Actor Peter Coyote (1941)

The American television documentary miniseries, Prohibition (2011), was directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick and features narration by Peter Coyote. Airing on PBS from October 2 to October 4, 2011, the project received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Its main source of inspiration was Daniel Okrent’s 2010 book, Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. Throughout American history, heavy alcohol ...

Femme Fatale (2002), an erotic thriller directed and written by Brian De Palma, follows Laure Ash, a mercenary thief involved in a diamond heist during the Cannes Film Festival. Her target is model Veronica, who wears the diamonds as part of a gold ensemble accompanying director Régis Wargnier to his premiere of East/West. With the help of ‘Black Tie’ and Racine, Laure seduces Veronica to obtain the diamonds. However, things go wrong and Laure betrays her partners before escaping to Paris with the jewels. While there, she is mistaken for Lily, a missing woman from the city. As she relaxes in Lily’s ...

The American coming-of-age romantic drama film, A Walk to Remember (2002), directed by Adam Shankman and written by Karen Janszen, is based on Nicholas Sparks’ novel of the same name. In North Carolina, teenager Landon Carter and his friends get caught drinking underage at school and injure a fellow student in a prank. As a consequence, the principal gives Landon an ultimatum: either be expelled or participate in tutoring and the school play. During these activities, Landon finally notices Jamie Sullivan – the ...

Erin Brockovich (2000), an American biographical legal drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant, follows the story of an unemployed single mother of three children in 1993. After being injured in a traffic accident involving a doctor, Erin decides to sue him with the help of her lawyer, Ed Masry. Despite their expectations of winning, Erin’s explosive behavior during cross-examination results in losing the case and Ed refusing to take her calls. However, one day she shows up at his office seeking a job, as he had previously mentioned ...

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) is an American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. Aliens from another planet visit Earth at night to collect plant samples in a California forest. Separating from the group, one alien becomes captivated by the distant city lights. Upon the arrival of U.S. government vehicles, the startled creature is chased, causing his companions to make a hasty escape, leaving him stranded on Earth. In a nearby neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley, ten-year-old Elliott Taylor becomes ...