Films with: Stritch, Elaine

Follies in concert

This documentary follows the preparations for a concert performance of composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim's 1971 musical "Follies". Ranging from the rehearsal rooms to backstage and including interviews with the composer and cast, it concludes with musical excerpts from the concert.

DVD 4137

September

During late September, in Vermont, a group of people gather for a quiet week-end. But by the end of the week-end their hopes, dreams and fears are exposed, and the thin threads that hold their lives together are bared and begin to unravel. They pick up the pieces and make a new start.

DVD 1616

Small time crooks

Ray is an ex-convict who is married to Frenchy, a former stripper. Ray concocts a scheme to rob a bank by digging a tunnel from a defunct pizza place next door. As a cover, Frenchy opens a cookie shop in the storefront while Ray digs in the back. Ray's burglary is a failure, but Frenchy's cookies are a rousing success, and within a year the store has spawned a nationwide franchise that makes both rich. However, while Ray wants to move to Miami and bask in the sun, nouveau riche Frenchy now aspires to join high society, with posh art dealer David as her guide.

DVD 1548