James Toback

New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.

Dir. Karel Reisz · With James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton

Director James Toback takes an unflinching, uncompromising look at the life of Mike Tyson--almost solely from the perspective of the man himself. TYSON alternates between the controversial boxer addressing the camera and shots of the champion's fights to create an arresting picture of the man.

Dir. James Toback · With Mike Tyson, Cus D'Amato, Don King

Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis, a younger, highly charismatic poker player. The two strike up an immediate friendship and Gerry quickly persuades his new friend to accompany him on a road trip to a legendary high stakes poker game in New Orleans. As they make their way down the Mississippi River, Gerry and Curtis manage to find themselves in just about every bar, racetrack, casino, and pool hall they can find, experiencing both incredible highs and dispiriting lows, but ultimately forging a deep and genuine bond that will stay with them long after their adventure is over.

Dir. Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden · With Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller

New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.

Dir. Barry Levinson · With Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel

A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt to the mob.

Dir. James Toback · With Molly Ringwald, Robert Downey Jr., Dennis Hopper

Two women confront their boyfriend, a two-timing actor who professed eternal love to each.

Dir. James Toback · With Robert Downey Jr., Heather Graham, Natasha Gregson Wagner