Alan Howard

Ballets russes -- Ballets Russes is an intimate portrait of a group of pioneering artists -- now in their 70s, 80s and 90s -- who gave birth to modern ballet.

The Americanization of Emily -- Character Oscar-nominee James Garner ('Maverick', TV's 'The Rockford Files') stars as a pacifistic American naval officer who discovers that he has been selected to become the first casualty of the Normandy invasion as part of a military PR scheme.

Unearthing a treasure trove of archival footage, filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have fashioned a dazzling and entrancing ode to the revolutionary 20th-century dance troupes that performed under the Ballets Russes banner. Ballets Russes maps the Diaghilev-era beginnings in turn-of-the-century Paris -- when artists such as Nijinsky, Balanchine, Picasso, Matisse and Stravinsky united in an unparalleled collaboration -- to the halcyon days in the 1930s and '40s, when the Ballets Russes astonished American audiences with artistry never before seen, to the 1950s and '60s when rising costs, rocketing egos, outside competition and internal mismanagement brought the last of the revered Ballets Russes companies to its knees. Directed with consummate invention and infused with juicy anecdotal interviews from many of the companies' glamorous stars, Ballets Russes treats audiences to a rare glimpse of the remarkable dancers, choreographers, composers and designers who transformed the face of dance for generations to come.

Character Oscar-nominee James Garner ("Maverick", TV's "The Rockford Files") stars as a pacifistic American naval officer who discovers that he has been selected to become the first casualty of the Normandy invasion as part of a military PR scheme. As he deals with this, he tries to win the heart of a British widower, played by Oscar-winner Julie Andrews ("The Sound of Music," "Victor/Victoria," "Mary Poppins"). Nominated for two Academy Awards, this black romantic comedy also stars Oscar-winners Melvyn Douglas ("Being There," "Hud") and James Coburn ("The Great Escape," "Affliction"). Directed by Oscar-winner Arthur Hiller ("Love Story," "Beverly Hills Cop III"). Written by Academy Award-winner Paddy Chayefsky ("Network," "Altered States"). Selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the 400 best American films of all time.