Spalding Gray

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.

Dir. Roland Joffé · With Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.

Dir. Garry Marshall · With Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard

A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.

Dir. David Byrne · With David Byrne, John Goodman, Annie McEnroe

Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.

Dir. Steven Soderbergh · With Jesse Bradford, Jeroen Krabbé, Lisa Eichhorn

When her scientist ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time -- and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold to prove it -- a skeptical Kate reluctantly takes responsibility for showing Leopold the 21st century. The more time Kate spends with Leopold, the harder she falls for him. But if he doesn't return to his own time, his absence will forever alter history.

Dir. James Mangold · With Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber

The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed scheme to murder him. The plan goes well until the body, which has been strategically dumped, disappears. The psychological strain starts to weigh on the two women when a retired police investigator begins looking into the man's disappearance on a whim.

Dir. Jeremiah S. Chechik · With Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri