Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8101 Films to Buy & Rent
Last Orders (2001)
- Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings…
- A gentle, affecting road trip into mutual nostalgia among a group of Cockney mates, gathered to scatter the ashes of recently deceased friend Michael…
Late Night Shopping (2001)
- Dir. Saul Metzstein
Feat. James Lance
- Amiable comedy set in the oddball world of late night shift–workers, stacking shelves in contemporary England.
Set around a group of four…
Lawless Heart (2001)
- Dir. Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
Feat. Douglas Henshall, Tom Hollander, Bill Nighy
- A triptych of inter–related stories set in a coastal village in Essex, from the points–of–view of three different men who convene…
Life With Judy Garland: Me And My Shadows (2001)
- Dir. Robert Allan Ackerman
Feat. Judy Davis, Victor Garber, Hugh Laurie…
- The amazing, slightly tragic life of Hollywood star Judy Garland is retold with Judy Davis (eventually) in the title role, in a compelling telemovie…
Lorna Doone (TV Series) (2001)
- Dir. Mike Barker
Feat. Rebecca Callard, Martin Clunes, Richard Coyle
- R.D. Blackmore’s classic romantic swashbuckler, set amid the dynastic squabbles of a murderous Scottish clan – the Doones. Made by the BBC.
Love in a Cold Climate (TV Mini-Series) (2001)
- Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. Rosamund Pike, Megan Dodds, Alan Bates…
- This witty romantic comedy of manners revolves around three upper–class girls who are launched into society with the goal of landing suitable…
Love the Hard Way (2001)
- Dir. Peter Sehr
Feat. Adrien Brody, Pam Grier
- Big–city fable with Brody playing a snakeskin–jacketed thief with some polished one–liners, who nurses a secret ambition to be a…
Lovely and Amazing (2001)
- Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn, Jake Gyllenhaal…
- Rewarding indie drama – seasoned with touches of painful comedy – that observes the troubles between three sisters waiting for their…
Majestic, The (2001)
- Dir. Frank Darabont
Feat. Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Bob Balaban…
- Jim Carrey chose the wrong horse on which to saddle his dramatic aspirations with this “Capra–esque” tale of a blacklisted…
Man From Elysian Fields, The (2001)
- Dir. George Hickenlooper
Feat. Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, James Coburn…
- The suave Andy Garcia plays a writer between books who is enticed into a well–paying gigolo operation by Mephistophelian entrepreneur Mick…