Showtime followed up its "Queer as Folk" success with this groundbreaking series about a close-knit community of Los Angeles lesbians and their friends. The cast includes museum director Bette (Jennifer Beals) and her partner Tina (Laurel Holloman), who are trying to start a family; promiscuous hairdresser Shane (Katherine Moennig); closeted tennis player Dana (Erin Daniels); Bette and Tina's neighbors Tim (Eric Mabius) and Jenny (Mia Kirshner); and Bette's half-sister Kit (Pam Grier), a singer and recovering alcoholic.

Christopher Walken returns as Gabriel, the diabolical angel out to kill nurse Jennifer Beals, whose unborn child, fathered by a rival angel, is destined to save Earth from a coming "holy war." Russell Wong, Eric Roberts and Glenn Danzig also star in this theological terror tale. 83 min.

A jailed murderer makes a deal with a powerful mob boss and fellow con: kill a crooked socialite in exchange for parole. Once on the outside, the killer seeks help in entering his target's high society world from a pretty parole officer, but the romance that blooms between the pair eventually threatens both their lives. Jennifer Beals, Holt McCallany, Michael Moriarty star. 96 min.