J. T Walsh
2) Sling blade
Language
English
Formats
Description
"25 years after committing an unthinkable crime, a quiet man named Karl is finally returning home. Once there, he is befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother. But when his newfound peace is shattered by the mother's abusive boyfriend, Karl is suddenly placed on a collision course with his past"--Container.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Formats
Description
"The holiday season is in full swing when a cultured gentleman with twinkling eyes, and ample belly, and a snowy bread is hired as Macy's department store Santa. He claims his name is Kris Kringle, and soon fills everyone with Christmas spirit... except for his boss, Doris Walker, who's raising her daughter to not believe in Santa. But when Kringle is declared insane, and put on trial, everyone's faith is put to the test"--Container.
5) Sling blade
Language
English
Description
25 years after committing an unthinkable crime, a quiet man named Karl is finally returning home. Once there he is befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother. As a strong relationship develops between Karl and the boy, a confrontation builds with the mother's abusive and sometimes violent boyfriend.
Author
Series
Criterion collection volume 399
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter David Mamet sat in the director₂s chair for the first time for this sly, merciless thriller. Starring Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna, this film is a rich character study told with the cold calculation of a career con artist targeting his next mark.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Imported by the Army for an early morning radio show in Vietnam, disc jockey Adrian Cronauer blasts the formerly staid, sanitized airwaves with a constant barrage of rapid-fire humor and the hottest hits from back home. The G.I.'s love him, but the brass is up in arms!"--Container.
9) Defenseless
Language
English
Description
T.K. Katwuller is a lawyer defending real estate tycoon Steve Seldes against charges of hiring teenage girls to perform in porno films, which is complicated by the fact that he is her lover and the husband of an old friend. When her client is murdered, the apparent victim of a teenager's outraged father, only the engimatic Detective Butell remains tempered enough to expose the truth of the real killer.
10) The big picture
Language
English
Description
A behind-the-scenes look at the cost of making it in Hollywood.
11) Blue chips
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the brink of a losing season, a collegiate basketball coach makes a trade for talent using under-the-table money. Now he has the best team that money can buy at the risk of betraying his conscience and the trust of his ex-wife.
13) Narrow margin
Language
English
Description
Gene Hackman stars as an L.A. District Attorney attempting to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss.
14) The Russia house
Language
English
Description
"When Katya, a beautiful Russian book editor, attempts to send British publisher Barley Blair a manuscript written by a noted Soviet scientist, she unwittingly draws them both into a world of international espionage. The manuscript, which contains information that could alter the balance of world power, is intercepted by the West's spymasters who then send Blair to Russia to gain more information on the mysterious document. But when Blair meets Katya,...
15) Sling blade
Language
English
Description
After 25 years, mildly retarded killer Karl Childers is released from the mental hospital where he was placed for killing his mother and her lover. He gets a job and is befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother, but his newfound peace is shattered by the mother's abusive boyfriend.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The holiday season is in full swing when a cultured gentleman with twinkling eyes, an ample belly, and a snowy beard is hired as the Macy's department store Santa. He claims his name is Kris Kringle, and soon fills everyone with the Christmas spirit. Everyone that is, except Doris Walker, his boss, who is raising her daughter not to believe in Santa. But when Kringle is declared insane, and put on trial, everyone's faith is put to the test as young...
18) Red Rock West
Series
Language
English
Description
Dead tired and flat broke after driving 1,200 miles, Michael, an unemployed Texan, walks into a tavern in tiny Red Rock, Wyoming, and is immediately offered a job. \There's just one problem: the owner thinks Michael is a hitman, and the "job" is murdering the owner's wife. Just when Mike decides to take the money and run, the real hitman arrives, ready to do the job right.
19) Nixon
Language
English
Description
Anthony Hopkins electrifies the screen as Richard Nixon, whose chance at greatness was ultimately destroyed by his passion for power. Nixon takes a riveting look at a complex man who became the first American president to resign, due to the threat of impeachment and his involvement in conspiracy jeopardizing the nation's security.
Language
English
Description
Michael, a discharged marine turned drifter, ends up in Red Rock, Wyoming in search of honest work. Wayne, a local bar owner, offers Michael the dishonest work of carrying out a hit on his wife Suzanne after mistaking him for the actual hitman, "Lyle, from Dallas", that he hired to murder his spouse. Before Michael can split town with his downpayment, he runs into the real Lyle, and, from there, all hell breaks loose.