Donal McCann

Illuminata -- John Turturro directs this farce about a would-be theatrical production in turn-of-the-century New York. Tuturro is the struggling playwright, Christopher Walken is the gay theater critic, and Susan Sarandon is the desperate actress of dubious morals.

Stealing Beauty -- A young girl travels to Italy to search for her father and to lose her virginity.

The final film of legendary director John Huston was based on the closing story of James Joyce's Dubliners. Anjelica Huston is top-billed as Gretta Conroy, the niece by marriage of turn-of-century Irish spinsters Kate Morkan and Julia Morkan. At the home of these two curious ladies, Gretta is prodded into remembering her long-dead lover. She tearfully reveals to her husband that the deceased boy may well have died on her behalf.

Peter Plunkett, unable to make the payments on a castle in Ireland, decides to advertise the castle as haunted to attract gullible American tourists. Among those who visit is Jack, a romantic desperate to rekindle the romance with his wife, Sharon. Peter and his staff fake the haunting, but soon awake the real ghosts of the castle, including a female ghost who falls in love with Jack.

The most acclaimed motion picture of 1985 stars Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in one of the screen's great epic romances. Directed by Oscar® winner Sydney Pollack, Out of Africa is the fascinating true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who, with her philandering husband (Klaus Maria Brandauer), runs a coffee plantation in Kenya, circa 1914. To her astonishment, she soon discovers herself falling in love with the land, its people and a mysterious white hunter (Redford). The masterfully crafted, breathtakingly produced story of love and loss earned Oscars® for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay (based on material from another medium), Cinematography, Original Score, Art Direction (Set Decoration) and Sound.

Tony, a hard-nosed Irish farmer, gets a shock when he receives a letter from America saying his sister died and her 17 year-old son Chad is coming to stay with him. His sister mysteriously left Ireland in her teens and Tony's not the only one surprised when her African-American son steps off the boat. Joe Brady, a local politician is also shocked - and when Chad falls for his daughter, a secret Joe hoped would stay buried is finally uncovered.

Tony, a hard-nosed Irish farmer, gets a shock when he receives a letter from America saying his sister died and her 17 year-old son Chad is coming to stay with him. His sister mysteriously left Ireland in her teens and Tony's not the only one surprised when her African-American son steps off the boat. Joe Brady, a local politician is also shocked - and when Chad falls for his daughter, a secret Joe hoped would stay buried is finally uncovered.

A multi-layered comedy about a troupe of actors, this film takes us behind the scenes as they stage plays and try to find love and acceptance. This critically acclaimed film is a masterwork for star and director John Tuturro.

John Turturro directs and stars in this all-star romp about a troupe of theater performers who reject their resident playwright's newest work, resulting in a series of betrayals and romantic adventures.

John Turturro directs this farce about a would-be theatrical production in turn-of-the-century New York. Tuturro is the struggling playwright, Christopher Walken is the gay theater critic, and Susan Sarandon is the desperate actress of dubious morals.

Stealing Beauty is the story of a young American girl (Liv Tyler) who travels to Italy to search for her father and to lose her virginity. In no time, Lucy's personal journey into womanhood becomes the talk of the town when three men, who have no idea that they might be Lucy's father, as well as the others in the villa, become fascinated by Lucy's innocence and virginity.

A young girl travels to Italy to search for her father and to lose her virginity.