Buster 1988  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Green
Cast: Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb, Stephanie Lawrence, Ellie Beaven, Michael Attwell, Ralph Brown, Christopher Ellison, Sheila Hancock, Martin Jarvis, Clive Wood, Anthony Quayle
Loosely based on Britain's Great Train Robbery in 1963, this is the story of petty thief and family man Buster (Phil Collins) who goes for the bigger rewards when he falls in with the train robbers. The film follows the planning of the robbery, it's execution, and events following the heist. As the thieves are arrested one-by-one, Buster is able to elude the police. He and his family finally make it to Mexico, but his wife, June (Julie Walters), wants to return–which they do at a cost. Collins' original song "Two Hearts" won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar. .
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 The Phantom of the Opera 1989  R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama / Musical
Director: Dwight H. Little
Cast: Robert Englund, Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Lawrence, Terence Harvey, Nathan Lewis, Molly Shannon, Mark Ryan, Peter Clapham, Emma Rawson, Yehuda Efroni, Terence Beesley, Robin Hunter, Ray Jewers
Christine (Jill Schoelen) auditions for a Broadway show and discovers a piece of music written by obscure composer Erik (Robert Englund). When Christine sings Erik's song, she is taken back to 1881 in London. Many years before, Erik had made a pact with the devil in exchange for writing popular songs. The devil horribly scarred Erik's face forever, but Erik lives beneath the London Opera House where he writes his music. When Erik meets Christine, he falls in love with her, coaches her, and she becomes an opera star. Christine enjoys her success and her romance with Erik–until she realizes that Erik is committing grisly murders in his attempt to assure Christine success in the musical world.
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| 1. Buster (1988)
2. The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
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