In 16th century Japan, an aging ruler attempts to divide his kingdom among his three sons. They turn against each other and betray their father, triggering events that ultimately shatter the kingdom, destroy the family, and drive their father insane. Based on Shakespeare's King Lear.

A stirring look at three women striving to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer who finds herself contending with both office sexism and a hostage situation; a wife and mother whose determination to build her dream home puts her at odds with the men in her life; and a young law student who forms an ambiguous bond with a lonely ranch hand. A portrait emerges of flawed, but strong-willed individuals in...

Here are 16 of Aesop's wise, witty and timeless fables, portrayed for the first time in an African setting. This is an exciting new interpretation of one of the world's great classics. This unique story collection is vividly illustrated by Beverley Naidoo's fellow South African Piet Grobler, an internationally acclaimed illustrator.

Joanne Mayfield, head of the local school board, behaves like a dictator and makes all the other women her enemies. When she suddenly falls dead at a party after having a sandwich, Detective Joe Russo investigates.

Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb. The film takes place in the mid 1990s, when Webb uncovered the CIA's past role in importing huge amounts of cocaine into the U.S. It was sold in ghettos across the country to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras rebel army. Despite enormous pressure not to, Webb chose to pursue the story and went public with his evidence. As a result he experienced a vicious smear campaign fueled by the CIA.

Two sisters, Solange and Claire, serve as maids to a despised mistress. Whenever the mistress leaves, the sisters act out an increasingly bizarre psychodrama of domination and control that feeds their lust for revenge.

American and Soviet astronauts go to Jupiter in an attempt to solve the puzzle of the original Discovery flight made in 2001.

A crew of savvy former employees at a New York City strip club band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

Follows the story of one man's life, from his humble beginnings to his rise to power, when a mysterious will leaves him a fortune. Includes Paradise Postponed and its sequel, Titmuss Regained. Includes biography of author John Mortimer and cast filmographies.

Based on a true story, a young woman travels to a monastery, desperate to reclaim the love of her friend who recently became a novice nun, but her attempts put her at odds with the monastery's priest and precipitate a tragic event.