Soapdish - DVD

This riotous all-star satire digs up the dirt behind a fictitious soap opera where the backstage going-on are even more outrageous than what happens in front of the cameras. Sally Field stars as daytime TV darling Celeste Talbert, who finds her life falling to pieces thanks to the return of an ex-lover and co-star (Kevin Kline), a devious plan hatched by a jealous actress (Cathy Moriarty), and more. With Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Downey, Jr., Elisabeth Shue, Teri Hatcher. 96 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles English (SDH), French; featurette; theatrical trailer.

In 1960, British machine parts salesman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) was approached by MI6 and the CIA to be an international contact for Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze), a GRU officer wary of the Khrushchev regime's excesses. While the relationship provided America with intel critical to staving off the Cuban Missile Crisis, their perilous dealings would ultimately saddle both with a price. True espionage tale co-stars Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, Angus Wright. 112 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

An aging comedian tours the California desert, lost in a cycle of third-rate venues, novelty tourist attractions, and vain attempts to reach his estranged daughter. By day, he slogs through the barren landscape, inadvertently alienating every acquaintance. At night, he seeks solace in the animation of his onstage persona. Fueled by the promise of a lucrative Hollywood engagement and the possibility of rekindling a relationship with his daughter, he trudges through a series of increasingly surreal and volatile encounters.