Mississippi Burning (1988)
Crime | Drama | History | Mystery | Thriller
Two F.B.I. Agents, with wildly different styles, arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
Starring: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Gailard Sartain
Director: Alan Parker
Angel Heart (1987)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Harry Angel is a private investigator. He is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer called Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling, Stocker Fontelieu, Brownie McGhee
Director: Alan Parker
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Drama
Life in impoverished Depression-era Ireland holds little promise for young Frank McCourt, the oldest son in a tightly-knit family. Living by his wits, cheered by his irrepressible spirit, and sustained by his mother's fierce love, Frank embarks on an inspiring journey to overcome the poverty of his childhood and reach the land of his dreams: America.
Starring: Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Gerard McSorley, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens, Michael Legge
Director: Alan Parker
The Commitments (1991)
Comedy | Drama | Music
The travails of Jimmy Rabbitte to form the "World's Hardest Working Band," The Commitments, and bring soul music to the people of Dublin, Ireland.
Starring: Robert Arkins, Colm Meaney, Andrew Strong, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Bronagh Gallagher, Angeline Ball
Director: Alan Parker
The Life of David Gale (2003)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
David Gale is a man who has tried to live by his principles, but in a bizarre twist of fate, this devoted father, popular professor and respected death penalty opponent finds himself on Death Row for the rape and murder of a fellow activist. He decides to confide in a reporter who quickly realizes that a man's life is in her hands.
Starring: Kate Winslet, Cleo King, Constance Jones, Kevin Spacey, Laura Linney, Lee Ritchey
Director: Alan Parker
Fame (1980)
Drama | Music | Musical
In Alan Parker's 'Fame', teenagers selected for New York City's High School for the Performing Arts push their talents to the limit to make it big in show business. This episodic tale follows savvy Coco (Irene Cara), timid Doris (Maureen Teefy), gay Montgomery (Paul McCrane), macho Raul (Barry Miller), soulful Bruno (Lee Curreri), and others as they struggle to achieve their dreams of stardom while coping with the universal teenage problems of loneliness, insecurity, and embattled, mercurial identity. Cara, electric as the budding songstress Coco, shines brightest.
Starring: Irene Cara, Paul McCrane, Barry Miller, Gene Anthony Ray, Lee Curreri, Anne Meara
Director: Alan Parker
The British Academy Film Awards (TV 2013)
Awards
The British Academy Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is the British counterpart of the Academy Awards. As of 2008, it has taken place in the Royal Opera House, having taken over from the flagship Odeon cinema on Leicester Square. The 66th British Academy Film Awards took place on 10 February 2013.
Starring: Ben Affleck, Daniel Day-Lewis, Emmanuelle Riva, Christoph Waltz, Anne Hathaway, Juno Temple, Bart Layton, Dimitri Doganis, Quentin Tarantino, David O. Russell, Thomas Newman, Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson, Tessa Ross, Alan Parker
Birdy (1984)
Drama | War
After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.
Starring: Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Sandy Baron, Karen Young, Bruno Kirby, Nancy Fish
Director: Alan Parker
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Evita (1996)
Biography | Drama | Musical
Film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash stage musical detailing the life and death of Argentina's controversial First Lady.
Starring: Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce, Jimmy Nail, Victoria Sus
Director: Alan Parker
