James L. Brooks

In this blackest of comedies, a perfect 18-year marriage suddenly becomes unglued and the gleefully evil Barbara and Oliver Rose (Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas) single-mindedly inflict as much misery as possible on each other. Rather than just get divorced, they declare war, fighting to the bitter end over their huge mansion and every possession in it. Not even the calculating guidance of Oliver's lawyer (Danny DeVito) can stop this uncompromising...

"A world-class neurotic, Robert Cole just can't stop thinking about Mary. Especially after he breaks up with her. Fanatically obsessed with the beautiful bank exec, he repeatedly wins her back, and then immediately loses her again by grilling her long-distance callers, harassing her business clients and dogging her every movement. But even as Robert and Mary head for another breakup, there's still hope for them yet. Because when it comes to true love,...

"This caustic inside look at the Washington news media, stars Holly Hunter in her breakout role, as a feisty television producer torn between an ambitious yet dim anchorman (William Hurt) and her closest confidant, a cynical veteran reporter (Albert Brooks). James L. Brooks' witty, gently prophetic entertainment is a captivating transmission from an era in which ideas on love and media were rapidly changing." -- Back of container.