Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus 2006  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Fur
Director: Steven Shainberg
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr., Ty Burrell, Harris Yulin, Jane Alexander, Emmy Clarke, Genevieve McCarthy, Boris McGiver, Marceline Hugot, Mary Duffy, Emily Bergi, Lynn Marie Stetson, Matt Servitto
Diane Arbus (Nicole Kidman) made a name for herself as a visionary photographer. This fictionalized account of her life begins when she was an assistant to her successful photographer husband (Ty Burrell). Diane found her own niche in the photography world when she met an upstairs neighbor, Lionel Sweeney (Robert Downey Jr.), who was covered from head to foot with hair and had previously been a circus freak. Lionel introduces her to his world of freaks–and more.
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Hit Me 1996  R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Shainberg
Cast: Elias Koteas, Laure Marsac, Jay Leggett, Bruce Ramsay, Kevin J. O'Connor, Philip Baker Hall, J.C. Quinn, Haing S. Ngor, William H. Macy
Based on Jim Thompson's "A Swell Looking Babe," this is the story of a hapless bellhop, Sonny (Elias Koteas), whose home life is just as miserable as what he endures at the two-star Stillwell Hotel. One night he agrees to join his friend Del (Bruce Ramsay) in a plot to rob the safe, which holds $500,000 for an illegal poker game. Of course, the best-laid plans go awry and result in only adding to Sonny's grief.
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 Secretary 2002   R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Steven Shainberg
Cast: James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies, Patrick Bauchau, Lesley Ann Warren, Stephen McHattie, Oz Perkins, Jessica Tuck, Amy Locane, Mary Joy, Michael Mantell, Lily Knighr, Sabrina Grdevich, Lacey Kohl, Julene Renee
Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal) has been released after a short stay at a sanitarium but still practices masochistic behavior, inflicting pain on herself when she encounters her drunken father (Stephen McHattie). Her overprotective mother (Leslie Ann Warren) has encouraged Lee to gain secretarial skills, and now Lee is hired as a secretary in the office of Florida attorney F. Edward Grey (James Spader). Grey often criticizes Lee, and Lee, in turn, thrives on his mental and physical abuse. Even after being fired, Lee plots to get her job–and Grey–back.
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| 1. Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
aka: Fur
2. Hit Me (1996)
3. Secretary (2002)
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