begins to realize that she is being stalked by the killer who seems to be trying to discredit her photography work.
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Five Corners 1988  R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Bill
Cast: Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, John Turturro, Todd Graff, Elizabeth Berridge, Rose Gregorio, Gregory Rozakis, John Seitz, Rodney Harvey, Mike Starr
Linda (Jodie Foster) has been raped, and the rapist is about to be released from prison. She goes to Harry (Tim Robbins) for help, and his social consciousness compels him to come to the rescue.
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Maze 2000 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rob Morrow
Cast: Rob Morrow, Laura Linney, Craig Sheffer, Rose Gregorio, Robert Hogan, Gia Carides, Betsy Aldern, Keenan Shimizu, Matthew Storff, Sheila Zane
Lyle Maze (Rob Morrow), a New York artist suffering from Tourette Syndrome, has only two good friends–Callie (Laura Linney) and Mike (Craig Sheffer). When Mike takes off for seven months to serve in the Doctors Without Borders organization, Callie, pregnant with Mike's child, is left behind. Maze steps in, becomes Callie's birthing coach, and falls in love with her.
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The Swimmer 1968  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Janice Rule, Kim Hunter, Charles Drake, Marge Champion, Janet Landgard, Tony Bickley, Bill Fiore, Joan Rivers, Rose Gregorio
This is the film adaptation of John Cheever's dream-like, insightful story of Neddy Merrill (Burt Lancaster) who swims home via his neighbors' swimming pools and learns something about his own existence in each pool.
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True Confessions 1981 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Cast: Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Ed Flanders, Burgess Meredith, Rose Gregorio, Cyril Cusack, Kenneth McMillan, Dan Hedaya, Jeanette Nolan
When a prostitute is murdered, two brothers–a priest (Robert De Niro) and a police officer (Robert Duvall)–take different positions on moral responsibilities for nabbing the assailant.
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| 1. Desperate Characters (1971)
2. Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
3. Five Corners (1988)
4. Maze (2000)
5. The Swimmer (1968)
6. True Confessions (1981)
7. Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those (1971)
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