Celebrity (
1998) | IMDb:
6.3
The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one lavish party to another and engages in numerous empty romances, he starts to doubt the worth of his work. Meanwhile, top TV producer Tony falls for Robin and introduces her to the world of celebrity.
Starring:
Kenneth Branagh
,
Judy Davis
,
Joe Mantegna
,
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Charlize Theron
,
Winona Ryder
Cocktail (
1988) | IMDb:
5.9
After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.
Funny Farm (
1988) | IMDb:
6.2
Sportswriter Andy Farmer moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclusion is the last thing the Farmers find in the small, eccentric town, where disaster awaits them at every turn.
Starring:
Chevy Chase
,
Madolyn Smith Osborne
,
Kevin O'Morrison
,
Joseph Maher
,
Jack Gilpin
,
Caris Corfman
Bright Lights, Big City (
1988) | IMDb:
5.7
A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.
Starring:
Michael J. Fox
,
Kiefer Sutherland
,
Phoebe Cates
,
Swoosie Kurtz
,
Frances Sternhagen
,
Tracy Pollan
Directed by:
James Bridges
Legal Eagles (
1986) | IMDb:
6
District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the least of Chelsea's crimes is the theft of a very valuable painting, but as the women persuade Logan to investigate further and to cut some official corners, a much more sinister scenario starts to emerge.
Starring:
Robert Redford
,
Debra Winger
,
Daryl Hannah
,
Brian Dennehy
,
Terence Stamp
,
Steven Hill
Hanky Panky (
1982) | IMDb:
5.6
Naïve Michael Jordon is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she's later murdered, Michael becomes the chief suspect and goes on the run.
Starring:
Gene Wilder
,
Gilda Radner
,
Kathleen Quinlan
,
Richard Widmark
,
Robert Prosky
,
Josef Sommer
Blow Out (
1981) | IMDb:
7.4
While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.