Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Alan Alda, Woody Allen, Martin Landau, Claire Bloom, Jerry Orbach, Mia Farrow, Anjelica Huston, Dolores Sutton, Sam Waterston, Joanna Gleason, Stephanie Roth Haberle, Gregg Edelman, Daryl Hannah, Kenny Vance, Joel Fogel
A New York City doctor, Judah Rosenthal (Martin Landau), tries to end an affair, but his mistress Dolores Paley (Anjelica Huston) has other ideas. When Dolores threatens to expose his infidelity to his wife (Claire Bloom), Judah confides in his brother Jack (Jerry Orbach) who has ties to organized crime. Jack suggests that Judah have Dolores murdered. Meanwhile, documentary filmmaker Clifford Stern (Woody Allen) is commissioned to make a film about his brother-in-law Lester (Alan Alda) who is a successful TV producer, and both Clifford and Lester fall for TV producer Halley Reed (Mia Farrow). All of the characters represent different sides of human frailities that result in everything from murder to comedy. Another of Woody's hits for which he received Oscar nominations for Director and Writing. Landau was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
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Deception 2008  R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Marcel Langenegger
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Michelle Williams, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Maggie Q, Natasha Henstridge, Lynn Cohen, Danny Burstein, Malcolm Goodwin, Charlotte Rampling, Frank Girardeau, Bill Camp, Bruce Altman, Stephanie Roth Haberle
Jonathan McQuarry's (Ewan McGregor) profession as an auditor of corporate accounts keeps him working long hours with little time for socializing. When he meets attorney Wyatt Bose (Hugh Jackman), his life changes. They form a friendship that leads to Jonathan joining a sex club, The List, where he meets "S" (Michelle Williams). Jonathan believes "S" is the woman of his dreams, they go out on a date, and "S" is abducted. Police identify Jonathan as the prime suspect as well of the perpetrator in the theft of $20 million. Could Wyatt be using Jonathan as his pawn in a deadly game?
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Joshua 2007  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: George Ratliff
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Celia Weston, Dallas Roberts, Michael McKean, Jacob Kogan, Nancy Giles, Linda Larkin, Alex Draper, Stephanie Roth Haberle, Ezra Barnes, Jodie Markell, Rufus Collins, Haviland Morris, Tom Bloom
Nine-year-old Joshua (Jacob Kogan) lives in New York City with his parents Brad and Abby (Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga) and the family's cute dog. Life appears fine–until Joshua's new baby sister, Lily, appears on the scene. Lily screams all the time, Brad and Abby suffer from the disruptions, the dog dies, and the dark side of Joshua emerges.
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Songcatcher 1999  PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Maggie Greenwald
Cast: Janet McTeer, Aidan Quinn, Pat Carroll, Jane Adams, Greg Cook, Iris DeMent, Emmy Rossum, Stephanie Roth Haberle, David Patrick Kelly, E. Katherine Kerr
Dr. Lily Penleric (Janet McTeer), an early 20th-century musicalogist, heads for the mountains of Appalachia planning to record its music and transcribe the ballads onto sheet music. In the process, she learns about the mountain people and herself as well. A beautiful film.
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| 1. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
2. Deception (2008)
3. Joshua (2007)
4. Songcatcher (1999)
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