David S. Ward

Down Periscope -- A rusty sub. A rebel commander. A renegade crew. When destiny called, they should have hung up.

Sleepless in Seattle -- Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan star in an enchanting romance about a widower whose son convinces him to find new love and the woman who answers his call.

Screenwriters ranging from newcomers to living legends share their triumphs and hardships in this probing, insightful, and often hilarious odyssey through the world of movie storyingtelling. Candid and unafraid to name names, dozens of participants reveal the fascinating creative adventures that gave birth to notorious flops and beloved classics. The storytellers include Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"), and Paul Schrader ("Taxi Driver").

Dozens of acclaimed Hollywood screenwriters discuss their successes and failures, share amusing anecdotes and insider insights, and reveal their experiences with big-name actors and directors in this fascinating documentary. Writers include William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver), John Carpenter (Halloween), Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and many others.

Robert Redford directs this absolutely delightful comedy of everyday people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. When a Chicano handyman from the Milagro Valley decides to irrigate his small beanfield by "borrowing" some water from a large and potentially destructive site, he unknowingly sets off a chain reaction that erupts into a humorous culture clash. The developers then try to stamp out the modest plantings, forcing the handyman's friends to team up with the spirited "rebel" to protect and preserve their way of life.

Kelsey Grammer stars as Lt. Commander Thomas Dodge, a free-thinking yet undeniably capable officer whose first command in the U.S. nuclear submarine corpse turns out to be a World War II-era diesel-powered rust bucket that hasn't seen active duty since Benny Goodman topped the song charts. Concerned about the threat of quiet diesel-powered submarines now being sold off to unreliable Third World countries by a cash-strapped Soviet Union, the Navy develops a war game to determine if Dodge's leaky Stingray can somehow tiptoe past the nuclear defenses along the American East Coast. Dodge is given a grab bag of greenhorns, malcontents and just plain idiots to pilot the old sub. Now Tom Dodge must not only contend with an ancient vessel, he must make sailors out of a motley crew.

She's beautiful, smart, goal-oriented, and she just inherited the Cleveland Indians. Unfortunately, she wants to move the franchise to Miami, and a losing season is her only ticket to Florida. So she signs the wildest gang of screwballs that ever spit tobacco. They're handsome, but they're hopeless! Her catcher (Tom Berenger) is a washed-up womanizer who struck out in life. Her ace pitcher (Charlie Sheen) is a punked-out crazy who struck out with the law. And her third baseman (L.A. Laws Corbin Bernsen) is more concerned fielding endorsements than grounders. Throw in a bus load of other misfits and you've got yourself a hilarious line-up thats destined for disaster! Or is it?

Golden Globe-winner and four-time Emmy-nominee Scott Bakula (TV's "Enterprise," TV's "Quantum Leap"), Dennis Haysbert (TV's "24," "Absolute Power") and Golden Globe and Emmy-nominee Corbin Bernsen (TV's "LA Law," "Fangs") star in this third installment of the hilarious "Major League" series. A burnt-out pitcher in the minor leagues is invited by the general manager of a major league club to take over its minor league farm team. When he successfully turns the group of misfits into winners, his team gets a shot at playing against the majors. Co-starring Ted McGinley ("Pearl Harbor," TV's "Married... With Children").

A rusty sub. A rebel commander. A renegade crew. When destiny called, they should have hung up.

A rusty sub. A rebel commander. A renegade crew. When destiny called, they should have hung up.

A third-rate crew of navy misfits is ordered to pilot a broken-down sub during war exercises. In so doing, they prove themselves and the ship by cleverly penetrating Norfolk's modern defense system.

Golden Globe-winner Charlie Sheen (TV's "Two and A Half Men," "Wallstreet"), Tom Berenger ("Training Day," "Last of the Dogmen"), Emmy and Golden Globe-nominee Corbin Bernsen (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang," TV's "L.A. Law") and Golden Globe-nominee Dennis Haysbert (TV's "24," "Absolute Power") reunite in this sequel to the 1989 comedy hit, "Major League." When last we saw them, the Cleveland Indians had miraculously managed to win a national championship after a hilariously bad early season. Now the team is in disarray again as they slide back into their old ways, stumbling and bumbling toward yet another last-place finish. So the question re-emerges: Can the Indians go "all the way" again?