A Couch in New York 1996 R, 105 min. Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Chantal Akerman Cast: Juliette Binoche, William Hurt, Stephanie Buttle, Barbara Garrick, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Richard Jenkins, Kent Broadhurst
Major problems occur when Henry Harriston (William Hurt) trades flats with Beatrice Saulnier (Juliette Binoche). First, Henry is attacked by Beatrice's lover, and then Beatrice is mistaken for Henry's assistant. What started out as a way to get some peace and quiet turns out to be anything but. But, it's not all that great.
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Urban Ghost Story 1998 R, 85 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Genevieve Jolliffe Cast: Heather Ann Foster, Stephanie Buttle, Jason Connery, Nicola Stapleton, Andreas Wisniewski, Billy Boyd, Elizabeth Berrington, Kenneth Bryans, Alan Owen, Carolyn Bonnyman
Young teen Lizzie (Heather Ann Foster), a recent survivor of an auto accident that killed her friend, lives in a Glasgow apartment with mother Kate (Stephanie Buttle) and younger brother and sister. When poltergeist activity begins in Lizzie's room, Kate turns to newsman John (Jason Connery) for help. But John believes it is a hoax, and "experts" that arrive on the scene add to the weirdness.
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| 1. A Couch in New York (1996)
2. Urban Ghost Story (1998)
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