Val Avery

A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for the rape and murder of his wife.

Dir. John Sturges · With Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Earl Holliman

Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains, "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."

Dir. Martin Ritt · With Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal

Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man. As the couple and those around them confront a seemingly futile search for what they've lost -- love, excitement, passion -- this classic American independent film explores themes of aging and alienation.

Dir. John Cassavetes · With John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin

Depressed and jaded after being dumped by her married boyfriend, aging beauty Minnie Moore wonders if she'll ever find love. After shaggy-haired parking lot attendant Seymour Moskowitz comes to her defense from an angry and rebuffed blind date, he falls hopelessly in love with her despite their myriad differences. Minnie reluctantly agrees to a date with Moskowitz, and, slowly but surely, an unlikely romance blossoms between the two.

Dir. John Cassavetes · With Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery

A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.

Dir. George P. Cosmatos · With Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni

A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

Dir. Michael Apted · With John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Garfield

To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before it gets the best of him.

Dir. James Signorelli · With Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald

Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video, although he is not the subject of any surveillance.

Dir. Sidney Lumet · With Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam