Short Story Cinema

Episodes - Short Story Cinema

• 12:01pm (2000) 12:01pm. A freak of nature forces a man to repeat the same hour over and over again. Oscar-nominated short starring Kurtwood Smith, which influenced hit 1993 comedy Groundhog Day
• 29 Little Surprises Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• Another Round (2004) Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• Another World Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• Astronomy (2001) Astronomy. An impoverished mother struggles to raise her daughter and solve their financial problems. Drama, starring Kathleen York and Hector Elizondo
• Beware of the Dog (2004) Beware of the Dog. Psychological thriller about a yuppie couple trapped in the home of a mentally disturbed recluse while waiting for someone to come and tow away their broken-down car. Justine Bateman stars
• Birch Street Gym (2001) Birch Street Gym. Two 70-year-old boxers face their biggest challenge of all : the fight for the Birch Street gym championship. Drama, starring Harold Gould and John LaMotta
• Buford's Got a Gun (2004) Punchy, twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• Conquering Space (2001) Conquering Space. A dreamer sees his fantasy world drift away. Drama, starring Guich Koock and Nora Heflin
• Contact (2004) Contact. Brad Pitt and Elias Koteas star as enemy soldiers stranded together in a remote desert : a plight that soon forces them to forget their petty differences
• Deserts Edge (2004) Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• Duke of Groove (2001) Duke of Groove. A middle-aged woman rediscovers her relationship with her son when she takes him to a party. Drama, starring Uma Thurman, Tobey Maguire, Kiefer Sutherland and Kate Capshaw
• Eighteen Minutes in Albuquerque (2004) Peter Geiger's 18 Minutes in Albuquerque. A bus passenger and a prostitute seek privacy during an unscheduled stop - but they haven't got long
• Evening Class (2004) Evening Class. A battered housewife tries to escape her abusive husband by enrolling in evening classes, but her first lesson turns into a nightmare. Starring Mariangela Pino and Michael Beach
• Fifteenth Phase of the Moon Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• The Gift (2001) The Gift. Laura Dern stars in the story of the break-up of a long-term relationship. Also starring Mary Steenburgen and Peter Horton
• Grandpa's Funeral Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• The Great O'Grady (2005) The Great O'Grady. A world-class spitting champion agrees to coach a fan and the two form an unbeatable team : until a serious tongue injury threatens to bring a brilliant sporting career to an end. Starring Keith Coogan and Tom Hodges
• A Hard Rain (2004) A Hard Rain. John Mahoney and Deborah Hedwall star as a couple traumatised by their son's murder, who take the law into their own hands to exact vengeance
• Heart of the Deal (2003) The Heart of the Deal. Two mysterious strangers forces a complacent accountant to rethink his entire approach to life. Ruben Blades stars
• Hearts of Stone Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• Hogg's Heaven Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• Homesick (2001) Homesick. A boy begins to see his irksome life in a different light when his invalid grandfather pays a visit. Drama, starring Ross Harris, Kurtwood Smith and Miriam Flynn
• The Investigator Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• The Jogger (2004) The Jogger. A health fanatic is stalked by a stranger while out jogging and finds himself forced to run for his life. Terry O'Quinn stars
• The Last Shot (2001) The Last Shot. A terminally ill man's life is changed by a burst of laughter. Drama, starring Garry Marshall
• Leiberman in Love (2001) A widower longing for new romance solicits an attractive hooker to help him find a new love.
• Leslie's Folly (2004) Leslie's Folly, starring Anne Archer as a caring wife and mother who decides it's about time she started to look after number one for a change. Directed by Kathleen Turner, with Charles Durning and John Shea
• Letters from Moab (2004) The Letters from Moab. A small-town waitress trapped in a loveless marriage gets romantically involved with an actor who gives her the courage to start a new life. Priscilla Barnes stars.
• Lieberman in Love (2004) Lieberman in Love. A lonely widower tries to find romance with a prostitute. Starring Christine Lahti, Danny Aiello and Nancy Travis
• Little Feet Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• Little Surprises (2004) Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• Missing Parents (2000) Missing Parents. Comic story about a rebellious teenager whose parents wash their hands of his unruly antics and move away : leaving him feeling strangely empty without them. Jonathan Ward, Anna Jerger and Nancy Lenehan star
• Mr. Fix It (2001) Mr Fixit. A couple's relationship shows signs of improving when they elect to communicate by telephone only. Drama, starring John Lawlor and Brooke Bundy
• Night Driving Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• On Hope (2004) On Hope. A childless woman's obsession with her new-found friend's family results in her tragic downward spiral. Directed by JoBeth Williams
• Once in a Blue Moon Once in a Blue Moon, a punchy drama with a twist in the tale
• The Open Window The Open Window. A slamming window robs an actor of his sleep and sanity the night before an important audition. Starring Barry Niekrug and Roscoe Lee Brown
• Override Override. Danny Glover makes his directorial debut with this action adventure set in a future where mothers on state benefit are forced to work in remote-controlled trucks
• Partners Partners, starring Griffin Dunne. A newly promoted lawyer jeopardises his career by embarking on an affair with his former college sweetheart : who also happens to be a major client's wife
• Past Tense, Past Perfect (2001) No synopsis available
• Peacemaker (2002) Peacemaker. A boy grows to manhood in the shadow of nuclear war. Drama, starring Lukas Haas and Marg Helgenberger
• Present Tense, Past Perfect (2002) Present Tense, Past Perfect. A middle-aged man finds himself involved in an extra-marital affair. Drama, starring William Petersen
• The Price of Life (2004) Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• Private Debts (1995) Thieving man abandons his pregnant wife.
• Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (2004) Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall. Oscar-winning drama about top executives who favour fancy footwork on the dance floor rather than big business deals in the boardroom. Starring David Rasche and Fred Willard
• The Sapphire Man (2001) The Sapphire Man. An escaped convict seeks the help of his estranged daughter to recover stolen money. Powers Boothe stars
• Session Man James Remar stars in Session Man, the 1992 Oscar-winner for Live Action Short Film, as a studio musician-for-hire given the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of joining a famous rock band
• Take Out the Beast (2001) Take Out the Beast. A genetically engineered servant causes problems for two astronauts when it develops a will of its own. Drama, starring Steven Weber and Charles Martin Smith
• Teach 109 Teach 109. A medical student faces an agonising dilemma while preparing to operate on a human -like android who isn't too keen about going under the knife. Elizabeth Perkins, Jason Patric and James Earl Jones star
• Texan (2001) Texan. Treat Williams directs this drama about an ex-fighter pilot who suspects his wife of being unfaithful. Dabney Coleman and William H Macy star
• They Haven't Seen Thin A chance to see short drama They Haven't Seen Thin
• They Haven't Seen This (2001) They Haven't Seen This. A passing couple are drawn to the yard sale of a man whose life is collapsing around him. Lori Petty and Guy Boyd star
• To the Moon Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• Traveller's Rest (2001) Traveller's Rest. A stranger helps a woman cope with emotional problems when she is stranded at a roadside motel. Paul Dooley and Lois Nettleton star
• Tuesday Morning Ride Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• Two Over Easy (2001) Two Over Easy. A female executive finds an affinity with a disabled man. Veronica Cartwright stars
• Under The Car (2005) Under the Car. Passengers trapped inside a vehicle are forced to fight for survival against an unknown predator determined to make mincemeat of them. Starring Robert Curtis-Brown and Lisa Kaminir
• The Washing Machine Man (2001) The Washing Machine Man. A woman struggles to put a stop to her husband's obsession with DIY. Drama, starring Erica Yohn and Jeff Corey
• Without a Pass Punchy twist-in-the-tale dramas on eerie and offbeat themes
• Witness (2002) Witness. A Nazi concentration-camp soldier takes a shocking course of action to escape the haunting presence of a Jewish boy who watches him take prisoners to the gas chamber. Starring Gary Sinise and Elijah Wood